Sauvik Das·Nov 20, 2024Cultural Vandalism — My Eulogy for TwitterI really liked Twitter. But it was vandalized. So I’m leaving for BlueSky and Mastodon. Or at least I’ll try those platforms out and maybe…
Sauvik Das·May 6, 2021It only takes one: Do less, think moreThe most impactful people are often defined by one great idea.
Sauvik Das·Feb 26, 2021The crypto wars: How much privacy should we give up for security?In 2015, there was a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, claiming the lives of 16 (including the two perpetrators) and injuring…
Sauvik Das·Jan 21, 2021A quick guide to reviewing papers quickLast year, the world was on fire [1]. While it burned, I reviewed. A lot. More than I care to review again in a single year.A response icon1A response icon1
Sauvik Das·Dec 9, 2020For personal reasonsStarting January 1st, 2021, I am doing what seems to be an inadvisable thing for any pre-tenure tenure-track professor at a R1 institution…
Sauvik Das·Aug 23, 2020Deconstructing the NSF CAREER ProposalI recently submitted a NSF CAREER proposal — my first attempt [1]. In the process of putting my materials together, I was fortunate to be…A response icon1A response icon1
Sauvik Das·Aug 6, 20195 Great Reads On Academia and the Pursuit of Your Ph.D.Posts on the Ph.D. grind, the Genius Fallacy, Academic Insecurity, the traits of successful Ph.D. students, and post-Ph.D. job options.
Sauvik Das·Aug 5, 2019Always Be EPIC: A Formula For Approaching Your Ph.D. WorkExecuting. Practicing. Ideating. Communicating. If you’re doing one of those, you’re probably doing okay.
Sauvik Das·Jul 30, 2019The Emotional Labor of Your Ph.D.Emotional labor is what makes getting your Ph.D. different from many of the other educational experiences you might have had up to this…
Sauvik Das·Jul 28, 2019Am I prepared yet? Reflections on my first year as facultyJust over a year ago, I shared a brain dump of all of the advice I had received about being a professor. That post went semi-viral…