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.