Jacob Nathan
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Jacob Nathan
@jsnathan03
BA in Spanish Studies, Bard College, MA in Teaching, Bard College. Aspiring Latin Americanist.

I’ve never quite understood how I’ll get “left behind” if I don’t use AI. I’m perfectly capable of writing, researching, and thinking all on my own. What does it do that will leave me behind?





been in nyc for 1 month. here are my observations: > SO many people > everyones way friendlier than expected > and younger > you will be woken up by sirens at 3am > trees are rare > huge froyo scene ?? > people call the subway the train ?


Yesterday, I was giving an intro talk to our dept's new PhD students. Technical things aside, my number 1 suggestion has remained the same over the years: Treat your PhD like a job. - Avoid 1.5h lunch and three tea breaks. - Avoid gossiping and loitering at work. - Lab at 9 am and leave at 6 pm. Being productive till 11 pm in the lab is a lie people till themselves when their day starts at 1 PM. Everything worth doing can be done with high intensity focus during work hours. And having fun in life is the secret to being productive in a marathon.

Les traigo cringe 😬

Ana Kasparian claims that in the period after George Floyd was murdered, there was "open racism against white people."

















