“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” ― Isaac Asimov

Transfixed, I stood peering through the eerie neon green and yellow windows of the MIT nano lab. Within, a young scientist hunched over her microscope, her very body seemingly fused with the instrument. Her eyes, likely bloodshot from strain, remained fixed on the eyepiece. As I watched her, a chill ran down my spine. What secrets was she uncovering in that microscopic universe? Cures for cancer or blueprints for the next bioweapon?

The Limits of Human Connection

I have been a terrible friend. Not because I don’t care, but because I never understood what friendship required. Because I prioritize work over people. Because I am lazy, my communication unclear and inarticulate, and my patience for listening exhausted. I was also sucked into the friendship simulacrum. What once was a deep friendship has turned into a relationship between our images on social media.