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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
Note to NYT mobile: Science is not broken.

Trust in science might be, in part, because of terrible communication like this.
September 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When they put their actual policies up for a vote, they lose
March 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
March 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
To all who celebrate …

(not my handiwork, credit goes to our department administrator!)
March 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Feels like a good night to have an eclipse
March 14, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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...
March 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For anyone who thought season one of True Detective was over the top #RexComus
March 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
March 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
March 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Happy Mardi Gras, y’all!
March 4, 2025 at 3:46 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.
February 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Keep calm and Carrie on

#Chewbacchus2025
February 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The moment still feels majestic.
January 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Your moment of zen from #nolasnow day
January 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A somewhat disingenuous recruitment slideshow for Tulane
🌊 ❄️⛄️
#nolasnow
January 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
January 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
January 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
On Carrollton and St Charles, New Orleans

Never thought I’d see anything like this
January 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Let it sneaux!
Let it sneaux!
Let it sneeaauuxxx!
January 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Check for pigs in the sky,
New Orleans is freezing over
January 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
It’s that time of year, folks
January 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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 look at data produced by experimentalists and say, “whoa, how random is that?!”
December 30, 2024 at 7:57 PM
I can’t help but think about this meme
December 20, 2024 at 4:28 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)
December 10, 2024 at 9:03 PM