Terry Tao's generals (2012)(web.math.princeton.edu)

269 points by ishan0102 3 years ago | 119 comments

Feynman: I am burned out and I'll never accomplish anything (1985)(asc.ohio-state.edu)

341 points by ent101 2 years ago | 136 comments

Excerpt from "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" where Feynman recounts recovering from burnout by playing with physics, starting with a wobbling plate.

Probability Can Bite (2010)(maa.org)

53 points by behnamoh 3 years ago | 35 comments

Atomic Physics in Pure Anglo-Saxon(ling.upenn.edu)

17 points by xelxebar 3 months ago | 6 comments

Common Bugs in Writing (2021)(cs.columbia.edu)

178 points by pablode 3 years ago | 87 comments

A Mathematician's Lament (2002) [pdf](worrydream.com)

88 points by xeonmc 4 months ago | 7 comments