Apple’s iCloud document management centers on applications and considers information to be of secondary importance. Dropbox offers greater flexibility.

While preparing for exams, I realized the way I have been studying and taking notes the entire time had been completely, horribly, disastrously wrong.

Two casual questions from colleagues struck me as deceptively simple and unexpectedly engaging. My answers also connected in ways I did not expect.

The academic crushes mentioned in the Femme Musings post each directly worked with the author to give her feedback, encouragement, and direction; each appeared to be aware of their intentional influence on her. By contrast, my intellectual idols work indirectly, unintentionally, and without their awareness. Instead of getting direction from my academic crushes, I get...