The best complex systems are those that are prepared for failure, actively pushed to fail, and recover from failures gracefully. By applying these lessons to our own lives, and learning to embrace failure, we can become the best versions of ourselves.
Read moreTwenty Books That Shaped My Unconventional Life
Today I want to share twenty books I that I read both during the time I homeschooled myself through high school and during my time at ASU and Penn - books that shaped and drove this strange path of mine, that brought me to exactly where I am today.
Read moreSo You Want to Learn Physics...
Over the past few years, ever since writing "If Susan Can Learn Physics, So Can You", I've been contacted by people from all backgrounds who are inspired and want to learn physics, but don't know where to start, what to learn, what to read, and how to structure their studies...this post is a condensed version of what I've sent to people who have contacted me over the years, outlining what everyone needs to learn in order to really understand physics.
Read moreKicking off my new site and blog
In 2013, I began a blog called Fledgling Physicist. Its goal was to document my thoughts and things I learned while studying physics at the University of Pennsylvania. Several of my posts received considerable attention, including "If Susan Can Learn Physics, So Can You" and a short series I wrote on Axions.
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