Chris Rodgers
@chrisxrodgers.bsky.social
Neuroscientist. My group at Emory researches how the brain integrates perception and action for free behavior
My wife says these should be mad libs: "______ is the ______iest student I have known through _______ in ________ years"
November 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My wife says these should be mad libs: "______ is the ______iest student I have known through _______ in ________ years"
My favorites so far:
* MIT: This student would be in the top ____% of current grad students at MIT (how should I know?!)
* Purdue: "This is the best student I have encountered in _____ years" (you put in an integer)
* MIT: This student would be in the top ____% of current grad students at MIT (how should I know?!)
* Purdue: "This is the best student I have encountered in _____ years" (you put in an integer)
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
My favorites so far:
* MIT: This student would be in the top ____% of current grad students at MIT (how should I know?!)
* Purdue: "This is the best student I have encountered in _____ years" (you put in an integer)
* MIT: This student would be in the top ____% of current grad students at MIT (how should I know?!)
* Purdue: "This is the best student I have encountered in _____ years" (you put in an integer)
I think "fraction of 1s" makes more sense because I think of it on a log scale (.1, .01, .001, ... active units). The regime of (.1, .01, .001, ... non-firing units) is generally not of interest, and log doesn't work for .9, .99, .999, ...
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I think "fraction of 1s" makes more sense because I think of it on a log scale (.1, .01, .001, ... active units). The regime of (.1, .01, .001, ... non-firing units) is generally not of interest, and log doesn't work for .9, .99, .999, ...
I like that it's described as "an effort" at collective humor
November 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I like that it's described as "an effort" at collective humor
I can smell the sagebrush
November 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I can smell the sagebrush
When asked this on my quals, I was trained to say "CoIP" without really knowing what that meant😆 Is that still right (was it ever)?
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
When asked this on my quals, I was trained to say "CoIP" without really knowing what that meant😆 Is that still right (was it ever)?
I think international places are going to be even more competitive. I advise them to apply as broadly as possible. Ask for fee waivers if needed to make that possible. Be tactical (include “safety” schools) but follow your heart and make sure that passion shines through.
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I think international places are going to be even more competitive. I advise them to apply as broadly as possible. Ask for fee waivers if needed to make that possible. Be tactical (include “safety” schools) but follow your heart and make sure that passion shines through.
That looks pretty cool, is it totally custom or are you working with a standardized behavior system of some kind?
November 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
That looks pretty cool, is it totally custom or are you working with a standardized behavior system of some kind?
If I have a mobile number for a PO, is it okay to send a quick "Thinking of you, thanks for your service" message? Or does that risk getting them in trouble somehow? Not sure if it's a work-owned device or not.
October 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If I have a mobile number for a PO, is it okay to send a quick "Thinking of you, thanks for your service" message? Or does that risk getting them in trouble somehow? Not sure if it's a work-owned device or not.
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Kathleen Lonsdale's notebook used while determining the crystal structure is also rather wonderful - such elegant handwritten calculations.
October 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Kathleen Lonsdale's notebook used while determining the crystal structure is also rather wonderful - such elegant handwritten calculations.
lol hope this lands and enough of your students lie at the intersection of critical AI thinkers and historians of the far side’s most inscrutable joke!
October 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
lol hope this lands and enough of your students lie at the intersection of critical AI thinkers and historians of the far side’s most inscrutable joke!
I think that might've happened. For what it's worth, in the old days POs used to tell me that NOSIs were really only used for keeping track of interest in various topics (ie, they didn't increase your chances). I assume they have more urgent issues to deal with now
October 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I think that might've happened. For what it's worth, in the old days POs used to tell me that NOSIs were really only used for keeping track of interest in various topics (ie, they didn't increase your chances). I assume they have more urgent issues to deal with now
This is my read too
October 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is my read too
Congrats Eartha!!!! Getting the bioRxiv out is the best milestone. The results look great!
September 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Congrats Eartha!!!! Getting the bioRxiv out is the best milestone. The results look great!