When reading a paper, troubleshooting training, or preparing to talk with a researcher, it can help to see how others approach the same task. The articles and discussions below include short descriptions so you can choose the parts relevant to you.
Research Q&A · Contact and collaboration
Xiaoguang Han: What Makes Good Research
Han's post on Xiaohongshu contains 18 images.
- Original post
- Reference page providing the original link
- An earlier essay: Thoughts on Research: a Long, Candid Account.
Starting, mentoring, and communicating
- Michael Nielsen: Why are research skills so seldom taught? — why students are often expected to acquire research skills on their own.
- Jason Eisner: How to work with a professor — communication, records, asking for help, and collaboration.
- Stanford: Emailing faculty — writing a first email.
- Chris Olah: Research taste — judgment and practicing it.
- S. Keshav: Research hints — questions, records, and making progress.
- Andrej Karpathy: A Recipe for Training Neural Networks — training, diagnosis, and experiments.
Community questions and AMAs
- Reddit: How do you read a computer science research paper? — real beginner questions, including the experience of lacking mentors and lab resources.
- Reddit: Geoffrey Hinton AMA — historical questions on research and innovation.