User:Carl Boettiger/Notebook/Comparative Phylogenetics/2010/04/20

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R-sig-phylo

 * A couple interesting discussions on R-sig-phylo
 * 1) estimating alpha and sigma reliably, knowing when you hit a likelihood ridge.  See discussion.
 * 2) strange behavior in ace.  Tried new ace function, same problem.

Research

 * Working on logs paper
 * Waiting on Primate data
 * Waiting on feedback on Labrids paper

DoE Conference Registration

 * Submitted Poster title and abstract corresponding to my iEvoBio proposal.

Reading

 * podcast on the Science Careers story.
 * NY Times on Open Education
 * reputation systems in peer review, two articles in Journal of Participatory Medicine.
 * piece on good programming

Education
Fantastic collections on education
 * Nancy Nersessian's publications
 * Julia's cite-u-like
 * Also learned about Ashok Goel's group at intersection of cognitive science, computer science and education at GA Tech.


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