The FEYNMAN method of learning: 1) Choose a concept and study it quickly 2) Teach it to someone, like a child, who is unfamiliar with the topic 3) Revise to fill in the gaps 4) Review and simplify (repeat step 2 and 4 until you can explain the concept in your own words)

看看纽时潘公凯的长篇报道，这才是一个真正了解中国的西方人。在文章中，他提出了一个可能许多民主派都不同意的问题:专制下是否有创新的问题nytimes.com/zh-hans/intera…

拙作昨天在纽时发表后，据多个朋友反馈，在大陆自媒体上反响很大，有朋友说，这些习近平不会接受，我当然知道很难，但是你说都不说，怎么指望人家接受。从最低限度的要求说起，至少党内一部分开明人士会赞同的，这就是变革因素。cn.nytimes.com/opinion/201812…

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The FEYNMAN technique of learning: STEP 1 - Pick and study a topic STEP 2 - Explain the topic to someone, like a child, who is unfamiliar with the topic STEP 3 - Identify any gaps in your understanding STEP 4 - Review and Simplify!

#观点 美国舆论和官员视中国学生学者联谊会(CSSA)是中国政府海外“付费政治动员”行动的一部分，是中共送入美国国土的特洛伊木马。 严格来讲，这么说也没错。但这些组织的形象——充当中国政府帮凶，潜入美国学界腹地——与大多数中国留学生的认知是不符的。nyti.ms/2N1oOcS

How often do you push yourself to venture outside your comfort zone? Try something that might fail? Set an expectation you’re not sure you can achieve? It’s only when you run after goals that feel slightly out of reach that you discover what you’re really capable of.

The American Chemical Society, the GDCh, and the Royal Society of Chemistry announce their partnership with the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) and the Chemical Society of Japan as co-owners to support the strategic and financial development of ChemRxiv. Find out more. acspubs.co/J4Dn50vHeKc

Congratulations to #JOC Associate Editor Dawei Ma of Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry for his election as an Academician in the Chinese Academy of Sciences!

许知远说： 上一场危机还有蒋彦永、钟南山这样的医生，柴静这样的记者，以及大批追踪媒体，如今似乎只有财新一家杂志在继续正常的报道。这个系统最成功之处，就是摧毁了正直的人、值得信赖的机构，以及一个社会自我叙事的能力。只剩下一个傲慢的权力以及一堆杂乱的信息与脆弱、孤独而愤怒的个体。

文化人，就是文化人；厉害厉害、

Fresh and delicious crabs from 舟山port yum~ yum~

What I really love about my hometown is mountains. It took me 20 mins to reach the top today.

An iridium-based catalyst for dehydrogenation of n alkanes -- new research from Goldman Group Samuel Zhou @random_chemist Alan Goldman. Rates are so fast that expulsion of H2 from solution is rate-limiting under typical reaction conditions. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Many people don't realize that treating people equally is what actually leads to inequity. #AcademicChatter

We have an opening for a postdoc position. Please feel free to retweet or pass this to someone who might be interested. jobs.uc.edu/job/Cincinnati…