Scott McKinley
@scottalister.bsky.social
Random mathematician, New Orleans.
Stochastic processes; microparticle movement; movement ecology; income inequality and economic mobility.
Commonly afflicted by small sample sizes and time scales that don’t separate.
http://stochastics-lab.net
Stochastic processes; microparticle movement; movement ecology; income inequality and economic mobility.
Commonly afflicted by small sample sizes and time scales that don’t separate.
http://stochastics-lab.net
Note to NYT mobile: Science is not broken.
Trust in science might be, in part, because of terrible communication like this.
Trust in science might be, in part, because of terrible communication like this.
September 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Note to NYT mobile: Science is not broken.
Trust in science might be, in part, because of terrible communication like this.
Trust in science might be, in part, because of terrible communication like this.
When they put their actual policies up for a vote, they lose
March 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
When they put their actual policies up for a vote, they lose
To all who celebrate …
(not my handiwork, credit goes to our department administrator!)
(not my handiwork, credit goes to our department administrator!)
March 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
To all who celebrate …
(not my handiwork, credit goes to our department administrator!)
(not my handiwork, credit goes to our department administrator!)
Feels like a good night to have an eclipse
March 14, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Feels like a good night to have an eclipse
Every one of these details shows how incredibly insecure and unqualified these people are to manage our national interests
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/t...
March 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Every one of these details shows how incredibly insecure and unqualified these people are to manage our national interests
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/t...
Happy Mardi Gras, y’all!
March 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Happy Mardi Gras, y’all!
For my academic friends, this is a mechanism by which academic freedom can be stifled. Publish "controversial" research like showing a vaccine is effective and safe? Federal funds can be withheld from your university until you retract.
The granularity of the power is what makes it a weapon.
The granularity of the power is what makes it a weapon.
February 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
For my academic friends, this is a mechanism by which academic freedom can be stifled. Publish "controversial" research like showing a vaccine is effective and safe? Federal funds can be withheld from your university until you retract.
The granularity of the power is what makes it a weapon.
The granularity of the power is what makes it a weapon.
February 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The moment still feels majestic.
January 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The moment still feels majestic.
January 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
On Carrollton and St Charles, New Orleans
Never thought I’d see anything like this
Never thought I’d see anything like this
January 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
On Carrollton and St Charles, New Orleans
Never thought I’d see anything like this
Never thought I’d see anything like this
Let it sneaux!
Let it sneaux!
Let it sneeaauuxxx!
Let it sneaux!
Let it sneeaauuxxx!
January 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Let it sneaux!
Let it sneaux!
Let it sneeaauuxxx!
Let it sneaux!
Let it sneeaauuxxx!
Check for pigs in the sky,
New Orleans is freezing over
New Orleans is freezing over
January 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Check for pigs in the sky,
New Orleans is freezing over
New Orleans is freezing over
It’s that time of year, folks
January 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It’s that time of year, folks
I know this much. Nothing is going to stop the people of this city from living and thriving in the streets
January 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I know this much. Nothing is going to stop the people of this city from living and thriving in the streets
I look at data produced by experimentalists and say, “whoa, how random is that?!”
December 30, 2024 at 7:57 PM
I look at data produced by experimentalists and say, “whoa, how random is that?!”
I can’t help but think about this meme
December 20, 2024 at 4:28 PM
I can’t help but think about this meme
For anyone who isn't sure: Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are both really good, but not quite ready to challenge A'ja Wilson.
(Scatter plots of (1) points v assists and (2) points v rebounds with CC & AR highlighted. It's not hard to find A'ja Wilson in each. Data via basketball-reference.com)
(Scatter plots of (1) points v assists and (2) points v rebounds with CC & AR highlighted. It's not hard to find A'ja Wilson in each. Data via basketball-reference.com)
December 10, 2024 at 9:03 PM
For anyone who isn't sure: Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are both really good, but not quite ready to challenge A'ja Wilson.
(Scatter plots of (1) points v assists and (2) points v rebounds with CC & AR highlighted. It's not hard to find A'ja Wilson in each. Data via basketball-reference.com)
(Scatter plots of (1) points v assists and (2) points v rebounds with CC & AR highlighted. It's not hard to find A'ja Wilson in each. Data via basketball-reference.com)