All In A Day’s Work

Difficult to say what a typical day is at the Aspen Center for Physics. It probably varies a lot from person to person, since many people are here for different reasons, and with different goals. There’s a lot of sitting and thinking, and walking and thinking. There’s a lot of chatting in corridors, and at blackboards. There’s quite a buzz of productivity during the middle of the day. On some days, there might be a couple of seminars, where someone presents finished work or work in progress. Here’s Robbert Dijkgraaf (University of Amsterdam) leading a discussion of some of his recent work today:

Robbert Dijkgraaf at Aspen

In addition to some seminars, my day was filled up a bit more with some administration. I’m on a couple of committees that helps keep things ticking along […] Click to continue reading this post