glipsnort.bsky.social
Senior computational biologist at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. I've worked in population genetics, human genetics, evolution, and now mostly epidemiology. Former high energy physicist and current Episcopalian.
👤 Joined on 26 November 2024
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@glipsnort.bsky.socialYou do realize that’s in reference to the *voting mobilizations* right? You don’t do voter registration and civil disobedience at the same event with the same coalition! 50501 does non-violent civil disobedience. Hell, so do a bunch of *elected officials.* Use your head
Show PostShe was an exceptional reporter, curious scientist, and all-around wonderful person. I cannot begin to describe the magnitude of this loss for science, public health, and global understanding of disease. We'll miss you enormously, Helen.
Show PostI think we are probably at a peak time for AI generated software, where there are extensive human-generated frameworks and libraries with documentation and example code for the LLMs to be trained on. With knowledge and experience it can create great tools but I am not sure how long this will last.
Show Post"I don't want to suffer negative health consequences" is the main reason people *don't* smoke. It's completely fair to describe people taking up smoking and relatedly believe they won't suffer negative health consequences as taking up smoking *because* of that; it's the main explanatory variable.
Show PostI had assumed that was an onion article
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