User talk:Kdahlquist

What are your two most recommended Science Fiction books? Dramir36 (talk) 19:46, 31 August 2019 (PDT)

It's hard to limit myself to two! If you haven't read the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card, you should. The movie was only so-so, though, so I'd read the book first. I recommend the Beggars in Spain trilogy by Nancy Kress. It is about American society dealing with genetically modified humans who don't need to sleep. I recommend the Xenogenesis series by Octavia Butler (Dawn, Adulthood Rites, Imago). The Infoquake series is a good cyberpunk biotech/computer tech read and was written by someone I knew in elementary school, David Louis Edelman. Finally, I have recently read a trilogy that starts with The Dark Forest by Chinese author Liu Cixin that was really thought-provoking. So counting all the books in series, that's 16! — Kdahlquist (talk) 17:07, 4 September 2019 (PDT)

What is your favorite dish to cook? Imacarae (talk) 18:32, 2 September 2019 (PDT)

I like to make soups and stews in my slow cooker. I got a cool cookbook for cooking Indian food in the slow cooker and that's fun. I also like to bake bread. I have a sourdough starter in my refrigerator that is kind of neglected right now. — Kdahlquist (talk) 15:35, 6 September 2019 (PDT)

If you could be any animal, what animal would you be and why? Msamdars (talk) 13:25, 3 September 2019 (PDT)

I haven't actually thought about this one before. I think maybe a whale or dolphin or elephant. We know that they have big brains and are intelligent, so I think it would be neat to experience their intelligence from the inside. — Kdahlquist (talk) 15:38, 6 September 2019 (PDT)

What is your favorite class you've taken in your academic career? Cdomin12 (talk) 14:56, 3 September 2019 (PDT)

I've had a number of classes that I loved, but one that stood out as life-changing was a course called Understanding the Earth: Feminist Perspectives taught by Jill Schneiderman at Pomona College (who is now at Vassar College). It was truly interdisciplinary and I learned a lot from the other students who were non-science majors. — Kdahlquist (talk) 15:43, 6 September 2019 (PDT)

Where are your favorite vacation places? Ntesfaio (talk) 15:05, 3 September 2019 (PDT)

I've gotten to travel to a lot of cool places for conferences, so I've not really been to any one place many times. I always try to visit the local zoo anywhere I go and there's a really cool one in Stockholm where you can walk inside the enclosure with the ring-tailed lemurs! — Kdahlquist (talk) 15:47, 6 September 2019 (PDT)

If you didn't major in a STEM field (more specifically, Biology), what would you have studied instead? Knguye66 (talk) 15:13, 3 September 2019 (PDT)

I might have majored in philosophy because I had a strong interest in the philosophy of science. I only took my first women's studies class my senior year in college. Had I found it sooner, I might have chosen that. — Kdahlquist (talk) 15:50, 6 September 2019 (PDT)

What are your favorite TV shows to watch? Icrespin (talk) 21:53, 3 September 2019 (PDT)

Unfortunately, since becoming a mom, I don't watch much TV. My all-time favorite show is Babylon 5, which was produced in the late 90's. More current favorites include The Office and The Crown.

What is something that you are passionate about? Dmadere (talk) 01:09, 4 September 2019 (PDT)

Paying it forward. I had some fabulous mentors that helped me get to where I am today and I want to give back by being a good mentor to my students, i.e., you. — Kdahlquist (talk) 15:55, 6 September 2019 (PDT)

If you could have the option of recreating the dinosaurs (like in jurassic park) would you?Eyoung20 (talk) 14:23, 4 September 2019 (PDT)

No, I don't think so. The message of the first Jurassic Park movie was about the hubris and folly of the humans that did it. I don't think it is actually possible anyway, but I think we have enough things to learn about and study and problems to solve without doing something like that. — Kdahlquist (talk) 15:58, 6 September 2019 (PDT)

What is the one movie you can watch again and again and again? Ymesfin (talk) 13:56, 4 September 2019 (PDT)

What computer languages are you familiar with? Marmas (talk) 15:01, 4 September 2019 (PDT)

I actually don't code much myself and have not really studied any particular languages. I can do a little HTML and a little R, but really, very little. My success in this field has been in knowing enough to be able to communicate effectively with the people that do the actual coding. My skills are in project management and testing/quality assurance. — Kdahlquist (talk) 16:02, 6 September 2019 (PDT)

What's one talent that you have that you don't get to show off often? Jnimmers 21:11, 4 September 2019 (PDT)

Hmmm. I like to dance. I'm pretty good at picking up various kinds of folk dancing. I did a lot of Scottish Country Dancing when I was in college. — Kdahlquist (talk) 16:08, 6 September 2019 (PDT)

What is your favorite song? Mavila9 (talk) 23:15, 4 September 2019 (PDT)

Rush is my favorite band and I have a number of favorite songs by them. One is Spirit of Radio which I had as my ringtone for a while. — Kdahlquist (talk) 16:09, 6 September 2019 (PDT)

What was your childhood dream? Did you accomplish it? jcowan4 (talk)

One of my childhood dreams was to become a teacher. I didn't know about college professors when I was little, but I feel that I accomplished my dream by having this job! — Kdahlquist (talk) 21:52, 11 September 2019 (PDT)

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