Author: Jason Chu We welcome 2019 with the usual chant - New year, new me It's time for that New Year's Resolution. This age-old tradition dates-back to Babylonians entering the new year by promising to their gods that they would return borrowed objects and to pay their debts. Today, it is more concerned with an annual … Continue reading How to Tackle Your New Year’s Resolution?
Author: Jason Chu What's your story? This is a question I never thought I'd ask myself about my science or my research. What is my story? I've always had it in my mind, that science is about understanding the literature, asking the unanswered questions, analysing these results and discussing what they mean. Very methodical. There's … Continue reading What’s your true, personal story in science?
Why do people have to be this lonely? What's the point of it all? Millions of people in this world, all of them yearning, looking to others to satisfy them, yet isolating themselves. Why? Was the earth put here just to nourish human loneliness? - Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart Author: Jason Chu The epidemic of … Continue reading Lost in Isolation
So what's the big deal with sleep? It's an unavoidable necessity which takes up about a third of our lives. And despite this time-consuming significance, we don't really understand it that well. Every part of our biology is dependent on a good night's sleep. Everything from regulating our immune system to consolidating our memories. However, … Continue reading 7 Healthy Sleep Habits
Author: Jason Chu Running. Seems like a grim activity for so many people. Why in the world would you purposely expose yourself to the elements and put yourself through that. As the wise Ann Perkins rightly states in NBC’s hilarious sitcom series, Parks and Recreation: Jogging is the worst! I know it keeps you healthy, … Continue reading The Running Mentality
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