Dr. Joel C. Miller
@joel_c_miller
Applying Mathematics to Disease Control and to Networks. Member NTEU: http://nteu.au The legendary GRA who stayed in a tent at Camp May at LANL
Dear @NetSciConf attendees and others: I've recently updated my #EpidemicsOnNetworks package EoN to v1.2 (for the first time since COVID). I'll be doing more updates soon, but it should be more compatible with new networkx and python versions.
Dear @2019NetSci attendees and others: I've released the latest version of my #EpidemicsOnNetworks package EoN, which now includes code to simulate complex contagions / social contagions (over 100 total functions provided, including animation). epidemicsonnetworks.readthedocs.io/en/latest/inde…
Shame on Donald Trump for worsening NC’s Helene tragedy with political lies | Opinion charlotteobserver.com/opinion/articl…
Looking for potential PhD students - DEADLINE SOON: Mar 31 (Australia time - that's Mar 30 for US). Do you know a strong candidate who might like to spend 3-4 years outside the US on a PhD? Modeling epidemics &/or network dynamics? Let me know. latrobe.edu.au/research/gradu…
I've accumulated a huge number of followers at another site. I'm still gaining a handful here (though more are leaving than joining). Problem - every single account that's tried to follow me here recently is a bot (usually a verified bot). This wasn't an issue a few years ago.
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The birth of a pandemic is so quiet you might miss it. A silent seed planting itself in the world, set to grow into something uncontainable.
I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians. I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor. My time as Governor taught me to…
Classic.
🚗❌We hate traffic just as much as you do. We helped secure $195 million—the largest grant in South Carolina's history from the U.S. Department of Transportation—to kick off the Long Point Road Interchange Project! #LowcountryFirst scdailygazette.com/2024/10/21/195…
The Small Business Association has announced that loans to those affected by hurricanes and other disasters have been halted to wait for more money from Congress. But the House speaker says nothing will happen until after the presidential election trib.al/n1SMCrh
Yesterday I was trying to find data on the (concerning) new mpox outbreak in DRC. Most of the articles were behind a paywall and I couldn't open them.
Academic ironies
Sometimes wordle reminds you that you're supposed to be working on something else.
There’s a very simple explanation for why Ramanujan did things the way he did. He learned math by closely studying a condensed handbook of mathematical formulas. No proofs. Just formulas. Much like modern AI, this gave him an intuitive feel for what formulas should look like.
It’s true. Here’s a photo of a top secret weather controlling device:
When someone says they "will try and do X", that's a promise that they will successfully do X. When they "will try to do X", that's a promise to make an attempt.
Academic ironies
Cats are invariant under SO(3) transformations! 😼
Step aside Monty Hall, Blackwell’s N=2 case for the secretary problem is way weirder.