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    I am Qrystal, a physics grad student who enjoys writing: for herself, or to help other people learn things. When I am done my degree, I'll finally be able to allow myself to start following my desire to write and tutor and spread my joy of understanding physics.


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    • About Physicists

    Monday, August 30th, 2010

    Physicists spend a large part of their lives in a state of confusion. It’s an occupational hazard. To excel in physics is to embrace doubt while walking the winding road to clarity. The tantalizing discomfort of perplexity is what inspires otherwise ordinary men and women to extraordinary feats of ingenuity and creativity; nothing quite focuses [...]

    A Nature Calendar, for a Good Cause

    Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

    I love having a beautiful calendar. Doesn’t everyone? I, personally, always choose a nature-related theme for calendars, because it just seems right that the seasonal shifts be represented by images from the natural world. This year, I could go one step further: instead of just representing nature on my wall, I could be supporting wildlife [...]