Numbers Games – Do They Matter?
I love stats. Numbers about my author business are my jam.
For someone who struggled with math in my early years, it might seem strange to say that I love seeing my numbers laid out, but for me it's all about progress--and seeing in a concrete way what's working and not for me in my writing career.
Having the ability to look over trends with sa
https://www.christianeknight.com/numbers-games-do-they-matter/
"map for creating change in living / social systems. "
so i am going to post a thread of some graphs about the human situation on the planet. some show data, some show concepts. all of them are going to be pretty depressing, so buckle up.
Who Was #PatParker?
Long before the #emergence of #socialmovements like #BlackLivesMatter and #BlackGirlMagic, and well before #IntersectionalFeminism became a focal point for #feminist #leaders, there existed #Black #artists, #poets, and #thinkers who knew that the #work wasn’t going to get done, unless someone got going.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Feminism #RoleModels #Representation #Culture #BlackMastodon
A #change will come; it always does
Change may come slowly, but all signs point toward the #emergence of a more #diverse #Alabama.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Alabama #Politics #Representation #Culture #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #BlackMastodon
https://www.alreporter.com/2023/11/27/opinion-a-change-will-come-it-always-does/
"Emergence" by James DeFazio
Prints and more available at:
https://james-defazio.pixels.com/featured/emergence-james-defazio.html
How '#ParticleLife# #Emerges from #Simplicity
"Particle Life' is a very simple particle #System. The simulation shows the emergence of incredibly beautiful life-like structures from rudimentary rules."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4YirERTVF0&ab_channel=TomMohr
#Audubon was a such a tool. Why did we let him just name bird species after his friends/customers?
#GideonBSmith might have been an interesting guy – he seems to be *the* person who first figured out and published predictions on #emergence of 13- and 17-year #cicadas – but there's no evidence to suggest he ever encountered the #longspur named in his honor.
Naming that bird #Smith's longspur tells us nothing about the bird. It's just senseless croneyism.
Good morning #Fediverse Hope you're all doing well with the influx from #TwitterMigration #JoinMastodon - in today's #Introduction #ConnectionList, I feature several accounts to help more richly and deeply connect us.
@theconversationau is The Conversation AU - an online publication that features writing by #academic #research folx, with an editorial spin to make it readily accessible. If you like #AcademicMastodon #HigherEd then you might like this account.
@biancadesanctis [ecoevo.social] is a #PhD student at #CambridgeUniversity, where she's studying #population #genetics. Good luck with your PhD, Bianca!
@patrickdoupe is an #economist who works with #algorithms focusing on #CausalInference. Bae! I mean, Bayes
@dangerousmeredith is Meredith and she's an amazing #writer and #creative. Find her substack at https://dangerousmeredith.substack.com
@yarden is a #SoftwareEngineer who works mostly with #debugging and #debuggers
@Harishjosev is interested in #cybernetics and #SystemsTheory, and writes about things like #emergence.
@alangould is Alan, and I used to work with him in a previous life. He's lovely - a quiet, gentle soul. You should follow him.
That's it today, don't forget to share your own #FollowFriday #ConnectionList
(Edited to remove dodgy Lex account)
2/2 I grew up in the middle of the Adirondacks and currently dwell in the heart of Los Angeles, which I love for its proximity to the ocean and mountains both. I have faith in human resiliency and in the deeper intelligence of the planet, and believe strongly in the value and resourcefulness of community and connection.
So very delighted to be a part of this gathering flock. ♡
#introduction time!
I do #appliedmath at Dartmouth College. I am all about using #math to model #complexsystems + #networks in #compbio, #compneuro & #compsoc, and to improve methods in #datascience and #ml. (Have worked on #emergence of correlation patterns and #causalinference and now getting into #explanaible #machinelearning for #publichealth / #mentalhealth.)
Would love to connect with the #mastodonscience crowd, #womeninmath, #womeninstem, #python, #dataviz folks, and fellow #cat lovers!
Things I've been absolutely fascinated with: #governance and #governancestructures, #socialnetworks, #gametheory, #incentive systems and mechanism / #gamedesign, #decentralized anything, organizational #rituals, #advertising theory, #information #networks, #psychology, #sociobiology, #complexsystems theory, #emergence, #swarmcognition, #groupformation and #autopoiesis, risk reward processing, and the nature of #homeostasis in living systems.
Basically I wanna put sentient robotic ants on mars.