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During my academic job search, I was sometimes asked what my favorite paper was. I like this question because it’s an invitation to discuss not simply a good paper but also a good story, one that dives into the inevitable setbacks of research, the joy of overcoming them and the beauty of doing it all with great colleagues. Today, I’d like to share one such story.
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“Ce fut au milieu de ces pensées généreuses, et dans cette disposition d’esprit, qu’il traversa l’Hellespont.” (“It was amidst these generous thoughts and with this mindset that he crossed the Hellespont.”)
– Maurice Druon, Alexandre le Grand (1958)
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This morning, I finished reading The Armor of Light by Ken Follett, which is the latest novel in the Kingsbridge series. I recommend the novel and I’d like to share my enthusiasm. There won’t be any spoilers in this post but there will be hints, so if you haven’t read the book and you plan to, you might as well wait before reading the post.