Freedom. It is a big word. The post is hardly commensurate in length, breadth, and depth. Nonetheless I am free enough to decide to spend the Saturday to jot down the following. Free enough to have multiple waves of doubts over my career and dealing -- maybe I am also free enough to carve a … Continue reading Freedom*
Year: 2024
Stream “Shenzhou 5”, My Song for Impending PhD Submission
One of the working titles (since I missed the October 15 anniversary date of the flight) was "Self-Portrait of an Early-Career Theoretical Physicist". It ended up seeming too long for my liking. https://open.spotify.com/album/6rc3ftxFuGVi4orZIbq3tA
A Sinking Source (Recovered Version)
Originally published in December 2023, access restored April 2024. I have written and published the original in April 2023, a few months into the limbo phase of my PhD where even myself was starting to feel funny about my productivity levels and seriousness - as will be judged (and now, being judged) by peers and … Continue reading A Sinking Source (Recovered Version)
That Thing, Physics
Originally published in January 2024, access restored April 2024. In high school I made a Space Engine screenshot about two comets in a fictional planetary system. They appeared to be close, almost orbiting their sun together in the moment. However, the dust tails behind them gently hinted about their totally different orbits -- in other … Continue reading That Thing, Physics