David Ding
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How I Crossed Crosswords Part 3: Constructing a Crossword (Read it on Medium!) 📌
September 30, 2022
My crossword journey reached a new realm: it's time to make a crossword puzzle.
Ellipses and Eclipses
April 11, 2024
Solar eclipses are made rarer with ellipses.
Should You Lie On Your Resume? The Paradox of Fairness (Read it on Medium!)
January 24, 2024
You should never lie on your resume, and it’s not for the reasons you think.
E = mc^2 (Read it on Medium!)
January 5, 2024
Making one of the most famous equations in human history accessible to everyone.
To Put Things in Perspective (Read it on Medium!)
January 3, 2024
In this article, I want to take some time to list a few things that you might not have thought of, but will put your mind in the greater perspective of things.
To Infinity And Undefined (Read it on Medium!)
December 30, 2023
Can we use a makeup mirror to experience infinity?
Filter Filter Filter
December 25, 2023
What do prime numbers have to do with one of the most famous functions in math? And pi?
Eigenvalues (And Linear Algebra) Demystified
November 29, 2023
Linear algebra is more useful and less daunting than you think. Introducing its unlikely hero: eigenvalues.
Mid-Autumn Festival Crossword Puzzle
Sep 25, 2023
A moon-themed crossword puzzle for my fellow readers in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival and one year anniversary of my very first crossword puzzle.
Going Pi(e) Hunting, Part 2
May 30, 2023
Three years later, looking for pi(e) again.
The Angel In Us (Read it on Medium!)
February 28, 2023
My first Magic: The Gathering Fan Fiction.
Indirect Thinking
June 8, 2022
Why do we hear coughing at concerts?
Bedtime Story (Part 3)
March 5, 2022
The adventure ends.
Bedtime Story (Part 2)
December 30, 2021
The adventure continues.
Bedtime Story (Part 1)
December 22, 2021
An adventure begins.
How I Crossed Crosswords Part 2 (Read it on Medium!)
August 7, 2021
My crossword journey redux--made more intimate this time.
How I Crossed Crosswords (Read it on Medium!)
June 15, 2021
On the one year anniversary of my subscription to the New York Times Crossword Puzzle, I reflect on my quirky and lexical journey of solving a national pastime.
Designated Survivor: Glasses (Read it on Medium!)
February 9, 2021
The Professor and the President.
Word Construct
January 31, 2021
First post of 2021. One thousand words for one picture.
They Did Not Do So In Vain (Read it on Medium!)
December 5, 2020
In the last post of 2020, I reflect this year based on an event that happened six years ago for me, and oh how it reflects what is happening today!
Gambler's Cranberry Sauce
November 27, 2020
It's the day after Thanksgiving. Do you dare gamble on the cranberry sauce you had for dinner last night?
Riddler 1 Classic
November 23, 2020
Can you pass the cranberry sauce?
Riddler 1
November 22, 2020
An unlucky question asked at an inopprtune time.
Think More, Work Less
October 10, 2020
In an age of misinformation and cognitive dissonance, let's strive to do something that should be instrinsically human: think.
Trying out MathJax
October 4, 2020
LaTeX meets my blog, thanks to MathJax. What a power-ful tool!
Going Pi(e) Hunting
September 22, 2020
What does making a pi(e) and baking a cake have in common?
The Chosen One (Part 2)
May 31, 2020
Only the strong can survive.
The Chosen One
May 24, 2020
Only the strong can survive...unless you get lucky?
Simplicity Meets Sophistication (Read it on Medium!)
May 3, 2020
"The PMF of the Poisson distribution might look sophisticated, but the concept it represents is surprisingly simple." vs. "The nature of Poisson process arrivals might be simple and without any discernable patterns, but sophistications emerge."
Being Sassy to Socrates (Read it on Medium!)
April 18, 2020
Intro on how to talk back at one of the greatest philosophers of all time.
Coin Rotation Paradox: Solving for the General Case (Read it on Medium!)
April 12, 2020
A fresh take on an all-time classic.
5G: What Exactly Was My Research? (Read it on Medium!)
April 8, 2020
The journey that started it all.