STEMinism & The Bros – Love On The Brain
Back in 2003, I battled the science bros by being a woman. 20 years later, my gender is fighting for STEMism with stories as much as with science, tech & maths.
Digital World
The internet and everything it has changed, wrecked, impacted, overthrown, empowered and otherwise touched in our lives. Online communities, self-publishing, blogging, social media, apps, gaming – how these transform who we are. Also my work in this field.
A Time-Traveler’s Guide To Bangalore
I made an impromptu visit to my first-love city, Bangalore. How does it feel to date a former lover after two decades?
Barbie vs Oppenheimer: Commoditised Identity
#Barbenheimer shows corporations highjacking our very identities. Do you really identify as either Barbie or Oppenheimer?
What’s Your Poison, Eena, Meena, Deeka?
I created this piece for an UnErase Against Drugs event. I wanted to go beyond the PSA-style message and tell a story. What’s your poison?
Mental Health In A Capitalist World
Our value as human beings is determined by our use. What happens to the things that make us human in this capitalist world? Mental health suffers.
What’s In A Name?
IdeaSmith is not just my name. It is an identity. It has been a journey. It became a saviour. And then a ray of hope in my hardest time.
Life As A Bicycle Ride
Life is a cycle ride. You can twist that metaphor so many ways. You never really forget how to, even if you check out of actively doing it for a bit. It’s about balance. It’s when you stop thinking about it & just do it. Would death be when you…
Read The Room
Clubhouse has really brought home the meaning of this phrase. The ability to read a room is a fundamental social skill involving waiting, watching & listening. Any adult who doesn’t display this is choosing not to. People wander into rooms with clear titles, raise their hands to be called up…
August Riding
I started cycling. It’s a wobbly road back into the world, hard for me used to coping with fear by retreating into a shell & forgetting that I’m in a shell. But August approaches. It’s Leo season, that promises & demands strength, courage, vitality, things that cannot be contained inside…
Communication Skills
I’m learning a powerful lesson in communication – that it is sometimes better to be silent.