Brett Mullins
@brettcmullins.com
Differential Privacy and Explainable AI
PhD Candidate @ UMass Amherst
bcmullins.github.io
PhD Candidate @ UMass Amherst
bcmullins.github.io
Here's a look at some interesting research in economics, philosophy, math, etc. from 1875.
Some highlights:
- John Tyndall's Response to Critics of his Belfast Address to the BA
- Jevons' Money and the Mechanism of Exchange
- James McCosh' The Scottish Philosophy
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
Some highlights:
- John Tyndall's Response to Critics of his Belfast Address to the BA
- Jevons' Money and the Mechanism of Exchange
- James McCosh' The Scottish Philosophy
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
An Utterly Incomplete Look at Research from 1875
The Fortnightly Review was a prominent British periodical in the 1870s, edited by John Morley, publishing articles on a wide range of topics including literature, philosophy, politics, and economics. ...
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September 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Here's a look at some interesting research in economics, philosophy, math, etc. from 1875.
Some highlights:
- John Tyndall's Response to Critics of his Belfast Address to the BA
- Jevons' Money and the Mechanism of Exchange
- James McCosh' The Scottish Philosophy
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
Some highlights:
- John Tyndall's Response to Critics of his Belfast Address to the BA
- Jevons' Money and the Mechanism of Exchange
- James McCosh' The Scottish Philosophy
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
A fun side project I've been working on looks back at research from 100, 150, and 200 years ago. Some stuff is well known, others have been forgotten, and still others were never read at the time. Here's my look at 1825. Let me know if there's something cool I missed!
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
An Utterly Incomplete Look at Research from 1825
A persistent theme throughout the 1820s is the tension between Enlightenment ideals and conservative reaction. The books and articles discussed below capture various facets of this conflict. William H...
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April 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A fun side project I've been working on looks back at research from 100, 150, and 200 years ago. Some stuff is well known, others have been forgotten, and still others were never read at the time. Here's my look at 1825. Let me know if there's something cool I missed!
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
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Simson Garfinkel's addition to our Essential Knowledge Series, "Differential Privacy," is a robust yet accessible introduction to the idea, history, and key applications of differential privacy—the gold standard of algorithmic privacy protection: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255165... @simson.net
March 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Simson Garfinkel's addition to our Essential Knowledge Series, "Differential Privacy," is a robust yet accessible introduction to the idea, history, and key applications of differential privacy—the gold standard of algorithmic privacy protection: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255165... @simson.net
Reposted by Brett Mullins
Now out and open access! volume 1 of the @degruyterbrill.bsky.social series History of Philosophy and Science: American Philosophy and the Intellectual Migration edited by @sanderverhaegh.bsky.social and featuring a wider variety of papers than you might expect! www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
American Philosophy and the Intellectual Migration
How did immigrant scholars such as Rudolf Carnap, Max Horkheimer, and Alfred Schütz influence the development of American philosophy? Why was the U.S. community more receptive to logical empiricism th...
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January 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Now out and open access! volume 1 of the @degruyterbrill.bsky.social series History of Philosophy and Science: American Philosophy and the Intellectual Migration edited by @sanderverhaegh.bsky.social and featuring a wider variety of papers than you might expect! www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Each year, I put together lists of the books and articles that I found interesting. This started out as a way to motivate myself to take better notes when I read. Now, I occasionally also get a nice message from someone who stumbled onto something new.
Here's my article list from 2024. Enjoy!
Here's my article list from 2024. Enjoy!
Interesting Articles I've Read in 2024
Below is a collection of interesting articles I’ve read in 2024. Three papers are on differential privacy and adjacent topics. There’s a recent method for differentially private SGD utilizing methods ...
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January 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Each year, I put together lists of the books and articles that I found interesting. This started out as a way to motivate myself to take better notes when I read. Now, I occasionally also get a nice message from someone who stumbled onto something new.
Here's my article list from 2024. Enjoy!
Here's my article list from 2024. Enjoy!
A fun side project I've been working on looks back at research from 100, 150, and 200 years ago. Some stuff is well known, others have been forgotten, and still others were never read at the time. Here's my look at 1824. Let me know if there's something cool I missed!
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
An Utterly Incomplete Look at Research from 1824
The French Revolution cast a long shadow over early nineteenth century thought. Many of the selections below are concerned with the aftermath of the Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars both economicall...
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December 30, 2024 at 6:03 PM
A fun side project I've been working on looks back at research from 100, 150, and 200 years ago. Some stuff is well known, others have been forgotten, and still others were never read at the time. Here's my look at 1824. Let me know if there's something cool I missed!
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
Each year, I put together lists of the books and articles that I found most interesting. This started out as a way to motivate myself to take better notes when I read. Now, I occasionally also get a nice message from someone who stumbled onto something new. Enjoy!
#academicsky #booksky
#academicsky #booksky
Interesting Books I've Read in 2024
Below are some interesting books I’ve read in 2024. The bulk of what I’ve been reading is either wrapped up in my research on differential privacy or for my project looking back at research from 100, ...
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December 23, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Each year, I put together lists of the books and articles that I found most interesting. This started out as a way to motivate myself to take better notes when I read. Now, I occasionally also get a nice message from someone who stumbled onto something new. Enjoy!
#academicsky #booksky
#academicsky #booksky
Reposted by Brett Mullins
My book is (at last) out, just in time for Christmas!
A blog post to celebrate and present it: francisbach.com/my-book-is-o...
A blog post to celebrate and present it: francisbach.com/my-book-is-o...
December 21, 2024 at 3:23 PM
My book is (at last) out, just in time for Christmas!
A blog post to celebrate and present it: francisbach.com/my-book-is-o...
A blog post to celebrate and present it: francisbach.com/my-book-is-o...
Some thoughts on #NeurIPS2024 and coffee in Vancouver @neuripsconf.bsky.social
A coffee tour of downtown Vancouver (and NeurIPS 2024)
This past week, I was in Vancouver for NeurIPS to present our latest work on differentially private query answering. Much to my delight, our host city was also a coffee city. Each morning and afternoo...
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December 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Some thoughts on #NeurIPS2024 and coffee in Vancouver @neuripsconf.bsky.social
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December 17, 2024 at 9:49 PM
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Heading to @neuripsconf.bsky.social to present our latest work on scalable query answering under differential privacy. Find us Thursday@11am in Poster Session 3 West.
NeurIPS Poster Efficient and Private Marginal Reconstruction with Local Non-NegativityNeurIPS 2024
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December 9, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Heading to @neuripsconf.bsky.social to present our latest work on scalable query answering under differential privacy. Find us Thursday@11am in Poster Session 3 West.
Reposted by Brett Mullins
December 8, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Here's a guide I put together a few years ago for learning computational complexity theory. Are there any new books or lecture videos I should add?
#compsci #theorycs #AcademicSky
#compsci #theorycs #AcademicSky
Resources for Learning Computational Complexity Theory
Computational complexity theory studies the feasibility of solving and resources required to solve computational problems and is useful to any field that thinks about the analysis and design of algori...
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December 2, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Here's a guide I put together a few years ago for learning computational complexity theory. Are there any new books or lecture videos I should add?
#compsci #theorycs #AcademicSky
#compsci #theorycs #AcademicSky
A fun side project I've been working on looks back at research from 100, 150, and 200 years ago. Some stuff is well known, others have been forgotten, and still others were never read at the time. Here's my look at 1874. Let me know if there's something cool I missed!
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
An Utterly Incomplete Look at Research from 1874
1874 is a pivotal year in intellectual history. Or, at least, it’s a year in which two important mathematical seeds were planted.
Léon Walras’ mathematical approach to economics completed the trio of...
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November 27, 2024 at 11:45 PM
A fun side project I've been working on looks back at research from 100, 150, and 200 years ago. Some stuff is well known, others have been forgotten, and still others were never read at the time. Here's my look at 1874. Let me know if there's something cool I missed!
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci
#AcademicSky #philsci #histsci