đź’ One of my favorite papers (that I have written)
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During my academic job search, I was sometimes asked what my favorite paper was. I liked this question because it is an invitation to discuss not just the paper itself but also the story behind it—most likely, a story that dives into the inevitable setbacks of doing research and the struggle to overcome these setbacks, usually with the fortuitous help of some great colleagues. Chances are, you can relate: maybe you just finished a difficult proof; or maybe you’ve just realized a piece of code doesn’t work; or maybe you’ve been stuck on that mathematical argument for a while and you just can’t quite figure out that one detail that keeps resisting you.