Lab Handbook

How we think about research and run projects in the lab: our purpose, expectations, structure, and tools. If you’re new, read in this order — it takes about twenty-five minutes and answers most questions before they come up.

1. Lab Overview: Read This First — what we study, how we approach research, and the principles that apply to everyone.
2. Lab Expectations: Your Role as a DRI — how project ownership develops and what good ownership looks like.
3. Starting a Project — initialization checklist, the Project Landing Page, and the phases of research.
4. Communication Rules — weekly updates, Slack vs. email, 1:1s, and meeting notes.
5. Lab Infrastructure — the template repository, working documents, Overleaf, and the rest of the toolchain.
6. Evaluations & Check-Ins — the annual review, quarterly check-ins, and downloadable forms.

These pages borrow deliberately from Ethan Perez, Jacob Steinhardt, and Ben Kuhn — sources are linked inline where the ideas appear.