Author: jeremy
Variable Conditions
Research Bubble
In mathematics, this is known as “proof by circularityâ€, and is partly where I got the idea for this comic (from someone else). However, my real motivation came from the fact that I was looking at the literature for a specific topic, and I kept on seeing the same few papers being referenced. I was hoping to find something new, but I couldn’t seem to break this “bubble†of citations.
Arbitrary Function
Textbook Explanations
Supervisor Choice
Exhaustion
He also doesn’t believe in exhaustion, since you can’t check each case. Nor is he a fan of the continuum.
Proof By Previous Result
“To prove this statement, I invoke Theorem 3.2 of our textbook in conjunction with Corollary 67.1, which together implies our result trivially.â€
Spin
The side job of a scientist is being a public advocate for science anyway. I guess we are close to politicians after all.
