Calculating a Pearson Correlation Matrix
One of the great things about graduate school is you get to constantly realize how ignorant you are about how things work. If the domain name weren’t al...
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Bot Battle
For those of you who don’t program, it may be hard to understand just how slow a process it usually is. Movies and other media don’t help this misunderstandi...
The Perceptron
Today in lab meeting, during our bi-weekly “Idea Potluck”, I dropped the ball while explaining how perceptrons work. We were running short on time, so I rush...
Bioinformatics Software
This isn't a long post, but I read something interesting the other day and wanted to repost it. First, here's the link to the blog: http://www.bioinf...
Excision Walkthrough
I take things too seriously sometimes. As far as I’m aware, I’ve always been like that. When I was a kid, I knew, deep down, that walkthroughs were bad. Mayb...
Excision Winner Announcement
Congratulations to Ankur Sundara for being the first person to complete Excision! For his dedication and problem-solving abilities, he’s won the first place ...
Base Camp
Welcome to Excision. Before we set off on our adventure, I think it’s only fair to give you some provisions for your journey. They come mostly in the form o...
The Protein Folding Answer
I need to issue a disclaimer before anything else. The script below is most definitely NOT the answer to protein folding. In fact, I make no claims at all ab...
Encryptions
Do you know the answer? Do you know the question?
The Protein Folding Problem
First, if you’ve never had the opportunity to visit xkcd, I highly suggest you do it. It’s a wonderful website. My personal favorite is the What If? feature....