Writing for oneself

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Knowing the audience

Even with the least important message, you should keep in mind who is to read it.

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Analog lessons

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Doomed ideas (III)

A different sort of lesson for this digital age.

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A cross-boundary class

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Doomed ideas (II)

We present another project that almost certainly won’t happen.

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The synthesis project

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Doomed ideas (I)

We present something that almost certainly won’t happen.

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The answers

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General but obscure knowledge

We give the answers to the questions we posed last week.

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General knowledge

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Challenge problems

We present some interdisciplinary questions from our tutoring consultant.

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Correcting misconceptions

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Alternative approaches

What is the best way to do popular science?

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The exclusionary rule

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People are different

You can’t please all the people any of the time.

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Teaching creativity

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Or not

Sometimes following a procedure is necessary; other times, it’s not an option.

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What if. . .?

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Counterfactuals

Asking about what might have been can be useful, but is often just a waste of time.

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