Empiricism and design. The Indiana Jones hat effect.
Hi there, welcome back! The semester is finally over and that means that I can have some time to myself. Say what you will about teaching, but you can never anticipate the amount of paperwork attached to giving lectures and grading papers. One thing I absolutely, positively LOVE about teaching though, is the constant opportunity to chat with people from all sorts of backgrounds that are very well versed in different topics. It's also an amazing chance to gauge what the next generation feels about certain topics and how the roles they envision themselves filling when joining the workforce. Couple that with the fact that I never stopped doing design work on the side and we are left with some very interesting occasions for insights that I'm super excited to share with you all! First, let's set the stage: I do most of my in-city traveling using the public transport system, which means that I do a lot of walking on very inhospitable weather. I'm mainly speaking about the...
