Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.

For the best Twitter experience, please use Microsoft Edge, or install the Twitter app from Microsoft Store.

  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
michael_nielsen's profile
michael_nielsen
michael_nielsen
michael_nielsen
@michael_nielsen

Tweets

michael_nielsen

@michael_nielsen

Searching for the numinous. Co-purveyor of https://quantum.country/ 

San Francisco, CA
michaelnielsen.org
Joined July 2008

Tweets

  • © 2020 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Imprint
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen Jan 16
    • Report Tweet

    michael_nielsen Retweeted Emmanuel Ameisen

    Striking analogy between the mnemonic medium and supervised learning. Makes me think about analogies to things done in supervised learning: adding noise to the data (questions) to improve generalization; changing the loss function (overall scoring), etc. Fun to think about!https://twitter.com/mlpowered/status/1217892894075260928 …

    michael_nielsen added,

    Emmanuel Ameisen @mlpowered
    Getting into spaced repetition for memory thanks to @michael_nielsen and @andy_matuschak ’s work. It feels like unsupervised vs supervised learning Normal reading is unsupervised Spaced repetition provides labels you get tested on at successive epochs, to minimize memory loss
    12:01 PM - 16 Jan 2020
    • 13 Retweets
    • 94 Likes
    • Sangmin @ChoimiraiSchool nicole johnkellden Alan Melling Vassil Panayotov Joshua Motland harscoat danien Christopher Seline
    6 replies 13 retweets 94 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen Jan 16
        • Report Tweet

        In the next essay we are, in fact, doing something much like adding noise to the questions (or, at least, variation) to help improve generalization.

        5 replies 0 retweets 17 likes
        Show this thread
      3. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen Jan 16
        • Report Tweet

        Incidentally, a very amusing instance of this idea is sans forgetica, a typeface designed to improve retention because it's so damned difficult to read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_forgetica … I have trouble believing this works, but, well, you can read the paper yourself.pic.twitter.com/Nr7R5sNfWX

        1 reply 1 retweet 27 likes
        Show this thread
      4. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. José Luis Ricón (Artir)‏ @ArtirKel Jan 16
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @michael_nielsen

        An analogy I use when learning a new domain is that learning from just one place may lead to overfitting, and it's good to see the context presented in different ways, linked to different things each time

        2 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
      3. José Luis Ricón (Artir)‏ @ArtirKel Jan 16
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @ArtirKel @michael_nielsen

        Also helps to get a sense of how robust the literature is and how much debate is there.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. POLAR - Personal knowledge repository‏ @getpolarized Jan 16
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @michael_nielsen

        ... and once I got the supervised learning metaphor I was addicted and that's why I started building Polar. We now have our own implementation of SM2 and sync with #anki and I think the fully integrated environment is really addictive.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Tom Bielecki‏ @tombielecki Jan 16
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @getpolarized @michael_nielsen

        Will Polar someday have BiDirectional Links and Indented lists/references like Roam Research? I really want to go back to Polar for SRS but Roam's workflow fits my brain better

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. 1 more reply
      1. Emaad Manzoor‏ @emaadmanzoor Jan 16
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @michael_nielsen

        You may find the Memorize project (http://learning.mpi-sws.org/memorize/  ) by @btabibian @musically_ut @autreche and team relevant. They have an accompanying paper in PNAS '18: "Enhancing human learning via spaced repetition optimization"

        0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. POLAR - Personal knowledge repository‏ @getpolarized Jan 16
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @michael_nielsen

        The analogy of supervised learning and spaced repetition I think is dead on. I've been referring to Polar as a "cognitive prosthetic". My background is partly in machine learning so when I got into #spacedrepetition I immediately realized it was supervised learning for humans.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. New conversation
      2. Phil Mohun‏ @philmohun Jan 16
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @michael_nielsen

        What's the best tool for spaced repetition? I've tried the ANKI app, but it's clunky. Any good implementations?

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Tom Bielecki‏ @tombielecki Jan 16
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @philmohun @michael_nielsen

        Have you tried Quizlet? I think it has an underlying SRS algorithm, and really user friendly

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. 4 more replies

    Loading seems to be taking a while.

    Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

      Promoted Tweet

      false

      • © 2020 Twitter
      • About
      • Help Center
      • Terms
      • Privacy policy
      • Imprint
      • Cookies
      • Ads info