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Funemployment Report: August 2014

September 3rd, 2014 | 23 Comments

Funemployment Report: August 2014

My funemployment officially started on Monday!  I spent all of Monday at home or doing errands, then spent all of Tuesday on campus, and I’m spending today at the public library.  I want to figure out quickly which places and times are most conducive to me working efficiently (similar to Erin trying to get in the zone for working).   Last week I started this 30 day workout challenge that my sister recommended on top of doing … Read entire article »

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Incentivized Viral Advertising

March 31st, 2014 | 4 Comments

Incentivized Viral Advertising

A few weeks ago, one of my (remote) Facebook friends who has a PhD linked to a training program for data scientists.  As you know, I’m incredibly undecided about what my first post-PhD job will be, so I’m always kind of on the lookout for ideas for how to leverage my PhD.  I checked out the link and it actually sounded like a really great deal.   The training program is new this year and is a … Read entire article »

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Solving Our Two-Body Problem in 30 Seconds

December 13th, 2013 | 16 Comments

Solving Our Two-Body Problem in 30 Seconds

We’ve had two small developments in the graduating/finding jobs front of our lives since my last update that are having a major impact on our two-body problem!   New Information   1.  In a meeting this week with my advisor, he stated that it is his goal for me to graduate this summer and I told him “I’m on board with that.”  Of course, this doesn’t mean that I will graduate next summer because it’s up to me/my work as … Read entire article »

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