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Gender Shopping at the Second-Hand Store: Constructing Trans Masculinities
I wrote this paper for a sociology class about how trans guys like me sort out what kind of masculinity to do.
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October 2023

September 2023

It's AUSTRA-lopithecus not ASTRO-lopithecus, you weirdos
Ethical considerations of blasting our human ancestors' remains into space for no reason
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Champignons of Health?
On psychedelics and mental health, where it seems like we (people with brains) have been prevented from accessing potentially effective treatments for…
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August 2023

A Brief History of Mirrors
Oh no, we're perceiving ourselves
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April 2021

Mini Post: Mars Rover Perseverance has MOXIE
Making something out of the red planet's atmosphere
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Mini Post: Can the new kilogram really help us communicate with extraterrestrials?
For 130 years, there was one golfball-sized hunk of metal to rule (and measure) them all. Now there's a new kilo in town.
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Mini Post: Wall in the Family
Father-son oneupmanship in second-century Rome
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What's the difference between thinking about the future and thinking about the past?
The future is not a capitalist enterprise. Memory shortcomings, the art of astral projection, and building a future we can be proud of.
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March 2021

The Substack Question
What it means to share a platform with writers who have free rein to publish hate speech.
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Why do our noses run when it's cold?
The secrete life of mucous. Bonus free idea: a Meat Loaf/Wheatus tribute band called Meatus.
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Geology Rocks II: Can you isolate a single day in a million-year-old chunk of ice?
This makes me want a blue freezie
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