Pinnedthe ScinderFirst tests of 3D printed Lieberkühn reflectorsOriginally published at https://thescinder.com/2014/03/25/first-tests-of-3d-printed-lieberkuhn-reflectors/ on March 25, 2014.4 min read·Mar 25, 2014----
the Scinderinthe ScinderThe Fitness HypothesisOriginally published at http://thescinder.com/2021/07/12/the-fitness-hypothesis/ on July 12, 2021.4 min read·Jul 12, 2021--1--1
the Scinderinthe ScinderIntroduction to Life and Other PasttimesOriginally published at http://thescinder.com on February 16, 2021.7 min read·Feb 16, 2021----
the Scinderinthe ScinderWhat Good is a GPT-3?As the world teeters on the cusp of real progress in understanding intelligence, and real utility in artificial intelligence, a quote from…7 min read·Jul 28, 2020----
the Scinderinthe Scinder3 Ideas for Dealing with the Consequences of Overpopulation (from Science Fiction)Despite overpopulation being a taboo topic these days, population pressure was a mainstream concern as recently as the latter half of the…9 min read·Jul 11, 2020----
the Scinderinthe ScinderRendering Deepmind’s Predicted Protein Structures for Novel Coronavirus 2019 (Stereo Anaglyphs)I visualized predicted protein structures from the novel 2019 coronavirus. The structures are the latest from Deepmind’s AlphaFold, the…5 min read·Mar 18, 2020----
the Scinderinthe ScinderRendering Deepmind’s Predicted Protein Structures for Novel Coronavirus 2019I visualized predicted protein structures from the novel 2019 coronavirus. The structures are the latest from Deepmind’s AlphaFold, the…5 min read·Mar 18, 2020----
the ScinderTreating TensorFlow APIs Like a Genetics Experiment to Investigate MLP Performance VariationsI built two six-layer MLPs at different levels of abstraction: a lower-level MLP using explicit matrix multiplication and activation, and…3 min read·Aug 4, 2018----
the Scinderinthe ScinderAssessing Autoencoder Outputs with WaveletsReplacing an image segmentation workflow using classical computer vision tools with a fully convolutional neural network is pretty easy…8 min read·Jun 22, 2018----
the Scinderinthe ScinderIntroducing Ceph-O-VisionI’ve been interested in cephalopod vision ever since I learned that, despite their superb appreciation for chroma (as evidenced by their…4 min read·Oct 10, 2017----