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Andrew M. Olney

Andrew M. Olney

@aolney.bsky.social

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https://olney.ai

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Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · 1h

No doubt, but since it basically combines and replaces the ex and es9, it's worth it imho.

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · 2h

The NT is different. Maybe someone consulted on the UI

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · 27d

🎉

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Sep 26

Music for dogs could be a fun project. Might need vinyl to get a wide enough frequency range.

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Sep 13

Downward dog. Or upward

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Sep 2

I have retired from the University of Memphis!

I'm looking forward to doing new things and being completely bad at them.

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Aug 19

Great example of the importance of biodiversity
www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/one-uni...

One Universal Antiviral to Rule Them All?

Taking inspiration from a rare mutation that makes people impervious to viral diseases, a Columbia researcher is developing a therapy that could bestow this superpower on the rest of us.

www.cuimc.columbia.edu

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Aug 18

The sable is winning and sharing out of pure benevolence

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Aug 13

Hope this becomes a movie
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/t...

If you want to understand LLMs, this explains them quite well
youtu.be/6vgoEhsJORU?...

Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.

www.nytimes.com

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Aug 12

7 year itch - really nice question and dataset for teaching statistics/data science:

flowingdata.com/projects/202...

Multi-Year Itch

Is the seven-year itch, made popular by a movie from 1955, a real thing?

flowingdata.com

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Aug 11

Yeah I'm wondering about future orders from Tayda...

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Aug 11

Thanks, i think there is an either/or here, where ad valorem will avoid what you describe IF and only if the paperwork is correct. Otherwise a flat fee will apply, and that fee is pretty brutal.

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Aug 11

Do you have a reference for this part?
"so the solution US customs have gone for is to just treat every single package as if it was worth $800, plus the value on the customs form"

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Aug 9

Want to learn data science? We made a no prereq course where you can connect blocks instead of coding. Python or R. Also a version for kids. All free, courtesy of the National Science Foundation (#1918751):
youtu.be/Bmd60BQP0Qk?...

DataWhys Course Materials and Blockly (2025 version)

YouTube video by Andrew Olney

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · May 24

Nice one

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · May 6

Check out Merlin Bird Id app by Cornell

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · May 1

3. Many governments have strict requirements on research ethics and these are contractually tied to research funding, with strong oversight and enforcement. Unfortunately it is the wild west for corporate research as was shown in the facebook emotional contagion work. I worry about that the most.

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · May 1

2. This apparent research misconduct is not the norm for researchers or universities. I do AI research and my IRB is very conservative. They would never have allowed this. My students have ~10 hours of tested ethics training before they are allowed to even submit a study proposal. It's not easy.

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · May 1

Just saw the write up in Science: www.science.org/content/arti...

1. Mistakes appear to have been made at multiple levels. The investigators had insufficient training or they would know this study design requires informed consent. The university apparently failed in oversight and enforcement

‘Unethical’ AI research on Reddit under fire

Ethics experts raise concerns over consent, study design

www.science.org

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Apr 22

Half of teens think social media has a negative effect on their peers

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Apr 18

Loving the side eye

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Apr 3

Your sessions are impressive. Are you using a single display, or is the recording compositing multiple displays?

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Mar 19

Fun intro to phonology, maybe even for middle school: pudding.cool/2025/03/lang...

How do animals sound across languages?

Analyzing animal onomatopoeia across languages can demystify how we shape sound into meaning.

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Feb 27

Looks neat. I wonder if adding midi trs would broaden the user base. I'm not sure how many use i2c instead of midi when given the chance

Andrew M. Olney @aolney.bsky.social · Feb 25

in love with ewe