A Week as a Harvard Physics PhD Student
TLDRThis engaging video script follows a busy student's week, starting with meal prepping for efficiency amidst a packed semester. The student's excitement is palpable after a productive meeting with a quantum information physicist and a fun encounter with a chaos expert. Amidst departmental obligations and a missed cookout, a family visit and a serendipitous moment at a Mexican restaurant watching Canelo Alvarez's fight highlight the student's vibrant life outside academia.
Takeaways
- 🍲 The narrator is preparing meals for the week, including chicken rice and beans, to save time due to a busy schedule.
- 📧 A surprise meeting on Wednesday with a physicist expert on Quantum information recovery provided valuable feedback on the narrator's work.
- 🤓 The narrator is excited about new problems to think about after the meeting with the physicist.
- 🏫 The narrator has to attend a meeting for the physics department's progress report and update their thesis committee on their progress.
- 🏛️ The chemistry building is visited for the first time, where one of the committee members, an expert on chaos, is met.
- 🎉 A fun meeting with the chaos expert professor is held, indicating a shared interest in the subject.
- 🍖 The physics department hosts a cookout, but the narrator arrives late and the food is gone, leading to a burrito purchase.
- 👨👩👧👦 Family visits over the weekend, and the narrator shows them around town, including the Boston Public Library.
- 🥊 Canelo Alvarez, a Mexican boxer, has a significant fight on Saturday, which the narrator and family try to watch but face difficulties finding a venue.
- 🇲🇽 A Mexican restaurant in Boston is found where workers are secretly watching the fight, showing a strong community interest.
- 🏆 The fight is a source of pride for the Mexican community in Boston, as they rally to watch one of their own excel.
Q & A
What is the main activity the narrator is engaged in on Monday?
-The narrator is meal prepping for the week, making four meals of chicken rice and beans.
Why does the narrator feel the need to save time through meal prepping?
-The narrator's schedule is packed due to the semester's demands, and meal prepping saves time.
What unexpected event occurred on Wednesday that the narrator had to attend?
-The narrator received an email about a surprise meeting with a physicist who is an expert on Quantum information recovery, a problem the narrator is working on.
What was the outcome of the meeting with the physicist on Wednesday?
-The physicist provided helpful feedback on the narrator's work and introduced new problems to think about, leaving the narrator excited.
Why is the narrator required to go to campus by one o'clock for another meeting?
-The narrator has to attend a meeting for the annual progress report that graduate students must write for the physics department and to update their thesis committee on their progress.
What is special about the chemistry building where the narrator has a meeting?
-It is the first time the narrator has been in the chemistry building, and it is where one of their committee members, an expert on chaos, is located.
What event did the physics department organize on Thursday?
-The physics department organized a cookout, but the narrator arrived late and the food had run out.
Why did the narrator end up buying a burrito on Thursday?
-The narrator had to buy a burrito because they arrived late to the physics department's cookout and there was no food left.
What did the narrator do over the weekend with their family?
-The narrator showed their family around town, including the Boston Public Library, and tried to find a place to watch a boxing match featuring Canelo Alvarez.
Why was it difficult for the narrator and their family to find a place showing Canelo Alvarez's fight?
-It was difficult because they called around town, but no places had the fight on, and they eventually found a Mexican restaurant where the workers were secretly watching the fight.
What does the narrator imply about the significance of Canelo Alvarez's fight to the Mexican community in Boston?
-The fight is significant because Canelo Alvarez is a Mexican boxer, and the few Mexicans in Boston were eager to watch one of their own be great.
Outlines
🍲 Meal Prep and a Busy Schedule
The narrator begins their week with meal prepping, specifically making chicken rice and beans for four meals, to save time during a busy semester. They mention a surprise meeting with a physicist on Wednesday, who provides valuable feedback on their work related to Quantum information recovery, a topic they are researching. The meeting leaves them feeling excited and motivated.
📚 Campus Meetings and Progress Reports
Continuing the day's schedule, the narrator has to be on campus by 1 PM for another meeting. This involves writing a progress report for the physics department and meeting with their thesis committee to discuss their ongoing research. They visit the chemistry building for the first time to meet with a professor who is an expert in chaos, a subject of their interest, and describe the meeting as enjoyable.
🎉 Physics Department Cookout and Family Visit
On Thursday, the narrator attends a cookout organized by the physics department but arrives late and misses out on the food, opting to buy a burrito instead. Over the weekend, the narrator's family visits, and they explore the city together, including a visit to the Boston Public Library. They also attempt to watch a significant boxing match featuring Canelo Alvarez, a Mexican boxer, but find that local venues are not broadcasting it.
🥊 Unexpected Encounter with Boxing Fans
Despite the initial disappointment, the narrator and their family discover a Mexican restaurant where the staff are secretly watching the Alvarez fight. The scene is described as a gathering of the few Mexicans in Boston, united in watching one of their own excel in a major event. The paragraph concludes with a sense of community and shared pride.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡meal prepping
💡quantum information recovery
💡thesis committee
💡chaos
💡cookout
💡Boston Public Library
💡Canelo Alvarez fight
💡graduate students
💡progress report
💡Mexican community in Boston
Highlights
Meal prepping for the week saves time with a busy schedule.
Surprise meeting with a physicist expert on Quantum information recovery problem.
Received helpful feedback on ongoing work from the physicist.
New problems to think about were provided by Andy.
Graduate students must write a progress report for the physics department.
Meeting with thesis committee to update on progress.
First visit to the chemistry building for a meeting.
Meeting with a professor who is an expert on chaos, a topic of study.
Physics department hosted a cookout, but food ran out.
Family visit over the weekend with a tour of the city.
Showed family the Boston Public Library.
Search for a place to watch Canelo Alvarez's big fight.
Mexican restaurant workers secretly watching the fight.
Significance of Canelo Alvarez's fight for the Mexican community in Boston.
Witnessing a fellow Mexican achieve greatness.
Transcripts
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