Work
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Modest needs
Note: This is part 3 of 8 field notes from a solar home system assessment my team conducted in remote communities in Palawan. Details that could identify the service provider and specific project have been redacted to protect the integrity of the work. The observations and reflections here are my own. The households farthest from… Read more
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Satisfied vs dissatisfied users
Note: This is part 2 of 8 field notes from a solar home system assessment my team conducted in remote communities in Palawan. Details that could identify the service provider and specific project have been redacted to protect the integrity of the work. The observations and reflections here are my own. Not everyone I spoke… Read more
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The ground is ready
Note: This is part 1 of 8 field notes from a solar home system assessment my team conducted in remote communities in Palawan. Details that could identify the service provider and specific project have been redacted to protect the integrity of the work. The observations and reflections here are my own. The four households I… Read more
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Would you trust an AI-written product review?
Before purchasing products, do you read product reviews first? What if the product reviews you have been reading, the ones you’ve been trusting and actually based your purchases on, weren’t written by people who used the products but by AI? And according to a 2025 study, you wouldn’t have been able to tell the difference.… Read more
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Sleeping early without being judged
It is strange what we are willing to sacrifice to prove our worth as working people. In the metropolis, the ability to stay awake and keep going on empty, running on too many to count cups of coffee, to grind despite of extreme exhaustion, has become a marker of productivity. But in smaller cities, sleeping… Read more
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Diving deeper
I had a dream I had a dream, and in it, my husband said we should find a pearl. But then, after some contemplation, he said, “Why not let’s look for an oyster, and perhaps we’d find more pearls than we could ever have than just by looking for THAT ONE PEARL.” We thought about… Read more
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Finding the bridges
For two days, I’ve sat in conference halls listening to academics share their research findings—one presentation of data and models after another—and I can’t help but wonder how we can make our work pique others’ interest without losing them in all the jargon. Are academic conferences supposed to be technical all the time? Or can… Read more
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