Ted Pavlic (he/him/his)
@tedpavlic.bsky.social
ASU Assoc. Prof in SCAI and SOLS.
Decision making and behavior in living and artificial autonomous systems. I ❤️ ants, bees, wasps, robots, and optimal foraging theory.
mastodon: @tedpavlic@mas.to
Twitter/X: @TedPavlic
@TEDx: http://youtu.be/9GWXCRetOjk
Decision making and behavior in living and artificial autonomous systems. I ❤️ ants, bees, wasps, robots, and optimal foraging theory.
mastodon: @tedpavlic@mas.to
Twitter/X: @TedPavlic
@TEDx: http://youtu.be/9GWXCRetOjk
Huh. Even the hail is deadlier in Australia.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Huh. Even the hail is deadlier in Australia.
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This is the end-point of extractive AI. First get people to upload everything, then suck everything out of it, then get AI to generate all the answers. I wonder how this cycle continues. (If it means Chegg can't continue the cycle…paint me so sad.)
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This is the end-point of extractive AI. First get people to upload everything, then suck everything out of it, then get AI to generate all the answers. I wonder how this cycle continues. (If it means Chegg can't continue the cycle…paint me so sad.)
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My my this hurts 😅
Having a PhD means you can find the word “unfortunately” in an email faster that the search function
October 28, 2025 at 5:30 AM
My my this hurts 😅
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My quote of the day
How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.
Abraham Lincoln
How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.
Abraham Lincoln
October 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
My quote of the day
How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.
Abraham Lincoln
How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.
Abraham Lincoln
This reads like an April Fool's joke. The first author in this "Sh-index" doesn't even get full credit for the paper. It's bad enough negotiating author order without these weightings!
"Google Scholar tool gives extra credit to first and last authors"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Google Scholar tool gives extra credit to first and last authors"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
October 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
This reads like an April Fool's joke. The first author in this "Sh-index" doesn't even get full credit for the paper. It's bad enough negotiating author order without these weightings!
"Google Scholar tool gives extra credit to first and last authors"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Google Scholar tool gives extra credit to first and last authors"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Someone told me they got started as a flip-flop salesman. "SR?", I asked, but I was just kidding (JK!).
#jokecircuit
#jokecircuit
October 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Someone told me they got started as a flip-flop salesman. "SR?", I asked, but I was just kidding (JK!).
#jokecircuit
#jokecircuit
Does #SharePoint do anything right? Government contracts prop up this outdated enterprise platform, giving it far more market share than it deserves and putting govt security at risk.
"Foreign hackers breached a US nuclear weapons plant via SharePoint flaws"
www.csoonline.com/article/4074...
"Foreign hackers breached a US nuclear weapons plant via SharePoint flaws"
www.csoonline.com/article/4074...
Foreign hackers breached a US nuclear weapons plant via SharePoint flaws
A foreign actor infiltrated the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Kansas City National Security Campus through vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s SharePoint browser-based app, raising questions a...
www.csoonline.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Does #SharePoint do anything right? Government contracts prop up this outdated enterprise platform, giving it far more market share than it deserves and putting govt security at risk.
"Foreign hackers breached a US nuclear weapons plant via SharePoint flaws"
www.csoonline.com/article/4074...
"Foreign hackers breached a US nuclear weapons plant via SharePoint flaws"
www.csoonline.com/article/4074...
The captcha's at every step are also a bit much! Are they really worried about an AI attack of automated unsubscription requests? The amount of effort they've gone in to making it hard for people to avoid their spam. Is this really CAN-SPAM compliant?
This is egregiously evil, #Samsung. First, you force me to manually enter my e-mail to opt-out of a marketing list. THEN you make me confirm over e-mail via passcode. Remarkable!
October 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The captcha's at every step are also a bit much! Are they really worried about an AI attack of automated unsubscription requests? The amount of effort they've gone in to making it hard for people to avoid their spam. Is this really CAN-SPAM compliant?
This is egregiously evil, #Samsung. First, you force me to manually enter my e-mail to opt-out of a marketing list. THEN you make me confirm over e-mail via passcode. Remarkable!
October 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This is egregiously evil, #Samsung. First, you force me to manually enter my e-mail to opt-out of a marketing list. THEN you make me confirm over e-mail via passcode. Remarkable!
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I'm recruiting PhD students for the Barker Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study plant evolutionary genomics - polyploidy, hybridization & machine learning for genome evolution. Work with Selaginella, Xanthisma, Brassica & more. Funding available via CAMBIUM Fellowships. Reach out if interested! 🧬🌵🤖
October 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I'm recruiting PhD students for the Barker Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study plant evolutionary genomics - polyploidy, hybridization & machine learning for genome evolution. Work with Selaginella, Xanthisma, Brassica & more. Funding available via CAMBIUM Fellowships. Reach out if interested! 🧬🌵🤖
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When you are geolocating at the protest based on inflatable animals
October 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
When you are geolocating at the protest based on inflatable animals
In case you ever wondered why gold looks so different than silver and aluminum, take a look at this thread. The color of wedding bands all comes down to the marriage of special relativity with quantum mechanics ("relativistic quantum chemistry").
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Fun Unexpected Elements (@amsterdammed.bsky.social) show about gold. I was waiting to hear the famous factoid about gold's yellowy color being one of a prime of "relativistic quantum chemistry", but it never came! They even talked about relativity in the Q&A, but no "reflections" on gold.
October 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In case you ever wondered why gold looks so different than silver and aluminum, take a look at this thread. The color of wedding bands all comes down to the marriage of special relativity with quantum mechanics ("relativistic quantum chemistry").
🧪 🧵 👇
🧪 🧵 👇
Fun Unexpected Elements (@amsterdammed.bsky.social) show about gold. I was waiting to hear the famous factoid about gold's yellowy color being one of a prime of "relativistic quantum chemistry", but it never came! They even talked about relativity in the Q&A, but no "reflections" on gold.
October 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Fun Unexpected Elements (@amsterdammed.bsky.social) show about gold. I was waiting to hear the famous factoid about gold's yellowy color being one of a prime of "relativistic quantum chemistry", but it never came! They even talked about relativity in the Q&A, but no "reflections" on gold.
This study featured in @theconversation.com focuses on raw lesson plans generated by author prompts. But accountability for lesson-plan quality will fall to instructor who prompted AI, not AI itself, and instructors will likely iterate. AI is a tool, not a person.
theconversation.com/ai-generated...
theconversation.com/ai-generated...
AI-generated lesson plans fall short on inspiring students and promoting critical thinking
Common chatbots produce generic lesson plans that are unlikely to improve learning, a study finds. It shows how teachers should be critical users – not rapid adopters − of generative AI.
theconversation.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
This study featured in @theconversation.com focuses on raw lesson plans generated by author prompts. But accountability for lesson-plan quality will fall to instructor who prompted AI, not AI itself, and instructors will likely iterate. AI is a tool, not a person.
theconversation.com/ai-generated...
theconversation.com/ai-generated...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Interesting trivia related to Diane Keaton. She was born Diane Hall but changed her name to avoid collision with another Diane Hall in equity registry. It's interesting that she became so well known for her role as Annie Hall, returning to her birth name.
October 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Interesting trivia related to Diane Keaton. She was born Diane Hall but changed her name to avoid collision with another Diane Hall in equity registry. It's interesting that she became so well known for her role as Annie Hall, returning to her birth name.
Giant betelgeuse has a tiny companion star smaller than our sun. Surprising to see a binary pair with such a ~17:1 mass ratio! #Betelbuddy 🧪
www.universetoday.com/articles/bet...
www.universetoday.com/articles/bet...
Betelgeuse's Secret Companion Finally Revealed
Betelgeuse, the stunning red star in Orion's shoulder, has been hiding a secret companion for years but proving it has been somewhat challenging. When the elusive
www.universetoday.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Giant betelgeuse has a tiny companion star smaller than our sun. Surprising to see a binary pair with such a ~17:1 mass ratio! #Betelbuddy 🧪
www.universetoday.com/articles/bet...
www.universetoday.com/articles/bet...
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The geology professor in the office next to me got me a banded agate that was cut as a sphere making it look like Jupiter! It’s awesome. 😎
October 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The geology professor in the office next to me got me a banded agate that was cut as a sphere making it look like Jupiter! It’s awesome. 😎
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Great PhD opportunity with an excellent supervisor:
Quantify traits of tree species across the western US to determine how tree populations and forest communities will respond to drought and fire.
plant-traits.net/lab-openings/
Quantify traits of tree species across the western US to determine how tree populations and forest communities will respond to drought and fire.
plant-traits.net/lab-openings/
Lab openings | Laughlin Research Lab
plant-traits.net
October 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Great PhD opportunity with an excellent supervisor:
Quantify traits of tree species across the western US to determine how tree populations and forest communities will respond to drought and fire.
plant-traits.net/lab-openings/
Quantify traits of tree species across the western US to determine how tree populations and forest communities will respond to drought and fire.
plant-traits.net/lab-openings/
Some would argue that the matching problem on top and the multiple-answer problem on the bottom should receive the same score, but #Instructure does not. Rather than choosing one convention for how to score them, #CanvasLMS decided to just use two different conventions...
October 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Some would argue that the matching problem on top and the multiple-answer problem on the bottom should receive the same score, but #Instructure does not. Rather than choosing one convention for how to score them, #CanvasLMS decided to just use two different conventions...
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UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
Department of Microbiology | The University of Chicago
microbiology.uchicago.edu
October 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
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Weevils aren't known for being noisy, but some do indeed chirp like some of their insect cousins. A new study examines the acoustic signals of soybean weevils to shed light on how they signal each other for mating or emitting distress calls.
Eavesdropping on Soybean Weevils: Scientists Detect Subtle Acoustic Signals
A new study examines the acoustic signals of soybean weevils to shed light on how they signal each other for mating or emitting distress calls.
entomologytoday.org
October 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Weevils aren't known for being noisy, but some do indeed chirp like some of their insect cousins. A new study examines the acoustic signals of soybean weevils to shed light on how they signal each other for mating or emitting distress calls.
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And look at this graphic abstract….. 😱🤯
October 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
And look at this graphic abstract….. 😱🤯