Author: jeremy
The Art of Explanation
I’ve enjoyed science and mathematics for a long time. I love the feeling of understanding a concept through its fundamental constituents. It feels like you’re getting at something deep, unavailable to those who just look over the topic with a cursory glance. In a sense, learning about science and mathematics has helped me learn how to think. As much as I might romanticize it though, there is no getting around the fact that learning is…
Science Costume
Pedagogical Proofs
I love proofs in mathematics. Getting to the heart of why something is true is a ton of fun. It’s even better when there is a nice and simple proof of a fact that is surprising. These are the proofs that I love the most, because they solve a mystery in a way that is easy to follow and makes sense the whole way. When first learning about proofs, I proved basic facts about numbers.…
Popular Physics
“We can’t skip the mathematics. It’s the most important part!†“If that was true, why didn’t my book mention any of that?â€
Narrow Paths and Open Forests
Imagine you’re walking through a forest for the first time. This forest has trails, so you follow one of them. Since the forest is unfamiliar to you, the only thing you have in mind for your walk is the destination. You know that if you follow the path correctly, you will get to where you were hoping to go when you checked the map at the welcome station. You’re moving along the path, and suddenly…
Applications
Creative Writing
“This sounds more like manipulation than science.†“Hey, I’m just looking out for you as your supervisor.â€
Legal Moves
Liking Without Doing
When I find an activity that I enjoy, I have a tendency to think I should immediately do it. After all, how can I claim to like something if I don’t do it? Even if I have a lot on my plate, I feel like the only way to say I like an activity is to do it. But that’s not the only possibility. Instead of feeling the need to do everything that looks interesting,…
