Ruminations

mostly on the Life Scientific

A short collection of writings and thoughts (of others) that resonate with me.

• You and Your Research
  Richard Hamming seminar at Bell Labs, 7 Mar 1986

• Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture (2007)   (PDF)   (YouTube)

• Taking "The Road Not Taken": On the Benefits of Diversifying Your Academic Portfolio
  by Avi Loeb, Aug 2010

• Splat! Two Moons over Miami? by Paul Spudis
  including remarks on the nature of modern scientific research; Aug 18 2011