Some insightful comments from my advisor have got me thinking about innovation tools. His thought was that many more kids would want to go into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields if we separated out the creation parts from the grungy math and/or fabrication parts. I’d bet that any... [Read More]

Today I wrote a quick post over on my lab blog about a modeling tool I'm working with. The program ties in with a bigger idea that my advisor put in my head (and I want to write more about later) - that we need to lower the barriers between... [Read More]

Saturday Stories! It's so cool because it does so many new things. Think about it (video) I learned Tuesday that the JWST has a larger yearly budget now than the entire NASA astronomy division *ring ring* "Hello?" "Hi, it's the Pope!" The cave! It's a trap! *facepalm* You can't TELL... [Read More]

You know how when you start seeing a theme in one area of life, it starts popping up everywhere? That’s happened this week with success through iteration – the faster the better. Depth-wise, I’m excited because there’s a lot more than a single post’s worth of thoughts. So for today... [Read More]

Ah yes, the actual Ditch Day announcement. I hope you’re reading these posts in order and have had to wait a bit for this one.  The atmosphere of unspoken sentiment that pervades the dining hall: “Get to the announcements! We know they’re coming. Between the hint-hint wink-wink emails, the periodic... [Read More]