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πŸ“ Brooklyn he/him/Dr. 🌈 techie πŸ‘¨πŸΎβ€πŸ’» | scientist πŸ‘¨πŸΎβ€πŸ”¬ | biker πŸš΄πŸΎβ€β™‚οΈ speaks: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² | πŸ‡«πŸ‡· | πŸ‡§πŸ‡· https://teonbrooks.com
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I've been an @npr.org fan boy for a while and a sustainer for different stations since college. Currently supporting WNYC After watching this interview and reading the statement from Katherine Maher, I decided to put even more of my money where my mouth is πŸ€‘ I expanded my support to WFAE and WUNC

**Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program** -- $25,000 grants earmarked for early-career researchers whose NSF-funded research on STEM and education has just been terminated. www.spencer.org/grant_types/... hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/28/j... Thanks @lizneeley.bsky.social !

Hell yeah! Put this on loopβ€”this wise man speaks for me. πŸ”₯

I had a lovely time chatting with @teresaschubert.bsky.social of @natrevpsychol.nature.com about my experience transitioning from a career as an academic research scientist to an industry data scientist. Gift link below πŸ§ͺπŸ§ πŸ‘¨πŸΎβ€πŸ”¬ #science #psychsky #neuroskyence #SciFri cc: @blackinneuro.bsky.social

Nature Reviews Psychology is interviewing individuals with doctoral degrees in psychology who pursued non-academic careers. We spoke with Teon Brooks about his journey from a postdoctoral scholar to a data science consultant. go.nature.com/3GAhf9b #psychscisky #academicsky

πŸ”΄ Our `Brain and AI` team at Meta has a new Research Engineer position in Paris to work on infrastructure and scale deep learning experimentations: www.metacareers.com/jobs/1769841... We'll favor industry experience or Github track record.

Big news! Boundaries Map has been migrated and is now running TWICE as fast! πŸš€ With the primaries coming up, you can quickly explore New York City's political and administrative districts with an even smoother experience. πŸ—ΊοΈβœ¨ Visit boundaries.beta.nyc

African workers labeling data and providing content moderation are the invisible backbone of AI development. They perform critical labor under challenging conditions, often for minimal pay, yet remain absent from our conversations about the AI value chain.

www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/en/news/welc...

Columbus Half, here I go! πŸƒπŸΎβ€β™‚οΈπŸ’¨πŸ’¨ #CapCityHalf #running #halfmarathon #runningsky

✴️ REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS! ✴️ @navigation.org is seeking bold projects at the intersection of AI and Open Science. We support innovative applications that make science more transparent, efficient, and trustworthy. Deadline: July 15, 2025. os.nav.fund/ai-for-os/ #openscience #AIforScience

we're doing the thing unbreaking.org

hey @ngerakines.me πŸ‘‹πŸΎ question for you: do you happen to know if there's a lexicon being worked on for check-in data akin to Foursquare? I was looking at the @smokesignal.events lexicon and it shares a lot of what's needed but it doesn't have an emphasis on RSVPs, etc. so it prolly needs its own.

Baked my first apple tart today for my friend's #Easter dinner πŸ₯ΉπŸ₯§πŸ° #baking #BakingSky #dessert

Baked my first apple tart today for my friend's #Easter dinner πŸ₯ΉπŸ₯§πŸ° #baking #BakingSky #dessert

We have an open position for a full-time postdoc at MARL. The position is for research on developing applied machine learning solutions to spatial audio analysis and generation. (1/2)

I did not expect that I would watch ALL 15 minutes of the Mario Kart World but there's so much new gameplay that I couldn't help myself. This world is EXPANSIVE! and much more interactive with an open world. It's like Animal Crossing meets classic Mario Kart, and so much more. #gaming #nintendo

Our North Brooklyn coalition works together to deliver for our communities. As we look toward the June primary election, we want to urge all New York voters to utilize RCV. Today we announced our joint support for three mayoral candidates who we believe should be ranked at the top of your ballot.

This fall, @brooklyncollege.bsky.social will offer the first credit-bearing advanced certificate program in Perinatal Mental Health in New York State! Our thanks to @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social for spearheading the effort.

Currently attending the Brooklyn Borough President's State of the Borough Address. Brooklyn's in the house! #civic #brooklyn #nyc

Just watched a great interview with Pinky Cole about her business, Slutty Vegan, and what it takes to be an entrepreneur. #blacksky #entrepreneur #nyc #brooklyn

You want to create a bespoke graph in python? It's probably possible - with a bit of time and perserverance.πŸ€“ Meet a radial tree diagram of Marvel film box office performance. 100% made in python using numpy, #matplotlib and bezier curves. Dont judge the code πŸ˜… github.com/Lisa-Ho/smal... #dataviz

Fear has a way of being contagious. But courage is also contagious.