#Systems

I hope that Biden/Harris are declared victorious based on the electronic vote tally in November. But if they aren’t and if the result deviates significantly from reputable & well conducted
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THREAD...The transphobic bigots have been saying that we need "more research" into ROGD.For once I agree with them...We need more research into how a transphobic concept was given the respectability
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Yesterday, I watched CS professor Michael Kearns speak on AI ethics, and now I feel compelled to rant.Namely, how a lot of AI ethics represents a complete failure in moral
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Random Math Tricks for CETS[thread] MULTIPLYING BY 5212 multiplied by 5Approach: divide by 2 and add a zero at the end212/2=106Add 01060212 x 5 = 1060 COWS AND CHICKENS PROBLEMIn
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How would I improve American scientific output for $100B? A thread. 1/n First, we already have a lot of processes that seem to work incredibly well, and processes really matter!
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Paper paper! We investigated what genes malaria parasites need to develop in the liver using barcode-sequencing. Exciting collaboration led by @rrlimenitakis @bushell_lab and @AnushChP. https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0092867419311808 We had
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I don't have a job right now, but I used to get paid to build models to try to forecast rare events emerging from complex systems. So, for what it's
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Happy Father's Day from @mothersinsci! As we celebrate the dads in our lives, we would like to share with you more about fathers in academia. Read our thread below!#scidad #fathersinscience
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1/14 - BIOGRAPHY THREAD: Founder Jonathan Waldern is departing @DigiLensInc. He shared a video yesterday on Linkedin noting his departure & advertising that he is exploring opportunities.Jonathan's Likedin profile: https://www.linke
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1/9 Currently in the U.S. the CDC and the NIH have 1.65 million #Covid_19 cases with over 100,000 deaths. The numbers will climb as we get universal testing. I predict
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The first time I read 1984, it seemed like dystopian Sci-Fi, of which I became a huge fan in my early teens.But… definitely Sci-Fi. Not something to be actively worried
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The true horror of this prime contender for a UK V-passport would make even an Orwell gasp.Remote scanning. geolocation & tracking. Constant monitoring of contacts. Geofencing to erect an invisible
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In news of...I don’t know, this pandemic has caused me to buy a menstrual cup, & I’m looking at the directions w/trepidation. They’re basically “squash this cup up, stuff it
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Recent PhDs of #AcademicTwitter considering tech - some thoughts from my move 10 years ago, in case it helps. I left DC for Palo Alto the week of my defense,
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Trying to make sense of the daily reported COVID case numbers in Ontario is a source of great frustration right now. Particularly in the face of changes in who can
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Don’t be afraid to learn new things and follow your interests/curiosity, and always know when it’s time to leave. 10 years ago I was a Windows/Exchange admin at a small
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