Essays
A list of substantial essays published here:
On academia:
- “How to get your Professors’ Attention, Along With Coaching and Mentoring.” [Or get the .pdf.]
- “How to think about science and becoming a scientist.” [Or get the .pdf.]
- “The validity of grades.”
- “How Universities Work, or: What I Wish I’d Known Freshman Year: A Guide to American University Life for the Uninitiated.” [Or get the .pdf.]
- “Why you should become a nurse or physicians assistant instead of a doctor: the underrated perils of medical school.”
On writing:
In general:
- “David Shields’ Reality Hunger and James Wood’s philosophy of fiction“
- “Science Fiction, literature, and the haters“
- “The Weekly Standard on the New-Old Dating Game, Hooking Up, Daughter-Guarding, and much, much more“
- “Are we becoming more distracted over time?“
- “Working out the plot with the Rejector, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, and other friends“
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