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James L. Elia

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The carbon to silicon pipeline.

A Faucet is a Hole

01 February 2026

I advocate for a mechanistic approach to life.

2025 Recap

01 January 2026

A list of my top 10 achievements from 2025.

Why "Work Harder" Hardly Works

09 October 2025

Our work culture overemphasizes effort and underemphasizes efficiency.

The Joy of Math

20 July 2025

Lesson plans on a geometric proof for the area of a circle and approximating the speed of light with marshmallows!

Elia's Razor

22 June 2025

Never invoke system-intrinsic properties when system-extrinsic factors suffice.

Hello, Computer Science!

16 May 2025

I started seriously programming in July of 2024, and I've been hooked ever since. Now I'm rediscovering my love for math too.