Richard Gao
“…I’m hoping for there to be a similar community for creating, curating, and contributing to a body of research that uses ML and AI to advance our understanding of neuroscience, neurobiology, and neurological disorders.” Me, January, 2024 Okay I’m gonna be real here, back when I first started...
Richard Gao
I didn’t forget about this. My laptop bricked back in February and somehow the one meaningful thing I lost was this uncommitted draft. The thought of re-writing it was dreadful, so I didn’t. Then life happened, and all of a sudden it’s August. Tale old as time itself. A brief recap: what’s the...
Richard Gao
2023 came and went, and I somehow logged exactly 0 blog posts…for the first time since starting this blog in 2014. So I’ve resolved (once again) to write more and write more regularly, and as a consequence, post less polished thoughts. With that in mind, I’m going to start the year with a bang and...
Richard Gao
Uhh so this whole thing got a bit long, and I thought about breaking it up into parts, but I just can’t be bothered to make two different posts and tweet it multiple times, so just use the table of contents above to jump to what’s interesting/relevant for you. The 3 sections are more or less...
Richard Gao
Last month, I served as one of the PhD application evaluators for my village’s local graduate school (IMPRS), and I took some notes while reading through the applications on what I looked for, in real time. It’s probably a bit late for this year’s application cycle to be immediately helpful, but I...
Richard Gao
This is Part 3 (of 3) of the blog series on neuronal timescales, you can find here Part 1 and Part 2. There’s finally some useful stuff in this one, I think, as well as some strong opinions on scientific publishing (constructive and…ranty). 10. tenured professor runs own analysis…(October 2019)...
Richard Gao
This is Part 2 (of 3) of the blog series on neuronal timescales, you can find here Part 1 and Part 3. I think this one covers most of the actual scientific “discoveries”, if you will. The serendipity/luck that went into making this happen is beyond my comphrehension, but I’d probably be still...
Richard Gao
1. preamble The third and final paper from my PhD thesis is published, just in time for when my degree is processed at the end of 2020. I am irrationally happy and proud about this fact, because of the weird feeling of completion it gives me. Like, I’m done. But what I feel more strongly is a...
Andrew Maynard
There’s a new website for the book Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies that you might want to check out! As well as an overview of the book, and those every-important links to where to purchase it, the site contains information and resources not available elsewhere....
Andrew Maynard
The same structure that makes Films from the Future ideal for undergrads, also makes it perfect for an extremely engaging book club - one where you not only read a book together, but you get to watch films as well! The post A book club guide for Films from the Future appeared first on 2020 SCIENCE...
Andrew Maynard
It’s been a while coming, but the YouTube channel Risk Bites has just hit 10,000 subscribers. It may not sound a lot when compared to some YouTube mega-channels, but for a low-budget channel that occupies the space between academic expertise and people who just want to know stuff, it’s a pretty...
Andrew Maynard
A few weeks ago, I was asked to give a keynote on Knowledge Mobilization for the annual Graduate College Impact Awards at Arizona State University (the video’s at the end of this post). The talk was to be science communication. But on reflection, I took the opportunity to address something that’s...
Andrew Maynard
On April 22 2017, over a million people marched for science around the world. They came for many reasons — to celebrate science; to soak up the vibe; to protest a growing distain for evidence-based decisions within society; to say they’d been there. But if there was an overarching message, it was...
Andrew Maynard
A couple of weeks ago I tweeted ten reasons I think more scientists should be on YouTube. I know it’s hard & takes time, but there are lots of reasons why scientists should enter this #scivid contest! https://t.co/P5HWHKRFxe pic.twitter.com/Fb4x5ANJQ3 — Andrew Maynard (@2020science) July 24,...
Andrew Maynard
Can researchers make awesome science communication videos? To find out (and, quite honestly, to encourage scientists to show us what they can do!), we’re running a science video competition this year on the YouTube channel Science Showcase. Entries are being accepted to August 31, with a top prize...
Andrew Maynard
The latest video from Risk Bites takes a four minute dive into what nanotechnology is, and why it’s important. It was created as a primer for 5th graders – which probably means that there’ll be a lot of 5th graders at heart watching it! It also takes a somewhat less than conventional approach to...
Andrew Maynard
A few days ago, I was asked to articulate my “rules” for effective science communication. I don’t actually have a check-list for developing science communications (and I’m not sure that a rigid check list would be such a good idea). But I do have an informal (and until now not clearly...
Andrew Maynard
Risk Bites is going to be at the San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering Expo this year (Saturday March 21st - be there!). I'll be there as part of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) annual meeting, sharing the SOT stand. Given the toxicology theme, we have a special Risk Bites video for...