Dr. Aleksandra SokolowskaHealthy academic (oxyMoron?) — ending the quest for optimizationEverything revolves around work. We internalize the value system in which time is the means to achieving some goals. Time not spent on…7 min read·May 6, 2024----
Dr. Aleksandra SokolowskaTips and tricks for removing perfectionism from your lifeThis is the last article in the series “Taking down barriers to career advancement of women in STEM and beyond”17 min read·Mar 7, 2023----
Dr. Aleksandra SokolowskaThe effect of perfectionism on your career and lifeThis is the third article in the series “Taking down barriers to career advancement of women in STEM and beyond”7 min read·Mar 7, 2023----
Dr. Aleksandra SokolowskaResearch-based view on personality and leadershipThis is the second article in the series “Taking down barriers to career advancement of women in STEM and beyond”9 min read·Mar 7, 2023----
Dr. Aleksandra SokolowskaAccepting the social responsibility for women’s affairs: what’s with the ignorance and the stalled…This is the first article in the series “Taking down barriers to career advancement of women in STEM and beyond”12 min read·Mar 7, 2023----
Dr. Aleksandra SokolowskaIf you are going to San Francisco [Bay Area]… be sure to know thisGlobal techies dream about the Bay Area because of the allure of Silicon Valley. I’m often asked about life there, and my mixed feelings…12 min read·Apr 20, 2020--1--1
Dr. Aleksandra SokolowskainvaliditylabsScientists and librarians embrace decentralization to fix broken incentives and protect human…Knowledge is vulnerable when centralized, and we have seen it both in the East in censoring of Wikipedia in Turkey, and in the West during…3 min read·Dec 13, 2018----
Dr. Aleksandra SokolowskainvaliditylabsWhy we need to seed blockchain in research: crisis and opportunities for collaborationIt is likely that you are not a researcher, so here’s a little thought experiment.15 min read·Aug 23, 2018----
Dr. Aleksandra SokolowskainvaliditylabsA little investigation into the Ethereum network attack of August 2018First steps: untangling the web5 min read·Aug 9, 2018--3--3
Dr. Aleksandra SokolowskainvaliditylabsHow to interact with the Ethereum blockchain and create a database with Python and SQLIntroductory workshops about blockchain often start with the easy-to-digest story of peer-to-peer network and bank ledgers, and then jump…7 min read·Jun 28, 2018--7--7