Brendan O'Loughlin
@brendanoloughlin.bsky.social
He/him
PhD student in the Carstens Lab at The Ohio State University
PhD student in the Carstens Lab at The Ohio State University
If I'm understanding this right, this would imply a lot (most?) of published lineage introgression claims could be false positives?
I'm just getting into this sort of math so forgive me if this is a dumb question
I'm just getting into this sort of math so forgive me if this is a dumb question
November 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
If I'm understanding this right, this would imply a lot (most?) of published lineage introgression claims could be false positives?
I'm just getting into this sort of math so forgive me if this is a dumb question
I'm just getting into this sort of math so forgive me if this is a dumb question
I also miss east African tea a lot, its different
November 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I also miss east African tea a lot, its different
That allows them to mimic human variability (if i ask you the exact same question twice you will almost certainly word the answer differently each time)
If someone knows better than me please correct me!
If someone knows better than me please correct me!
October 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
That allows them to mimic human variability (if i ask you the exact same question twice you will almost certainly word the answer differently each time)
If someone knows better than me please correct me!
If someone knows better than me please correct me!
If i had to hazard a guess, it would be because LLM outputs are based on slight randomness. Unlike a traditional computer program where the same inputs get the same outputs every time, LLMs have a degree of randomness that allows them to give different responses to the same prompt.
October 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If i had to hazard a guess, it would be because LLM outputs are based on slight randomness. Unlike a traditional computer program where the same inputs get the same outputs every time, LLMs have a degree of randomness that allows them to give different responses to the same prompt.
Ahhh, traditional cheating. Humanity is healing
October 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Ahhh, traditional cheating. Humanity is healing
One time as a child was enough haha
October 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
One time as a child was enough haha
These are not fun to get in your pants
October 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
These are not fun to get in your pants
Awesome stuff!
October 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Awesome stuff!
Is this a new genus or a revision?
October 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Is this a new genus or a revision?
True but that would be so much effort 🫠
I talked to someone who knows more than me about computation and they said it might be possible to account for biases using some ML method but that it would be a huge pain no matter what
I talked to someone who knows more than me about computation and they said it might be possible to account for biases using some ML method but that it would be a huge pain no matter what
October 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
True but that would be so much effort 🫠
I talked to someone who knows more than me about computation and they said it might be possible to account for biases using some ML method but that it would be a huge pain no matter what
I talked to someone who knows more than me about computation and they said it might be possible to account for biases using some ML method but that it would be a huge pain no matter what
Not really helpful to teaching your students, just what I came up with when I self-reflected on why it's not a problem for me lol
October 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Not really helpful to teaching your students, just what I came up with when I self-reflected on why it's not a problem for me lol
I feel like it's easier to understand if you know a bit of calculus. Not really the math, but just the conceptual idea that weird things happen over infinite timescales (e.g. asymptotes approach a number bet never reach it etc.)
October 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I feel like it's easier to understand if you know a bit of calculus. Not really the math, but just the conceptual idea that weird things happen over infinite timescales (e.g. asymptotes approach a number bet never reach it etc.)
My life goal before I die is to figure out how to unbias inat data to extract actual trend estimates
October 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My life goal before I die is to figure out how to unbias inat data to extract actual trend estimates
Or not, looks like i cant
October 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Or not, looks like i cant
It would be very helpful! I'll send you a DM
October 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It would be very helpful! I'll send you a DM
The coloration is essentially identical, but the genitalia and barcodes are very different.
October 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The coloration is essentially identical, but the genitalia and barcodes are very different.
I will be! They are not my advisors but I will be working with the evolution wasps and some other small arthropods
October 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I will be! They are not my advisors but I will be working with the evolution wasps and some other small arthropods
Thanks I'll remember this!
October 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thanks I'll remember this!
I'm very curious if an accurate 3D model can be made of a ~1 mm wasp
October 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I'm very curious if an accurate 3D model can be made of a ~1 mm wasp
Its possible! Speaking of which, I've been looking into using microCT for some of my small wasps. I believe we have a machine at my institution, but would you be willing to answer questions I have when I get around to trying to do it?
October 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Its possible! Speaking of which, I've been looking into using microCT for some of my small wasps. I believe we have a machine at my institution, but would you be willing to answer questions I have when I get around to trying to do it?
The "spiral" is a little more scrunched inwards than I would expect. Doesn't change the ID though!
October 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The "spiral" is a little more scrunched inwards than I would expect. Doesn't change the ID though!
This is Agelenopsis pennsylvanica if you want a species ID!
Looks a little weird though, maybe due to drying?
Looks a little weird though, maybe due to drying?
October 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is Agelenopsis pennsylvanica if you want a species ID!
Looks a little weird though, maybe due to drying?
Looks a little weird though, maybe due to drying?