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Parameter estimation and all that
Least-squares method, maximum likelihood, Bayesian approach - everyone has heard about at least one of these methods. But do people understand how these approaches are related, what assumptions they make, and when to use each of them? In this talk I
Hydrodynamics of bacterial propulsion
I will discuss the basics of swimming of bacteria propelled by helical flagella. I will show how to calculate the force and torque generated by the flagella from first principles and discuss the role of hydrodynamic interactions between the flagella
How the Taliban are Institutionalizing the Propagation of Virtue and Enjoinment of Vice in Afghanistan | Afghanistan
This article examines the body of rules that the Taliban has enacted to institutionalize the propagation of virtue and enjoinment of vice by presenting a critique of the institution from within the...
Spatial modelling in biogeochemistry
Many key steps in global geochemical cycles are mediated by microbial life. Because of this, any model hoping to accurately reproduce how these chemicals are spatially distributed in the environment must include terms for microbial metabolism as
Re-examining CCTV Footage and Re-imagining Justice through a Critical Black Gaze: The ‘Justice 4 Dea-John Reid’ Campaign’s Dark Sousveillance | Somatechnics
On 31 May 2021, a 14-year-old Black boy was racially abused, chased through the street by a white mob, and fatally stabbed in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Dea-John Reid’s family and friends had the ...
Basics of evolutionary game theory
I'll discuss some basic ideas in evolutionary game theory, such as evolutionary stable states and the replicator equation, and apply these to some simple games such as the prisoners' dilemma, hawk-dove and rock paper scissors. If time I'll also
Trauma, Lu Xun, and the Specter of the Taiping Civil War | Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
Conventional characterizations of Lu Xun (1881–1936) as an “iconoclast” overlook his skepticism of the ways in which May Fourth conceptions of modernity privilege one particular trauma in Chinese h...
07/02/2022 You can't be what you can't see | Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre | The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
University experts are helping school pupils see a future in science by critically engaging with the climate crisis through outreach linked to COP26.
PIETSCH, Theodore W. and ANDERSON Jr, William D. Ichthyopedia – A biographical dictionary of ichthyologists (Lightning Rod Press, Volume 10). American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia: 2023. 301 pp.; illustrated. Price US$60, £64.60 (hardback). I
Pietsch and Anderson’s coverage of ichthyologists adopts a similar approach and includes anyone who has taught us anything about fish anatomy, physiology and behaviour, as well as collectors and classifiers
SATO, Ikio. Monograph of Japanese tailed amphibians | Archives of Natural History
104). Fortunately, Sato's masterwork is now broadly accessible and available to inform and entertain anyone with an interest in the biology of Asian salamanders.