Collin Edwards (he/him)

Mathematical ecology and data science. On twitter hiatus for obv reasons. Find me on Mastodon: @[email protected]

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

Making the transition over to Mastodon, will not be active here for the indefinite future. If you're unhappy with the recent changes to Twitter, come join me!

Me on mastodon: @[email protected]

Intro to Mastodon: https://t.co/RJrBBQ5a4e

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

@stevenstrogatz This cool physics demo by @MouldS seems like a great example for applied ODEs. Felt like it would fit right into one of your lectures. https://t.co/iScFup1CrE

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

New #ecology publication is out, with @anuragasclepias, Stephen Ellner! Summary thread on Mastodon:
https://t.co/PzqFyWdOCx

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

(thanks @hertzpodcast!)

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

Making the transition over to Mastodon, will not be active here for the indefinite future. If you're unhappy with the recent changes to Twitter, come join me!

Me on mastodon: @[email protected]

Intro to Mastodon: https://t.co/RJrBBQ5a4e

[Daniela Witten @daniela_witten]

Twitter laid me off today. If you know of any open positions for project managers or senior software engineers, let me know. I was in charge of the feature that made sure every time you tweeted about machine learning you were served an ad for an intro stats course.

[Andrew Hein @aHeinLab]

Seeking PhD student to join my lab @Cornell to work on eco-behavioral dynamics in coral reefs. NSF-funded work will use state-of-the-art field imaging and computational models to understand what drives ecological interactions in coral reefs. DM or email if interested.

[Ginger Allington @gigi_rose]

Ok, wait! Before everyone flees Twitter in a panic! I haven’t had a chance to announce that I’m moving my research program (& my fam!) to Ithaca in Jan. Joining the Dept on Natural Respurces & Env @Cornell
I’m recruiting 1-2 grad students @ a postdoc, so spread the word!

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

For anyone teaching statistics / data science, I cannot emphasize enough how empowering it is to be able to simulate data from a known process, and try analyzing it.

"Is this doing what we think it is? Let's find out!" -> definitely valuable to instill in students.

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

@pakdamie Maybe @seb_schreiber can help?

[Hannah Locke---got soil microbes? @HLockeSTEM]

panic! in my proposal rough draft

[William Halliday @wdhalliday]

I'm looking for a new PhD student to study #Arctic marine mammals using passive acoustic data from Baffin Bay. Research questions focused on ecology/behaviour and effectiveness of protected areas. Fully funded position, to be based @UVicSEOS. Formal ad coming soon!

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

@vmshirey "Chefs hate him! Make a meatball meal with this one weird trick!"

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

@dr_alphalyrae err, more efficiency.

And I think for folks with less formal background in coding/software, learning a new system can be a lot more intimidating.

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

@dr_alphalyrae At least with software, there's often a pretty big overhead for becoming familiar with it. Sure, I'd love an excuse to get more familiar with python or Julia, but if I can do the same task in R, I can probably tackle the coding in 20% of the time (or more?).

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

@seb_schreiber That is wild! Is this a system where the method is unusually likely to succeed, or should we generally expect the approximation to be this good?

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

@ZachWeiner The only that's really stuck for me is the idea of smart contracts, since that can get around the extra tax of paying a trusted organization to handle transfers of valuable goods (ie escrow). Not sure how well it actually works, though.

[Juliette Bruce @JulietteBruce12]

I am so excited to announce the next Trans Math Day will be happening December 3, 2022!!! TMD is an informal pop-up "un"-conference bringing together transgender and non-binary mathematicians. Registration link below, please share.

https://t.co/mQ10zxkpjO

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

This message inspired by the paper I'm currently reading on butterflies in Transylvania.

(Sadly, no blood-suckers in this paper).

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

During this spooky season, I'd like to remind you that there are multiple species of blood-sucking moths.

https://t.co/i7MWc6jyeQ

You're welcome.

[Collin Edwards (he/him) @Edwards_evoeco]

@LeafyEricScott @HABrazeau Yep! Although in my case it's more a matter of having an expert on the system/biology and an expert on the methods / broader context. Right now neither is local :(

In my case they're split across two institutions, and that part can be a bit of a headache. But overall it's great!