Science and productivity by Dr. Christine Corbett Moran
CodeXgalactic hosts writings by polymath Christine Corbett Moran on a variety of topics including: science, science fiction, productivity, philosophy, humanities, motherhood, culture, sports, politics, music, quantum computing, programming, physics, AI, biology, art, and more.
Hi! I’m Christine. My mother called me “Dr. Moran”, the internet knows me as “corbett”, my colleagues call me “Chris”, and my kids call me “mom”. I like collecting projects and experiences which I hope will one day render me able to solve any problem I find interesting or important. My portfolio of projects is Read More ...
I’ve been experimenting with AI tools for awhile – Claude Code (and more claude code), ChatGPT, Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf. Especially with the fourth baby here, I have a lot of time where I’m up-at-all hours with a hand free to use my phone while I feed a snoozy baby. I’m a huge home automation fan Read More …
Since the dawn of internet time I’ve been a frequent user of MySpace, LiveJournal, Facebook, Twitter, Medium, TinyLetter, Instagram, and now Substack. The only remaining accounts I have are Instagram (used sparingly), and Substack. As I migrate from platform to platform over the years, having a single home which I control (codexgalactic.com; self hosted) seems Read More …
You can check on my intro-to-Claude Code’s capabilities projects which impressed me. This more recent project involves the fact that I just gave birth so items like: Are top of my mind as is: Claude Code nearly one shots the solution Naturally while I was breastfeeding and my baby, happily sated, doted, and gazed upon, Read More …
Postpartum Birth is such a singular point in parenting overall, a minute fraction of the total hours, and is so variable in experience that it seems a combination of a faux pax, nosiness, and taboo to ask about or share. “I gave birth” is akin to “I finished a marathon” in that the outcome is Read More …
I listened to a relatively dry Complex Systems podcast on how Patrick McKenzie recently found Claude Code beneficial. I then listened to his (linked in the show notes) Claude code overview for normies which swung in the other direction. Convinced, I decided to take it for a spin. I’m a long Claude desktop and MCP Read More …
How I Plan I last wrote about using Passion Planner as my go-to todo list 5 years ago. I keep an eye out for alternatives, but it’s still the same story. Since I’m extremely digital, it may seem odd that I keep a paper planner. It’s not my only way of tracking todos or goals, Read More …
It’s been more than a year since I wrote You Know, We Can Just Stop Consuming the News, and more than a year since I just, you know, stopped consuming the news. At first I didn’t realize it would need to be a social media purge as well, but after seeing too much news via Read More …
When asked on The Cheeky Pint podcast how we educate our children, my husband Casey Handmer replied “benign neglect.” It’s a cheeky answer that captures something real: we’re neither tiger nor helicopter parents. But after seven years and three kids (with a fourth on the way), we’ve developed a more deliberate approach. Here’s what we’ve Read More …
The Setup This summer the family and I travelled to Oaxaca, Mexico where my big kids took Spanish immersion classes in a kids summer camp, and I worked remotely for the month of July (there are amazing coworking spaces and cafes with great internet). My youngest shared a babysitter with a friend doing the same Read More …
Day 1 of Invisalign I had 20 minutes to eat between meetings, and 15 minutes in I still hadn’t gotten my bottom tray out despite prying at it with my fingers just like the dentist taught me. And it hurt like hell! What did I get myself into? How did I get here? And could Read More …