I recently unearthed a time capsule of papers I had thought I’d lost from my undergraduate days. Rereading some of them now two decades later really gives you perspective on how formative college is. Other than science, my second love was philosophy. Rather than merely interpreting beautiful data, I found the at times esoteric nature of philosophical thinking a great counterpoint in my understanding of reality and how to approach the thorny subject of truth. I’ve attached my paper on Pragmatism to this post to get a fresh look at my foundational belief system for the sake of robustness. Cheers!