Today gave me one of those small but eye-opening moments that stick with you. I went into the office—nothing fancy, just a regular workday. I talked with people, shared a few laughs, asked questions, listened to what others were working on, and felt like part of a real, living environment. When I came home, my wife noticed something before I even said anything: my mood was lighter. I was talking more. I had more energy. I actually felt… good. That reaction hit me harder than I expected, because the contrast with my “stay-at-home days” is big. When I stay home…
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Academic world and universities used to be the one of the most innovative places to work. Generally speaking, pre-21st century, the most of the innovative break-through happened in the university settings. However, lately, universities are accused of being less innovative and more routined task of publishing, getting tenured, and getting grant. I found that these accusation are not just “accusation” but something real that are being felt by some academicians even though several of them believe that academia is the most innovative place (which, I don’t totally disagree!). Last week during USAEE/IAEE meeting, I get some sense of how academic…
Projoint: The One-Stop Conjoint Shop: https://yhoriuchi.github.io/projoint/index.html Conjoint survey designs are spreading across the social sciences due to their unusual capacity to estimate many quantities of interest from a single randomized experiment. Projoint is general-purpose software for the design, implementation, and analysis of conjoint surveys. Its easy-to-use components include a drag-and-drop web-based application for survey design and an R package for analysis. (Information copied from original source on Nov 3, 2025). Strategies for Essay Writing from Harvard College Writing Center: https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum451/files/2024-03/Strategies%20for%20Essay%20Writing–Complete_0.pdf This document has several tips for new writers, whether you are writing assignments, thesis, or dissertation. This document is broken into several…
As a researcher, I use several tools for research. Not all resources are continuously being used. Several resources are used for a while and left untouched for a long time. This result into lost of memory, until someone else point back to it. I am unable to keep track of these resources all the time. To solve this problem, I am writing posts under the name “Five Research Resource Series” whenever I get time and compile enough research to develop as a blog post. In each post, I will include five items and write a brief summary of each item…
