py-tex2movie is an open-source Python tool that converts LaTeX Beamer presentations into MP4 videos with AI-generated narration using the ElevenLabs API.
py-ppt2movie is a Python script that reads the presenter notes from a PowerPoint file and generates a narrated video using an AI text-to-speech voice — no microphone, no recording session required.
A practical introduction to SLURM job scheduling on PSC Bridges-2, covering sbatch scripts and interactive srun sessions for both CPU and GPU partitions.
FAIR is a set of guiding principles for scientific data management that has become a global standard. This post explains what each principle means, why it matters in modern science, and what it demands from researchers who have been doing this for years — especially around code, workflows, and reproducible computing.
An introduction to Git and GitHub for interns — what version control is, why it matters in research, and how a recent paper in PLOS Biology shows that these tools belong in the lab, not just in software teams.
Open access is the practice of making scientific research freely available to anyone, without paywalls or embargo periods. This post explains what it is, why it matters, and what NIH, NSF, and funders around the world now require.
Dust is a modern, Rust-based alternative to du. This post highlights its features and how the PSC team containerized it with Singularity for portability and HPC use.
Introducing pscedu/singularity-report — a simple, open tracker for the Biomedical Applications Group’s Singularity containers, built to help Bridges-2 users and our Summer 2025 intern keep everything current and reproducible.
