It's interesting that anyone would be surprised by this. They are large language models, not large fact models. They are very good at language; it's unsurprising that they aren't terribly good at facts.

Most of us: there’s no way we can get any stupider Narrator: they were incorrect

LOOK AT ALL THESE VERY FINE PEOPLE (THEY ARE CANADIAN CONTENT)

Throughout history, students have never been wrong. #HigherEd #EndGenocide actionnetwork.org/letters/wilf...

Since Charlie Kirk’s murder on Sept. 10, higher education has come under intense scrutiny due to the reactions of faculty, staff, and students.

A tradition that divides us…. Anthems can be fine, but the Canadian version needs to be more inclusive I will not bear a cross for any country

It looks like a) the Dairy Bush squirrels have been busy, and b) the foxes won’t be using this den for a little while! #DairyBushFoxDen #Guelph

🧪 One reason I enjoy teaching #invertebrate courses is the continual WTF moments. They do what? How? So I was really pleased to be part of this collaboration www.manufacturedecosystems.com We have so much of the toolshed of life yet 2 explore 4 #BioInspired solutions! doi.org/10.3390/biom...

The stupidest timeline. Sigh.

My bank app recommends that I cap my grocery spending at $1510.00 per month #FoodSecurity #Canada #OnPoli

What university leaders can do is to support faculty who are bombarded with death and rape threats in situations like this. But they don't.

🍀New article publication🍀 Kristina Wanieck et al. (including Peggy Karpouzou and Nikoleta Zampaki). “A Call for Bio-Inspired Technologies: Promises and Challenges for Ecosystem Service Replacement.” Biomimetics 10.9 (2025): 1-7. doi: doi.org/10.3390/biom...

So many and diverse collaborators in www.manufacturedecosystems.com #ManufacturedEcosystems - some on @bsky.app some not @shoshanahjacobs.bsky.social @dawnbazely.bsky.social @danielgillis.ca @nikzam.bsky.social @marklipton.bsky.social @anibalhcastillo.bsky.social @lectio.bsky.social

I thought what the Spoonflower "jewel tone boho" contest needed was more microbiology. #sciart 🧪 Vote for my lino block printed radiolarians here: www.spoonflower.com/design-chall...

Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work www.nature.com/articles/d41...

📣A Call for Bio-Inspired Technologies Climate crises will require partnership with new technologies We cannot use the tools that we used to create the crisis Check out this team of #Transdisciplinary scholars Join #ManufacturedEcosystems 🧪 www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/10...

"Do not be afraid", chirped the robot, which was about the size of a small mouse. "I am a B3704 Pollination Drone -" - @rosemarymosco.com imagines the future of pollination Learn more about projected futures #ManufacturedEcosystems at www.manufacturedecosystems.com/program

Artist Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social imagines a future with Robobees as she shares both the science and the art of #ManufacturedEcosystems A truly impactful Artist Talk 🧪🎨 Funding by @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca /New Frontiers in Research youtu.be/bfEp13Yxcgs

99.1%! Wowzers. That's a powerful message. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

Air Canada flight attendants have overwhelmingly rejected a deal on a new collective agreement, with 99.1% of flight attendants voting "no"

#HigherEd gold! 👇

Happening tonight! (Please use alt text on your images by the way, everybody -- I'm putting alt text on this one but usually I will not re-skeet images without it.)

Artist @melaniebarnett.bsky.social takes us on a sculpted journey of Climate Apocalypse, Agroecology, and Shelterbelts Agro systems have always been #ManufacturedEcosystems A truly brilliant Artist Talk 🧪🎨 Funding by @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/New Frontiers in Research youtu.be/NLriORu88zw

Snowbirds: If you haven't already sold your condo, please consider doing so now. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Easy. Stay TF away from Florida. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

📣Research Publishing Advisory: @tandfresearch.bsky.social does not accept submissions from Manuscript-based theses Avoid submission of this format if you want your students to get published quickly after the defence, without having to rewrite See explanation below Please share #HigherEd

If you'd like to explore what could happen if the pro-oil lobby gets its way, I recommend 'American War' by Omar El Akkad www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Inclusion-action in the #HigherEd classroom can include learning about HOW your students access the course tools and materials Here's an example if you teach using Zoom: On day 1, ask: “How do you find Zoom Annotate?” Then students stamp under their path A simple way to see differences in access

🧪 Hey @tandfresearch.bsky.social - it looks like you've got some explaining to do and bridges to mend. manuscript-based theses are so SO common in the sciences not sure why you'd like out of that market. 🧪

📣Research Publishing Advisory: @tandfresearch.bsky.social does not accept submissions from Manuscript-based theses Avoid submission of this format if you want your students to get published quickly after the defence, without having to rewrite See explanation below Please share #HigherEd

This is the second time that I have been accused of academic misconduct. The reason? It's because I use 'they/them' in the text, but I take credit for the work. 🤦 Something to write about? yup #StayTuned #HigherEd #Diversity 🧪

Here's a ray of sunshine in a very dark world Germany has already exceeded its goal of shutting down 8 GW of coal plants - 3 years earlier than expected Amazing what a little sun and wind can do 😎 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Classes are about to start, and in #BIOL1500, I invite students to attend a tech-check for our synchronous, virtual course A lot goes into creating virtual spaces that can spark learning Here's the front and back of house: What students experience vs My #HigherEd set up

Very nice initiative!

The best new science fiction books of September 2025...

Alternate headline: Public servants continue underusing maximum available sick days that they are allowed to take each year

Known unknowns, the unknown knowns, I'm overwhelmed! #Biodiversity is our shared heritage🪲 Conservation, preservation, curation, and respect are critical elements of our collective survival So is curiosity AND, check out @alexsmithants.bsky.social 's mad-R-skills! www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/10...

📣A Call for Bio-Inspired Technologies Climate crises will require partnership with new technologies We cannot use the tools that we used to create the crisis Check out this team of #Transdisciplinary scholars Join #ManufacturedEcosystems 🧪 www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/10...

This started yesterday www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/g...

CNN confirms that the pilots landed the plane using paper maps. www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/w...

WTAF, Guelph? www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...

A government who hates their teachers should not be allowed to govern. #Education #Alberta

Hallelujah, #HigherEd

Teaching a #HigherEd course this semester? Consider sending a welcome email to all your students and hosting a pre-semester drop-in session. I teach first year. A bit of outreach and kindness goes a very long way. Already, the replies are delightful and community-building. Here's mine👇

Critical collapse of ocean currents www.theguardian.com/environment/...