I think that one of the big things that happened during my senior project was a sort of deviation from the initial path I had developed. Initially, I wanted my[…]
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Weekly Reflection for 5/10
This week I just thought I would give a very straightforward, barebones look at my day-to-day life onboard Intrepid and what I thought of the experience. Most days I wake[…]
Navah Goldblum – Critical Reflection #5
I have noticed throughout this process that the start of my week sets a trend for the days that follow. Meaning when I come back home from my cohort and[…]
Weekly Reflection for 5/3
For this weekly blog post I thought I would write about thee USS Growler (SSG-577). The USS Growler was one of 2 submarine designed to carry the Regulus class nuclear[…]
Spencer Rosenblum-Critical Reflection #5
Metacognition: What have you discovered about your process, your habits? One of the things that I have noticed about my process is that when I am not working in person,[…]
Josh Sapira – Critical Reflection #4
For my project, I reread Moneyball by Michael Lewis. Unlike the movie, there is a large discussion on Bill James (the founder of sabermetrics and modern-day data analytics in baseball).[…]
Weekly Reflection for 4/26
For this post, I thought I would share some of the history that I learned onboard Intrepid, particularly relating to its sinister nickname in WWII, the Ghost Ship. Intrepid first[…]
Spencer Rosenblum-Critical Reflection #4
This is a Text investigation. Consider your essential question in the context of at least two outside sources you have identified that connect to your essential question. How do these ideas resonate[…]
Josh Sapira – Critical Reflection #3
I am exploring my essential question in exactly the way I thought I would be – through diving into the numbers. Every day that I explore numbers to eventually be[…]
Spencer Rosenblum-Critical Reflection #3
How are you exploring your essential question; is it different from what you expected? If you don’t feel like you’re answering your essential question, what is happening that’s different from[…]
Navah Goldblum – Critical Reflection #3
My essential questions are: What are subtle ways economists can influence people to make smarter financial decisions? How can economists prove that behavioral economics is real? And How can economists[…]
Navah Goldblum – Critical Reflection #2
Two of my essential questions are: What are subtle ways economists can influence people to make smarter financial decisions? and How can economists prove that behavioral economics is real? Obviously,[…]
Midweek reflection – Paper Airplanes
This week, I finished up a series of lectures on Aeronautical engineering. This particular series was on the structures and actual design of a plane. At the end of the[…]
Josh Sapira – Critical Reflection #2
To be completely honest, there is no single moment I can point to and say, “this is when I knew sports analytics was something I wanted to explore.” Rather, I[…]
Spencer Rosenblum – Critical Reflection #2
It was a cool night, in contrast to the day before. My dad had left the door slightly open in his office, and the moist air and cool breeze combined[…]
Intrepid work log reflection
Hello, welcome to my work diary. Here I will be documenting my day by day work on board the USS Intrepid as a volunteer, so that I can easily remember[…]
Navah Goldblum – Critical Reflection #1
Where is the line between behavioral economics and the study of behavior without economics? I was asking myself this question while listening to my podcasts this week, specifically Freakonomics. Freakonomics[…]
Josh Sapira – Critical Reflection #1
I believe what makes my project so unique is that there is always more to explore. Every answer to a question leads to ten more questions. I have already spent[…]
Tristan Blazer – CR 1
I know a good amount about the topics my senior project is covering. I know that certain skills, specifically aim are definitely important in someone’s performance in certain video games,[…]
Spencer Rosenblum – Critical Reflection #1
As I start this project I think it is a powerful tool to reflect and look back on both the things I already know about Aerospace engineering and the history[…]
Josh Sapira – Final Project Proposal
Project Title: A Dive Into Sports Analytics Essential Question: How can mathematical modeling and statistical analysis serve as a framework for better understanding the world around us? Statement of Purpose:[…]
