Ryan Brown
@ryznir.bsky.social
Robotics PhD Student ◆ Animal Lover ◆ Curious Person
Predictive dynamics of hexapod robots in granular media research is underway
Predictive dynamics of hexapod robots in granular media research is underway
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A modern retelling of Sisyphus would portray him as a professor futilely striving to reach inbox zero.
#email #AcademicChatter
#email #AcademicChatter
a black cat is sitting in front of a laptop computer .
ALT: a black cat is sitting in front of a laptop computer .
media.tenor.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A modern retelling of Sisyphus would portray him as a professor futilely striving to reach inbox zero.
#email #AcademicChatter
#email #AcademicChatter
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See the thread below for a list of resources to find academic jobs outside the United States.
(Thank you academicsky!)
(Thank you academicsky!)
Academics - where are academic jobs posted for non-UK non-North American countries? If you were looking for jobs in, say, the Nordic countries, or Australia, where do you look? Asking for all the PhDs who are on the market this year. (Pls no April fools jokes, their nerves are frayed as it is)
April 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
See the thread below for a list of resources to find academic jobs outside the United States.
(Thank you academicsky!)
(Thank you academicsky!)
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🎨✨ colorblindr: Ensuring Accessible #DataViz ✨🎨
Want to make your figs more accessible? colorblindr by Claire D. McWhite & Claus O. Wilke lets you simulate colorblindness in production-ready figures.
🔗 Repo: buff.ly/2UTiByV
🎨 Simulator: buff.ly/4khr0IS
More #Rstats resources, buff.ly/41cFyjY
Want to make your figs more accessible? colorblindr by Claire D. McWhite & Claus O. Wilke lets you simulate colorblindness in production-ready figures.
🔗 Repo: buff.ly/2UTiByV
🎨 Simulator: buff.ly/4khr0IS
More #Rstats resources, buff.ly/41cFyjY
GitHub - clauswilke/colorblindr: An R package to simulate colorblindness on R figures.
An R package to simulate colorblindness on R figures. - clauswilke/colorblindr
buff.ly
February 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🎨✨ colorblindr: Ensuring Accessible #DataViz ✨🎨
Want to make your figs more accessible? colorblindr by Claire D. McWhite & Claus O. Wilke lets you simulate colorblindness in production-ready figures.
🔗 Repo: buff.ly/2UTiByV
🎨 Simulator: buff.ly/4khr0IS
More #Rstats resources, buff.ly/41cFyjY
Want to make your figs more accessible? colorblindr by Claire D. McWhite & Claus O. Wilke lets you simulate colorblindness in production-ready figures.
🔗 Repo: buff.ly/2UTiByV
🎨 Simulator: buff.ly/4khr0IS
More #Rstats resources, buff.ly/41cFyjY
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First up on Ask Hank Anything, Rhett & Link have some questions for @hankgreen.bsky.social (and vice versa 👀).
Premiering January 29th 12pm PT | 3pm ET at youtube.com/complexly.
Premiering January 29th 12pm PT | 3pm ET at youtube.com/complexly.
January 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
First up on Ask Hank Anything, Rhett & Link have some questions for @hankgreen.bsky.social (and vice versa 👀).
Premiering January 29th 12pm PT | 3pm ET at youtube.com/complexly.
Premiering January 29th 12pm PT | 3pm ET at youtube.com/complexly.
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Having a cat while working:
My partner in a meeting: *Intense technical IT conversation ongoing* We have to—
Cat: *Races in, drifts, bounces onto desk* MRREEOOOWOOWOWOEEW!
My partner: I apologise. My cat... #AcademicSky #WFH #CatSky #CatsofBlueSky #AcademicCats
My partner in a meeting: *Intense technical IT conversation ongoing* We have to—
Cat: *Races in, drifts, bounces onto desk* MRREEOOOWOOWOWOEEW!
My partner: I apologise. My cat... #AcademicSky #WFH #CatSky #CatsofBlueSky #AcademicCats
January 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Having a cat while working:
My partner in a meeting: *Intense technical IT conversation ongoing* We have to—
Cat: *Races in, drifts, bounces onto desk* MRREEOOOWOOWOWOEEW!
My partner: I apologise. My cat... #AcademicSky #WFH #CatSky #CatsofBlueSky #AcademicCats
My partner in a meeting: *Intense technical IT conversation ongoing* We have to—
Cat: *Races in, drifts, bounces onto desk* MRREEOOOWOOWOWOEEW!
My partner: I apologise. My cat... #AcademicSky #WFH #CatSky #CatsofBlueSky #AcademicCats
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Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
My favorite graph colors are blue, orange, and pink.
December 31, 2024 at 9:38 PM
My favorite graph colors are blue, orange, and pink.
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Sol 4389 ChemCam RMI mosaic of the Yardang Unit from the Mars Curiosity Rover.
December 11, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Sol 4389 ChemCam RMI mosaic of the Yardang Unit from the Mars Curiosity Rover.
What types of physics simulators are people using for their recent research?
#engineering #physics #cs 🧪
#engineering #physics #cs 🧪
December 10, 2024 at 2:23 PM
What types of physics simulators are people using for their recent research?
#engineering #physics #cs 🧪
#engineering #physics #cs 🧪
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Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
December 8, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
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I only truly understood how far behind robot manipulation was when I watched my ~1 year old peel a hard boiled egg.
Unfortunately (?) the baby's ability to deliver objects is rapidly surpassing that of all my robots
December 8, 2024 at 2:56 PM
I only truly understood how far behind robot manipulation was when I watched my ~1 year old peel a hard boiled egg.
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I felt so stupid when I thought I had finished the analysis and realized that I had done something wrong in the first steps and needed to restart... The good point is that I understand my students better... #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky
yoda from star wars is smoking a cigarette and saying patience you must learn .
ALT: yoda from star wars is smoking a cigarette and saying patience you must learn .
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December 6, 2024 at 1:58 PM
I felt so stupid when I thought I had finished the analysis and realized that I had done something wrong in the first steps and needed to restart... The good point is that I understand my students better... #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky
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Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
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Two JPL Space Deer competing over a patch of grass a few minutes ago 🦌
December 3, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Two JPL Space Deer competing over a patch of grass a few minutes ago 🦌
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Rocks near the Mars Curiosity Rover this weekend on Sol 4379. Over eons of wind erosion and other processes, the softer layers were removed, leaving this.
December 3, 2024 at 1:36 AM
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December 2, 2024 at 11:18 PM
My localhost has no s, we're just in pppppppppppp territory
December 2, 2024 at 11:02 PM
My localhost has no s, we're just in pppppppppppp territory
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a hamster is running in a clear cage in a room .
ALT: a hamster is running in a clear cage in a room .
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December 2, 2024 at 10:41 PM
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can I code fast? no. but can I code well? also no. but does my code work? alas, no
November 30, 2024 at 9:39 PM
can I code fast? no. but can I code well? also no. but does my code work? alas, no
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New research highlight! Check out Laura Slater’s super cool work on crabs in the eastern Bering Sea:
womenoffisheries.org/a-tale-of-tw...?
womenoffisheries.org/a-tale-of-tw...?
A tale of two crabs: An unlikely pair? - Women of Fisheries
In our Research Highlights blog series, we debut newly published fisheries research by our women of fisheries colleagues. If you have research you would like to highlight and share with our readers, s...
womenoffisheries.org
November 30, 2024 at 3:28 PM
New research highlight! Check out Laura Slater’s super cool work on crabs in the eastern Bering Sea:
womenoffisheries.org/a-tale-of-tw...?
womenoffisheries.org/a-tale-of-tw...?
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The Bear on Mars
A buried impact crater found by the @uahirise.bsky.social team
www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia25...
A buried impact crater found by the @uahirise.bsky.social team
www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia25...
November 28, 2024 at 10:27 PM
The Bear on Mars
A buried impact crater found by the @uahirise.bsky.social team
www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia25...
A buried impact crater found by the @uahirise.bsky.social team
www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia25...
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🚀Avian-inspired robotics! Researchers developed feather-piezoelectric sensors for flapping-wing robots, mimicking bird agility. This lightweight biohybrid tech detects airflow, flapping frequency, & wing shape, enabling smarter, efficient UAVs. Future of flight is biohybrid! 🌟
#Robotics #AI #Robot
#Robotics #AI #Robot
Avian-inspired embodied perception in biohybrid flapping-wing robotics - Nature Communications
The adaptable architecture of avian feathers serves as promising inspiration for flapping-wing aircrafts (also known as ornithopters). Here, authors propose a biohybrid mechanoreceptor using natural f...
www.nature.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:54 PM