Michael G. Lerner

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Computational biophysicist at Earlham, Biomembranes, computational oncology. Reducing distracted hyperbusyness. Decolonizing my sylabus. Secure email: [email protected]

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Decolonising Introductory Physicshttps://github.com/mglerner/IntroductoryPhysics
Infrequent bloghttps://mglerner.github.io/
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Michael G. LernerJun 18, 2024
Do any of you use an under-the-desk exercise bike/treadmill/etc? I'm considering it.
Michael G. LernerJun 11, 2024
Voir dire. Struck without cause. Apparently this is common for professors.
Michael G. LernerFeb 16, 2024
I don't know what gets you back on your game, but I put on my headphones and went old-school formative music. Stared with Public Enemy (Shut Em Down), continued with Rage against the Machine, KRS-One, Sleater-Kinney, Bad Religion, Ani Difranco, a little Primus, and I'm back up.
Michael G. LernerSep 29, 2023
Hey #Physics #Biophysics #compchem & other friends! In my physics senior sem, my students want me to scrap a good chunk of the syllabus to write a basic #MD #MolecularDynamics engine. Any advice for doing that with advanced undergrads? Looking to make sure they get lots of good physics along the way
Michael G. LernerAug 9, 2023
My twins, the little babies, start junior high tomorrow! And my oldest daughter just game me an “air five” because she thinks quantum tunneling is cool. 😍😍😍
Michael G. LernerMay 25, 2023
Show threadRobert McNeesMay 25, 2023
Let’s just say that I’m beginning to have my doubts.
Michael G. LernerMay 23, 2023
Show threadRobert McNeesMay 23, 2023

This is not so well known, but before NASA and the Apollo program, Margaret Hamilton worked with Edward Lorenz!

From 1959-1961 she programmed weather simulations on his LGP-30 computer. These were the precursors to his famous 1963 paper that marked the birth of chaos theory.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-hidden-heroines-of-chaos-20190520/

Animation: Olena Shmahalo/Quanta Magazine

The Hidden Heroines of Chaos

Two women programmers played a pivotal role in the birth of chaos theory. Their previously untold story illustrates the changing status of computation in science.

Quanta Magazine
Show threadMichael G. LernerMay 23, 2023

@owenrlamont That is a fun gist!

I also would have thought xlsxwriter could do it, but insert_image doesn't actually place it in a cell. Just aligned with one. And I don't see another relevant function. Alas.

Show threadMichael G. LernerMay 22, 2023
@ExcelAnalytics first of all, it’s pretty amazing to me that Bing can suggest that. But both of those seem to put it near those cells, but not in them.
Michael G. LernerMay 22, 2023
Does anyone know how to insert an image into an #excel or #GoogleSheets cell using #python? Maybe #openpyxl or #xlsxwriter ... the trick is, I don't want to insert it so that it's aligned with the cell. I want it to actually be the cell data. Like you get with Insert Image.