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A Year on: What This Blog Is and Is Not

Writer's picture: Mishkat BhattacharyaMishkat Bhattacharya

I started this blog on Jan 17, 2023. The present post is a stocktaking of what this blog is and is not.


What this blog is Not


i) It is not a homework helpdesk for physics students.


ii) It does not accommodate reader comments, as I do not have the time to filter or curate them. My belief that those who care enough or have something genuine to say will contact me indirectly through email/messaging has been verified.


iii) It includes no visual information (except through links), and rarely equations. All discussions are language-based. That's my limitation and preference. I try to keep the post short. This has been appreciated.


iv) It is not long-winded, and often falls short of being complete or providing comprehensive attribution. I have had to bear some grief for this.


v) It does not stick to its author's nominal expertise. I like to explore and I'm not afraid to be embarrassed if I make mistakes, though I try hard to get everything right as far as possible. I have been - gratefully - corrected a couple times. This is the way to learn, I think.


vi) It is not designed to be provocative or opinionated, though I am sure I fail in both aspects once in a while.


vii) It has not yet been advertised widely on social media or the rest of the internet.


What this blog Is


i) It is designed to provide an exploratory and accommodating view of physics and related issues. I am sure it is colored, as I often explicitly mention, by my own views. I can only hope my views are of some interest, and that some people like me to share my enthusiasms.


ii) It is aimed at helping me collect my thoughts and enforce some coherence on various topics that I am interested in, and often find myself discussing with others. Going the other way, on several occasions, I note that because I wrote a post I find myself better informed and more coherent in discussion with my colleagues.


iii) It serves as a resource that I can refer others to - postdocs or students who are about to join my group, or other educators, to whom I wish to convey in brief my thoughts on a particular topic.


iv) It helps me maintain a continuing dialogue with colleagues and students, who return with interesting comments, criticisms, recommendations and links to other resources. Thanks to all of you.


Conclusion


Thank you also for reading this blog. When I initially started it, in Jan 2023, I thought I would run it for a year and then decide whether to continue it. As of now I intend to. If you know of anyone who would be interested in reading these topics please share the website with them - there is always a link at the end of the post which can be used to subscribe to the site - for free - using their email.


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