Rob Johnson

I'm an earth scientist and research team leader.
My all tweets are my own - but you already knew that.

[Rob Johnson @JohnsonRob]

New paper:
👉 Raw AI-NWP still has errors/biases and needs post-processing
📌 Use post-processing as the integration point to safely bring AI weather models into national met services
https://t.co/JBRDlJhWBb

#AIweather #NWP #forecasting #metservice #AI #machinelearning #Weather

[Jeremy Howard @jeremyphoward]

Narrative on X: 🦋 has no AI/ML and just talks about itself
My actual feed on 🦋:

[Molly White @molly0xFFF]

For anyone looking to adjust their media diet, now’s a great time to consider escaping The Algorithms with RSS. Here are some of the blogs, newsletters, and independent news sites I follow:��https://t.co/VOCK2swlM5

[Rob Johnson @JohnsonRob]

This is worth a listen - Odyssey down under https://t.co/tl6hbGGRYQ via @ABCaustralia

[Australian Academy of Science @Science_Academy]

Today, Dr Cathy Foley, Australia's Chief Scientist, issued a recommendation to the government advocating for free access to research papers for all Australians. The Academy has long maintained that the advancement of scientific knowledge is best served through the free, open, and accessible distribution of high-quality peer-reviewed research.
Read our 2021 position statement on open science:
https://t.co/i9HEJzFMTN
Read the Chief Scientist’s Advice on open access models: https://t.co/pTJeRgQ9ZO #OpenScience #OpenAccess

[Rob Johnson @JohnsonRob]

Science started with the discovery of Ignorance | Yuval Noah Harari https://t.co/RIvmXmZ3iG via @YouTube

[Prof Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann]

My interview w/ @CNN's @EricaRHill about the current outbreak of extreme weather, the exacerbating role #climatechange is playing, and what we can still do about it:

[Bilawal Sidhu @bilawalsidhu]

❗EXCLUSIVE: "We learned about ChatGPT on Twitter."

What REALLY happened at OpenAI? Former board member Helen Toner breaks her silence with shocking new details about Sam Altman's firing. Hear the exclusive, untold story on The TED AI Show.

Here's just a sneak peek:

[Jeremy Howard @jeremyphoward]

I've been so excited about the launch of @ericries new show, and finally it's here! I've heard rumours that he has a lot of amazing guests lined up...

[Jeremy Howard @jeremyphoward]

Today, with @Tim_Dettmers, @huggingface, & @mobius_labs, we're releasing FSDP/QLoRA, a new project that lets you efficiently train very large (70b) models on a home computer with consumer gaming GPUs. 1/🧵
https://t.co/UAsWOLtn7a

[Rob Johnson @JohnsonRob]

🌟 Job Alert! 🌪️ Join my team and help shape weather forecasting in Australia. We're looking for a passionate individual to dig into machine learning and statistical techniques for forecast improvement. https://t.co/Od5Q9BIOEo
#MeteorologyJobs #DataScience #ScienceJobs #Science

[Rob Johnson @JohnsonRob]

What are percentiles and probabilites? https://t.co/Pjc3Y7KSnr #DataScience #Statistics #Science

[Australian Antarctic Program Partnership @Ant_Partnership]

As this month marks the 3rd consecutive summer with extremely low sea-ice cover, new research from AAPP, @UTAS_, @ClimateExtremes, @AntarcticSciAus, @CSIRO, @BOM_au and @MBARI_News points to fundamental changes under way in the Antarctic sea-ice system.
https://t.co/kiAqquSAYg

[Monash Science @Monash_Science]

Probability of weather predictions 🔮🌧: @MonashEAE’s Dr @kjreid95 discusses the difference between predicting long-range and day-to-day weather forecasts, particularly when several weather phenomena are at play.

Read more: https://t.co/1Xqfhc1APd

[Eric Gilliam @eric_is_weird]

Skunk Works' Kelly Johnson, in 1985, emphasizing the importance of computer chip supremacy (above all else) to national defense

[Graham Readfearn @readfearn]

From me - Australia’s climate has warmed by 1.5C since 1910, Bureau of Meteorology temperature records show https://t.co/Cc6fls5gAJ

[Bureau of Meteorology, Australia @BOM_au]

Today we released the #AnnualClimateStatement for 2023, a record of Australia's climate, water and significant climate and weather events. 2023 was our 8th warmest year on record with contrasting rainfall conditions. Learn more here https://t.co/P8RBWSkH2o

[Rob Johnson @JohnsonRob]

Early start to the day as I head to Melbourne for PI Planning. #Agile #Science #scienceleadership

[Jeremy Howard @jeremyphoward]

If you liked my "Getting Started With CUDA for Python Programmers" video, then you might want to tune in this weekend for the sequel.

I'll cover writing tiled kernels that use shared memory and thread sync to take advantage of the full speed of your GPU
https://t.co/Jbq7uO5xS3