Useful links
The importance of stupidity in scientific research
Some quotes I like (…)
Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone. (Albert Einstein)
Even for the physicist the description in plain language will be a criterion of the degree of understanding that has been reached. (Werner Heisenberg)
If you cannot – in the long run – tell everyone what you have been doing, your doing has been worthless. (Erwin Schrödinger)
Useful pointers for PhD studies
Resources for PhD students by Carlos Scheidegger
Short Guide to PhD studies and Research Lifestyle by John Langford
FAQ by Mihai Surdeanu
Note for Prospective Student by Karl Stratos
Career Advice by Terence Tao
Algorithms to live by, in an academic world
Optimism in the face of uncertainty
(Mixed initiative) Active learning: Socratic-style dialogues