Debbie Art
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Biography
For as long as I can remember, I have passionately loved writing and storytelling. As a child, I read a lot of just-so stories about animals, as well as books about how to protect the environment. Since I adored all things nature, my parents enticed me to read by buying me fiction books about people exploring and caring for natural ecosystems. In high school, I loved my English classes, where I learned the fundamentals of literary criticism, the best of all my courses. As a student at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, I studied environmental biology, yet one of my favorite classes of all was a course I took on storytelling and folk tales. Some years later, when I entered a master's program in bioinformatics at Rochester Institute of Technology, I had the opportunity to write stories for RIT's student magazine, the Reporter, on a wide range of topics of interest to the local community.
Ultimately, I decided not to pursue a career in bioinformatics, as I found the large amount of computer programming involved hopelessly boring and difficult to master. Instead, I became interested in the field of technical and scientific writing. Around the same time, I published my first article in a popular science magazine, Massive Science, which was picked up and run in Salon. When RIT closed down during the coronavirus pandemic, I took the opportunity to teach myself how to write technical documents, and even got certified as a technical writer.
Probably my favorite topic of all time to read and write about is science, especially biology. Over the years I have amassed many, many books about important topics in biology, from environmental protection to genetics. Somewhat paradoxically, I also have a strong interest in religion. I am most familiar with Judaism, the religion I grew up in, but I have studied other religions as well. Moreover, coming from a family of historians has made me somewhat of an amateur historian myself. I still love literary analysis as much as I ever did, but I often apply its principles to rather unconventional subjects, including cartoon characters and real people. It would be a dream come true to ghostwrite somebody's memoir.
Other hobbies of mine include music, cooking, and arts and crafts, particularly fiber arts and sewing. In my spare time I can mostly be found baking, working on my sewing machine or knitting needles, or going for long walks outside.
Non-Fiction, Self Help
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Introduction to GeoBears
A GeoBear project is one of the most exciting and enjoyable ways to teach children about different cultures and the interconnectedness of all people. Simply put, GeoBears are stuffed animals that travel around the world. Although they were traditionally teddy bears, any stuffed animal can be used. Once a student outfits their stuffed animal for travel, they simply pass it on to someone else who is traveling farther than they are. This person can be anyone—a family member, an acquaintance seen while on vacation, or even a bus driver or flight attendant—and, once they reach the end of their j...
Brain-Computer Interfacing Comes to RIT
A team of student researchers at RIT, the NeuroTechnology Exploration Team, are working to create new assistive technology devices, specifically controlled by the user’s brain and muscle tone. This project is entirely student-run, with students in charge of designing and building each of the devices, as well as fundraising. The leader of this project is Harrison Canning, a third year student in the School of Individualized Studies. His co-executive and chief technologist is Colin Fausnaught, a fifth year Software Engineering major. Besides them, the project has 20 regular members and 35 who...
A Medically-Accurate Vampire Story
There is something uniquely terrifying about vampires. The concept of a nocturnal creature showing up at one’s home to suck their blood is enough to make just about anyone uneasy, and so vampires have been mined as a horror device for generations. Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which is arguably the most famous and influential vampire novel, attempted to apply scientific reasoning to the titular vampire based on what was then known about the human body. For instance, in one scene characters attempt to save a young woman named Lucy from vampires by giving her a blood transfusion, which at the time w...
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