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Biologist. Cycloholic. Birder. From Guwahati. Opinions expressed here are personal. Retweets are not endorsement. https://t.co/SP8hpx5YB1
Joined May 2011
In Julia, function composition isn’t just notation… it's executable math > f(x) = x^2 + 1 > g = f ∘ sin > g(pi/2) # gives 2 #julialang #joyofcomputing #computing
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A university is closing its Department of Statistics due to financial constraints. Really? In this age, where mathematics, computing, and AI/ML dominate every industry, closing a Statistics Department doesn’t seem like a good business decision. #justsaying
nebraskaexaminer.com
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted to eliminate four academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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To what extent can the foundations of thermodynamics & stat physics be built purely from combinatorics and probability—without relying on the usual concepts like work, heat, and energy? Are there any textbooks that develop the theory primarily from a probabilistic perspective?
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Don't be clueless! Better, understand how Julia thinks: @code_lowered 2 + 3 @code_lowered 2 + 3.0 @code_lowered 2.0 + 3.0 Code better. Code smarter. #JuliaLang #computing #sysbio #systemsbiology #qbio
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High-throughput omics studies > lots of data transformations> 5,000 correlations to be tested through experiments. Toy models with few parameters > the design principles behind the complexity of Life. True Systems Biology: fewer spreadsheets, more 'Aha!' moments. #sysbio
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Why burden memory? Take a sneaky peek and get the job done! A = rand(5,5) W = @view A[2:4,2:4] # take a peek, no copying @views W[1:2, 1:2] .= 0 # sneakily mutate A # check the mutation #julialang #computing
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Explaining non-equilibrium systems to students: ‘Imagine a system that refuses to relax.’ Students: ‘Like us?’ #justforfun #teaching #physicsoflife #physicsoflivingmatter
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Schrödinger’s cat called. It is live and it wants a break. It didn’t sign up to explain superposition to every social media users. Enough!
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Using ± in Julia code? Yes, because real models don’t come with exact parameters. using DifferentialEquations, MonteCarloMeasurements k = 1.0 ± 0.1; u0 = 1.0 ± 0 z = ODEProblem((u,p,t)->-k*u, u0, (0,5)) sol = solve(z) mean(sol[end]) #JuliaLang #computing
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Temperature is not just a thermometer thing. Physicists, chemists, biologists, economists, and data analysts all use it differently. Maybe one day we'll find a single rule that links them all. Until then, temp keeps its cool by being complicated.
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Another review article worth bookmarking: Signed Networks: theory, methods, and applications." https://t.co/y9R7L4x4EZ Perfect for my Systems Biology course. #sysbio #complexsystem #graph #network #compbio #mathbio
arxiv.org
Signed networks provide a principled framework for representing systems in which interactions are not merely present or absent but qualitatively distinct: friendly or antagonistic, supportive or...
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Many bugs don't scream. They whisper in wrong units. Using units in your code can save you. Again, Julia helps in that. using Unitful D = 0.01u"mm^2/s" # 0.01 mm^2 s^-1 t = 100u"s" # 100 s √(2D*t) # 1.4142 mm #julialang #computing
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Identical genome. Same environment. Totally different life choices. Turns out even cells have an identity crisis. #sysbio #physicsoflife
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I get confused when philosophers and scientists debate “reality.” If I slap someone, they feel pain and may hit back. That’s real. So clearly, I’m missing something much deeper. #justsaying
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In biology, we’re still busy naming T cells and debating EMT or autophagy — a bit like arguing over bird names while the real wonder lies in understanding how they fly. #complexsystem #PhysicsOfLife #sysbio
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Dear developmental biologists, Julia comes with a Zygote that auto-differentiates. 😀 using Zygote f(x) = x^2 + 3x + sin(x) f'(2.0) # returns 6.58385 #Julialang #mathbio #qBio #compbio #sysbio #systemsbiology
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At the beginning of this year, Active Matter researchers published a 'review of reviews' — yes, a meta-meta study. When your field grows so fast, you need a map of the maps. Worth bookmarking. https://t.co/LYLSlYGaon
#activematter #physicsoflife #physicalbiology #complexity
link.springer.com
The European Physical Journal E - In the past years, the amount of research on active matter has grown extremely rapidly, a fact that is reflected in particular by the existence of more than 1000...
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Is it weird that I prefer old biology papers—the ones with two figures, zero rainbow plots, and actual ideas? Or am I just allergic to 100-page supplements that explain nothing?
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Every time I get overwhelmed, I remember- a lot of statistical physics is basically fancy bookkeeping for balls in boxes.
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When science books cost a fortune, only publishers win. Open sharing—GitHub, arXiv—helps every learner. Isn’t it time to free ourselves from the 'medieval' prestige of being ‘published by a reputed publisher’? #scicom #edu #doingscience
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