Pratik Gupte
@pratikunterwegs.bsky.social
RSE at Imperial SPH, supporting macro-econ and epi modelling for pandemic response, and VIMC. PhD in ecology and evol bio - I guess I only work in fields starting with E?
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Pratik Gupte
@pratikunterwegs.bsky.social
· Jul 25
Not that loads of folks were messaging me, but I won't be verifying my age just because the UK has had a moral panic, so if you need to get in touch, email me at [email protected]. Or find me via work.
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Spotlight on #SyncroSim Packages: omniscape 🌎🧪
Today we’re highlighting omniscape SyncroSim, an open-source package for modeling omnidirectional landscape connectivity using Omniscape.jl.
Today we’re highlighting omniscape SyncroSim, an open-source package for modeling omnidirectional landscape connectivity using Omniscape.jl.
December 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Spotlight on #SyncroSim Packages: omniscape 🌎🧪
Today we’re highlighting omniscape SyncroSim, an open-source package for modeling omnidirectional landscape connectivity using Omniscape.jl.
Today we’re highlighting omniscape SyncroSim, an open-source package for modeling omnidirectional landscape connectivity using Omniscape.jl.
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Everyone loves nostalgic eight-bit gaming until they have to play the worst eight-bit game ever devised, i.e. bibtex.
December 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Everyone loves nostalgic eight-bit gaming until they have to play the worst eight-bit game ever devised, i.e. bibtex.
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We have added support for ESRI administrative areas to our species distribution #JuliaLang package — a lot more stable than GADM (although limited to level 1 divisions).
📗 Read more: poisotlab.github.io/SpeciesDistr...
📗 Read more: poisotlab.github.io/SpeciesDistr...
![using SpeciesDistributionToolkit
const SDT = SpeciesDistributionToolkit
using CairoMakie
# Get the data
const DATA_DOI = "10.15468/dl.7ddsb7"
presences = GBIF.download(DATA_DOI)
# Get the country-level data
borders = getpolygon(PolygonData(ESRI, Places))["Country" => "Tanzania"]
# Make a plot
poly(borders, color=:grey95)
lines!(borders, color=:grey40, linewidth=0.5)
scatter!(presences, color=:white, strokecolor=:forestgreen, strokewidth=1)
current_figure()](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:55yjeft22dumoonnjlzb6ia3/bafkreicyw7zr3uiwfgwg2eceu7ut5cfokahruambkx6p4n3gjrnrp2bwxi@jpeg)
December 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We have added support for ESRI administrative areas to our species distribution #JuliaLang package — a lot more stable than GADM (although limited to level 1 divisions).
📗 Read more: poisotlab.github.io/SpeciesDistr...
📗 Read more: poisotlab.github.io/SpeciesDistr...
I'm on the lookout for a new role!
I've been an epi modeller and RSE these past few years, and I am looking to continue in similar quantitative roles, based in London.
My skillset is fairly broad and covers research, analysis, and programming. Any leads on opportunities are most welcome.
I've been an epi modeller and RSE these past few years, and I am looking to continue in similar quantitative roles, based in London.
My skillset is fairly broad and covers research, analysis, and programming. Any leads on opportunities are most welcome.
December 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I'm on the lookout for a new role!
I've been an epi modeller and RSE these past few years, and I am looking to continue in similar quantitative roles, based in London.
My skillset is fairly broad and covers research, analysis, and programming. Any leads on opportunities are most welcome.
I've been an epi modeller and RSE these past few years, and I am looking to continue in similar quantitative roles, based in London.
My skillset is fairly broad and covers research, analysis, and programming. Any leads on opportunities are most welcome.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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A WSJ analysis of satellite images shows clear evidence of the Chinese military’s expanding footprint through a network of facilities that dot the Tibetan plateau – WSJ
Chinese Forces Battle Dizzying Altitudes to Expand Military Footprint
A Wall Street Journal analysis of more than 100 satellite images shows clear evidence of the country’s expanding air power and reach.
www.wsj.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A WSJ analysis of satellite images shows clear evidence of the Chinese military’s expanding footprint through a network of facilities that dot the Tibetan plateau – WSJ
I'm sure this is well intentioned (/s), but it's basically a summary of 'how establishment are you'. Obvious metric creation and gaming opportunities to follow, with further disadvantages to folks whose orgs aren't trusted or whatever.
ORCID's record summaries make #TrustMarkers easy to see!
📖 Found at the top of each #ORCID record, record summaries can be expanded to see each Trust Marker found in the record for affiliations, works, peer reviews, funding, professional activities, and more.
Learn more 👉
📖 Found at the top of each #ORCID record, record summaries can be expanded to see each Trust Marker found in the record for affiliations, works, peer reviews, funding, professional activities, and more.
Learn more 👉
ORCID Record Summaries - Trust Markers
a ORCID Record Summaries – Trust Markers As a result of our discussions with publishers, vendors, and researchers we have developed an initial record summary prototype. We’re hoping to make […]
info.orcid.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I'm sure this is well intentioned (/s), but it's basically a summary of 'how establishment are you'. Obvious metric creation and gaming opportunities to follow, with further disadvantages to folks whose orgs aren't trusted or whatever.
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I don’t think there is any read across - at all - from the OBR’s ability post a document to its website at the right time and the OBR’s ability to produce fiscal and economic forecasts.
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I don’t think there is any read across - at all - from the OBR’s ability post a document to its website at the right time and the OBR’s ability to produce fiscal and economic forecasts.
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![Comic. [Two people in front of projected satellite image. A small portion of the image is pixelated squares.] PERSON 1: Wait, when was this imagery taken? Is this censorship the work of the contractor? One of our people? *Foreign actors!?* PERSON 2 with ponytail: Do we know who’s operating a facility at that location? PERSON 1: We can’t find *anything*. [caption] My hobby: Setting up big colored panels in the middle of nowhere as a prank on remote sensing people](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreib6md2yc7x32taznh2u4feo27rltazabjco4fer3c6mni3soe5tfa@jpeg)
December 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Extraordinarily worrying although it will be defended as just good business.
Signs here that UK elites are moving towards an accommodation with the new politics. I call this the 'shadow election', in which power centres move towards likely winners and cue the electorate about what's acceptable. Saw it when Labour were the coming force too.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Cambridge University cosies up to Reform
The vice-chancellor expects Nigel Farage to model his policies on Trump and says other Russell Group members are meeting his allies
www.thetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Extraordinarily worrying although it will be defended as just good business.
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Good interview of Ha-Joon Chang on the Indian economy and on developments economics more generally.
frontline.thehindu.com/interviews/i...
frontline.thehindu.com/interviews/i...
Ha-Joon Chang on the Future of India's Industrialisation
Facing US tariffs and automation risks, Ha-Joon Chang argues that India must rebuild manufacturing via industrial policy, capital controls, and national champions.
frontline.thehindu.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Good interview of Ha-Joon Chang on the Indian economy and on developments economics more generally.
frontline.thehindu.com/interviews/i...
frontline.thehindu.com/interviews/i...
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Another new animal social network paper just out in @asab.org Animal Behaviour: How can we make the most of generative network models in behavioural ecology research?
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
A lot of fun to help @jbbrask.bsky.social and @drwhale.bsky.social put this together!
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
A lot of fun to help @jbbrask.bsky.social and @drwhale.bsky.social put this together!
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Another new animal social network paper just out in @asab.org Animal Behaviour: How can we make the most of generative network models in behavioural ecology research?
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
A lot of fun to help @jbbrask.bsky.social and @drwhale.bsky.social put this together!
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
A lot of fun to help @jbbrask.bsky.social and @drwhale.bsky.social put this together!
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
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As the covid inquiry gears up for Module 9 on economic policy, @gemmatetlow.bsky.social and I have a new @ukri.org-funded @instituteforgovernment.org.uk report out on Epi-econ modelling for pandemics. We set out why govt needs to invest now 1/🧵
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Combined epidemiological and economic modelling | Institute for Government
The pandemic showed the need for government to improve its use of modelling.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
As the covid inquiry gears up for Module 9 on economic policy, @gemmatetlow.bsky.social and I have a new @ukri.org-funded @instituteforgovernment.org.uk report out on Epi-econ modelling for pandemics. We set out why govt needs to invest now 1/🧵
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
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If this analysis is correct, it won't only be London Tories who need to define themselves against their party's national identity and policies, it will be London Labour too: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @cityhalllabour.bsky.social
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If this analysis is correct, it won't only be London Tories who need to define themselves against their party's national identity and policies, it will be London Labour too: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @cityhalllabour.bsky.social
Interesting stuff; I'll be looking to see whether it can completely replace my current R code formatting setup which is a mix of {styler} -> Air -> {lintr}.
#rstats Please welcome Jarl, a new R linter.
Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds.
Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more.
Blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds.
Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more.
Blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Interesting stuff; I'll be looking to see whether it can completely replace my current R code formatting setup which is a mix of {styler} -> Air -> {lintr}.
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#rstats Please welcome Jarl, a new R linter.
Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds.
Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more.
Blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds.
Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more.
Blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#rstats Please welcome Jarl, a new R linter.
Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds.
Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more.
Blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds.
Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more.
Blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
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Hot on the heels of yesterday's Covid inquiry report on decision making, @shaina-sangha.bsky.social and I have a new report out today looking at how combined epidemiological-economic modelling could help government better prepare for future pandemics www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Combined epidemiological and economic modelling | Institute for Government
The pandemic showed the need for government to improve its use of modelling.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Hot on the heels of yesterday's Covid inquiry report on decision making, @shaina-sangha.bsky.social and I have a new report out today looking at how combined epidemiological-economic modelling could help government better prepare for future pandemics www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
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Finally got around to reading this and it's a good post except it's odd in my opinion to compare plotting rasters with ggplot2 to plotting rasters with any other package but never mention tidyterra, feels like it's a gamechanger compared to geom_raster #RSpatial
dieghernan.github.io/tidyterra/in...
dieghernan.github.io/tidyterra/in...
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Finally got around to reading this and it's a good post except it's odd in my opinion to compare plotting rasters with ggplot2 to plotting rasters with any other package but never mention tidyterra, feels like it's a gamechanger compared to geom_raster #RSpatial
dieghernan.github.io/tidyterra/in...
dieghernan.github.io/tidyterra/in...
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New paper in Methods Ecology and Evolution!
Lead with @belette-runner.bsky.social and many motivated ecologists.
Imagine being able to model predator–prey dynamics using the instinctive choices people make while playing games in a natural landscape 🦊 🐇
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
Lead with @belette-runner.bsky.social and many motivated ecologists.
Imagine being able to model predator–prey dynamics using the instinctive choices people make while playing games in a natural landscape 🦊 🐇
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
Impersonating predators and prey to study trophic interactions through real‐life simulations
Predator–prey interactions are a fundamental aspect of ecology that has generated sustained research interests. Progress in the field stems from a diverse range of approaches, from highly controll...
doi.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New paper in Methods Ecology and Evolution!
Lead with @belette-runner.bsky.social and many motivated ecologists.
Imagine being able to model predator–prey dynamics using the instinctive choices people make while playing games in a natural landscape 🦊 🐇
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
Lead with @belette-runner.bsky.social and many motivated ecologists.
Imagine being able to model predator–prey dynamics using the instinctive choices people make while playing games in a natural landscape 🦊 🐇
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
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Corella Tor et al. Spatial and taxonomic coverage of international migratory bird agreements esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #ornithology
Spatial and taxonomic coverage of international migratory bird agreements
Successful conservation of migratory birds relies on coordinated management across international borders. Here, we determined the geographic and taxonomic coverage of international agreements aimed a...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Corella Tor et al. Spatial and taxonomic coverage of international migratory bird agreements esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #ornithology
Nice, but slightly unexpected, to see serious folks I follow also play WoW. Back when I started, a lot of players online at the same time seemed to be coalition troops in Afghanistan.
The only person in my World of Warcraft guild who actually knows what he's doing is a Ukrainian dude whom Russian attacks have limited to a few hours of power a day, and who frequently has to leave abruptly due to air alerts.
Sometimes I think Putin doesn't even care about our raid progression.
Sometimes I think Putin doesn't even care about our raid progression.
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Nice, but slightly unexpected, to see serious folks I follow also play WoW. Back when I started, a lot of players online at the same time seemed to be coalition troops in Afghanistan.
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
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Yes, the #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge trailer is out today...
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Yes, the #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge trailer is out today...
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A great day for the golden rule of political analysis: when the right wins it is a resounding ideological victory that humiliates the left and when the left wins it is a precarious fluke that will surely end up humiliating the left. Conservatives are power’s landlords and the left merely tenants
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
A great day for the golden rule of political analysis: when the right wins it is a resounding ideological victory that humiliates the left and when the left wins it is a precarious fluke that will surely end up humiliating the left. Conservatives are power’s landlords and the left merely tenants