Welcome to my blog. Here I share my latest writings, interactive projects, and thoughts on science, education, and everything in between.
Over the past few months, I have been forced to admit something that I refused to for the last decade, even as I saw machines continually gain abilities that I vehemently posited that they would never be able to: computers will soon be able to...
We often view scientific inquiry as a meritocratic enterprise. Science is imagined as the battlefield of ideas, each tested through empiricism and rationalism, culminating in a slow, steady march towards progress for humanity. The imagery of war is intentional here: just as soldiers are indoctrinated...
Can adding a road make everyone’s trip longer? Predict the outcome, then change the traffic.
Add a road →Fit the same observations with different polynomials. Explore when extra complexity helps predictions.
Compare polynomial fits →Change quantum numbers and compare hydrogen orbitals in 3D, cross-sections, and probability plots.
Explore an orbital →Follow a name into its cultural context. Consider what a standardized form can leave out.
Explore a name →Apply a social theory to rankings, routines, and relationships. Decide where standardization helps and where it constrains us.
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