Richard W. Hamming is a well-known mathematician and researcher who is best known for his work on error-correcting codes, and many other pioneering stuff (e.g. the Hamming Matrix, the Hamming Window and many more) in the area of computer and information science. In 1986 he held a talk with the title You and Your Research in which he shared his insights on the question Why do so few scientists make significant contributions and so many are forgotten in the long run?…

I thought back and forth if I should start a personal blog (again). On the one hand there is this inner voice that wants to write down and share my thoughts. On the other hand, such public writing exposes yourself to a lot of people out there and it is work that comes on top on the many other daily things. Obviously the inner voice won - an here we are.…