kkylin

39 ms·

451.
by kkylin 9y ago
For those who learned point set topology from Munkres's book, you may be interested to know that this is also sometimes called the Munkres algorithm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_algorithm .
452.
by kkylin 9y ago
Not to say whether they are a good idea or bad idea in general, but on thing worth considering is that publishing fees also act as a barrier to entry for less well-funded groups. Some journals even charge fees to submit (even if you are re
453.
by kkylin 9y ago
True, good point!
454.
by kkylin 9y ago
I think someone may have posted this already, but in case not: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t-rex-skin-was-not... "T. Rex Was Likely Covered in Scales, Not Feathers" What I don't understand
455.
by kkylin 9y ago
Professional societies like SIAM have listings, which you can view to get a rough idea: http://www.siam.org/careers/ . Most of these are academic, but not all. (I think, or at least hope, there's a way to filter
456.
by kkylin 9y ago
Thank you, this looks quite interesting.
457.
by kkylin 9y ago
Rabies is deadly: https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/index.html
458.
by kkylin 9y ago
That's fantastic! I'll have to do that with my kid.
459.
by kkylin 9y ago
An on-line only subscription is far less than the donation I give to my local NPR affiliate each year. Well worth it.
460.
by kkylin 9y ago
Probably more than structure (which I took to mean connectivity) -- there are a lot of things that affect (biological) neuronal computation in addition to connectivity, such as synaptic weights, distribution & types of receptors for dif
461.
by kkylin 9y ago
I think an effective strategy depends highly on the subject matter. Also, appropriate use of technology by the lecturer makes a huge difference. For mathematics (my field) or something similar like theoretical physics, the pace at which th
462.
by kkylin 9y ago
For anyone interested this seems to be a reasonable summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversy_over_Cantor%27s_th...
463.
by kkylin 9y ago
Wouldn't it be easier (and better exercise) to get that elevation gain just hiking up a nearby mountain?
464.
by kkylin 9y ago
Great advice! And I absolutely agree with the idea that this list is highly personal -- for me, I can't spend more than a few minutes on FB per week w/o feeling like it's a complete waste of time (I only have the acct to rec
465.
by kkylin 9y ago
Ah, interesting question. This I do not know. Unlike my colleagues in biology, we are not actually required to keep lab notebooks or something equivalent. Perhaps someone more knowledgeble than I can answer...
466.
by kkylin 9y ago
Context: I'm an academic in applied math. Like most of you, I juggle multiple things -- courses, projects, students, committees. I spend most of my tube time in Emacs (yes, I know this half sentence tells you how old I am), and for e
467.
by kkylin 9y ago
Ideally. Problem is, things move too quickly to get into textbooks or even review articles, especially on the experimental side of things. I'm not a neuroscientist myself, and have cobbled together what little I know from books (whic
468.
by kkylin 9y ago
Cool, thanks!
469.
by kkylin 9y ago
Off-topic, but I'd be really interested in seeing a reference for such a study. A single action potential is usually only 1-3 ms (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_potential and references therein), and
470.
by kkylin 9y ago
We visited a few years ago. It really is worth seeing in person, particularly if you were already making the drive from Phoenix up to Sedona / Flagstaff / Grand Canyon and can spare an hour or two. One really can sense both Sole
471.
by kkylin 9y ago
Indeed, many of us can get paid more in industry. (Computational applied mathematician here.) But (i) professor pay isn't terrible in the grand scheme of things, and (ii) I view my salary as paying for the things I wouldn't want
472.
by kkylin 9y ago
Mammalian cortex (well, in the species that have been studied closely) has both laminar and columnar structures. If you are interested in the biology side of things, take a look at http://hubel.med.harvard.edu/book/
473.
by kkylin 9y ago
A bit off-topic, but a thing I've always found puzzling is octopus intelligence. They aren't especially social (as far as we know, unless you count their arms as semi-independent beings), they don't really live all that long
474.
by kkylin 9y ago
Not to say that these are not issues, but the treatment of students is also highly field-dependent. In addition, in fields like mathematics (mine), most postdoctoral positions (even very good ones) come with a certain amount of teaching, a
475.
by kkylin 9y ago
"... but for those that excel at research, especially in STEM, its a more or less voluntary choice how much time and effort they choose to put into the teaching part of the university." This is highly field dependent. I'm on
476.
by kkylin 9y ago
LIGO may or may not turn up "new physics," but I for one think it's already plenty exciting to (i) confirm the predictions of GR (not a given), and (ii) be able to "see" the state of the universe through this new in
477.
by kkylin 9y ago
Off-topic, but I do the same with student evaluations (I teach at a research university). This seems to be human nature: good reviews tend to be fairly generic ("nice", "clear", etc) but bad reviews are usually very spe
478.
by kkylin 9y ago
Off-hand I do not have a good reference (maybe this? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4078443/ ) but I've heard quite often that both light and food have an impact on our body clocks, and th
479.
by kkylin 9y ago
Also, AFAIK, if you use your disk for Time Machine backups, it cannot be APFS: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/disks-you-can...
480.
by kkylin 9y ago
Oh my, I just taught the Monty Hall Problem in my class this week. Even showed them this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5QYTrDReTo&t=47s . RIP Mr. Hall.

More ›