Miles Stoudenmire
@MStoudenmire
Research scientist at Flatiron Institute (@FlatironInst). Developing ITensor software (@ITensorLib) and tensor network methods. Opinions are my own.
Interesting glimpse into how an important subfield of science works
My group studies how electrons move in novel materials. Where do these materials come from? We do NOT dig them up out of the ground, although many of the structural group share names with their mineralogical cousins. The crystals we measure are grown by collaborators–other…
Everyone working in a STEM field should read this - ‘writing is thinking’ nature.com/articles/s4422…
Most tech people know about ordinary least-squares (OLS), but not so much about *total* least-squares (TLS) They measure fit differently: OLS minimizes sum of sq. distances along dependent variable; whereas TLS minimizes sum of orthogonal distances from data to fit line 1/2
performing ten quadrillion floating point operations to increment a value from 5 to, you hope, if all goes as expected, 6
this is art
The is diabolical... a Python object that hallucinates method implementations on demand any time you call them, using my LLM Python library github.com/awwaiid/gremllm
🫶 @RickSteves Europe reflects on the latest news out of Iran.
CEO of Arizona Iced Tea says why he keeps the drink 99¢ despite rising cost
Great tweet and a beautiful expression of First Amendment values.
You stayed classy, San Diego. Thank you to the thousands who demonstrated peacefully today. No arrests, and no incidents. #SanDiegoStrong #OneTeamOneMission
here’s a mind-blowing statistic: more people work for the MTA (~70K employees) than are coal miners in the entire country (~42K)
Inaugural episode of LaToya Anderson’s Quantum and Beyond podcast - she worked at Flatiron CCQ while getting her physics bachelor’s degree - very inspiring person. Link to the episode: youtu.be/7t-88A0DFlI?si…
Physics hasn't been stale for decades. One problem (quantum gravity) has seen little progress. Many other fields have seen transformative progress, for example my field of cosmology.
Intuitive video explaining how linear regression can be viewed in a probablisitic framework, including popular regularization choices youtu.be/q7seckj1hwM?si…
Exotic, beautiful, and rare Patagonian crater agate only found in Argentina!
From my favourite Paul Graham essay “One of the most dangerous illusions you get from school is the idea that doing great things requires a lot of discipline”
You should take on ventures that you are genuinely motivated by. You should not require discipline, No one should need to push you. If you are not motivated, the outcome isn't compelling enough.
.@yelecun, Meta's Chief AI Scientist and a Turing Award winner, explains why artificial general intelligence is predicated on a false assumption. Listen to the "Innovation and Impact" podcast today for the full talk. #AIMonth2025 bit.ly/4jIIz3P
Academics hardest hit
you a clown if you wear a backpack past age 18