The books I read: Rage becomes her
I am trying out a hopefully semi-regular (so much commitment!) format for the blog where I discuss the books I read. Let me know what you think!
Month: June 2020
Math says, you’ll probably never be famous – on connectedness and diversity
If you’re wondering why math is being mean to you (although math tends to have… a reputation), rest assured it has nothing to do with you personally. Math just hates most people. Jokes aside, the model that I am about to introduce you to is about the way networks grow …
I’m just gonna… stand over here, then? On contributing as a manager
One of the interesting changes in the transition from an individual contributor to manager happened in the way I perceive my own productivity. Even when switching jobs before, I never felt such a stark difference, because whether I was managing projects, or doing batch releases, or any of the other …
The universe does not owe you a vacation – on privilege
As a white cis woman I’m part of the most privileged group on the planet – which means I am pretty much by definition unaware of most (of my) privilege in the world. If you only have the bandwidth for one piece of input about this topic today, there are …