Peeling off the phoney labels
On the hillside, a lioness gave birth to her pups. A newborn cub slipped into a sheep flock. The separated little cub mingled with sheep and grew up. Because th...
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Ambitiousness & Imposter syndrome
I was recently interviewed by Slovak radio and the reporter out of blue asked if I have any work-related ambitions in the country where I currently live. Sure I...
A stitch in time saves nine
According to a well-known tale, if you put a frog in boiling water, it will quickly hop out. And if you put a frog in regular water and gently heat it up to boi...
Hope and believing
Kurt Paul Richter (February 20, 1894 – December 21, 1988) was a biologist, psychologist, and geneticist. He was a professor at Johns Hopkins who conducted a fam...
HIStory is also about HERstory
One of my favourite subjects in school was history. Its narrative nature was for sure attractive to me and led me to historical documentaries, literature and ev...
How to survive November in Finland
I was recently asked whether I prefer winter or summer. And I realised, I love them both. What I do not like is the time in between… The worst month to be spent...