Month: March 2021

(mostly) Unplugged weekend

Last weekend I decided to try an experiment in which I didn’t use any screens at all. I made a couple exceptions for some video chat meetings I had already had scheduled with some friends and family, and there were a few very brief things I had to do on my computer for the kids.…

March 11, 2021
What is a professor?

Yesterday at dinner my 12-year old son asked me if I used to be a professor. “No, I didn’t.” But I did teach at a university, right? “Yes, I did.” And thus began a 20 minute explanation of what it is to be a professor. I thought I would summarize it up here, since it…

March 2, 2021

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(mostly) Unplugged weekend