Siim Andres Introduction (shortened from the original) “Why do so few scientists make significant contributions and so many are forgotten in the long run?” Dr. Richard W. Hamming “You and Your Research” by Dr. Richard W. Hamming It’s a pleasure to be here. I doubt if I can live up to the Introduction. The title of my … Read more
Research finds that the common factor in friendships is proximity. This means that people who are physically close to each other tend to become friends. Either because they do the same work, go to the same school, or have shared hobbies. This makes sense right? You can’t make new friends if you do not actually … Read more
Ear muffs are powerful tools for studying. Often used by Memory champions, people who can memorize a pack of cards in under 2 minutes. Because they know the importance of avoiding distractions. Studies support this idea and show that silence or slight ambient noise is the best study environment. 1 Therefore, keeping in mind performance, price, and comfort, … Read more
Science can develop relatively slowly. Subjectively, this is still the best list of science books. Well, I guess most such lists are highly subjective. My advice is this: read what you like and disregard the rest. Life’s too short to spend it with bad books. Although, I do recommend one reads multiple books on the … Read more
As I see it, R is the future of data processing. Whatever your specific background or the legacy software that you use, I imagine that people have told you that R is where the industry or scientific field is eventually going. There’s also machine learning, or maybe all you do is play with queries in … Read more
The most common way to think like a scientist is the four-step method of observing, hypothesizing, experimenting, and analyzing. In science, this is essentially called the scientific method. However, there are many ways to find scientific truth. A hard-core Popperian might say that the only scientific fact that exists is one that can be falsified. … Read more
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