szescstopni @szescstopni@qoto.org

Hi Mastodon! #introduction 👋
My name is John Butler.
I'm Maths/Stats Lecturer and Neuroscience researcher in the School of Mathematics and Statistics in TU Dublin since 2015.

My research uses computational neuroscience methods to investigate multisensory processing. My favourite sensory system is the vestibular system it is just great.

I am a member of @neuromatch I’ve contributed materials to the summer schools. I also help organise the Conference and I’m particularly proud of the introduction of Neuromatch for Kids which shows how maths and neuroscience work together.

I really enjoy teaching, I've taught mathematics, statistics and computational neuro to all levels from graduate, down to primary. Here are two modules:
• Numerical Analysis with Applications in Python (https://john-s-butler-dit.github.io/NumericalAnalysisBook/ )
• Short Introduction to Maths in Neuroscience with Python (https://github.com/john-s-butler-dit/Basic-Introduction-to-Python)
There are more on my my GitHub.

Lastly, I do a bit of#scicomm, so I give talks at events like; Maths week and Science Week, Pint of Science, Bright Club, I’m a Mathematician Get Me Out of Here, and I regularly give talks in primary and secondary schools about his work.

The fact that this midwit is still around, still burping up these galactically idiotic takes (wind=slavery!), is a testament to Wingnut Welfare. Once you're on the RW gravy train, you're on it for life, no matter how much of an irrelevant clown you become.

It's a small win against the corporate greed, but it's a step in a good direction: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64206913

Among the many priceless works of art damaged or defaced during the barbaric rampage of Bolsonaro supporters yesterday in the Brazilian governmental palaces was a clock made by Louis XIV's clockmaker Balthazar Martinot, given as a gift to Brazilian Emporor João VI. This specimen was completely destroyed, and the only other similar example known is at the Versailles Palace in France.

https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/noticia/2023/01/relogio-destruido-por-golpistas-no-planalto-e-unico-e-exemplar-semelhante-esta-em-versalhes.ghtml

#Brazil #Bolsonaro #January6+2
@anthropology

are you a person that buys into grift and lies?

these 8-foot single-conductor cables are $1300 each unless you pay what the manufacturing and component costs that add up to about 65 dollars.

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649935640-synergistic-research-atmosphere-x-euphoria-speaker-cables-8ft-spade-gtgtgt-banana/

Been seeing a lot about #ChatGPT lately and got my first question at the library this week from someone who was looking for a book that the bot had recommended. They couldn't find it in our catalog. Turns out that ALL the books that ChatGPT had recommended for their topic were non-existent. Just real authors and fake titles cobbled together. And apparently this is known behavior. 😮

Today’s ’Spot the Dog’ comes from a changeable Quantocks where over the course of one dog walk we’ve had sun, wind, rain and hail, all enveloped by a slight nip in the air.

#quantocks #SpotTheDog #DogsOfMastodon #trees #photography

My darling Tuure. #Mondog #dogsofmastodon

Not a bird picture, but a picture of my well loved dog Lola.

This is Lola meeting Daisy the Moomintroll whilst out for a walk.

#nature #NaturePhotography #dogs #Wildlife #naturecommunity #Duck #photography #Cow

If you are a truck driver, you might end up having to share a building with a very shady company sometimes.

Here is my truck in the same hangar as Donald Trump's helicopter 7 years ago. :-)

Curious, is there a #Mushtodon? Because I've never seen these here before... #mushrooms

PORTLAND: The first Friday of every month I hold office hours at @bookswithpictures on SE Division. So this Friday Jan 6, I'll be there, masked, from 4- 6PM giving portfolio feedback to emerging comics artists.

You mask up, sign in at the counter, & bring 6-8 pages of comic book storytelling. I'll give you feedback based on my 30 years experience. What works, what doesn't, how to tweak a panel for clarity or impact. (Details in the thread below)

Americans lose more money to civil asset forfeiture than to burglary every year now, and the wage theft dwarf that.

You're far more likely to to be robbed by your employers and the police than you are by your neighbours.

Brodie taking a dip in the sea at a cove on Loch Bracadale. Clean, clear waters ensure his safety. A sunny day with bright light. Last summer he and I removed several large bags of litter from the area. This consisted of plastic, wood and metal detritus which had come ashore after storms. We carried the waste to recycling bins and took wood home for the fire. There are several planned much bigger initiatives like that around Scottish coasts. #cleanwater #swimming #coastalwaters #Scotland

I didn't fact-check this but it seems legit... #climatecrisis

"No, officer, I do not know why you pulled us over". Tiramisu (foreground) and Magnum sitting in my car. Neither have their licence yet. #dogs #dogsofMastodon