First off, I cannot believe it has already been 16 days of this wonderful program. I have been enjoying most of my time here (other than the brief periods of weekend homework) and the people have been wonderful. It was just a bit surprising typing that we were on day 16 when it does not feel like 16 days have passed even though I feel like I know the other interns well.

• Last night, I worked on diving into one of the articles about curiosity. I did this for a craft of research assignment where we had to pick some articles to do an in-depth analysis of. The article I chose is an interesting one about curiosity and its link to reward as well as using curiosity to enhance memory. Our next assignment for craft of research involves speaking about the articles we chose. We have to create a slideshow speaking about the different sections of the paper. This article I chose is somewhat difficult but I cannot wait to go into it in depth. Usually, I do not enjoy reading research papers, but for some reason the more times I read this paper, the more I enjoy it.
• Today, our luncheon lecture was with Dr. Eliot Winer. It was comforting to see a familiar face in the lecture. It felt more like we were learning from him rather than having to become acquainted to someone new. Usually, I feel a bit of pressure to maintain the conversation after the lecturers speak but with Eliot, it felt more calm. I think the overall vibe in the room was better than usual when we were all eating after his lecture. I did really enjoy hearing about his life as well as the valuable lessons he spoke about. It is not hard to notice how he can command a room and while it is intimidating, I appreciate that about him.
• In terms of our curiosity project, our group is almost done working in PsychoPy to perfect the method in which the trivia and data collection work. This has been something we have been working on for a while and today, the progress was amazing. It feels good to see what we had at the beginning of the day versus what we have now. I can’t help but admire how amazing our group is and how Aron and Dr. S are both amazing mentors.