Teon
@teon.bsky.social
📍 Brooklyn #bkcb1
he/him/Dr. 🌈🧪
scientist 👨🏾🔬 | techie 👨🏾💻 | biker 🚴🏾♂️
speaks: 🇺🇲 | 🇫🇷 | 🇧🇷
https://teonbrooks.com
he/him/Dr. 🌈🧪
scientist 👨🏾🔬 | techie 👨🏾💻 | biker 🚴🏾♂️
speaks: 🇺🇲 | 🇫🇷 | 🇧🇷
https://teonbrooks.com
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@teon.bsky.social
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Just picked up my bib for the NYC Marathon this Sunday. It's really happening!!!
😬😵💫🥹
My bib number is 52716!
5️⃣2️⃣7️⃣1️⃣6️⃣
#nycmarathon #running
😬😵💫🥹
My bib number is 52716!
5️⃣2️⃣7️⃣1️⃣6️⃣
#nycmarathon #running
Holy crap, this is MASSIVE!
I will never have iOS fomo again!
I will never have iOS fomo again!
Google updates Quick Share to work with Apple's AirDrop to make file transfers between iPhones and Android devices easier, starting with the Pixel 10 family (The Keyword)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Holy crap, this is MASSIVE!
I will never have iOS fomo again!
I will never have iOS fomo again!
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Animals seamlessly combine what they see and hear. This study presents a simple, biologically inspired model that predicts how visual and auditory cues are integrated across humans, monkeys, and rats.
🔗 buff.ly/HfMDRkH
🔗 buff.ly/HfMDRkH
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Animals seamlessly combine what they see and hear. This study presents a simple, biologically inspired model that predicts how visual and auditory cues are integrated across humans, monkeys, and rats.
🔗 buff.ly/HfMDRkH
🔗 buff.ly/HfMDRkH
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Scaling back DEI programmes and the loss of scientific talent by Needhi Bhalla, JoAnn Trejo & Mary Munson
www.nature.com/articles/s41... via @natcellbio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41... via @natcellbio.nature.com
Scaling back DEI programmes and the loss of scientific talent
Programmes that support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in science are under attack in the USA. Data indicate that diversity in the scientific workforce increases creativity and success in tackling...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Scaling back DEI programmes and the loss of scientific talent by Needhi Bhalla, JoAnn Trejo & Mary Munson
www.nature.com/articles/s41... via @natcellbio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41... via @natcellbio.nature.com
decided to get creative w/ my travels for @atprotocol.dev conf 😏
just booked my first Roomette to Seattle on @amtrak.com's Empire Builder!
I'll spend a few days in Seattle before taking the Cascades up to Vancouver! 🚂
It'll be my third cross-country journey 😎
✅ California Zephyr
✅ Sunset Limited
just booked my first Roomette to Seattle on @amtrak.com's Empire Builder!
I'll spend a few days in Seattle before taking the Cascades up to Vancouver! 🚂
It'll be my third cross-country journey 😎
✅ California Zephyr
✅ Sunset Limited
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
decided to get creative w/ my travels for @atprotocol.dev conf 😏
just booked my first Roomette to Seattle on @amtrak.com's Empire Builder!
I'll spend a few days in Seattle before taking the Cascades up to Vancouver! 🚂
It'll be my third cross-country journey 😎
✅ California Zephyr
✅ Sunset Limited
just booked my first Roomette to Seattle on @amtrak.com's Empire Builder!
I'll spend a few days in Seattle before taking the Cascades up to Vancouver! 🚂
It'll be my third cross-country journey 😎
✅ California Zephyr
✅ Sunset Limited
Boom! 💥
@sazeka.bsky.social and I just submitted our 1023 paperwork for federal tax exemption for @gothamdataclinic.org!
Special thanks to our legal team at Cravath via Lawyers Alliance for NY!
#datascience #education #tech #nonprofit #ngo
@sazeka.bsky.social and I just submitted our 1023 paperwork for federal tax exemption for @gothamdataclinic.org!
Special thanks to our legal team at Cravath via Lawyers Alliance for NY!
#datascience #education #tech #nonprofit #ngo
November 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Boom! 💥
@sazeka.bsky.social and I just submitted our 1023 paperwork for federal tax exemption for @gothamdataclinic.org!
Special thanks to our legal team at Cravath via Lawyers Alliance for NY!
#datascience #education #tech #nonprofit #ngo
@sazeka.bsky.social and I just submitted our 1023 paperwork for federal tax exemption for @gothamdataclinic.org!
Special thanks to our legal team at Cravath via Lawyers Alliance for NY!
#datascience #education #tech #nonprofit #ngo
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Here we are again: stunned & full of hope, because of you–each of you wonderful humans in the #Python community. Since we shared the news about our withdrawal from the NSF grant opportunity two weeks ago, we've received >$160,000 in donations across 1,937 donors, which includes 313 new Members–WOW!
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Here we are again: stunned & full of hope, because of you–each of you wonderful humans in the #Python community. Since we shared the news about our withdrawal from the NSF grant opportunity two weeks ago, we've received >$160,000 in donations across 1,937 donors, which includes 313 new Members–WOW!
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Strength training is political. We have a right-wing which has taken over physical fitness spaces, and hijacked “warrior culture”.
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Strength training is political. We have a right-wing which has taken over physical fitness spaces, and hijacked “warrior culture”.
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
Just landed in Barcelona for a @mozilla.org alumni gathering and for Mozilla Festival 😄
Let me know if you're in town and want to catch up or meet IRL!
#MozFest #openinternet #openweb #tech
Let me know if you're in town and want to catch up or meet IRL!
#MozFest #openinternet #openweb #tech
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Just landed in Barcelona for a @mozilla.org alumni gathering and for Mozilla Festival 😄
Let me know if you're in town and want to catch up or meet IRL!
#MozFest #openinternet #openweb #tech
Let me know if you're in town and want to catch up or meet IRL!
#MozFest #openinternet #openweb #tech
A truly great day for New York! congrats @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM
A truly great day for New York! congrats @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
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Halloween logicals, still the best 10/31 venn
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Halloween logicals, still the best 10/31 venn
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
Just picked up my bib for the NYC Marathon this Sunday. It's really happening!!!
😬😵💫🥹
My bib number is 52716!
5️⃣2️⃣7️⃣1️⃣6️⃣
#nycmarathon #running
😬😵💫🥹
My bib number is 52716!
5️⃣2️⃣7️⃣1️⃣6️⃣
#nycmarathon #running
October 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Just picked up my bib for the NYC Marathon this Sunday. It's really happening!!!
😬😵💫🥹
My bib number is 52716!
5️⃣2️⃣7️⃣1️⃣6️⃣
#nycmarathon #running
😬😵💫🥹
My bib number is 52716!
5️⃣2️⃣7️⃣1️⃣6️⃣
#nycmarathon #running
I’ll be in Barcelona November 6-9 for a @mozilla.org Alumni Gathering and Mozilla Festival!
If you're in town and/or at the Festival, hit me up! Would love to see you :)
#mozfest
If you're in town and/or at the Festival, hit me up! Would love to see you :)
#mozfest
Attend Mozilla Festival
Join MozFest 2025 in Barcelona, Nov 7–9 — the global AI policy summit, digital rights event & open source festival for a healthier internet.
mzl.la
October 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I’ll be in Barcelona November 6-9 for a @mozilla.org Alumni Gathering and Mozilla Festival!
If you're in town and/or at the Festival, hit me up! Would love to see you :)
#mozfest
If you're in town and/or at the Festival, hit me up! Would love to see you :)
#mozfest
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This week in NYC's #CivicTech is up on @beta.nyc's website!
We're excited about: early voting, the PIT Pop-Up at the Oculus, call for proposals for Open Data Week art + sessions, and hands-on data classes!
Small and mighty, REPRESENT! #PiTech #OpenData
www.beta.nyc/2025/10/24/w...
We're excited about: early voting, the PIT Pop-Up at the Oculus, call for proposals for Open Data Week art + sessions, and hands-on data classes!
Small and mighty, REPRESENT! #PiTech #OpenData
www.beta.nyc/2025/10/24/w...
What’s New in NYC Civic Tech – October 24, 2025 - BetaNYC
Preview: Early voting, the PIT Pop-Up at the Oculus, calls for art + sessions, and hands-on data classes. This weekend marks the start of early voting, and on Monday, we’ll welcome you into a temporar...
www.beta.nyc
October 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This week in NYC's #CivicTech is up on @beta.nyc's website!
We're excited about: early voting, the PIT Pop-Up at the Oculus, call for proposals for Open Data Week art + sessions, and hands-on data classes!
Small and mighty, REPRESENT! #PiTech #OpenData
www.beta.nyc/2025/10/24/w...
We're excited about: early voting, the PIT Pop-Up at the Oculus, call for proposals for Open Data Week art + sessions, and hands-on data classes!
Small and mighty, REPRESENT! #PiTech #OpenData
www.beta.nyc/2025/10/24/w...
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At my town hall in Aurora, a constituent asked me what gives me hope for a better tomorrow:
October 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
At my town hall in Aurora, a constituent asked me what gives me hope for a better tomorrow:
On Monday, I was teaching Pandas and stumbled across a peculiarity when trying to explain the difference in `df.iloc` and `df.loc`.
My head almost exploded when I learned that df.iloc[0:100] and df.loc[0:100] behaved differently 🤯. I would rather the slicing for numbers didn't work for df.loc!
My head almost exploded when I learned that df.iloc[0:100] and df.loc[0:100] behaved differently 🤯. I would rather the slicing for numbers didn't work for df.loc!
October 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
On Monday, I was teaching Pandas and stumbled across a peculiarity when trying to explain the difference in `df.iloc` and `df.loc`.
My head almost exploded when I learned that df.iloc[0:100] and df.loc[0:100] behaved differently 🤯. I would rather the slicing for numbers didn't work for df.loc!
My head almost exploded when I learned that df.iloc[0:100] and df.loc[0:100] behaved differently 🤯. I would rather the slicing for numbers didn't work for df.loc!
TIL the import pattern
`import seaborn as sns`
comes from an inside joke based on West Wing:
Samuel Norman Seaborn ➡️ `sns`
I definitely felt old when I asked my class if anyone had watched West Wing and it was a unanimous no
👴🏾
#programming #Python
`import seaborn as sns`
comes from an inside joke based on West Wing:
Samuel Norman Seaborn ➡️ `sns`
I definitely felt old when I asked my class if anyone had watched West Wing and it was a unanimous no
👴🏾
#programming #Python
Import seaborn as ?? · Issue #229 · mwaskom/seaborn
Not an issue, just a question from an enthusiastic user. You seem to like import seaborn as sns as your import style. When you type that, what is the voice in your head saying out loud? I had gener...
github.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
TIL the import pattern
`import seaborn as sns`
comes from an inside joke based on West Wing:
Samuel Norman Seaborn ➡️ `sns`
I definitely felt old when I asked my class if anyone had watched West Wing and it was a unanimous no
👴🏾
#programming #Python
`import seaborn as sns`
comes from an inside joke based on West Wing:
Samuel Norman Seaborn ➡️ `sns`
I definitely felt old when I asked my class if anyone had watched West Wing and it was a unanimous no
👴🏾
#programming #Python
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Announcing the Recoding America Fund! It's time to update the operating model of government. eatingpolicy.substack.com/p/announcing...
Announcing the Recoding America Fund
A bipartisan reckoning with the administrative state
eatingpolicy.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Announcing the Recoding America Fund! It's time to update the operating model of government. eatingpolicy.substack.com/p/announcing...
🧪 Just posted the preprint to @prereview.bsky.social.
Thanks @neurosarda.bsky.social for the suggestion and for your team's work on creating such a great platform! It was quick, painless, and easy to request reviews.
The platform is super slick and I love the increased visibility to for reviewers.
Thanks @neurosarda.bsky.social for the suggestion and for your team's work on creating such a great platform! It was quick, painless, and easy to request reviews.
The platform is super slick and I love the increased visibility to for reviewers.
October 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🧪 Just posted the preprint to @prereview.bsky.social.
Thanks @neurosarda.bsky.social for the suggestion and for your team's work on creating such a great platform! It was quick, painless, and easy to request reviews.
The platform is super slick and I love the increased visibility to for reviewers.
Thanks @neurosarda.bsky.social for the suggestion and for your team's work on creating such a great platform! It was quick, painless, and easy to request reviews.
The platform is super slick and I love the increased visibility to for reviewers.
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And we're live! Starting today, you can use Bounce to migrate from Mastodon to an existing Bluesky, Blacksky, or any other ATProto account! Check it out: blog.anew.social/bounce-beta-...
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
And we're live! Starting today, you can use Bounce to migrate from Mastodon to an existing Bluesky, Blacksky, or any other ATProto account! Check it out: blog.anew.social/bounce-beta-...
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Gotta love science.
“Food allergies in children dropped sharply in the years after new guidelines encouraged parents to introduce infants to peanuts, a study has found… a 36 percent reduction in all food allergies, driven largely by a 43 percent drop in peanut allergies” in children under 3 years old.
Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Gotta love science.
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Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
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New York is not for sale.
October 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New York is not for sale.
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Maybe let’s get the word out on this again, for no reason in particular.
October 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Maybe let’s get the word out on this again, for no reason in particular.