also, for me.
Month: February 2017
Things to give me anxiety – Plato’s Republic.

A headhunter extolling the virtues of working at an algo trading fund. For more money.
#justsayno
thought R would be proud of me turning it down.
The unexpected reaction was exactly the opposite. I am confused and don’t know what to do anymore.
Don’t even know how to talk about it without being seen as “manipulative”.

Enrico Bertini, who has taught information visualization at New York University for the past few years, put up his class materials for open use. There are lecture slides, exercises, and a course diary of his own teaching experiences. Should be useful if you want to teach or learn on your own.
What kind of jobs can you get after getting a Ph.D besides professor and lab manager?
Too many astronomy/physics/math Ph.D.’s end up working for quant funds.
And that’s infuriating.

This website design is beautiful.
The content is utterly heartbreaking. And I don’t even speak Italian.





