# Community

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## [New to Machine Learning, Where to begin?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-to-machine-learning-where-to-begin/68573)

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**Author:** [@marianoarnaiz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/marianoarnaiz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2021, 11:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-to-machine-learning-where-to-begin/68573 "2021-09-23T11:58:09Z")

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Hi everyone. I do not know ANYTHING about machine learning, and I would like to read about it and apply it with Julia. Most of the info I find is Python based and I much prefer to use Julia. I wonder if you can recomme…

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## [Numerical analysis course with Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/numerical-analysis-course-with-julia/34215)

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**Author:** [@dpsanders](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dpsanders)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/numerical-analysis-course-with-julia/34215 "2021-09-20T11:47:09Z")

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In case it’s of interest, this semester I am teaching the undergraduate numerical analysis course (course code 18.330) at MIT, using Julia. Slides, notebooks and screen recordings are available at Comments are, of cou…

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## [Participate in package/julia development without github account?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/participate-in-package-julia-development-without-github-account/68441)

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**Author:** [@lobingera](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lobingera)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/participate-in-package-julia-development-without-github-account/68441 "2021-09-20T09:22:01Z")

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github.com belongs to Microsoft now and they have a rather loose attitude towards GDPR, DVSGO and some local law on user data reuse or user tracking. I’ve been pinged to enable F2A which is something i believe in and can…

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## [Julia Gender Inclusive digital coffee meeting](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-gender-inclusive-digital-coffee-meeting/68411)

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**Author:** [@kimauth](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kimauth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-gender-inclusive-digital-coffee-meeting/68411 "2021-09-19T14:51:01Z")

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Dear all! Julia Gender Inclusive invites to another coffee meetup on Sunday, September 26th at 11AM EDT / 3pm UTC / 5pm CEST / 8:30 pm IST! The coffee meetups are meant to give a space for getting to know each other, d…

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## [DifferentialEquations.jl 2.0 Release: Blog Post and Breaking Changes](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/differentialequations-jl-2-0-release-blog-post-and-breaking-changes/3525)

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**Author:** [@ChrisRackauckas](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ChrisRackauckas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/differentialequations-jl-2-0-release-blog-post-and-breaking-changes/3525 "2017-05-05T00:20:42Z")

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Hello everyone, I am pleased to announce the release of DifferentialEquations.jl 2.0. The release notes are at the JuliaDiffEq blog: This post details breaking changes. These were some lasting issues in the API that …

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## [Contact for JuliaIO Github org?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/contact-for-juliaio-github-org/68350)

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**Author:** [@mkitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkitti)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/contact-for-juliaio-github-org/68350 "2021-09-18T02:35:19Z")

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Who is a good contact for the JuliaIO Github organization? https://github.com/JuliaIO

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## ["Quantitative Economics with Julia" lecture notes updated to Julia 1.6, VS Code, and GitHub Actions](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/quantitative-economics-with-julia-lecture-notes-updated-to-julia-1-6-vs-code-and-github-actions/67956)

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**Author:** [@jlperla](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jlperla)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/quantitative-economics-with-julia-lecture-notes-updated-to-julia-1-6-vs-code-and-github-actions/67956 "2021-09-15T17:51:58Z")

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The Quantitative Economics with Julia lectures have been given a significant update. Beyond infrastructure updates, the lecture notes now more strongly emphasize software engineering concepts, such source code control a…

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## [Binder and choice of jupyterlab or jupyter](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/binder-and-choice-of-jupyterlab-or-jupyter/68219)

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**Author:** [@j\_verzani](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/j_verzani)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/binder-and-choice-of-jupyterlab-or-jupyter/68219 "2021-09-15T17:19:08Z")

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Apologies for the narrow question. We use binder (and gesis) to host a set of notebooks for a calculus class. It seems the default interface has changed since August to jupyterlab and now plotly() graphics are not displ…

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## [SaferIntegers v3](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/saferintegers-v3/68013)

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**Author:** [@JeffreySarnoff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JeffreySarnoff)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/saferintegers-v3/68013 "2021-09-11T02:37:39Z")

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SaferIntegers.jl version 3 exists. The exported abstract types SafeInteger, SafeSigned, SafeUnsigned are now defined as originally intended – Julia’s advancement, the active pursuit of consistant type abstractions, mad…

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## [Interactive Applied-Category-Theory in Julia (organized by Julia-User-Group-Munich meetup)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interactive-applied-category-theory-in-julia-organized-by-julia-user-group-munich-meetup/66198)

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**Author:** [@schlichtanders](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/schlichtanders)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interactive-applied-category-theory-in-julia-organized-by-julia-user-group-munich-meetup/66198 "2021-09-06T16:26:26Z")

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Hi all, I am glad to announce the next Share&Code session of the Julia-User-Group-Munich. Our guest and speaker is Owen Lynch @olynch who will give an introduction to AlgebraicJulia, especially Catlab.jl and Semagrams.…

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## [New package feeds on Zulip and Slack!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-package-feeds-on-zulip-and-slack/67458)

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**Author:** [@ericphanson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ericphanson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-package-feeds-on-zulip-and-slack/67458 "2021-08-31T23:13:22Z")

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@dilumaluthge, @logankilpatrick, and I have put together a channel called new-packages-feed on the community Slack and Zulip which automatically posts all new package registrations made to the General registry. Thanks to…

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## [JuliaMono Italics](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliamono-italics/67712)

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**Author:** [@cormullion](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cormullion)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliamono-italics/67712 "2021-09-06T05:13:40Z")

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The latest version of the JuliaMono font (v0.042) has italic versions: Some VSCode themes use italics as part of the highlighting, so the italic version of the current font will be used, if available (otherwise the c…

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## [Words of Wisdom](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/words-of-wisdom/67404)

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**Author:** [@R.T.A.M](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/R.T.A.M)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/words-of-wisdom/67404 "2021-09-06T05:07:33Z")

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Hi all, My son and his class are soon going to sit final high school specialist maths exams. His teacher wants to put together a sort of encouragement video for them, so I wanted to give them some sage advice, but I’m …

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## [ANN: MKLSparse](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-mklsparse/3384)

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**Author:** [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-mklsparse/3384 "2021-09-04T14:16:21Z")

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Hello everyone, I recently updated the MKLSparse.jl package for 0.5 and 0.6. The most useful feature of MKLSparse is likely the ability to seamlessly accelerate sparse matrix vector multiplications (which are the main …

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## [New Makie website](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-makie-website/67284)

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**Author:** [@jules](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jules)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-makie-website/67284 "2021-08-31T19:40:53Z")

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We have a new website for Makie, built with Franklin.jl http://makie.juliaplots.org/ The new site has overview galleries for plotting functions and layoutables, and is organized a bit more clearly. It’s still a work in…

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## [Looking for a new PostDoc](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/looking-for-a-new-postdoc/67414)

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**Author:** [@lazarusA](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lazarusA)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 9:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/looking-for-a-new-postdoc/67414 "2021-08-31T09:36:12Z")

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If you are interested or know somebody that might be, please share. Upcoming deadline! Apply by Sept 15. The Model Data Integration group at the @MPI\_BGC is looking for a new PostDoc!!! Who would like to bridge #Machine…

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## [Julia Community in Africa](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-community-in-africa/62084)

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**Author:** [@logankilpatrick](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/logankilpatrick)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 9:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-community-in-africa/62084 "2021-08-30T09:29:51Z")

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Hey folks, I am interested in helping support/kickoff some events and resources for our Julia community in Africa. Any folks in that community that are interested, please get in touch and we can collaborate on getting so…

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## [Introducing Julia to French speaking students](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/introducing-julia-to-french-speaking-students/67267)

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**Author:** [@Gilles\_Dubois](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Gilles_Dubois)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/introducing-julia-to-french-speaking-students/67267 "2021-08-29T16:36:40Z")

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Hello everybody ! This is just an announcement specially for the French speaking community, but not only. I’m the author of a math web-site dedicated mostly to first year university students. The site is popular in Fra…

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## [Will Julia 1.8 be the last 1.x release?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/will-julia-1-8-be-the-last-1-x-release/67092)

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**Author:** [@greatpet](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/greatpet)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/will-julia-1-8-be-the-last-1-x-release/67092 "2021-08-27T14:46:28Z")

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Purely speculative - is it true that the 1.x series will wrap up soon before development shifts to 2.0? For example, should I expect 1.7 to be the last “feature release”, and 1.8 to be a “transitional release” to provide…

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## [Introduction on Julia for a master course: feedback welcome :-)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/introduction-on-julia-for-a-master-course-feedback-welcome/66925)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/introduction-on-julia-for-a-master-course-feedback-welcome/66925 "2021-08-26T19:55:49Z")

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I am preparing a master course on “Introduction to Scientific Programming and Machine Learning with Julia” for non-teach audience and I am preparing a (long) slide where I introduce Julia and I preview its main concepts. …

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## [Educational video (3b1b style) on chaos](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/educational-video-3b1b-style-on-chaos/66777)

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**Author:** [@Datseris](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Datseris)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/educational-video-3b1b-style-on-chaos/66777 "2021-08-25T16:33:02Z")

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Hello, I’ve made an educational video about chaos! It’s something I wanted to do for a long time, and the recent announcement of Summer of Math Exposision by 3Blue1Brown gave me the final push. It uses DynamicalBilliard…

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## [Newcomers, Julia, Go and web-development](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/newcomers-julia-go-and-web-development/57074)

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**Author:** [@KZiemian](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/KZiemian)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 7:45am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/newcomers-julia-go-and-web-development/57074 "2021-08-25T07:45:35Z")

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One of most frequent questions that I get from people interested in Julia, for example on the chat of “Julia Beginners AMA”, is “Is Julia good for web-development?”. I’m not into web-development, so I don’t have knowledg…

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## [ANN: UnitfulAngles.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-unitfulangles-jl/5254)

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**Author:** [@yakir12](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/yakir12)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2017, 9:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-unitfulangles-jl/5254 "2017-08-07T09:13:39Z")

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UnitfulAngles.jl is a supplemental units package for Unitful.jl. Since it’s registered, you can install it by Pkg.add("UnitfulAngles"). UnitfulAngles.jl introduces all the angular units found in Wikipedia’s articles An…

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## [Your opinion on use of Julia in PhD](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/your-opinion-on-use-of-julia-in-phd/66062)

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**Author:** [@Inna](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Inna)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/your-opinion-on-use-of-julia-in-phd/66062 "2021-08-17T18:16:58Z")

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Hello, I am searching for PhD programs on Atmospheric Sciences and i can see that the most prefer/require knowledge of Python but almost no one refers to Julia. From your experience on PhD, it would be a problem in my …

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## [PyData Global 2021: Call for proposal due August 15th](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pydata-global-2021-call-for-proposal-due-august-15th/66137)

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**Author:** [@logankilpatrick](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/logankilpatrick)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pydata-global-2021-call-for-proposal-due-august-15th/66137 "2021-08-16T00:07:40Z")

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Hey all, PyData Global is fast approaching and it would be awesome to have Julia well represented there: https://pydata.org/global2021/present/. Specifically, we are looking for folks interesting in conducting workshops…

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## [Julia should submit some lessons for hour of code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-should-submit-some-lessons-for-hour-of-code/66368)

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**Author:** [@spirit1jkm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/spirit1jkm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-should-submit-some-lessons-for-hour-of-code/66368 "2021-08-13T21:57:28Z")

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Every year code.org gets students from all over to do an hour of code for Computer Science week in December. Julia should submit some online lesson modules designed for grades 6-12 to get Julia coming up with the next ge…

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## [Bridging (Gitter, Slack, IRC etc)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bridging-gitter-slack-irc-etc/7888)

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**Author:** [@oxinabox](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oxinabox)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 9:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bridging-gitter-slack-irc-etc/7888 "2021-08-13T09:55:40Z")

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It occurs to me that the current setup is not written down anywhere, except in (now gone) messages in Community on Slack. It is a bit different to what is on the old mailing list. I figure I should write it down in ca…

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## [Personal Statement](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818)

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**Author:** [@klacru](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/klacru)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818 "2021-08-11T18:11:06Z")

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Dear Julia community, most of you have a scientific background, I guess, and many of you keep or shall keep their promotional certificates in their hands. The mine is now close to forty years old. I can’t say, I made mu…

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## [Julia PhD course in Ecology and Evolution](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-phd-course-in-ecology-and-evolution/65942)

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**Author:** [@mkborregaard](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkborregaard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 7:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-phd-course-in-ecology-and-evolution/65942 "2021-08-11T07:20:19Z")

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Many of the people behind EcoJulia (and Jakob from BioJulia) will be giving a PhD course in Ecology and Evolution with Julia in Copenhagen this October. The course consists of 1 week of in-person teaching in Copenhagen, …

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## [Dementia trial by Turing Institute UK](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dementia-trial-by-turing-institute-uk/66146)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dementia-trial-by-turing-institute-uk/66146 "2021-08-10T17:45:16Z")

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The UK media has news today of a new trial using AI to diagnose Alzheimers from MRI scans. This is being conducted by the Turning Institute and Addenbrookes in the UK. Can anyone comment if Julia is being used?

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