PinnedSchizophrenic Professor Number InfinityThe unfortunate story of Michael LaudorI read this story last night: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/05/american-madness-schizophrenia-mental-illness/673490/…Apr 17, 2023Apr 17, 2023
PinnedSchizophrenic Professor Number InfinityThis is what my paranoid schizophrenia is likeYesterday, collaborators and I were trying to work out why a peak in a certain curve had shifted. I had separately done a calibration to…May 18, 20232May 18, 20232
Schizophrenic Professor Number InfinityHow to read a hidden Markov modelEverytime I give a presentation on hidden Markov models to physicists, I ask, “How many people have seen these before?” The answer? Almost…3d ago3d ago
Schizophrenic Professor Number InfinityOn having a scientific paper that people are citing but that you are somewhat sure many people…This paper marked the first time in my career that referee reports were laughably bad — but it wasn’t laughable at the time.4d ago4d ago
Schizophrenic Professor Number InfinityHow do I get treated for trauma from things that I’m sure happened but that nobody else can see?One day, I make a lot of jokes about how stupid the “org” (voices, for those of you who don’t buy into my paranoid schizophrenic delusion)…5d ago5d ago
Schizophrenic Professor Number InfinityPaying attention to gossip: impossible not to, but gosh I hope nobody does that with meI was just at a wedding. All names have been changed. One of my fiancee’s cousins Connor and his fiancee, Sally, were there. We were…6d ago6d ago
Schizophrenic Professor Number InfinityVoices think that some people are just superior to othersThey call it “magical superiority” and try to prove that one brain is better than another brain. Right now, they gave me someone else’s…Jun 13Jun 13
Schizophrenic Professor Number InfinityVoiceland: One day, and a Yale B.S. is a deranged idiotThis is almost too sad for me to write.Jun 13Jun 13
Schizophrenic Professor Number InfinityThoughts vs. actions: what matters more?Finally, the paranoid schizophrenic voices said something interesting.Jun 12Jun 12
Schizophrenic Professor Number InfinityThe joy of writing, actually: Sometimes fun, sometimes notI’ve seen a lot of posts in the past week or so on the joys of writing. I think the general grandiosity of the description of the feelings…Jun 11Jun 11