Science and productivity by Dr. Christine Corbett Moran
Update: After a year hosting technical in progress works via Obsidian publicly, I decided to go back to using it personally (one vault) and for work (a second vault) without using the publish feature. I find Obsidian great but the interface for browsing didn’t provide a substitute for a blog, which is what I was Read More …
Because of my blog series on freezing my eggs in my early thirties a lot of people have contacted me over the years, some friends and some strangers. Some of these are people considering freezing their own eggs, others are going through a fertility journey where egg extraction is likely in the cards. They happen Read More …
I just did my six month check-in for my Passion Plan, a process I currently use to focus on the bigger picture. I use a paper planner, called https://passionplanner.com/, to help integrate higher level aspirations into my mundane day-to-day tasks. This branded planner helpfully outlines the method and there are free resources to print on Read More …
Birth goals For the births of both children, my target was a healthy mom (A), healthy baby (B), and to avoid major surgery (C). For my first birth, as a first time mom, I decided to go about this by birthing in a hospital. I had a doula, labored at home as long as I Read More …
This is the third post in my breastfeeding series. Part 1, One Year of Breastfeeding: A Celebration Part 2, Breastfeeding: The Twelve Month Event Horizon I’ve been delighted to continue to breastfeed my toddler past one year, and recently we passed our two year mark. Breastfeeding a toddler came with some new challenges, including navigating Read More …
This is the second post in my breastfeeding series. Black holes are objects so massive that nothing, not even light can escape them. The so-called “event horizon” marks the boundary around the black hole; cross this event horizon and there is no turning back. As a space traveler crossing into this event horizon, you’d notice Read More …
Before I had a baby, I looked at other babies with the same affection I looked at my morning alarm. I knew I had it in me to be a good mom. Maternal was another matter. I wasn’t certain I would be overwhelmed by motherly warmth. I was happy to find that being maternal came Read More …
Over the next five months, I’m reading and reviewing ten pioneering works of science fiction written by women. This is my eighth pick. Stay tuned for more. Who Fears Death is the coming of age story of Onyesonwu as she becomes a sorceress and hunts her father, the sorcerer who has been trying to kill Read More …
Over the next five months, I’m reading and reviewing ten pioneering works of science fiction written by women. This is my seventh pick. Stay tuned for more. Ancillary Justice is a space opera set during the tail end of the Radchaai empire’s heyday. The empire is a human civilization driven by ruthlessly colonizing new worlds, Read More …
Moving the Mountain, Charlotte Perkins Gilman Over the next five months, I’m reading and reviewing ten pioneering works of science fiction written by women. This is my sixth pick. Stay tuned for more. Moving the Mountain (1911) is a novel whose plot is thinly veiled over the author’s political vision for the future. After thirty years Read More …