Right Questions

Most of my struggles in research start here.

Introduction Slide

“That’s not how you pick your research projects? Huh, I guess that’s why you don’t get as much funding as I do…”

Learning Curve

In my experience, the bulk of my work as a PhD student is uncovering all of the hidden assumptions in papers I read.

(And hopefully, making sure I write down the explanation to them for both my future self and others!)

Vague

This has to be in the top three most maddening habits of researchers.

Objectivity

Scientists are humans. Humans do strange things that aren’t always objective.

I’ll let you do the rest.

Subspace

I’m a quantum-entanglement-many-body-physics theorist. If you want more words shoved in, I can accommodate!

Fragmented

The best part is that the papers that really help me understand aren’t often the cited ones.

Oh, who am I kidding? It’s usually the Physics or Quantum Computing StackExchange which give me the answers I need.

Exposure

Of course, the worst researcher’s code I’ve seen is often my own.

Cutting Edge

The best feeling is when you discover there’s actually a flight of stairs on the other side.

Acknowledgements

Happy belated Mother’s Day all you mothers, and may more of our acknowledgements sections include all of the important supporting players in our lives!