At the risk of sounding negative, I think it's also worth learning from example in the reverse direction -- by being mindful not only of the positive examples set by others, but of the negative examples as well, so that you can prevent yourself from falling into the same traps or making the same mistakes when you encounter similar situations.
Tony, you continue to be as quick witted, insightful, and generous as you were at 19. This newsletter is a great way to do some mentoring of your own. In terms of the science, do you know I still use that cellulose acetate coupon data we collected? In part because of that melted blue coupon I always call Raman spectroscopy “potentially non-destructive.” And your observations have sparked at least one scientist’s dissertation research on plasticizers. Did you end up buying that shirt?
Great post, and a great tribute to your mentors.
At the risk of sounding negative, I think it's also worth learning from example in the reverse direction -- by being mindful not only of the positive examples set by others, but of the negative examples as well, so that you can prevent yourself from falling into the same traps or making the same mistakes when you encounter similar situations.
Tony, you continue to be as quick witted, insightful, and generous as you were at 19. This newsletter is a great way to do some mentoring of your own. In terms of the science, do you know I still use that cellulose acetate coupon data we collected? In part because of that melted blue coupon I always call Raman spectroscopy “potentially non-destructive.” And your observations have sparked at least one scientist’s dissertation research on plasticizers. Did you end up buying that shirt?