Archive

2021

• Paper Charms

  April 19

• Firehose

  April 16

• The Talk

  April 14

• Code Words

  April 12

• Reading Textbooks

  April 9

• Tree Line

  April 7

• Phase Transition

  April 5

• Dream Work

  April 2

• Community

  March 31

• Train of Thought

  March 29

• Clearing the Bar

  March 26

• The Trivial Line

  March 24

• Pass/Fail

  March 22

• Knobs

  March 19

• Online Advantage

  March 17

• Garbage I/O

  March 15

• Plural

  March 12

• Research Path

  March 10

• Academic Golden Handcuffs

  March 8

• Expertise

  March 5

• 404 Error

  March 3

• Analogies

  March 1

• Tribes

  February 26

• Leaving a Mark

  February 24

• Back Channel

  February 22

• Statistical Physics

  February 19

• Divergence

  February 17

• Adaptation

  February 15

• Bear Trap

  February 12

• Ruled Out

  February 10

• Comforting Knowledge

  February 8

• Box

  February 5

• Third Time's The Charm

  February 3

• Board Work

  February 1

• Instinct

  January 29

• Gripping Conversations

  January 27

• Test Making

  January 25

• Neural Network Tuning

  January 22

• Few Pages

  January 20

• On Your Own

  January 18

• A Week

  January 15

• Meeting Stress

  January 13

• First Step

  January 11

• Demolish

  January 8

• Human Calculator

  January 6

• The Whole Story

  January 4

• Proof Techniques

  January 1

2020

• Dates

  December 30

• Emphasis

  December 28

• Academic Santa

  December 25

• Moths

  December 23

• Free

  December 21

• To-Do List

  December 18

• How To Name A Particle

  December 16

• Finish Line

  December 14

• Sturdy

  December 11

• Evidence

  December 9

• One Trick Pony

  December 7

• Programming Workflow

  December 4

• Not Injective

  December 2

• Competition

  November 30

• Pattern Recognition

  November 27

• Tip of the Iceberg

  November 25

• Framing

  November 23

• Toy Model Regression

  November 20

• Numerical Instability

  November 18

• Inspection

  November 16

• Linear Theory

  November 13

• Ising

  November 11

• Narrow Band

  November 9

• Spherical Cow

  November 6

• Up To Date

  November 4

• Perspective

  November 2

• Risk Management

  October 30

• Quick Email

  October 28

• Class Speedup

  October 26

• Just the Result

  October 23

• Enthusiastic PR

  October 21

• Academically Secure

  October 19

• To Spec

  October 16

• Quality Calculations

  October 14

• Rabbit Holes

  October 12

• Playback Speed

  October 9

• General Case

  October 7

• Naming

  October 5

• Middle Steps

  October 2

• Squiggle

  September 30

• Project Progress

  September 28

• Fast Start

  September 25

• Correction Key

  September 23

• Exponent

  September 21

• Title Filter

  September 18

• Potholes

  September 16

• Ballpark Estimate

  September 14

• Overloaded

  September 11

• Project Dilation

  September 9

• True Learning

  September 7

• Ladder of Abstraction

  September 4

• Fundamental Law of Reading Dynamics

  September 2

• Language Inequality

  August 31

• Mathematics Education

  August 28

• Research Priorities

  August 26

• Guardrails

  August 24

• Possibility Trap

  August 21

• Scientists

  August 19

• Creative Mood

  August 17

• Simple Plot

  August 14

• Buzzwords

  August 12

• Rigour

  August 10

• Bending

  August 7

• Physics Marketing

  August 5

• Oral Exam

  August 3

• Presentation Timeline

  July 31

• XOR

  July 29

• Weeding

  July 27

• Orphans

  July 24

• Standards

  July 22

• Username Selection

  July 20

• Cherry Picking

  July 17

• Homework Progression

  July 15

• The Professor Effect

  July 13

• Forearm

  July 10

• New Notation

  July 8

• Hammer and Nail

  July 6

• Gravity Well

  July 3

• Jarring Count

  July 1

• References

  June 29

• Cheating

  June 26

• To The Brim

  June 24

• Definition

  June 22

• Strategic Email

  June 19

• Enthusiasm

  June 17

• Breakthrough

  June 15

• Show Me

  June 12

• Fractional Gains

  June 10

• Basics

  June 8

• Loyal

  June 5

• Existential Risk

  June 3

• Blending

  June 1

• Academic Ghost Story

  May 29

• Positive

  May 27

• Sorting

  May 25

• Physics Students

  May 22

• Navigation

  May 20

• Drop

  May 18

• A.I.

  May 15

• Correcting

  May 13

• Sure

  May 11

• Hovering

  May 8

• Typesetting

  May 6

• Scientific Perspective

  May 4

• Chain of Command

  May 1

• More Questions Than Answers

  April 29

• Proof Routes

  April 27

• Ansatz

  April 24

• Filling The Bucket

  April 22

• Intuition

  April 20

• Participation Grade

  April 17

• Abridged

  April 15

• Historical Conventions

  April 13

• Feedback

  April 10

• Clear Proofs

  April 8

• Ahead

  April 6

• Change of Variables

  April 3

• Theory Building

  April 1

• Multidimensional

  March 30

• Contribution

  March 27

• Tunable Theories

  March 25

• Neutral Response

  March 23

• Open Science

  March 20

• Starved Theorists

  March 18

• Multidisciplinary

  March 16

• Whole Question

  March 13

• Entangled

  March 11

• Poster Template

  March 9

• Holes

  March 6

• Mountain of Mathematics

  March 4

• Follows Easily

  March 2

• Sentience

  February 28

• Variable Conditions

  February 26

• Research Bubble

  February 24

• Arbitrary Function

  February 21

• Textbook Explanations

  February 19

• Supervisor Choice

  February 17

• Exhaustion

  February 14

• Proof By Previous Result

  February 12

• Spin

  February 10

• Reasonable Assumptions

  February 7

• Typographical Miss

  February 5

• Question Period

  February 3

• Usual Approximations

  January 31

• Data Generators

  January 29

• Temporary Amnesia

  January 27

• Semester Cycle

  January 24

• Toy Theory

  January 22

• Rogue

  January 20

• Simple Result

  January 17

• Labyrinthine Sentence

  January 15

• Marketing

  January 13

• Squeezing

  January 10

• Nice Answers

  January 8

• Reading Versus Understanding

  January 6

• Parasitism

  January 3

• Brushing Up

  January 1

2019

• Fruit of Knowledge

  December 30

• The Fundamental Rule of School Breaks

  December 27

• Vacuum Baubles

  December 25

• Inverse Square Law

  December 23

• Contrived

  December 20

• Audiobook Presentation

  December 18

• Wrong Preparation

  December 16

• Luxury of Worrying

  December 13

• Test Results

  December 11

• Balancing Act

  December 9

• Exam Worry

  December 6

• Cooking Up

  December 4

• Big Numbers

  December 2

• Two Types of Tests

  November 29

• Mapping

  November 27

• Hoops

  November 25

• Good Enough

  November 22

• Linearity

  November 20

• Bad Calibration

  November 18

• Prestige

  November 15

• Intermediate Steps

  November 13

• Mistakes

  November 11

• Low Expectations

  November 8

• Well-Known

  November 6

• Resiliency

  November 4

• Lecture Audience

  November 1

• Science Costume

  October 30

• Popular Physics

  October 28

• Applications

  October 25

• Creative Writing

  October 23

• Legal Moves

  October 21

• Student Confidence

  October 18

• Briefly Explain

  October 16

• Law of Bad Timing

  October 14

• Discounting

  October 11

• Postcard Knowledge

  October 9

• No Minus Signs

  October 7

• Welcome Sign

  October 4

• Experimentalist Woes

  October 2

• Risky Path

  September 30

• Code Hygiene

  September 27

• Homework Time

  September 25

• Compliance

  September 23

• Tearing It Up

  September 20

• One and Done

  September 18

• Operational Definition

  September 16

• Recently

  September 13

• Shaking Off

  September 11

• Order

  September 9

• Simplification

  September 6

• Mopping

  September 4

• Old Material

  September 2

• Information Loss

  August 30

• Powerful Tools

  August 28

• Research Niche

  August 26

• Leaky

  August 23

• Mathematical Majesty

  August 21

• Local Minimum

  August 19

• Remain On Path

  August 16

• Historical Introduction

  August 14

• Artistic Rendition

  August 12

• Teacher Evaluation

  August 9

• Context

  August 7

• Equal Time

  August 5

• Membership Perks

  August 2

• Information Telephone

  July 31

• Labels

  July 29

• Filter

  July 26

• Existence

  July 24

• Overgeneralizing

  July 22

• Sudden Free Time

  July 19

• Incorrectly Correct

  July 17

• Maturity of Field

  July 15

• Search History

  July 12

• Field Horizon

  July 10

• Deadlines

  July 8

• Simple Case

  July 5

• Putting In Numbers

  July 3

• Reaching

  July 1

• File Formats

  June 28

• Hidden Personality

  June 26

• Stages of Problem Solving

  June 24

• Hierarchy Problem

  June 21

• Frame of Reference

  June 19

• Ideas

  June 17

• Good Science / Bad Science

  June 14

• In The Trenches

  June 12

• Legibility

  June 10

• No Distractions

  June 7

• Foundations

  June 5

• Experiment Public Relations

  June 3

• Excited

  May 31

• Obscure

  May 29

• Thermodynamic Relations

  May 27

• Sets

  May 24

• Process

  May 22

• Recall

  May 20

• Pseudowork

  May 17

• Probabilistic Multiple Choice

  May 15

• One Up

  May 13

• Fooling Ourselves

  May 10

• Perturbation Theory

  May 8

• Gooey

  May 6

• Periodic Decay

  May 3

• For The Exam

  May 1

• I'll Understand Later

  April 29

• Siren Song

  April 26

• The Crash

  April 24

• Weak Spot

  April 22

• End of Semester

  April 19

• Searching

  April 17

• Study Time

  April 15

• Smudge

  April 12

• Idea Quality

  April 10

• Delegation

  April 8

• Autopilot

  April 5

• Clarity

  April 3

• Academic Silos

  April 1

• Average

  March 29

• Basic Definitions

  March 27

• Arithmetic Skills

  March 25

• Arbitrary Memorization

  March 22

• Brevity

  March 20

• Edge Effects

  March 18

• Academic Grunt

  March 15

• Delicate Balance

  March 13

• Abelian Group

  March 11

• Elementary

  March 8

• Thought Experiments

  March 6

• Violent Language

  March 4

• Unstable Under Perturbations

  March 1

• Typography

  February 27

• Verification

  February 25

• Upgrade The Observations

  February 22

• The Best Version

  February 20

• Time Blocks

  February 18

• Small Trick

  February 15

• Tightrope

  February 13

• Spilling Over

  February 11

• Target Practice

  February 8

• Suggestive

  February 6

• The Details Work Out

  February 4

• Saturation

  February 1

• Nuggets

  January 30

• Small Overlap

  January 28

• Guessing-Game

  January 25

• Completionist

  January 23

• Not So Special

  January 21

• Copied Solutions

  January 18

• It All Makes Sense

  January 16

• Meetings

  January 14

• Myth of Grades

  January 11

• Aspirations

  January 9

• Abuse of Notation

  January 7

• Expert Opinion

  January 4

• Commutative Line

  January 2

2018

• Technological Advancements

  December 31

• The Benefit of Tutoring

  December 28

• Lab Experiments

  December 26

• Academic Wishlist

  December 24

• Scheming

  December 21

• Overconfidence

  December 19

• To Read

  December 17

• Academic Treadmill

  December 14

• Minimal Assumptions

  December 12

• More To Do

  December 10

• Preparation

  December 7

• Author Long Jump

  December 5

• Gas-Deadline Equivalence

  December 3

• Scientific Equipment

  November 30

• Shortcut

  November 28

• Near Miss

  November 26

• Scientific Process

  November 23

• Equivalences

  November 21

• In Theory

  November 19

• Show Your Work

  November 16

• Frictionless Learning

  November 14

• Impress Versus Scare

  November 12

• The Scientific Jungle

  November 9

• Productive Breaks

  November 7

• Influence

  November 5

• By Inspection

  November 2

• Your Turn

  October 31

• Procedure

  October 29

• Extra Step

  October 26

• Thicket

  October 24

• Divergence of the Undergrad

  October 22

• Patching

  October 19

• Forgetful

  October 17

• Non-Conservative

  October 15

• Sweeping

  October 12

• Hunting

  October 10

• Reading

  October 8

• Mental Visualization

  October 5

• Computation

  October 3

• Memory Aid

  October 1

• Life Inertia

  September 28

• Template

  September 26

• Mathematical Minefield

  September 24

• Cosmic Semester Coupling

  September 21

• Pet Theory

  September 19

• Graduate School Preparation

  September 17

• Caught Between Worlds

  September 14

• Exercise to the Reader

  September 12

• Necessary Details

  September 10

• Reverse Engineering

  September 7

• Mathematical Illusion

  September 5

• By Convention

  September 3

• Selection Pressure

  August 31

• Final Version

  August 29

• Trivial

  August 27

• In General

  August 24

• Small Alphabet

  August 22

• Second Atop the Mountain

  August 20

• Where Are Your Weaknesses?

  August 13

• Not Just a Simple Problem

  August 6

• Back of the Book

  July 30