How Theranos shut down my critical thinking

I distinctly remember that my first reaction to the indicting WSJ report on Theranos was to come to its defence. Naysayers standing in the way of progress. Vultures capitalizing on the vicissitudes of a start-up lifecycle. In hindsight, it was a total failure of critical thinking. With no skin in the game, with zero understanding … Continue reading How Theranos shut down my critical thinking

An Anatomy of Intimacy

There's a scene in the 2012 movie Francis Ha where Francis, the loveable epitome of a quarter-life crisis, delivers a monologue while sitting with a group of friends, a part of them, apart from them. “It's that thing when you're with someone, and you love them and they know it, and they love you and … Continue reading An Anatomy of Intimacy