Happy 🩷 day from our cells! :)

Romanians started the international math olympiad, Yuhuai (Tony) Wu is smashing it

From ma.tt/2024/01/forty/:

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“Sometimes the greatest games are those you play with other people’s toys. I hope readers get to experience even a fraction of the pleasure reading The Book of Elsewhere that I experienced in the writing—in the serious business of play.” :)

I’ve…

Go work with one of my favorite people in science!

Also, we’re recruiting ;)

I’m spending this pre-teaching week just having looong science convos with my students (and nothing! nothing! nothing! else) and honestly, it’s the best week ever! 🥰🥰🥰

I have to be in Seattle end of February (for an Allen Institute thing)! As usual, I make time and I'd love to meet people or catch up with friends! Lmk if in town and want to meet up!

Teaching a class on the principles of (genetic and cultural) evolution to (mostly) computer science students. What stories should I tell them?

What would you be curious to hear about and learn?

Hmmmmm…..

Collecting resources for my modeling biological systems class on the theme of prediction versus understanding.

Send me more please! :)

Teaching a class on the principles of (genetic and cultural) evolution to (mostly) computer science students. What stories should I tell them?

What would you be curious to hear about and learn?

Since this seems to be the most common response. let me address it.

DEI does not mean you dont hire on merit. Of course you hire based on merit

Diversity - means you expand the possible pool of candidates as widely as you can. Once you have identified the candidates, you…

This is a great thread, worth reading!

While I'm not a fan of extremism of any kind (trying to understand evolution of biological systems really teaches you about nuance and the counter-example to the counter-example :)), if there is one thing I've experienced and feel deep in…

To optimize the education of the student in their chosen field.

To prepare the student to have success within that field

To challenge the student intellectually and expose them to different people , experiences and knowledge

Prepare them for life as a self sufficient adult…

Sneaked a quick visit to my DC happy place: the Rothko room at the Phillips Collection.

3 new (temporary) paintings! 🥰

We got our teaching evaluations today. Nothing more to say... :)

Love this! Why would you do what everyone else is doing? Do what only you can bring into existence, what is ignored or underappreciated by others