How to choose a research question

from Art of Academia · host Madan Mohan & Komal Gupta

We break down the article "Problem choice and decision trees in science and engineering" by Michael A. Fischbach (00:00) Intro(08:15) How to choose a research question(09:45) Spend more time choosing a problem(15:50) Intuition pumps and avoiding common problems(23:30) Don't avoid risk; befriend it(32:45) Pick the right optimization function(36:45) Fix one parameter; let others float(41:20) Learn the “altitude dance”(46:15) Capitalize on the “adversity feature”(48:00) Turn a problem on its head

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