Advice
Over my years as a student and researcher, I have read and benefited from advice shared by senior scientists. Below are some resources that I have found particularly valuable and would like to share with students, especially those early in their careers.
Advice on Learning and Studying Physics
- Enjoy Your Work by Terence Tao
- One Thing You Must Understand About Studying Physics by Jakob Schwichtenberg
- How to Learn Maths and Physics by John Baez
- How I Learned to Learn Physics by Jakob Schwichtenberg
- How to become a GOOD Theoretical Physicist by Gerard ‘t Hooft
- Advice for the Young Scientist by John Baez
Research and Scientific Thinking
- You and Your Research by Richard Hamming
- Unfortunately, Repetition is a Convincing Argument by Jakob Schwichtenberg
- Write Down What You Learn by Jakob Schwichtenberg
- Writing tips by Lidia del Rio
- How to Teach Stuff by John Baez
- Four Golden Lessons by Steven Weinberg
- The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research by Martin Schwartz
- Academic Agonies and How to Avoid Them by Joseph Agassi
Communication and Teaching
- Tips for Giving a Great Talk by Robert Spekkens
- Can French Administration be More Sexy than Quantum Gravity by Pierre Martin-Dussaud
- Suggestions for Giving Talks by Robert Geroch
- Philosophy of Physics (Research Guide) by Jeremy Butterfield
- Writing Philosophy by Peter Lipton
- 5 mins with Bob Coecke
Blogs I Like
These resources span various career stages and offer practical guidance on learning, conducting research, communicating ideas, and navigating academic life. I encourage students to engage with these materials and find the advice that resonates most with their own journey.