April 2011
3 posts
Apr 27th
Physics Phiends: Plasma... the platypus of... →
physicsphiends: We recently watched a Nova Video about the obstacles we would face traveling to mars, and in passing, they mentioned powering a spaceship with plasma. You know, just plasma… no big deal… !!!!!!! And then I realized that I don’t really know what plasma is, so I read Wikipedia and here is my basic… Geddes is super duper smart.
Apr 20th
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Minnesota
I’m officially, really and truly going to grad school in the fall, at the University of Minnesota’s math PhD program.  Getting to this point feels like a huge accomplishment and a huge stroke of luck: I’ve worked ridiculously hard and so many people in my life have done so much to encourage and educate me from the time I was born.  It’s a little funny to know...
Apr 15th
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