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Résumé Tip: Useless Research

November 8, 2017Original blog post

Theoretical work with no conceivable applications? 'My research is equally applicable to deep learning, bioinformatics, human immortality, and defense against the dark arts.'

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Theoretical work with no conceivable applications? 'My research is equally applicable to deep learning, bioinformatics, human immortality, and defense against the dark arts.'

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