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DearPriya

  1. I'm happy to see so many female grads at this ceremony for colleges of architecture, engineering, science and math. Congrats #UHGrad 4:18 PM May 11th via Twitter for iPhone
  2. Note to staff at #UHGrad, please fix the slide that announces UH's mascot is a cougar, "Do you know it's name" No apostrophe needed in its. 3:38 PM May 11th via Twitter for iPhone
  3. Is it safe to label those who watch too much "Real Housewives" information obese? ted.com/talks/jp_ranga… 7:16 PM May 9th via web
  4. Fellow language lovers rejoice. Researchers are analyzing what our pronoun use says about us. npr.org/blogs/health/2…. 8:17 PM May 6th via web
  5. I guess this WaPo photo slideshow must suffice wapo.st/Jd7Hva #SupermoonViewingFail 8:55 PM May 5th via Mobile Web
  6. Damn clouds. 8:35 PM May 5th via Twitter for iPhone
  7. Supermoon tonight at 11:35 pm eastern time; eclipse on May 20. Get your cameras ready! lunarscience.nasa.gov/articles/may-5… 6:21 PM May 5th via Twitter for iPhone
  8. Each evening, a smoky, sensuous aroma reminiscent of paprika fills the air near Carmine's and Merzi on 7th and whets my appetite. #bliss 5:30 PM May 4th via web
  9. Strathmore site said tix for @NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me would go on sale today at 10 am. They goofed, tix went up last Fri. Sold out. :( 7:12 AM May 4th via web
  10. Two evenings, two meandering conversations with two roommates. My brain feels like it downed a glass of water. So refreshing. 6:28 PM May 3rd via web
  11. A year ago at this time I was outside the White House. Clinton tells #RockCenter she was "astonished" to hear chants of "USA" as news broke. 8:14 PM May 2nd via web
  12. @plaidavenger Thanks for the link. I especially like that you explain your purpose for each tech tool. I'd love to see you give a TED talk! 3:18 PM May 2nd via web
  13. Halfway thru Connectome by @SebastianSeung. Premise fascinates me but overuse of passive voice and the verb "to be" weigh down the prose. 3:07 PM May 2nd via web
  14. Next time someone asks why care about astronomy, remind them we are made of stardust. zenpencils.com/comic/42-neil-… 5:52 AM May 2nd via web
  15. I've nver seen such positive comments in response to a story about an unorthodox teaching style chronicle.com/article/How-On… 5:47 AM May 2nd via web
  16. Bartlet's back! Pioneers of the walk+talk camera shot want to get the country on a track. funnyordie.com/videos/3dc51a4… 6:32 PM May 1st via web
  17. Can we play this in every public bathroom across the country? ted.com/talks/joe_smit… 5:51 PM Apr 29th via web
  18. We keep discovering new ways to create AI that does things humans do. What new things are we discovering for humans, and only humans, to do? 3:33 PM Apr 26th via web
  19. I don't know whether to be amazed or horrified. wired.com/gadgetlab/2012… 3:32 PM Apr 26th via web
  20. I hope my children someday ask about the multiverse. Cool visuals of string theory in this Brian Greene TED talk is.gd/GYfX3d 7:24 PM Apr 24th via web
  • Name Priya Kumar
  • Bio I work in higher ed research and enjoy meandering convos about outer space, brain science, and journalism. This fall, I'll be a grad student in info science.
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