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Hey friends, family, colleagues, and strangers.

My name is William Fife. I am currently a PhD candidate in aerospace engineering at Texas A&M University. More importantly — I am a dad and husband.

I’ve wanted to start this project for a while now. The basic premise is threefold: Sometimes I feel isolated in the kind of work I do because it is so “in the weeds.” I want to share it with people, and maybe by proxy those also in my discipline will feel their work is better known. Secondly, I started interviewing some smart people for their historical perspective in my field and they’ve agreed to let me share these conversations. Lastly—especially on less career-facing topics—I want to write more. To write is to think.

I want this to provide real value — so I won’t post willy nilly. This isn’t a ploy to quit my day job, in fact I want this to enhance my working life.

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William

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