All human activities are connected, so we can learn about how to do good research by drawing metaphors from unlikely places. I've made a hobby of seeing how unlikely I can go.
Several years ago, I moved into a house with a garden. My PhD was in computer science, so it did not have much to do with gardens, or plants, or even sunlight. It still helped me in the garden. Here’s how.
I’ve written before about Joseph Pistone, an undercover FBI agent who tricked his way into joining the U.S. mafia in the 1970s, and how his account of the mafia reminds me of my experience of doing research. Here’s another connection be...
Benjamin “Lefty Guns” Ruggiero was a fearsome Mafia hitman in New York in the 70s. According to an undercover FBI agent who knew him well, he was smart and savvy in underworld situations. He could walk into a restaurant where he knew no ...
Years ago I attended a lecture from a famous master of the game of Go. He is revered not only for the many championships he has won, or even for his daring and distinctive style, but also for his insightful and even witty commentary on t...
