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One Step at a Time

March 20, 2026April 2, 2026 / Shub Das / Leave a comment

I often find it hard to come up with ideas for things, and that probably shows in the spontaneous nature of both the topics and timing of my posts. More often than not, my ideas for posts come from conversations. Earlier this week, I had a fascinating conversation with my tutor about the beauty of … Continue reading One Step at a Time

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Watching a group of Year 7s sit through a lecture on gravity and black holes earlier this week as part of an outreach event made me feel almost envious. They weren’t afraid to give an answer and get it wrong, or even afraid to ask a question that might sound silly. They just blurted things out, no judgement attached. I couldn’t help but wonder, when did we lose that? I have unlocked my phone with my face probably thousands of times. Never have I ever once thought about it. Then, a few weeks ago, I sat in a lecture about something called eigenfaces. And now I cannot stop thinking about my phone May the 4th be with you. Spoiler warning: This short post contains spoilers for Project Hail Mary. If you haven’t watched it yet, go watch it! A lot of maths notes feel like they start on page two. You see a theorem, then a proof, then an example. As I slowly but surely work through catching up on lectures and revision, one of the questions I’ve found myself sitting with is this: I often find it hard to come up with ideas for things, and that probably shows in the spontaneous nature of both the topics and timing of my posts. One of the things I didn’t expect to miss at university was doing school maths challenges. I think my first memory of cooking involves burning pasta. And at the time, I decided cooking simply wasn’t for me.
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