Neurodivergent people are living in systems never built for them.
It’s like placing a polar bear in a desert and wondering why it can’t thrive. 
The issue isn’t the bear.
It’s the environment. When we force only one way of learning, working, or being, we lose the brilliance of the minds built for innovation, depth, creativity, and truth. We don’t need more rigid systems.
We need flexible ones that recognize all kinds of brains and allow every mind to thrive. #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #CognitiveDiversity #OutOfTheBoxThinkers #EvolutionaryDesign #InnovativeMinds #HumanPotential #Neuroinclusive #InclusiveWorkplaces #InclusiveEducation #ADHDStrengths #AutisticStrengths #TwiceExceptional #GiftedAndNeurodivergent #HSPCommunity #DifferentBrains #StrengthBasedApproach #BreakTheMold #FutureOfWork #RethinkTheSystem #FlexibleByDesign #HumanCenteredDesign #MentalHealthEducation #PsychologyPost #NeurodiversityMovement #ThinkDifferent #DesignedToThrive

Generative design of synthetic gene circuits for functional and evolutionary properties 1. Olivia Gallup presents a novel approach to designing synthetic gene circuits using generative algorithms, specifically conditional variational autoencoders (CVAEs), to achieve both functional and evolutionary properties. This work demonstrates the potential of machine learning in synthetic biology. 2. The study shows that even simple generative models like CVAEs can produce novel genetic circuits that match complex dynamic functions such as signal adaptation. The model leverages RNA interaction predictors to estimate functional features and evolutionary stability, providing insights into the design rules for adaptable circuits. 3. A key innovation is the use of in silico RNA simulation to construct a dataset of RNA sequences, which are then converted to circuits. This allows for the estimation of functional features alongside evolutionary stability, and the model learns meaningful features that correspond to previously identified motifs crucial for adaptation. 4. The research highlights that framing adaptation as a single design objective outperforms other input representations, emphasizing the importance of choosing the correct data encoding for generating genetic circuits. The model generates diverse distributions of circuits that match their target adaptation specification well, even with limited training data. 5. The study also explores the simultaneous prompting of functional and evolutionary properties, providing a proof-of-concept for the combined design of phenotype and evolutionary stability. This dual prompting approach enables the generation of circuits that are not only adaptable but also either evolvable or stable against mutations. 6. The work addresses the challenge of data availability in biology by showing that high-quality generative results can be achieved with a training dataset as small as 2,000 samples. This has significant practical implications for experimental approaches in synthetic biology. 📜Paper: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… 💻Code: github.com/olive004/genetic_… #SyntheticBiology #MachineLearning #GeneCircuits #EvolutionaryDesign #GenerativeModels

Journey through Symbiosis, an immersive art installation where nature & design intertwine! Witness evolution unfold as you explore rooms showcasing biomimicry from primordial soup to futuristic structures. #Cybergenix #AIart #Biomimicry #EvolutionaryDesign #digitalart

Don't just write code; evolve it. Incremental changes that make your codebase better will accumulate over time into significant improvements. 🛠️ #EvolutionaryDesign #CodeQuality

As tech coaches, we have to remind participants to stick to baby steps. Yet, 1) It's exhausting to be the killjoy all the time; 2) We cannot keep an eye on everyone at the same time. #tcr #technical #agileCoaching #evolutionaryDesign #codingDojo philippe.bourgau.net/a-surpr…

XP or TDD are associated with Agile and Scrum, which often leave a sour taste for the team. We can rebuild trust by starting discussions around the Baby-Steps programming. #technical #agileCoaching #evolutionaryDesign #changeManagement philippe.bourgau.net/how-to-…

I recently presented a talk on Baby Steps at Devoxx. I searched for effective ways to pass a message through. Here are the lessons you can use to get people to try coding with Baby Steps. #technical #agileCoaching #evolutionaryDesign #changeManagement philippe.bourgau.net/how-to-…

Using #AI in #biotech allows for #evolutionarydesign in the lab. Hear an interview with Triplebar's Maria Cho in the latest #IamBIO episode: bio.org/podcast

Baby-steps programming is the fundamental skill for #EvolutionaryDesign. #tcr #technical #agileCoaching philippe.bourgau.net/a-surpr…

#EvolutionaryDesign makes the lives of developers better! #tcr #technical #agileCoaching philippe.bourgau.net/a-surpr…

This was one of the best talks I've heard on software design in a long time. Excellent points on evolutionary design, testing, technical practices, etc. Highly recommended. #xp #EvolutionaryDesign #testing @jamesshore @KentBeck jamesshore.com/v2/books/aoad…

#EvolutionaryDesign makes the lives of developers better! With it, a team can re-orient its software design according to the latest challenges. This makes progress steadier, more predictable, and the pace more sustainable!. #technical #agileCoaching #tcr philippe.bourgau.net/a-surpr…

In blog.thecodewhisperer.com/pe… @jbrains explains that practicing micro-steps teaches how to ‘chunk’ them into larger ones. With #TCR, participants experience going through a programming task with baby steps. #technical #agileCoaching #evolutionaryDesign philippe.bourgau.net/a-surpr…

Designers now are designing not ultimate static forms but the algorithms that will be outputting everchanging and unique results that will be different representations of the same system. #phdnotes #productdesign #generativedesign #evolutionarydesign #industrialdesign

The development of an idea is poetry to watch in class. Our students are thinking about the small and slight changes each idea can have, to develop it in an evolutionary way. #evolutionarydesign #ecoliteracy

Just made the connection between ➡️ blender, ➡️ which has python scripting, ➡️ which has hundreds of AI libraries, ➡️ therefore Blender with AI. Oh what a rabbit hole I have stumbled upon #Blender3d #evolutionarydesign

In last week's #FridayRead Gavin discussed ancient human societies in contrast to modern work. This week he speaks specifically to how today's corporate and political #leadership systems mismatch with our own human #evolutionarydesign. Read now bit.ly/3eqSlqH

#Agile depends pretty heavily on code design being evolved by coders. Come hear from someone who appreciates the challenges of #EvolutionaryDesign, articulates them unusually well, and might have an insight for you personally: the one and only @jbrains. meetup.com/Jersey-City-Java-…

Our December presenter for the Jersey City Java User Group: @jbrains on how you can acquire #EvolutionaryDesign skills and apply them to your lasting benefit. Discussion will probably ensue. meetup.com/Jersey-City-Java-… #refactoring #tdd

This is tomorrow (!). You have < 30 hours to RSVP: meetup.com/Jersey-City-Java-… @jitterted #Java #JUG #OOP #Refactoring #EvolutionaryDesign #XP