Redesigning the digital lab
At the beginning of the pandemic, labs shuttered. Everything quickly moved online. Despite some successes, the community quickly realized these experiments largely failed. While some choose to ignore these results, others are designing new experiments to run a successful lab in this digital century.
Totally Radical
When I first started in science, I did a lot of reading. It seemed like a good idea at the time: read the literature. Get familiar with the field. Think deeply. And come up with a new idea. But this approach no longer works and we need to radically re-imagine the way we approach science.
Permissionless
Every graduate student in the biomedical sciences has a 'super-top-secret-side-project'. In the past few years, this permissionless ethos is found in fields as far-ranging as finance, journalism, therapy, art, and beyond. A new permissionless economy has arrived and no one will ask to send it back.
Play infinite games
A finite game is played to win. An infinite game is played for the sake of playing. Business is the archetype of an infinite game. Science is an infinite game too. Rather than chasing promotions or the next big thing whose rewards quickly fade, the game should be played over the long term.
Be a motivated person who does things
Everything has been written about motivation, except, perhaps, the quotes in the gallery. But what makes motivation a perennial muse? The mystique surrounding our shared experience: doing things we want to do can be hard. How can we become more motivated?
My system to automatically import blog posts into Obsidian
Obsidian is great for generating ideas and writing new articles. But sometimes, I write new articles elsewhere. Wouldn't it be nice if I didn't manually transfer articles into Obsidian? In this post, I'm going to show you the system I've built to automatically import new posts into Obsidian.
Can computational thinking provide the answer?
In the past ten years, computational thinking has emerged as a 'new type' of thinking, inspired by computing and the incalculable impact it has had on society. But what exactly is computational thinking, and can you teach it?
My system to make thumbnails in 30 seconds
YouTube thumbnails are important. If no one clicks on your video, then no one will ever learn anything from it. But you also can't spend hours making the perfect thumbnail. So what do you do? In this video, I'm going to show you the system I've built around making thumbnails in 30 seconds.
Why you need to learn to program
A generation ago, a balanced liberal arts education was measured by a student's ability to read and write. The next generation of students will be measured by digital literacy, fluency in 'coding' languages, and their ability to uncover patterns in data and communicate their findings.
Build a system to work smarter, not harder
"I'm too busy" is a thinly veiled way of saying "that's not important".
When I first heard this idea, it completely changed the way I thought about being busy. So how do we find time to do the things we want to do?
