Academia

It’s that time of the academic calendar where we begin to realize “oh s**t, I have one more month of summer and then I have to teach again. Where did the time go? I haven’t even recovered from the school year! I had all these grand plans to make up…

The hypothesis trap and how to get out of it — Remember your first lab report? Remember that item on the rubric that says to put your “testable hypothesis” at the end of the introduction? Let me tell you a secret. Your high school science teacher was wrong. When it comes to real scientific research, the almighty “hypothesis” vanishes into thin…

I started teaching about 8-years ago, though wasn’t a qualified teacher until 5-years back. The reason for this came down to tutoring. …

In an unusual manoeuvre, I decided to split this semester’s story into two! A little bit of a refresher here: I have only covered 3 out of 7 courses I took this semester. Let’s see what we have next. MA2022 The Structures of Integers [sic] (2 credits) “Are there any courses that you took, where the professor actually…

Could any professor fairly summarize–in just one sentence–the complicated history of land rights in their locale over centuries of conquest and settlement? Ethicists, historians, political scientists, lawyers, and other experts could fill thick volumes while analyzing that topic–or at least fill more pages than any syllabus. Nonetheless, University of Washington…

Self-learning is an emerging form of learning that has emerged due to the availability of online learning resources. Due to the rise of internet, self-directed learning has been proven to be effective, convenient, and fast. Nowadays, you can learn how to do almost anything through a simple Google search, by…

On the commitment to long-form discussion, memes, a possible writing community, and how I would like to exist on the internet A short apologetic preface I started writing this essay quite some time ago and couldn’t shake the feeling that the topic seems at the same time really silly and grandiose. But, after some…

A recent study conducted by the Israeli Ministry of Finance has found, unsurprisingly, that where you live has a major impact on your chances of success. The study found that people who live in disadvantaged areas of Israel have lower chances of academic and financial success. …