PhD (in Progress) Podcast Episode 5 Episode 5! A small but important milestone for me. They say “You haven’t made it until episode 10”, so we’re halfway there! Also, this continues a major theme in our show, which is the important of self-direction and self-management. There are plenty of resources out in the world…
Category: Fun
Science Fiction: An Inspiration
I’m the first to mention that I’m a huge nerd. Those silly 80s and 90s cartoons fueled my interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) even more than shows like Bill Nye the Science Guy or Mr. Wizard. What really got me excited was the prospect at participating in the development of the…
Format Change, But Don’t Worry
I have not updated in a bit but I am definitely not sorry about it! There have been great triumphs in the last couple of months that I’d love to discuss: 1) I began wrapping up experiments and have since had my final committee meeting. The committee (i.e. the professors who help me throughout my…
Life is like a game: Specifically, StarCraft2
I’m surprised how much I’ve learned about life from playing StarCraft 2. If you’re not familiar, StarCraft 2 (SC2) is a real-time strategy war game set in a space age between three main factions. Typically games place two players on opposite sides of a symmetric map with only a base and some workers. The players’…