Technical writing
The Heilmeier Catechism
Guiding questions for writing a proposal
Celia Elliott’s UIUC microsite with helpful writing advice
Presenting
Present Yourself by Michael Gelb
Perhaps a bit dated but still useful
General science
HHS Office of Research Integrity’s Forensic Tools
Check for data or image manipulation
Crystallographic applets and simulations
Helpful explainer on the difference between an isotope and a nuclide
LaTeX references and tools
List of LaTeX mathematical symbols
Horizontal spacing commands in LaTeX
IguanaTex: typeset LaTeX in PowerPoint via this FOSS add-in
Amusing findings
Alcoholic beverages induce superconductivity…
Insightful findings
The mechanisms of ductile rupture
Personal interest
First Fleet: NASA’s Space Shuttle Program 1981-1986
I contributed to this successful Kickstarter campaign
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That’s not what he said, farm boy. ‘Admiral, if we were to assume those whales are ours to do with as we please, we would be as guilty as those who caused’ …past tense… ‘their extinction.’ …I have a photographic memory. I see words.
~ Dr Gillian Taylor, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Much like the fictional Dr Taylor, I am a (mostly) obligate tickertape synesthete. Read more: My Synesthesia Transforms Speech into Text I ‘See’ in My Head | Scientific American Intriguingly, it has progressed in the past decade to include sung lyrics as well! Alas, they are still plain, sans serif, yellow words on a black background in my mind’s eye; no fun colors or changes with tone, loudness, etc.