Night at Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala
In March 2026 I hiked Acatenango for a night overlooking Volcán de Fuego. The volcano erupted with thunder and lightning, one of the most surreal nights I’ve...
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life
Cruise on the Danube in Budapest
An evening cruise on the Danube in Budapest, seeing the Parliament Building lit up along the river.
Astonishing Lights in Sagrada Familia
I visited Barcelona over the Thanksgiving break and had the chance to see the Sagrada Familia. The way the light filters through the stained glass windows is...
Bears at Yellowstone National Park
We went to Yellowstone National Park during the summer. We were very lucky to see three bears together!
Happy 2022!!!
Happy 2022! Enjoy the new year. 祝万事胜意。
friends
Yunnan Noodle
One of my friends visited me and we went to the Ten Seconds Yunnan Noodle restaurant. It is very authentic and tasty.
West Lafayette Trip
Visited friends in West Lafayette. Took this beautiful picture of Purdue University’s main gate.
Breckenridge Ski Trip
Went on a ski trip with some friends at Breckenridge ski resort, Colorado. Feeling high on the slopes!
yale
Finished My First Semester
Just finished my first semester at Yale. I took four physics courses, which is a lot! However, I learned a lot of physics this semester and I enjoyed my cour...
Yunnan Noodle
One of my friends visited me and we went to the Ten Seconds Yunnan Noodle restaurant. It is very authentic and tasty.
First Photo at Yale
This is one of the first photos I took at Yale. I walked around Yale’s campus and enjoyed the beautiful summertime.
theoretical-neuroscience
Personal Notes: Theoretical Neuroscience (Dayan & Abbott)
Personal notes on Dayan & Abbott’s Theoretical Neuroscience—high-level summaries and comments rather than a full rewrite. Chapters already end with solid...
Nemenman & Mehta on Random-with-Constraints
Nemenman & Mehta (2025) argue for random-with-constraints as a minimal modeling strategy for high-dimensional biology. At the heart of this approach was ...
Temporal Coding Review Article by Cariani and Baker
Cariani & Baker (2025) review temporal coding in sensory systems and assemble evidence that timing-based codes carry rich information.
pets
Summoning Xiaohei
Reading Peskin and summoning Xiaohei using my candle.
My Cat
Take a look at my lovely cat Xiaohei (小黑), whom I recently adopted!
philosophy
WeThoughts
Many of my thoughts and reflections are posted on my Chinese WeChat public account WeThoughts. Feel free to check it out.
Theses on Feuerbach
An inspiring quote for how I think about philosophy and its relation to society.
physics
Finished My First Semester
Just finished my first semester at Yale. I took four physics courses, which is a lot! However, I learned a lot of physics this semester and I enjoyed my cour...
Senior Thesis
Just submitted my senior thesis to the physics department at Notre Dame yesterday. A milestone for my undergraduate physics research. I worked on the anisotr...
ski
Breckenridge Ski Trip
Went on a ski trip with some friends at Breckenridge ski resort, Colorado. Feeling high on the slopes!
complexity
Introduction to Complexity
I recently took the online course Introduction to Complexity from the Santa Fe Institute. Here are my study notes.
society
Oyenuga on Authorship Misappropriation
Oyenuga et al. (2026): You Put my name, I Put your name: exploring unethical practices in academic publishing using the authorship misappropriation Diamond f...