The year 2020 has shown us that the world can be a scary place. Feeling afraid in a scary world is okay. It’s a normal, healthy response. Here at Duke TIP, though, we’ve had a unique perspective from which to watch this year unfold, a perspective that’s allowed us … [Read more...]
Your Greatest Moment of Inspiration
At Duke TIP, we believe in celebrating the little victories. Those moments when everything goes right. When the light bulb goes on and you suddenly see everything clearly. The little moments of genius. Whatever the scientists might say about how the brain works, there's a … [Read more...]
Writing Advice from an Award-Winning TIPster
Connie Deng is a TIPster and a senior at Bellaire High School in Texas. She's also an award-winning author who received a Gold Key for Excellence in novel writing from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. We asked for her thoughts creativity, inspiration, and how creative … [Read more...]
Write an Ode to Nature
Let's start with a handful of examples. There's this, from Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening:" Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. And this from … [Read more...]
Exploring Your Ancestral Past
In the past few years, there has been an explosion in the number of "consumer genomics" companies. These businesses offer genetic testing, allowing you to learn about what you've inherited from your ancestors simply by mailing some of your saliva off to a lab. But there is a lot … [Read more...]