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I had the pleasure of being invited by the Institute of Genetics and Cancer in Edinburgh to write for Ada Lovelace Day. The post can be found here, but I thought about sharing it here as well. Coming from a computational background, Ada is a huge inspiration to me—she taught me to pair imagination with method, and to fight for the time and space ideas need. In this piece I talk about the conditions that make creativity possible—and how often they’re withheld, especially from women—and share practical ways to open up space and time for each other. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I loved writing it. If it resonates, get in touch—I’m always up for this conversation. 
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Hi there. I’m back.
I’ve been trying to write this piece for almost two months now. I’ve started and deleted and started again so many times. I knew what I wanted to say. The truth was never the hard part—what was hard was allowing myself to say it. Every time I sat down to write, I felt the sting of old wounds rise up again. I had to stop, breathe, cry, walk away. Because remembering isn’t neutral—it hurts. Revisiting the things I’ve been through was like touching bruises I thought had faded. But today, I’ve decided: enough. I’m letting it go. I’m telling the story—not because it’s easy, but because it matters. It’s time to speak. I could start this by listing my credentials, my achievements, the institutions I’ve worked at, the awards, the papers—all the usual stuff people parade around to prove they’re worth listening to. But honestly? That’s not what I want this space to be about. So let’s start again. Hi, I’m Lu.  |
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