Damian R.S. | Ph.D.

Physicist, Philosopher, Programmer with a penchant for espresso and information theory.

[Gourab Ghoshal @Ghoshal_G]

🚨 New paper out!
We revisit the classic Daisyworld model—but now through semantic information theory.
What happens when life regulates a planet via information?
Enter: Exo-Daisy World 🌱📊🌍with @DRSowinski @AdamFrank4

[Science News @SciencNews]

This is how genes are activated to start DNA transcription into mRNA and then translation into Protein

source: @MolAnCell #Animation #InnoTalkShow25 #Biology

[Damian R.S. | Ph.D. @DRSowinski]

Manipulating synchronization in the Kuramoto model through local interventions. Exciting new paper with @AdamFrank4 and @Ghoshal_G https://t.co/F2IklZZIyC

[Damian R.S. | Ph.D. @DRSowinski]

From fireflies to seizures, synchronization is prevalent throughout biological phenomena. Using local interventions we construct a Langevin equation of the Kuramoto model to describe how to prevent or induce it. Exciting work with @AdamFrank4 & @Ghoshal_G https://t.co/F2IklZZIyC

[Damian R.S. | Ph.D. @DRSowinski]

Planetary biomes are complex living systems that eat information. Exploring their "Information Architecture" gives us clues as to how. Check out our new preprint with @AdamFrank4 and @Ghoshal_G
https://t.co/uJ2iem7mPQ

[Gourab Ghoshal @Ghoshal_G]

Very excited to be organizing (with @AdamFrank4 and @artemyte) the workshop on Information Driven Dtates of Matter to be held at @UofR from 07/10-07/12. We have a truly stellar (and international) cast; see details below. Thanks to generous support from @templeton_fdn (1/4)

[Damian R.S. | Ph.D. @DRSowinski]

#InfoMatter talks start today!

[Publishing with Integrity @fake_journals]

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22 people have published more than 200 papers in 2024 (so far, we still have another six months to go)

We have been doing some research on another project and saw something that we found interesting. We'd be interested to know what you think.

In 2024, 22 authors (according to @Scopus) have published over 200 papers. The table below shows the details (we decided not to show author names at this time).

The author who has published the most papers has authored 261 papers (as at 15 Jun 2024) meaning that he/she has published 1.56 papers every day this year (and counting).

If we exclude weekends (everybody has to rest, right?), then they have published 2.18 papers every day.

Serious question: Is it possible for anybody to contribute in a meaningful way (at least to warrant being at author) when they are publishing a paper every day?

[Damian R.S. | Ph.D. @DRSowinski]

@svpino Laughs in the Standard Model of Particle Physics.

[Physics In History @PhysInHistory]

Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.

If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet.

- Niels Bohr

[Damian R.S. | Ph.D. @DRSowinski]

#APSMarchMeeting physics meets chocolate. There's an actual chocolatier on stage, and this is the best conference ever.

[Damian R.S. | Ph.D. @DRSowinski]

#APSMarch Meeting randomly overheard conversations while wandering
"... the shit is weird, like NUMERICS, man..."

[Damian R.S. | Ph.D. @DRSowinski]

#APSMarch Meeting randomly overheard conversations while wandering
"... it's always JUST an effective field ..."

[Damian R.S. | Ph.D. @DRSowinski]

#APSMarch Meeting randomly overheard conversations while wandering
"... the argument of the exponential is ..."

[Damian R.S. | Ph.D. @DRSowinski]

Food is meaningful, even if you're simple! #APSMarchMeeting K37 Evolutionary Dynamics II (103C) at 5:24 today! Come hear about #SemanticInformation applied to foraging; some meaningful work done with @AdamFrank4 @Ghoshal_G @MGleiser @artemyte and @JordiPinero

[Damian R.S. | Ph.D. @DRSowinski]

If you're at #APSMarch Meeting and want to learn about semantic information theory, sensor evolution, and agency, come see my talk in session K37: Evolutionary Dynamics II this afternoon. Exploring the intersection of #physics #biology and @philosophy with @AdamFrank4 @Ghoshal_G

[Niko McCarty. @NikoMcCarty]

Cells are fast and crowded places. Numbers help us make sense of them.

Here are five of my favorite "bionumbers."

1. ATP synthase spins 134 times/second. That is much faster than the propeller on most piston airplanes, and about half the r.p.m. of a Boeing 737 jet engine.

[Damian R.S. | Ph.D. @DRSowinski]

A news article is out on our latest work on Semantic Information Theory at @UofR. How do meaningful correlations arise between agents and their environments, and why informational narratives are important. @Ghoshal_G @AdamFrank4

https://t.co/AvypwiJolX