Colleges are making a mistake?

by Juan Manuel Cardoza Jr. on May 18, 2020May 17, 2020

I recently read an article from the Atlantic by an actual college president highlighting the delusional nature of many universities around the country wanting to reopen in the Fall. Michael Sorrell states that “we should not let our own financial and reputational worries cloud our judgment about matters of life and death,” during this immense […]

Working like dogs….

by Juan Manuel Cardoza Jr. on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020

I know this blog should be used for letting my thoughts be heard and I will start to do that more often than just sharing interesting articles I found online. I will work more on writing about biological topics more in depth, but I have been working real hard at my real job. I will […]

Students should not return to campuses this fall, regardless of the financial implications (opinion)

by Juan Manuel Cardoza Jr. on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020

https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2020/05/11/students-should-not-return-campuses-fall-regardless-financial-implications-opinion An interesting article from Inside Higher Ed.

TIL: Certain ant species commit suicide to protect their territory. As stinging wasn’t effective against some predators, they evolved the ability to self-sacrifice to kill one or more enemies. They wrap themselves around an opponent & explodes, releasing sticky corrosive material killing both.

by Juan Manuel Cardoza Jr. on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autothysis Imagine for an second if we humans had the same defense mechanism.

The Horror Of A Thousand Suns

by Juan Manuel Cardoza Jr. on April 17, 2020April 20, 2020

short horror story idea/manuscript

Coronavirus is now affecting me personally.

by Juan Manuel Cardoza Jr. on March 13, 2020March 13, 2020

Not only has the current outbreak of Covid-19 reached a critical point on a global scale with over a hundred thousand confirmed cases worldwide. Now people around the world are panic buying essential goods and causing critical shortages that will have lasting impacts to the social structure of our everyday lives. Anybody with a brain […]

Done with another semester

by Juan Manuel Cardoza Jr. on December 12, 2019December 12, 2019

It has been a stressful year, but I thank the heavens I am done with school for this year and will have five weeks of much needed rest until the next semester comes along. Did really well this semester with two A’s and two B’s, couldn’t be happier with the progress that I have made […]