@DPFink

Astrophysicist at Harvard with an interest in Data Science and ML. Director, Scientific Image Analysis Group.

 Harvard University
nebel.rc.fas.harvard.edu/dfink/
Joined August 2012
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Alyssa A. Goodman@AlyssaAGoodman20 Jan 2023
A gorgeous way to see the new #Decaps2 mosaic in context! Thanks @WWTelescope @ADavidWeigel + @NOIRLabAstro @cszucker @DPFink @jegpeek et al – at Newton, MA
A David Weigel@ADavidWeigel20 Jan 2023
Replying to @AlyssaAGoodman @jegpeek @cszucker @DPFink @WWTelescope
You bet it's in @WWTelescope at full resolution! worldwidetelescope.org/webcl…
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Amazing! @LIGO and @ego_virgo have made the 1st detection of gravitational waves from colliding neutron stars. mitsha.re/o6IY30fUhk8
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Ahmed Mohamed@IStandWithAhmed16 Sep 2015
Thank you for your support! I really didn't think people would care about a muslim boy. #Thankyouforstandingwithme #IStandWithAhmed
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Lisa Randall@lirarandall14 Mar 2015
NIce job @manilsuri nytimes.com/2015/03/14/opini…

Opinion | Don’t Expect Math to Make Sense (Published 2015)

Pi’s combination of utility and enigma is the perfect metaphor for the subject.

nytimes.com
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Sean Carroll
@seanmcarroll29 Jan 2015
Congrats to the 2015 Wolf Prize winners, including Bob Kirshner and BJ Bjorken! (Both relevant to previous update.) jpost.com/Israel-News/Health…

Wolf Prizes in the sciences and arts presented to nine North Americans

Nine outstanding North Americans in the sciences and the arts were on Thursday night awarded five Wolf Prizes.

jpost.com
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Frank Wilczek@FrankWilczek28 Jan 2015
Passing of Charles Townes, a very great man bit.ly/1uzcYC0 Here (on left) with James Gordon, early laser.
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GRAPPA Centre@GRAPPAinstitute27 Jun 2014
Doug Finkbeiner and the Dessert Supreme. #app14
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Neal Weiner@NealWeiner17 Mar 2014
If not actual physics, perhaps we can increase funding for support of streaming servers for major physics announcements
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Matt Strassler@MattStrassler17 Mar 2014
Getting Ready for Monday's Cosmic News: I've written a History of the Universe for nonexperts #fb wp.me/p1Fmmu-1VG
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Tom Abel@TomAbelStanford17 Mar 2014
Sunset on the last day of guessing the energy scale of cosmic inflation? – at Pacifica, CA
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LHC news@LHCnews27 Jan 2014
Particle Fever: A Movie About the LHC Comes to US Theaters March 5 - Scientific American (blog) bit.ly/LdVCu4 #lhc
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Need yet more astronomy politics trouble beyond the #shutdown? US scientists boycott @NASA conference over China ban: theguardian.com/science/2013…

US scientists boycott Nasa conference over China ban

Nasa facing backlash from US researchers due to rejection of Chinese nationals from conference

theguardian.com
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Dr Pamela L Gay@starstryder4 May 2013
Kiera Wilmot made an off choice doing sci experiment w/ a bang at school, but deserves eduction not jail. Agree? Sign bit.ly/163cVWU
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Kenneth Roth
@KenRoth20 Apr 2013
Here's a good description of the US Justice Dept under Obama gradually whittling away the right to Miranda warnings. trib.al/VBVRvS0
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Justin Wolfers
@JustinWolfers19 Feb 2013
David Brooks column on the shortcoming of (crude) quantitative analysis is interesting, yet fact free. nytimes.com/2013/02/19/opini…

Opinion | What Data Can’t Do (Published 2013)

Data can’t account for everything in our experience, nor serve as the only guide for our thinking, planning and decision-making.

nytimes.com
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Jonathan Fay@astrojonathan11 Jan 2013
New contrast/brightness interactive stretch tool built at #hackAAS will go into main line WorldWide Telescope Release.
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Jonathan Fay@astrojonathan11 Jan 2013
At #hackAAS @DPFink and I made an HDR hack for WorldWide Telescope to view the WISE dustmap (or any layer) w/ interactive contrast stretch.
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Write for California
@WriteForCal8 Dec 2012
The new University of California logo needs to die. Find out what to do to kill it; inform your fellow alumni! sbn.to/YYnFC4
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