Anna CookA sad little box o’ cakeThe ultrasound tech told us she had to get the radiologist.Feb 282Feb 282
Anna CookThinking as an EscapeI often say that I ended up in philosophy on a whim.Aug 3, 2020Aug 3, 2020
Anna CookOn the Fear of Not Knowing, Or “I Know What a Vein is”My mum sent me a video recently of me as a 6-year-old visiting family in England.May 21, 20201May 21, 20201
Anna CookMy name is…At the beginning of every term, I introduce myself to my students. I say, “Hi folks, I’m Anna Cook. You can call me Dr Cook, Prof Cook or…Feb 29, 2020Feb 29, 2020
Anna CookMy Post-It Reminders to BreatheDuring the year I lived on my own, I learned the value of fresh-cut flowers, self-made dance videos and Post-its on the wall.Feb 1, 2020Feb 1, 2020
Anna CookinAge of AwarenessTeaching with TeaHow bringing tea for my students challenges expectations of who counts as a ‘serious thinker’Jan 11, 20202Jan 11, 20202
Anna CookGood Enough: On Picking the Right PasswordHow an online password led me to build trust in my own abilities.Dec 3, 2019Dec 3, 2019
Anna CookOn Choosing the Right FontI switched to Garamond when I was completely stuck in the middle of one of my qualifying exams to become a PhD candidate in philosophy.Nov 17, 2019Nov 17, 2019
Anna CookOn Meeting my Graduate School MonstersI named my monster Lenny. Well, I didn’t name it so much as its (his?) name became viscerally apparent in a therapy session.Oct 31, 2019Oct 31, 2019