Re: Life / On art, microbe hunting, and swordfights
My life condensed into variably interesting posts on the internet
Welcome to Re: Life 👋 !
I’m Aaryan - currently a freshman at Stanford diving headfirst into a world of biology, hardware, and mild sleep deprivation.
You just stumbled on the weird corner of the internet where I chronicle my life. In every post, I share three quick updates from my life, two useful resources for you, and one idea to reflect on for the week.
Let’s begin.
Three Speedy Updates ⚡️
// Wrapping up my bioprospecting research at the Bollyky Lab to discover new species of bacteriophages from wastewater. Stay tuned for some interesting updates over the next few weeks…
// Visited NVIDIA campus, played board games with friends at Google HQ. Continuing to practice kendo, watch late-night Tarantino movies, and read about how durian and seaweed get their distinctive smells.
(Huge shoutout to my friends Hemal, Melwin, Max, Dhevin, and Julia for their hospitality! You guys are the best!)
// Preparing to present my research to mark the end of Stanford’s Existential Risks Initiative (SERI) Fellowship. In other words, I’m spending lots of preparing slideshows, iterating on feedback, and talking to myself. Good times.
Two Fun Resources 🎉
Slavin Fellowship
A fellowship for ambitious young entrepreneurs. Get financial support and a strong community to fuel your big ideas. Applications close this October.
The Poems of Walt Whitman
Selected writings from one of the most influential American poets. (For those of you who haven’t read his work, this is a must).
One Big Idea 🧠
Impressionist painter Robert Henri on the attitude that begets great work:
The object isn't to make art, it's to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.
When was the last time you felt your mind was at its sharpest? What are the thoughts, actions, and environments that will help you replicate this?
Best,
Aaryan