PinnedMatthew EllisThe James Webb Space Telescope 001: On Wonderment, Curiosity, and Why the Telescope is so…As a Physics Major in 2009, I heard inklings of an awesomely ambitious undertaking: The James Webb Space Telescope.Jul 19, 2022Jul 19, 2022
Matthew EllisWikipedia, Time, and ChatGPT: An experiment in storytellingWhat if we drastically lighten Wikipedia, jettisoning most, but not all, of the content? Could we then traverse Wikipedia in a manner tJul 3Jul 3
Matthew EllisLetting Go in Order to Grow…Fighting back the tears meandering down my cheeks, my glassy eyes glanced across the street, catching a glimpse of an electrician hoisting…Jul 18, 2022Jul 18, 2022
Matthew EllisinThe StartupMIDI Mashups: Using Machine Learning to Generate Unique Musical ScoresAI Composers present ideas to their human partners. People can then take certain elements and work them into their own, uniquely human…Sep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020
Matthew EllisTogetherness at a DistanceHow we can redefine togetherness in the wake of this Coronavirus pandemic.May 20, 2020May 20, 2020
Matthew EllisZen and the Art of QuarantineLife on lock down? Plans derailed? How to find Zen and maintain control during these uncertain times.May 5, 2020May 5, 2020
Matthew EllisinBiophysics Made SimpleTargeting Mitochondria to combat Aging and Improve Heart Health?Here I review a recent article titled: Late-life restoration of mitochondrial function reverses cardiac dysfunction in old mice. Via their…Jan 13, 20201Jan 13, 20201
Matthew EllisinBiophysics Made SimpleBreakthrough(s): Imaging Neuronal Function via Osmosis?Even today, in our hyper-technological society, we find ourselves at a loss when it comes to the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases…Dec 29, 2019Dec 29, 2019
Matthew EllisinBiophysics Made Simple‘Spooky’ Transcriptional Regulation?How can gene transcription be regulated via ‘action-at-a-distance’?Dec 29, 2019Dec 29, 2019
Matthew EllisA Note to the Ever-Insightful and Always-Keen Dr. Oliver SacksDynamic. Constantly churning. Incessantly burning. Within microscopic combustion chambers, glucose and oxygen violently collide to fuel…Aug 12, 20191Aug 12, 20191