My physicist friends love universality — until the system starts voting, reproducing, or trading stocks 🤪 #complexsystem #physicsoflife #physicsoflivingmatter #systemsbiology

A = [1, 2, 3] B = [3, 4, 5] x = 9 x ∈ A ∪ B # -> false Writing code using symbols in Julia feels like scribbling in a math notebook — except this one actually runs. It takes some time to get habituated, but then you get hooked. #julialang #computing

Every time I try to post on #mathbio, I realize 300 characters can’t hold a nonlinear thought!

In the age of AlphaFold, should we still teach homology modeling, threading, and other classical structure prediction algorithms? In the era of generative AI, the hardest question in teaching isn’t what to include—it’s what to leave out. #teaching #education #computationalbiology #AI

With a channel capacity of one bit, cells have ruled the world for millions of years. Maybe we need a different information theory to understand them. #complexity #systemsbiology #complexsystems

PS Dodds cheekily reimagines the entire history of science as a three-volume saga. Beneath the wit lies a serious claim: complex systems aren't a fad but the long-awaited finale of scientific understanding. arxiv.org/abs/2511.00368 #complexity #systemsbiology

Robotic Experiment > Data > AI-driven [Model > Hypothesis > Experimental Design] > Robotic Experiment: This "closed-loop science" is set to become a reality soon, cutting costs & increasing efficiency. But data is not the limiting factor in Science; Our limited abstraction & generalization are.

Yes, current LLMs hallucinate and fail in many silly tasks. Current AI is surely not the same as human 'intelligence.' But why do we get hyperactive on social media with glee every time we find an error by an AI agent, LLM, or robot? Our existential crisis?

Julia keeps it rational. 1//3 + 1//6 == 1//2 Exact math. No floating-point drama. #JuliaLang #lovingJulia #sillyposts

Statistical physics was built to understand gases. Now we use it to understand flocks, tissues, and tumors. Same mathematics, new meanings—order out of interaction. Perhaps we should develop new thermodynamic variables beyond V, P, and T that are more suitable for living systems. #complexsystems

Between the animate and the inanimate lies a missing theory — not of matter, but of matter becoming intention. Or the concept of teleonomy is just another trap? Possibly! #complexity #physicsoflife

Physicists see the forest, mathematicians see the pattern, & biologists... name every tree, catalog leaf shapes, & write three papers on bark texture before asking why forests exist. Wish my friends from the Biology community would read and re-read the old classic: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

If I want to teach undergraduate students about driven non-equilibrium systems, which two toy models should I choose? The mathematics must be intuitive, and the simulations must be easy. What do you suggest? #statmech #physics #complexsystem #systemsbiology

In #Julia, even the script evolves with time (without mutation) 😃 julia> @time sum(rand(10^7)) [0.086688 seconds, 57.81% gc time] julia> @time sum(rand(10^7)) [0.026221 seconds, 29.82% gc time] . . julia> @time sum(rand(10^7)) [0.017704 seconds, 2.34% gc time] #Julialang #computing

Gradient systems give you landscapes. Non-gradient systems give you the weather. That's why cellular fate feels more like climate chaos than a downhill stroll on Waddington's landscape. #systemsbiology #dynamicalsystems #complexsystems

How can we design complex computational systems using synthetic biology? Check our paper, where we use space as a computational element, dramatically reducing communication requirements while allowing modularity, reusability, scalability & minimal cell engineering. journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

Embryonic development is robust but fluctuations and variations are inevitable. Nature smartly sells those variations as features not bug. #systemsbiology #complexsystems

LLMs don’t live—yet they learn, adapt, and hallucinate. Strange! Is not it? Biologists need to rethink the key ideas of Life. #physicsoflife #mathbio #complexity #systemsbiology

Does a cell have a 'mind' - say a proto-mind or basal cognition? Although it was once a fringe idea, recent experimental and mathematical works are accumulating in its support. Here is an interesting recent work: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #complexsystem #systemsbiology #sysbio

Data-driven modeling of complex biological systems Thank you for joining us at today's NITMB Seminar with Cody FitzGerald, James S. McDonnell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University! 📽️ Watch the seminar recording - www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Y9...

If you have to design a 40 hr UG course on Computational Biology, what topics will you include in the syllabus? As I see across institutes, this course is heavily biased to protein structure, molecular dynamics simulations and drug design. #compbio #qbio

f(x::Int, y::Int) = x + y f(x::String, y::String) = x * y # In Julia, even functions believe in pluralism. #JuliaLang #FunInComputing #computingjokes #computing

Is it only me or for everyone- the feeds in the Bluesky Android app updates only when I use certain networks (ISPs) that too with lag. #bluesky #bsky

Switched to Julia 3 years ago. Still can’t uninstall MATLAB — held hostage by the interactive GUIs of dfield, pplane, and matcont. #JuliaLang #computing #dynamicalsystems

Reciprocity is overrated. Ask any cell. #NonReciprocal #ActiveMatter #Physicsoflife

Teaching Gillespie algorithm in the Systems Biology class and it reminds that Life is a process with long stretches of exponential calm punctuated by bursts of stochastic drama. #stochastic #random #mathbio #systemsbiology #sysbio

Just updated my Vicsek model Julia code. Still amazes me how a bunch of clueless particles manage better collective behaviour than most meetings I've attended. #SelfOrganization #ComplexSystems #havefun

Missing an Easter-egg function in Julia? Try my WhyJulia. Every time you call why(), it prints a random witty statement — sometimes profound, often nonsensical, but always entertaining. github.com/biplabbose/W... #JuliaLang #JuliaLanguage #JustKidding #fun #computing

Some people have midlife crises. Dynamical systems have pitchfork bifurcations. #justkidding #dynamicalsystems #mathbio

cat = rand(Bool) println(cat ? "😺 Alive!" : "💀 Dead!") Even Schrödinger’s cat deserves Julia. #JuliaLang #codingbasics

If a phenomenon is mathematically possible, then we may observe it in reality, but a mathematically impossible one can never be real. #math #mathmodel #mathbio

We study living matter because dead matter got boring after Newton. #physicsoflivingmatter #systemsbiology #complexsystems #physicsoflife

I left wet-lab experiments 'cause those are damn slow! Equations are better; they evolve faster than organisms. 🙂#mathbio #systemsbiology #sysbio #qbio #computaionalbiology

Before physics* found symmetry, biology was already breaking it. PS: *that will be physicists 😀 #physicsoflife #mathbio #complexsystem #dynamicalsystem

Scientific Modeling Cheatsheet: #MATLAB vs #Python vs #Julialang Side-by-side comparison for: • Differential equations • Optimization • Automatic differentiation • Symbolic computing • More! Highlights ecosystem differences & best practices. sciml.github.io/Scientific_M...

A conjecture that's eating me: Before brains learned to think, cells were already making Bayesian inferences. #protomind #basalcognition #information #complexsystem #physicsoflife

Biology happens when physics gets nonlinear and feedback loops start improvising. #complexsystems #systemsbiology #dynamicalsystems

Julia convinces you that vectorization was just a phase! #julialanguage #computing #coding #programming

Linear regression: because sometimes we pretend the world is linear just to feel in control. #data #datascience #model

Congratulations to PhD candidate Sophia Hu, who recently delivered a talk at the International Conference on Systems Biology in Bombay, India. This was Hu’s first experience at an international conference, but she left feeling excited for the future of the field. 🔗Read more: tinyurl.com/SophiaHu

My feelings on the last day of every year.... #bookworm #HappyNewYear Image credit: harlods-planet, lastlemon.com

Seen several popular science articles with headings like -"there is unknown physics in this universe." What the hell!! Who claimed that we already know "all physics?" The idea of "knowing everything" is scary in itself. We move from one layer of ignorance to another. It is a never ending onion.

Two supportive reviews after 2 months of wait, with minor suggesions on data presentation and structure of writing. But editor decided to reject with option to resubmit as new. Why? What's in the editors mind? Why can't it be minor revision? #peerreview #publication #science #journal

Toy models like Ising model and sandpile models play crucial role in physics. Can we list some of the mathematical models in biology as Toy models? What would be your list for impactful Toy Models in Biology? #mathbio #theory #theoryoflivingmatter #qbio #systemsbio #sysbio

In #Julia, sometimes Loops perform faster than vectorization. Why so? Under which circumstances the Loops perform better? Can someone suggest some pointer on this issue? #JuliaLanguage #programming

Uncertainty is the "conscious awareness of ignorance." This talk by David Spiegelhalter on the concept of probability is insightful and entertaining. #probability #math #chance #popularscience youtu.be/Cybnip2Kyw0?...