This little corner of the internet is meant to be a place for Geb Thomas to share his thoughts and ideas for those who might care to read them: friends, family, students, and other spectators and visitors to the asylum.
Although I am a professor, these are not intended to be carefully reasoned, academic essays, but rather an way to get ideas out of my head so that I can share them an move one. Ideally, the useful thoughts will come up again and eventually make their way into more serious work. Less useful ones will pass by like flotsam.
The game I’m playing here is to see if the extra time spent writing and reconsidering thoughts and ideas will lead to better idea retention, better communication with my students, and ultimately a higher net productivity.