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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Mechanobiology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
My interests and hobbies are all over the shop. Proud and frustrated owner of a 1975 MG Midget.
This instance was first hosted on a Raspberry Pi, but has since moved to my old work laptop. My personal website is still on the Pi.
| Website | https://lukejohns.online |
| Codeberg | https://codeberg.org/lukegjohnson |
| ORCiD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4457-1644 |
| Bandcamp | https://lukejohns.bandcamp.com |
Sigh.
So it turns out we've mapped the neural connectome of Drosophila *and simulated it in silico*.
Pop-sci explainer here:
Key quote: "The step from a complete connectome to a working computational brain model is not trivial." And there's an even more important finding in this screenshot (alt text via OCR):
"The wiring is the computation".
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I.e. instead of the current numbering system (which started in 2001), I've been given a brand new registration number using the 1963-1982 numbering scheme!
I'm also allowed to get an old-style silver-on-black plate too which is neat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom#1963_to_1982
I've just finished registering Blue (pictured) in the UK!
One interesting thing: for first-time registrations of imported classic cars, the DVLA gives you a period-correct plate number. 1/2
He's got to break out the Furby organ, surely
RE: https://fedi.lukejohns.online/@luke/116133854641269249
My therapist: the Art Nouveau cricket angel isn't real, it can't hurt you.
The Art Nouveau cricket angel:
Although the actual website is depressingly normal. My challenge to this cricket academy is to redesign their site to be just as outlandish.
Charlie Stross
Corvid Space Program
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