Comics about mathematics, science, and the student life.

Bending

Physics bends the rules a bit.

It would probably be more satisfying for the mathematicians if the physicists didn’t actually succeed by breaking the rules.

07 Aug 2020

Physics Marketing

Physicists are very serious about their marketing.

“Making this marketing class mandatory for physics student is going to be the biggest distinguishing factor between our program and all the others!”

05 Aug 2020

Oral Exam

A timeline of presentations which is too accurate.

It’s just great that we are expected to come up with answers on the fly, as if pausing to ponder is discouraged.

03 Aug 2020

Presentation Timeline

A timeline of presentations which is too accurate.

Honestly, having only half of these things happen during a presentation is probably considered a win for most people.

31 Jul 2020

XOR

First panel. Angry boyfriend: "I can't take this, you're always gaming. You need to choose: me, or your game." Girlfriend: "I choose both." Boyfriend: "Fine then. I'm leaving." Second panel (boyfriend has stormed out). Girlfriend: "You never said it was a xor kind of choice!"

This is a classic example of a precise mathematical definition that does not coincide with our typical usage.

29 Jul 2020

Weeding

Hyperparameters are just like weeds. They keep popping up.

Seriously, I think weeding might be an easier job overall.

27 Jul 2020

Orphans

Making sure to use every single bit of whitespace.

Once you’ve minimized the margins and font size, this is the next step towards maximizing the black-to-white ratio on the document!

24 Jul 2020

Standards

Making contributions in science only gets more involved.

“I’m just too early for my time.”

22 Jul 2020

Username Selection

Finding a good username.

Trying to come up with a good username on an old service is the best way to grasp how unoriginal you are against the collective creativity of humanity.

20 Jul 2020

Cherry Picking

Cherry picking the data.

“Hey, I’m just the commander of the ship. I only choose the promising directions.”

17 Jul 2020