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Wise people always say, “Never be the smartest person in the room,” so we’ve got that covered!! I’m not an industry expert.
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The blogs blend humor, storytelling, and insightful commentary to make complex topics approachable. I attend events and document what is said (and not said).
“What they said” is written in WHITE and “what I’m thinking” in PINK/PURPLE. You can read the full blog, just the white, or just the pink. Boom!
Growing Mammalian Cells, Drugs, and Vaccines in Shakers? A Mini Conference
TLDR: A highly technical biotech mini-conference about shaking incubator technology for growing mammalian cells, covering oxygen transfer rates, vessel geometry, and cell cultivation -- way over the author's head but attended with good humor and a free laptop bag.
First Day Remote Viewing Training + Week of Wonder
TLDR: Kelly documents her first week of intentional spiritual practices including fasting, tarot, meditation, dream journaling, and remote viewing exercises where she draws images before revealing target photos, exploring intuition and metaphysical experiences.
The Journey to Mars: Reflections while Literally Flying to See Not-Literally Mars, Again!
TLDR: Stream-of-consciousness reflections written on a budget flight to LA for the Mars Society annual conference, covering trip planning, entrepreneurial hustle on a tight budget, a packed schedule mixing Mars lectures with Venice Beach skateboarding, and personal goals for building educational content.
Pain on Purpose: Does Big Pharma Endorse Evasive Discomfort to Instrument Industry Compliance?
TLDR: Kelly attends a pharma industry awards dinner and grows suspicious of the event's design -- excessive wine, emotionally heavy speeches about rare diseases, and an award recipient who thanks his FDA "wording team" -- questioning whether the setup is engineered to manufacture compliance.
Aging in the Age of Today
TLDR: A lunch-and-learn on aging research featuring a scientist studying frailty in mice, covering topics like sex differences in aging, biomarkers, cloning, metabolomics, and the discovery that anti-aging compounds may exist in mushrooms and even bugs.
Ai, Robotics, Amping Up Agriculture: The Future and Today
TLDR: An agricultural robotics panel showcasing innovations like laser weeders, rock-picking robots, UV light pest control, and AI-driven farming tools, exploring how technology is transforming modern agriculture.
The Garden and Flower Expo (Part 2!)
TLDR: Kelly returns to the garden expo with her daughter, covering veggie gardening tips, bird-friendly gardening practices, a container garden competition, and family bonding over plants and flowers.
The Garden and Flowers Expo
TLDR: Kelly attends a garden and flower expo featuring a live gameshow, educational talks on ferns and plant care, DIY flower sculpting workshops, and vendor booths, documenting it as a fun family-friendly outing.
Batteries and Energy Storage Lunch and Learn
TLDR: A Clean Tech Alliance lunch event featuring two speakers on battery technology -- one highly technical virtual talk on solid-state sulfide batteries that was nearly incomprehensible due to bad audio, and a second engaging talk on lithium-ion energy storage systems covering falling battery prices, grid-scale storage, and the political uncertainty around clean energy incentives.
How to Found a Life-Science Startup
TLDR: Detailed notes from a life-science startup conference featuring panelists who founded billion-dollar companies, covering conviction to start, fundraising strategies, grant writing, AI in drug discovery, and advice for female founders in biotech.
Navigating Clinical Data to Avoid Insider Trading Illegally Lunch and Learn
TLDR: A lunch-and-learn panel on how biotech and pharma companies can strategically share clinical trial data without crossing into insider trading territory, covering blackout periods, SEC/FINRA compliance, selective disclosure rules, and the importance of documenting who knows what and when.