Author Archives: Alex Levin

Online chat, without the guilt

by Alex Levin At this point in our graduate career, my friends and I are mostly focused on research with our advisers. In particular, for the most part, we are no longer taking classes. As a result, I have noticed … Continue reading

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A Week without Internet

By Alex Levin I am writing this post from the math department computer lab, where I have spent the past hour catching up on email and web surfing. You see, I moved to a new place last week, and though … Continue reading

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What else should you learn in grad school?

by Alex Levin A while ago, I came across a nice post by Michael Mitzenmacher about some of the things graduate students should try to learn in addition to good research skills. I think the advice is very worthwhile, so … Continue reading

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