Random mathematician, New Orleans. Stochastic processes; microparticle movement; movement ecology; income inequality and economic mobility. Commonly afflicted by small sample sizes and time scales that don’t separate. http://stochastics-lab.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/scottalister.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottalister.bsky.social/post/3mrt2lni5bk2cLots of really interesting ideas and observations in this preprint and this thread. Thank you for sharing! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:qiat55l6dp2a2mnb2z2iu64d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrt2lni5bk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/scottalister.bsky.social/post/3m54svwgdek2uThis is a fun read … https://www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-take-the-imaginary-numbers-out-of-quantum-mechanics-20251107/08 Nov 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:qiat55l6dp2a2mnb2z2iu64d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m54svwgdek2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottalister.bsky.social/post/3lzgwvo5juc2hNote to NYT mobile: Science is not broken. Trust in science might be, in part, because of terrible communication like this.22 Sep 2025 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:qiat55l6dp2a2mnb2z2iu64d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgwvo5juc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottalister.bsky.social/post/3lswbfebxxs2fGrowing up in Baton Rouge, I cannot overemphasize the shadow this man cast over the people of that city. He was the first person who showed me that charisma is an almost mystical personality trait. And that its power looks absurd to anyone not subject to its sway. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/the-rev-jimmy-lee-swaggart-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TE8.KINX.sjFL_OhiT0hH&smid=url-share01 Jul 2025 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:qiat55l6dp2a2mnb2z2iu64d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lswbfebxxs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottalister.bsky.social/post/3ln5z4iobg22nPeople call lots of things “gaslighting” these days. This is the real thing, operating at an institutional level [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Apr 2025 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:qiat55l6dp2a2mnb2z2iu64d/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln5z4iobg22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottalister.bsky.social/post/3lmxtmk4l3s2kThese are not the words of someone who seeks to understand. These are the words of someone who seeks to vilify and dehumanize. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2025 00:22 +0000at://did:plc:qiat55l6dp2a2mnb2z2iu64d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxtmk4l3s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/scottalister.bsky.social/post/3lmur7ki4ls24Turns out there are more amendments than just the 2nd Amendment. Take, for example, the 8th: "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."15 Apr 2025 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:qiat55l6dp2a2mnb2z2iu64d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmur7ki4ls24https://bsky.app/profile/scottalister.bsky.social/post/3llyxp5l57k2iThese are the men who burned the Library of Alexandria [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Apr 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:qiat55l6dp2a2mnb2z2iu64d/app.bsky.feed.post/3llyxp5l57k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/scottalister.bsky.social/post/3llm6zh3g7s2nWhen they put their actual policies up for a vote, they lose30 Mar 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:qiat55l6dp2a2mnb2z2iu64d/app.bsky.feed.post/3llm6zh3g7s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottalister.bsky.social/post/3ll3hze3mn22zGetting the flu is not fun. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise24 Mar 2025 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:qiat55l6dp2a2mnb2z2iu64d/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll3hze3mn22z