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Sketchy Science: Water in your coffee
I recently was notified by a friend that an interesting article had dropped. Coffee and volcanoes! How exciting is that? I cracked open the article and was initially excited, then increasingly dismayed. Here is the article: Study: Why a spritz of water before grinding coffee yields less waste, tastier espresso. I found very little to…
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Sketchy Science: Plant Prep for 3+ Weeks of Travel
I had the opportunity to do some field work for an extended period of time this summer. Logistics of field work, travel, insurance, and other field related prep work aside, I also had a large number of plants that needed to be taken care of. I had to make plans for said plants. What ended…
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The Things I Tell TAs
A speedy writeup today while I take a break from thinking about the numerous emails I have been putting off. Despite the prompt I received, I do find myself spending a surprising amount of time helping out other TAs (teaching assistants) figure out what is, and isn’t okay. Having TAed (verb) for quite some time…
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Leveraging AI: Having ChatGPT Write Your Proposal
Editor’s note: This post was originally drafted in February, shortly after discussion around ChatGPT in the academic space was booming. The views of the author have generally remained unchanged. I have, in the past, been accused of writing much like a robot. At the time, this was a major offense and I was rather hurt…
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Grad Life: Normalizing Failure, Plus ++
This here blogpost is a focus discussion on failure within the academic sphere. Initially I had planned on pushing the concept a little further by discussing failing in advance or by inaction. Instead, I spent a bit of time reflecting on what it means to fail and whether “success” is all that. The post takes…
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Grad Life: End of First PhD Term
Tis the season, to hopefully take a quick break from work and research! As the term ends, I’m busy wrapping up my TA duties, studying for exams, and prepping to meet with my supervisors to see where things are headed for the next term. A few other things have happened since drafting up these thoughts.…
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