Conor Finn

[Conor Finn @Conor_Finn]

A neat analysis of the "swinginess" of the various US states using the KL divergence! Who doesn't like a bit of political analysis using information theory? :)

https://t.co/vjuwyjVddt

[Conor Finn @Conor_Finn]

@fercho5 @MattP1Gallagher Okay, so here is some potential spiciness to add to this one. Amanda Newey, whose husband is Adrian Newey, seems to only follow two F1 teams on Instagram: Red Bull Racing and Aston Martin.

[Jonathan Gorard @getjonwithit]

The real answer was already given excellently by @RBehiel, but let me attempt an "intuitive" answer.
The Euclidean norm induces a homomorphism on the complex numbers, such that taking all complex numbers of magnitude 1 forms a Lie group U(1), homeomorphic to the circle S^1. (1/4)

[Conor Finn @Conor_Finn]

@sinnfeinireland @Donnchadhol

[Conor Finn @Conor_Finn]

@J_L_Colvin I entirely agree. The entire premise of trying to project such a high-dimensional concept like intelligence down onto a single variable seems dubious at best. I always found the aptitude tests much more sensible.

[University Of Limerick @UL]

More than the sum of its parts - how Applied Maths at University of Limerick is helping to build a smarter society

UL Links meets Dr Doireann O'Kiely, Lecturer in Applied Maths at UL
https://t.co/D2OoYOGmTM
#Research #StayCurious

[Wesley P Clawson @WesleyPClawson]

Couldn't recommend a better set of people to do a PhD with.

[Conor Finn @Conor_Finn]

@SarahDo30389592 @AerLingus Hi @AerLingus, the flight EI1357 is not listed on any of the departure boards here at Munich Airport, and nobody knows where we are supposed to be. There is a crowd of people here at the check-in area for this flight. Where are we supposed to go?

[Quanta Magazine @QuantaMagazine]

An 𝑛-dimensional cube can help demonstrate Dedekind numbers. For a 2D cube, which is a square, there are six ways to color the corners of the cube so that no white corner is ever higher than a blue corner. Therefore the Dedekind number of 2, 𝑑(2), is 6.
https://t.co/BCwlVksZX9

[Danny Boy @Care2much18]

What bigots mean is they won't tolerate children stabbed if it's a foreigner with the knife.

Liam Hawe (13), Brooklyn Colbert (11), Niall Hawe (11), Ryan Hawe (6), Ciaran Malone (4), Reece Hines (3), Amy Hines (5mths), Leilah Hickey (3mths) all stabbed to death by Irish adults.

[Peter Lynch @thatsmaths]

Sharkovsky's Theorem and his remarkable ordering of the natural numbers. https://t.co/GO8TJskwNX via @thatsmaths

[Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland 🇮🇪 @Stairnahireann]

Benwisken 'The Breaking Wave' | Co Sligo

The beautiful and dramatic mountain of Benwisken is a part of the Dartry Mountain range in the ancient kingdom of Carbury in north Sligo, bordering Co Leitrim.

Read more 🔗 https://t.co/SKGulzNKmd

[Peter Lynch @thatsmaths]

The Logistic Map: a Simple Model with Rich Regular and Chaotic Dynamics https://t.co/UstL4i5Kf1 via @thatsmaths

[Fernando Rosas @_fernando_rosas]

Workshop announcement
“C3: Complexity, Computing, and Consciousness”

When: November 9th and 10th
Where: London + remote

An interdisciplinary discussion on the interface between complexity science, consciousness research, and AI.

https://t.co/9NgXq5sHGV

[Conor Finn @Conor_Finn]

@ThosVarley Of course, in practice, you don't always know the probabilities of each outcome, and so then you make observations to estimate these. But this is not specific to information theory, and not even to consciousness science either.

[Conor Finn @Conor_Finn]

@ThosVarley Why does information theory require an observer?

I mean, each outcome of a fair dice roll has a certain probability of occurring, and so there is an amount of uncertainty associated with rolling a fair dice. The uncertainty is a property of the system.

[Joseph Lizier @jlizier]

"From stock markets to brain scans, new research harmonises hundreds of scientific methods to understand complex systems" - a really cool piece by @bendfulcher in The Conversation on our work out in @NatComputSci today! https://t.co/Y4iEPDymfn via @ConversationEDU

[Nature Computational Science @NatComputSci]

📢@olivercliff, @AnnieGBryant, @jlizier, @NaoTsuchiya, and @bendfulcher from @Sydney_Uni unify an interdisciplinary literature of over 230 computational methods for measuring interactions from complex systems. https://t.co/RjGgkJVESN

👉https://t.co/8N1toZXeOE

[Conor Finn @Conor_Finn]

@CardColm I had completely forgotten that there are wallabies on Lambay island! I think my brain filed it in the “yeah, sure” category 😅

[Conor Finn @Conor_Finn]

@PierreAlquier @aryehazan You deserve A' for this joke.