richardsima

About richardsima

Richard Sima is a neuroscience Ph.D. student who enjoys pursuing and sharing scientific knowledge. He also writes, travels and dabbles in improv comedy whenever possible.

Posts by Richard Sima:

Student Group Hopkins Honey Creates Buzz Around Campus

It was a sunny autumn day and the medical campus was buzzing with activity. Literally. The student group Hopkins Honey was holding tours of their beehive and our group could hear the low hum of activity as we approached. The hive is located in an enclosed fence between the Armstrong Building and the Caroline Garage […]

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Hobbies Offer Scientists a Much-Needed Break from the Lab

Last year — on a whim, and to temporarily escape the stresses of neuroscience research — I began to take improvisational comedy classes with the Baltimore Improv Group (BIG). Once a week, I’d leave the world of pipette tips, blinking displays and squirming mice and instead be transported to whatever reality my scene partners and […]

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