Comics about mathematics, science, and the student life.
Third Time's The Charm
Pro tip: Only send emails with a one hour buffer into the future, so regret has time to creep in and you can delete your disastrous email before it causes damage.
03 Feb 2021Board Work
And the one that drives me nuts: A professor who continually erases and adjusts the bits of their letters while talking, as if the smudge-fest that ensues is clearer than the original writing!
01 Feb 2021
Gripping Conversations
My favourite example of this is when a researcher asks a question after a presentation that is all about showcasing their own knowledge instead of engaging in a dialogue.
27 Jan 2021Test Making
I wonder how many professors employ the strategy of building the train tracks as the train speeds along them?
25 Jan 2021Neural Network Tuning
You would be surprised how many people suggest I should just use a neural network to train the hyperparameters…
22 Jan 2021Few Pages
The conversion factor between the time you think it will take and the time it will actually take is somewhere around 1/0.
20 Jan 2021On Your Own
I think this is one of the few measurements I’ve made as a theoretical physicist where I can claim absolute certainty: 0 ± 0!
18 Jan 2021A Week
And that’s not looking at the unfortunate souls who find themselves climbing a never-ending ladder.
15 Jan 2021