Dense Matter

I’ve grudgingly accepted the two-column format from APS, but three is just too far. Think of all that panning and zooming on screen!

Adornment

My Standard Model physics course really hammered home how cumbersome notation could get.

Idea Diffusion

“Why does that pesky membrane have to be there at all?!”

“Maybe because it protects us from all your bad ideas as well?”

Notation Conflicts

Why can’t everyone just read my mind and not worry about the bad notation?!

Low-Hanging Fruit

“But how will I know if the unpopular field I choose will have good, important fruit?”

“And that’s why you’ve got to be in it for the fruit itself, not what anyone else says.”

Slippery Slope

And you can bring the same gift to your friends.

Regression to the Mean

The recurrences in writing size are a direct imprint of the persistence of students sitting beyond the front row.

Games

Note: Those good games to play depend on you, not just on what everyone else tells you.

Staring Into The Distance

“You’re not listening to me. Are you thinking about your math problem again?”

“…No, I’m just looking at something.”

“What? There’s nothing in front of you.”

“Sure there is. I’m staring at…uh, that point at infinity!”

Timeline Accuracy

“I’m super accurate in predicting how long it will take me to finish things!”

“Oh, really?”

“Sure, after the fourth or fifth revision, I’m superb.”