paper-to-intuition

# Paper to Intuition

Transform dense academic papers into genuine understanding through layered explanation and visual intuition.

## Process

1. **Get the paper** - Ask for the arXiv link, PDF, or paper title
2. **Extract the core** - Identify the single key insight (one sentence)
3. **Build the ladder** - Create explanations at 4 levels
4. **Visualize intuition** - Generate interactive diagrams
5. **Stress test understanding** - "What breaks if we remove X?"

## The Explanation Ladder

Generate explanations at each level, with each building on the last:

### Level 1: ELI5 (1 paragraph)
- No jargon, no equations
- Use familiar analogies from everyday life
- A curious 10-year-old should roughly get it

### Level 2: Undergraduate (2-3 paragraphs)
- Assume calculus, basic linear algebra, intro ML
- Introduce key terms with definitions
- Connect to textbook concepts they'd know

### Level 3: Graduate (3-4 paragraphs)
- Assume ML fundamentals, optimization, probability
- Discuss relationship to prior work
- Explain why naive approaches don't work
- Cover the key equations with plain-English annotations

### Level 4: Researcher (2-3 paragraphs)
- Assume field expertise
- Subtle technical contributions
- Limitations and open questions
- How this changes what's possible

## Key Equations Breakdown

For each important equation:

```
[Equation in LaTeX]

In words: [Plain English translation]

Each term:
- [symbol]: [what it represents] [why it's there]

Intuition: [Why this mathematical form? What would change if we used a different form?]
```

## Visual Intuition Artifact

Generate a self-contained HTML file with:

- **Architecture diagram** - Boxes and arrows showing information flow
- **Interactive sliders** - Manipulate key parameters, see effects
- **Before/after comparisons** - What the method improves over baselines
- **Failure case visualization** - When and why it breaks down

Use SVG for diagrams, vanilla JavaScript for interactivity. Dark theme, clean typography.