Birder, outdoor enthusiast, father of three, mathematical biologist, associate professor. Find me on Blue Sky (same handle).
Reno, NV
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Bye, for now.
My X/Twitter notifications still look a LOT like Musk pushing his/Trump's political agenda. So I'm done. Not deleting my account, but I'm turning off notifications & rarely checking in for a while. Find me on Blue Sky (same name), FB or IRL.
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This is extremely disheartening and unnerving
Biden Admin has sat and watched this potential #H5 BirdFlu pandemic unfold from the beginning - Doing essentially zero to stop it
Cases likely 10x+ whats detected
Each case an opportunity to mutate to a virus that is much worse
CDC has confirmed an H5 bird flu case in a child in California. The patient had mild symptoms, received flu antivirals, and is recovering. The public risk assessment remains low, but people should avoid exposure to sick or dead animals, including wild birds, poultry, cows, and other wild or domesticated birds.
See press release for full details: bit.ly/3Ol0Zte
ALT Stock photo of red barn in a grassy field. In the bottom left corner is a burgundy box with white text that reads, “cdc.gov/bird-flu.” In the right corner is the CDC logo.
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Elon Musk’s appointment to the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency is a glaring conflict of interest and potential source of chaos.
@marinakoren on what to expect from a “move fast and break things” approach to government: theatlantic.com/science/arch…
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🚨Washoe dump🚨
Washoe County posts ~13,000 mail votes
Rosen wins 55.1% of this batch to Brown's 38.8%, net gain of over 2,100 for Rosen
🔴Brown lead: 2,188 votes
Still to come tonight: 55k Clark mail
Later this week: 10k Nye, ~32k Washoe, ? Clark
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Please do not sit this election out and, from a 2000 Nader voter, think about all the implications of your vote.
One way or the other, this election will be a story we will tell for years....and I know I'll at least be able to say I did all I could.
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Please tell me this exists:
An updated list of all Rep. officials, top brass, etc endorsing Harris, maybe w/ brief bios & their reasons?
@mitchellreports @maddow @alexwagner @jdbalart @NewsHour @DanaBashCNN @jaketapper @KamalaHarris @Tim_Walz @DNC @RalstonReports @luciastarbuck
ALT Screenshot of the top of the article "Green Bay Republican, Wisconsin's longest-serving state senator, endorses Kamala Harris" at https://www.wpr.org/news/green-bay-republican-wisconsin-senator-endorses-kamala-harris
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Today's update. Pretty good day of state polling for Trump, although the topline numbers are relatively unmoved. Among the more interesting polls is from Nevada, where Harris has basically lost her lead.
natesilver.net/p/nate-silver…
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Our latest research in
@NatureComms
tackles bias in epidemic parameter estimation by incorporating history-dependent disease spread dynamics (Realistic time delay distribution of latent & infectious periods)! #Epidemiology #MathematicalModeling
doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-5…
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Are you doing research on #birds using #drones?
Check out our new #metaanalysis on the impact of drones on birds!
This article is available #OpenAccess here:
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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Can we use the Gillespie algorithm, assuming the homogeneous distribution of genes in the nucleus, to simulate gene regulation?
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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It’s National Voter Registration Day. We are voting for Harris-Walz. The choice is clear. Check your voting status here: iwillvote.com
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Far-right movements have been using Springfield, Ohio as a propaganda tool since early 2023.
There aren’t 20,000 Haitian immigrants there
in fact, there are barely 5,000 in the entire state.
The level of cognitive dissonance required for this narrative is staggering.
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Just a reminder: The PIMS Open House takes place tomorrow at 12 PM PT (Online). Join us to meet our directors and explore funding opportunities. All are welcome!
Join the PIMS Open House ▶️ tinyurl.com/mryfcuja
Don't forget, the PIMS Open House takes place on Sept 10th at 12 pm PT. Meet our Directors, learn about funding opportunities, and hear Terence Tao speak (2 PM PT).
Learn more about our open house ▶️tinyurl.com/mryfcuja
Register for Terence Tao's talk ▶️ tinyurl.com/3a7uc948
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It has to be noted how rare a statement like this from the Army is. I covered the Army for 4 years and not sure I can recall something similar
NEW: US Army spokesperson says participants in event at Arlington Cemetery "were made aware of federal laws" re: political activity & "abruptly pushed" employee.
"This incident was unfortunate ... the ANC employee and her professionalism has been unfairly attacked."
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We are thrilled to announce the launch of the United States National Science Foundation PIPP Phase 2 Center for Analysis and Prediction of Pandemic Expansion (NSF APPEX) @NSF @ArtsSciencesUT
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For anyone curious about nonlinear dynamics and chaos, including students taking a first course in the subject: My lectures are freely available here. piped.video/playlist?list=…
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Please stop using Tophat scholar.google.com.mx/schola… Cole and I developed the method in *2008*. It was greatly improved in TopHat2 then HISAT & HISAT2. There is no reason to use it anymore. I have been saying this for years yet it has more citations this year than last #methodsmatter
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I've checked this paper out, as instructed. I was also interested in the main result for personal reasons: I'm 51 years old. Is it true that I've just gone through a major change? And that another one awaits me in just a few years?
Some comments on the paper in this thread 1/🧵
Our aging paper just came out. Two periods of major changes: Mid 40s and 60s. Check it out doi.org/10.1038/s43587-024-0…
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On the one hand, I'm like "YES!!"
On the other hand, can we PLEASE do this while still preserving locally important natural areas and urban green space? It can be done, and in the end makes for BETTER quality places for people to live.
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