A single model teaches us a great deal. It's an instance-proof that it is possible for an algorithm to do X. It also provides an intuition pump that helps one to think clearly.
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Replying to @tyrell_turing @bradpwyble and
Just want to say I like the (now somewhat tangential) points that
@GunnarBlohm and@neurograce made about keeping track of how the model developed. Otherwise a paper can read like: "Here's our model! Derivation of steps 2-12 left as an exercise to the reader"1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes -
Replying to @nicholdav @tyrell_turing and
Would be really nice if there was some tooling for this. I know there was a GSoC project (h/t
@RobertClewley) to develop "literate modeling" (by analogy with "literate computing") where metadata would specify what each "experiment" was for. Mini-prereg?http://robclewley.github.io/2016/03/01/google-summer-of-code-2016-project-internships-in-literate-modeling-and-diagnostics …1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes -
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Replying to @o_guest @nicholdav and
I also feel that this aspect of the discussion is worth diving into more. Perhaps in a new thread?
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Replying to @IrisVanRooij @nicholdav and
Sure. I'm getting deja vu so maybe we can link to old threads if people are interested?
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Replying to @o_guest @nicholdav and
Comment in class today relevant for this thread. Students’ assignment is to formalize a verbal theory in a cogsci paper. Student: “When I read the paper I thought it’s quite computationally explicit, but now I try to formalise I discover holes in the theory’s specification.”
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Replying to @IrisVanRooij @nicholdav and
This is why most (all?) modellers start by replicating models.
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
I'll be honest, I don't do that. I just don't have the time. That could be months of my life per paper.
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Start their careers... and their training. I haven't replicated a model since 2015.
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
Ah, I thought you meant a new project. I didn't replicate models then either though it would have been a good idea.
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