Running Category
An annoying paradox of deep learning
Posted on April 10, 2023 2 Comments
10 April 2023 I’m listening to the popular 2021 book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein. I feel like I’ve somewhat outgrown these types of books (journalist-authored, story-based, pop social science), but I like the general idea and it was for sale on Apple. I’ve always been more of a […]
The Importance of Early Experiences in Scholarship
Posted on February 6, 2022 Leave a Comment
6 February 2022 Out for a run in my Baton Rouge neighborhood, I listen to a podcast by author and journalist Sebastian Strangio about his updated book on Hun Sen and Cambodia published by Yale University Press. I don’t typically listen to podcasts while running, but the lack of trails within running distance from my […]
Movement is life. Running my first 50-miler.
Posted on December 19, 2016 Leave a Comment
December 19, 2016 This year I went from playing frisbee a couple times a week to running a 5o-mile race. Here’s the story along with a few reflections on the keys to discovering a love of running. In January, I somewhat precariously decided to run a marathon as my New Year’s resolution. Knowing full well that […]
Summer Research Conclusion
Posted on September 14, 2016 Leave a Comment
September 14, 2016 Much to my dismay, summer has ended and classes have begun again here at GW. I am so grateful to the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at the Elliot School for International Affairs here at GW for affording me the opportunity to conduct a research project this summer in Thailand and Myanmar through the […]
Oliver S. Crocco 