Michael Evans
@teamtock.bsky.social
Texas mathematician studying applied category theory. Trying to make sense of it all.
I'm building a small company called TOCK Analytics, whose concept won an award from the office of Senator Ted Cruz, and is receiving many well wishes. Thank you so much!
I'm building a small company called TOCK Analytics, whose concept won an award from the office of Senator Ted Cruz, and is receiving many well wishes. Thank you so much!
Happy 100th Birthday to The Grand Ole Opry, which aired for the first time on November 28th, 1925, as the WSM Barn Dance.
The station's call sign stands for "We Shield Millions" and was started by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company.
The station's call sign stands for "We Shield Millions" and was started by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company.
November 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Happy 100th Birthday to The Grand Ole Opry, which aired for the first time on November 28th, 1925, as the WSM Barn Dance.
The station's call sign stands for "We Shield Millions" and was started by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company.
The station's call sign stands for "We Shield Millions" and was started by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company.
Reposted by Michael Evans
Task learning is compositional, so would behavior be!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Building compositional tasks with shared neural subspaces - Nature
The brain can flexibly perform multiple tasks by compositionally combining task-relevant neural representations.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Task learning is compositional, so would behavior be!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Michael Evans
Usual MCMC algorithms are typically guaranteed to work well when used to sample from target distributions for which
i) mass is reasonably well-concentrated in the centre of the state space, and
ii) the log-density is smooth and of moderate growth.
Outside of this setting, things can go poorly.
i) mass is reasonably well-concentrated in the centre of the state space, and
ii) the log-density is smooth and of moderate growth.
Outside of this setting, things can go poorly.
November 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Usual MCMC algorithms are typically guaranteed to work well when used to sample from target distributions for which
i) mass is reasonably well-concentrated in the centre of the state space, and
ii) the log-density is smooth and of moderate growth.
Outside of this setting, things can go poorly.
i) mass is reasonably well-concentrated in the centre of the state space, and
ii) the log-density is smooth and of moderate growth.
Outside of this setting, things can go poorly.
Have to talk politics today? Well, you can at least have cool toys to talk about it with that help everyone. Hint: Stick with math (and music).
Joseph Abdou: A Category of the Political \Large{Part I - Hom\'onoia} https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21623 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.21623 https://arxiv.org/html/2511.21623
November 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Have to talk politics today? Well, you can at least have cool toys to talk about it with that help everyone. Hint: Stick with math (and music).
Reposted by Michael Evans
“.. Near the end of life, Munger leaned on humor for strength. ‘Oh, to be 86 again,’ he said.
“.. days before his death, .. he asked family members to leave the room so he could call Buffett one last time.
They shared a last farewell.”
@gzuckerman.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
“.. days before his death, .. he asked family members to leave the room so he could call Buffett one last time.
They shared a last farewell.”
@gzuckerman.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“.. Near the end of life, Munger leaned on humor for strength. ‘Oh, to be 86 again,’ he said.
“.. days before his death, .. he asked family members to leave the room so he could call Buffett one last time.
They shared a last farewell.”
@gzuckerman.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
“.. days before his death, .. he asked family members to leave the room so he could call Buffett one last time.
They shared a last farewell.”
@gzuckerman.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
Reposted by Michael Evans
Really enjoyed this recent interview on my work with the Dodgers and how the @geometric-intel.bsky.social lab prepared me for it! Thank you for having me UCSB⚾️ Check it out here science.ucsb.edu/news/geometr...
The geometry of the game: How a UCSB physicist is helping the Dodgers rethink movement | Division of Mathematical, Life and Physical Sciences
Moving beyond traditional stats, Papillon is ushering in "Moneyball 2.0" by using geometric intelligence and neural networks to decode the physics of the World Series champions.
science.ucsb.edu
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Really enjoyed this recent interview on my work with the Dodgers and how the @geometric-intel.bsky.social lab prepared me for it! Thank you for having me UCSB⚾️ Check it out here science.ucsb.edu/news/geometr...
Reposted by Michael Evans
Some places have too many tourists, but one of the places I love the most - the Navajo Nation, which stretches across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah - is begging for them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/t...
Free version here: archive.is/QTt63
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/t...
Free version here: archive.is/QTt63
Soaring Red Rocks, Perfect Blue Skies and Half-Empty Tours
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Some places have too many tourists, but one of the places I love the most - the Navajo Nation, which stretches across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah - is begging for them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/t...
Free version here: archive.is/QTt63
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/t...
Free version here: archive.is/QTt63
November 26, 1986.
Happy Humpback Whale Day to all who celebrate. The premiere of Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home.
Happy Humpback Whale Day to all who celebrate. The premiere of Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home.
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
November 26, 1986.
Happy Humpback Whale Day to all who celebrate. The premiere of Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home.
Happy Humpback Whale Day to all who celebrate. The premiere of Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home.
Just in case all the topologists were wondering where all the donut holes went, we have a bunch of them.
And they are delicious.
And they are delicious.
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Just in case all the topologists were wondering where all the donut holes went, we have a bunch of them.
And they are delicious.
And they are delicious.
Jimmy Cliff (1944 - 2025)
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Jimmy Cliff (1944 - 2025)
TIL that Welsh mathematician William Jones, who first used the symbol pi, was 70 years old when he had his son Sir William Jones the Younger, the founder of comparative linguistics and the study of Indo-European languages.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
William Jones (mathematician) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
TIL that Welsh mathematician William Jones, who first used the symbol pi, was 70 years old when he had his son Sir William Jones the Younger, the founder of comparative linguistics and the study of Indo-European languages.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
Ibn Khaldun and the Islamic origins of Republican supply side economics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kha...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kha...
November 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Ibn Khaldun and the Islamic origins of Republican supply side economics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kha...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kha...
Reposted by Michael Evans
Two new pieces by the teenage Bach just dropped!
They were preserved in only one source.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X1x...
(1/2)
They were preserved in only one source.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X1x...
(1/2)
NEW BACH PIECE (1 of 2) - Chaconne and Fugue in D minor BWV 1178 (1703) (sheet music)
YouTube video by Im Walde
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Two new pieces by the teenage Bach just dropped!
They were preserved in only one source.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X1x...
(1/2)
They were preserved in only one source.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X1x...
(1/2)
"I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people."
- Isaac Newton
- Isaac Newton
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people."
- Isaac Newton
- Isaac Newton
November 23, 1978. Ian Dury and a journey around the globe 🌎.
Hit me! Hit me! Hit me!
youtu.be/0WGVgfjnLqc?...
Hit me! Hit me! Hit me!
youtu.be/0WGVgfjnLqc?...
Ian Dury and The Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by Ian Dury & The Blockheads
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
November 23, 1978. Ian Dury and a journey around the globe 🌎.
Hit me! Hit me! Hit me!
youtu.be/0WGVgfjnLqc?...
Hit me! Hit me! Hit me!
youtu.be/0WGVgfjnLqc?...
November 22nd, 1963.
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
November 22nd, 1963.
Reposted by Michael Evans
Waymo says it now plans to operate in Minneapolis, New Orleans and Tampa, totaling 15 new cities for the company's planned expansions in 2026.
cnb.cx/3JI9y2M
cnb.cx/3JI9y2M
Waymo to begin manual drives in Minneapolis, Tampa and New Orleans, aims to open service in 2026
If Waymo does begin operating in those markets next year, that would bring the robotaxi company's list of 2026 planned expansions to 15 cities.
cnb.cx
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Waymo says it now plans to operate in Minneapolis, New Orleans and Tampa, totaling 15 new cities for the company's planned expansions in 2026.
cnb.cx/3JI9y2M
cnb.cx/3JI9y2M
Reposted by Michael Evans
Jan Paseka, Thomas Vetterlein
Axiomatising the dagger category of complex Hilbert spaces
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15410
Axiomatising the dagger category of complex Hilbert spaces
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15410
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Jan Paseka, Thomas Vetterlein
Axiomatising the dagger category of complex Hilbert spaces
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15410
Axiomatising the dagger category of complex Hilbert spaces
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15410
Reading about soft cells while listening to Soft Cell.
Baby, baby. Where did our love go?
Baby, baby. Where did our love go?
November 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reading about soft cells while listening to Soft Cell.
Baby, baby. Where did our love go?
Baby, baby. Where did our love go?
Reposted by Michael Evans
Where on earth is the best laboratory to demonstrate the beauty of fluid dynamics?
Actually, it’s not on earth. Here is the story of the soft cell.
And a longer read: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/74308
Actually, it’s not on earth. Here is the story of the soft cell.
And a longer read: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/74308
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Where on earth is the best laboratory to demonstrate the beauty of fluid dynamics?
Actually, it’s not on earth. Here is the story of the soft cell.
And a longer read: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/74308
Actually, it’s not on earth. Here is the story of the soft cell.
And a longer read: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/74308
Reposted by Michael Evans
THE POLITICS OF AI ARE ABOUT TO EXPLODE
We talk with @esaagar.bsky.social about how big tech may soon find itself friendless in DC, as basically all sides of the political spectrum are setting up to oppose AI in some way podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
We talk with @esaagar.bsky.social about how big tech may soon find itself friendless in DC, as basically all sides of the political spectrum are setting up to oppose AI in some way podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Politics of AI Are About to Explode
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 11/19/2025 · 45m
podcasts.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
THE POLITICS OF AI ARE ABOUT TO EXPLODE
We talk with @esaagar.bsky.social about how big tech may soon find itself friendless in DC, as basically all sides of the political spectrum are setting up to oppose AI in some way podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
We talk with @esaagar.bsky.social about how big tech may soon find itself friendless in DC, as basically all sides of the political spectrum are setting up to oppose AI in some way podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Smooth jam at NPR. Takes me back to the great John Aielli days at KUT Austin.
youtu.be/xBtTEc7HV6k?...
youtu.be/xBtTEc7HV6k?...
Ghost-Note: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Smooth jam at NPR. Takes me back to the great John Aielli days at KUT Austin.
youtu.be/xBtTEc7HV6k?...
youtu.be/xBtTEc7HV6k?...