Chris Marcum 📖
@csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy
Open Science Advocate and Policy Wonk
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0899-6143
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0899-6143
🌉 bridged from https://sciences.social/@csmarcum on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
Yesterday, I submitted comments the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and OMB on the renewal of the Standard Application Process (SAP) common form. The SAP is a statutory requirement of the Evidence Act […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
[Original post on sciences.social]
November 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Yesterday, I submitted comments the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and OMB on the renewal of the Standard Application Process (SAP) common form. The SAP is a statutory requirement of the Evidence Act […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
[Original post on sciences.social]
The Federal Data Funeral is underway this Halloween. How will you memorialize our "Dearly Departed Datasets"?
See the graveyard from Denice Ross and team here: https://essentialdata.us/in-memoriam.html
See the graveyard from Denice Ross and team here: https://essentialdata.us/in-memoriam.html
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Federal Data Funeral is underway this Halloween. How will you memorialize our "Dearly Departed Datasets"?
See the graveyard from Denice Ross and team here: https://essentialdata.us/in-memoriam.html
See the graveyard from Denice Ross and team here: https://essentialdata.us/in-memoriam.html
The scariest thing this Halloween may be the horrors affecting Federal data:
https://forms.gle/nGFj5Teqg6d7wHa76
https://forms.gle/nGFj5Teqg6d7wHa76
October 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The scariest thing this Halloween may be the horrors affecting Federal data:
https://forms.gle/nGFj5Teqg6d7wHa76
https://forms.gle/nGFj5Teqg6d7wHa76
Mohawk on the Hill! Had a productive day today discussing data and science policy and federal worker capacity challenges with members of Congress and their staff.
October 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Mohawk on the Hill! Had a productive day today discussing data and science policy and federal worker capacity challenges with members of Congress and their staff.
I had a great conversation with my academic sibling, Beth Jarosz on the dataindex.us team, all about what happens to federal data when the government is out of order during a shutdown.
https://dataindex.us/newsletter/article/3362b9b8-a993-4741-92a9-25c720adeb7a
https://dataindex.us/newsletter/article/3362b9b8-a993-4741-92a9-25c720adeb7a
October 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I had a great conversation with my academic sibling, Beth Jarosz on the dataindex.us team, all about what happens to federal data when the government is out of order during a shutdown.
https://dataindex.us/newsletter/article/3362b9b8-a993-4741-92a9-25c720adeb7a
https://dataindex.us/newsletter/article/3362b9b8-a993-4741-92a9-25c720adeb7a
Jack-o-Lantern mushrooms are popping up just in time for spooky season in Maryland. These can bioluminesce.
(Omphalotus sp.)
(Omphalotus sp.)
September 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Jack-o-Lantern mushrooms are popping up just in time for spooky season in Maryland. These can bioluminesce.
(Omphalotus sp.)
(Omphalotus sp.)
Today is the final day at #osfair2025 at CERN kudos to the entire @osfair team for such a successful and impactful event. #openscience
September 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Today is the final day at #osfair2025 at CERN kudos to the entire @osfair team for such a successful and impactful event. #openscience
20 years ago today, Hurricane Katrina made it's devastating landfall. With the Trump Administration on the unconscionable precipice of eliminating FEMA, here's a reminder of the agency's critical coordination role at the center of interorganizational disaster […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
[Original post on sciences.social]
August 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
20 years ago today, Hurricane Katrina made it's devastating landfall. With the Trump Administration on the unconscionable precipice of eliminating FEMA, here's a reminder of the agency's critical coordination role at the center of interorganizational disaster […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
[Original post on sciences.social]
Today's the last day to vote for SXSW sessions. Nick Hart, Ph.D. , Suzette Kent , Nancy Potok and I would love your vote for our session:
https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-sxsw/page/community-voting/session/1753655865720001lNpw
https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-sxsw/page/community-voting/session/1753655865720001lNpw
August 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Today's the last day to vote for SXSW sessions. Nick Hart, Ph.D. , Suzette Kent , Nancy Potok and I would love your vote for our session:
https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-sxsw/page/community-voting/session/1753655865720001lNpw
https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-sxsw/page/community-voting/session/1753655865720001lNpw
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of catching up with my brilliant colleagues in the Statistics and Science Policy Branch at OMB ahead of cleaning out my office. It was wonderful to see the team.
There was a nice surprise sitting on my desk. Even though I've […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
There was a nice surprise sitting on my desk. Even though I've […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
August 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of catching up with my brilliant colleagues in the Statistics and Science Policy Branch at OMB ahead of cleaning out my office. It was wonderful to see the team.
There was a nice surprise sitting on my desk. Even though I've […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
There was a nice surprise sitting on my desk. Even though I've […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
Birding can be serendipitous. I've been looking for a blue grosbeak for years - regularly commuting up to a spot where it's known to nest at the Patuxent NWRR with no joy. This weekend though, I happen to be driving through Antietam National Battlefield after […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
[Original post on sciences.social]
July 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Birding can be serendipitous. I've been looking for a blue grosbeak for years - regularly commuting up to a spot where it's known to nest at the Patuxent NWRR with no joy. This weekend though, I happen to be driving through Antietam National Battlefield after […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
[Original post on sciences.social]
I counted 108 mallards at constitution gardens on my way to the National Academies today. There were other birds too, like these two herons.
June 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I counted 108 mallards at constitution gardens on my way to the National Academies today. There were other birds too, like these two herons.
A few photos of Dewey's Golden Jubilee from this past weekend. #dogsofmastodon #photography
May 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A few photos of Dewey's Golden Jubilee from this past weekend. #dogsofmastodon #photography
Academia.edu reminds me weekly that there are at least two other Christopher Marcums writing on topics that I myself have written on (in scholarly publishing and gerontology, respectively), somewhere out there. If it's not in my @ORCID_Org I didn't write it. #openscience
May 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Academia.edu reminds me weekly that there are at least two other Christopher Marcums writing on topics that I myself have written on (in scholarly publishing and gerontology, respectively), somewhere out there. If it's not in my @ORCID_Org I didn't write it. #openscience
We're graced with two mallard hens this year at the White House, one still nesting and the other already teaching her brood of 13 #ducklings how to use the Duck Ramp at Jackson Place
May 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We're graced with two mallard hens this year at the White House, one still nesting and the other already teaching her brood of 13 #ducklings how to use the Duck Ramp at Jackson Place
In 2015, I used spectral analysis (now a standard component of ML algorithms underlying AI) on a sample of rasterized central components of #bobross paintings. I created the first ever rendering of a pixel-by-pixel "average" bob ross painting. Today, ChatGPT […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
[Original post on sciences.social]
May 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
In 2015, I used spectral analysis (now a standard component of ML algorithms underlying AI) on a sample of rasterized central components of #bobross paintings. I created the first ever rendering of a pixel-by-pixel "average" bob ross painting. Today, ChatGPT […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
[Original post on sciences.social]
Happy Earth Day. Photo is CC-BY, me.
April 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Happy Earth Day. Photo is CC-BY, me.
A few shots from NYC last weekend.
April 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A few shots from NYC last weekend.
For #libraryweek I'm reading this tale of libraries in the digital age by Marilyn Johnson. With so much change in technology, this reads like ancient history even though it's only been 15 years since publication. Checked out from my ultra-local library :)
April 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
For #libraryweek I'm reading this tale of libraries in the digital age by Marilyn Johnson. With so much change in technology, this reads like ancient history even though it's only been 15 years since publication. Checked out from my ultra-local library :)
Whoopie Pie, Moon Pie, Creme Pie, Snack Pie... I put many things called "pie" that aren't pie into a pie, which makes them pie. I called this unholy concoction the "Is a pie a pie? Pie" - my friend called it "Inception Pie." I was simultaneously delighted […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
[Original post on sciences.social]
March 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Whoopie Pie, Moon Pie, Creme Pie, Snack Pie... I put many things called "pie" that aren't pie into a pie, which makes them pie. I called this unholy concoction the "Is a pie a pie? Pie" - my friend called it "Inception Pie." I was simultaneously delighted […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
[Original post on sciences.social]
Grafton finished his first cover-to-cover chapter book with no pictures, The Giver! He has a great library-endorsing review in this short video. Please consider supporting his school for the readathon: https://www.read-a-thon.com/reader/2117083648/
March 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Grafton finished his first cover-to-cover chapter book with no pictures, The Giver! He has a great library-endorsing review in this short video. Please consider supporting his school for the readathon: https://www.read-a-thon.com/reader/2117083648/
My favorite photos from the #standupforscience rally in DC.
March 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
My favorite photos from the #standupforscience rally in DC.
Joining the American Heart Association with #nationalwearredday. CVD is the leading cause of death in the United States and its causes are complex: genetics, lifestyle, environmental exposure, and wear + tear on the cardiovascular system. Complex disease requires multiplex interventions.
February 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Joining the American Heart Association with #nationalwearredday. CVD is the leading cause of death in the United States and its causes are complex: genetics, lifestyle, environmental exposure, and wear + tear on the cardiovascular system. Complex disease requires multiplex interventions.
Amazing to see and hear Brooke Shields talk about her book on graceful and challenging aging at the Library of Congress today.
January 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Amazing to see and hear Brooke Shields talk about her book on graceful and challenging aging at the Library of Congress today.