How I Organize Research Notes for Writing
At this year’s APS DFD conference, I presented a short talk on how I process and organize the journal articles that I […]
Taking a Break
We’ve got lots of big happenings in my family this summer, so I’ve decided to take a little hiatus to prioritize life […]
Fixed It For You, Edition 2
Let’s do another round of wordsmithing to improve typical scientific writing. This time around, I’m using examples generated by OpenAI’s ChatGPT 3.5.
Where to Find Free, Royalty-Free Media
When putting together videos, websites, and presentations, it’s helpful to have good quality, royalty-free images and other media on-hand.
Questions to Ask When Dealing With Word and Time Limits
When you’re dealing with limits, you’ve got to plan for them. Here’s what I do.
The Beauty of Constraints
In which I take the potentially controversial stand that, actually, constraints are a good thing.
Preparing a Five-Minute Talk
There are a suite of quotations — attributed to Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, Woodrow Wilson and others — that go approximately like […]
How I Take Literature Notes
When working on a large, long-term project (like the book I’m currently writing), I need a system for storing, organizing, and referencing […]
Writing Through Distractions
Landscapers are jackhammering outside my window this morning. My toddler needs me every couple minutes. I have the same 5 songs playing […]
Start With Expectations
What had I done to so thoroughly please the audience in spite of my shortcomings? Quite simply, I’d listened to what they wanted.