The best t-shirt indeed. 😂

Canadians, please sign! #TransRightsAreHumanRights We need compassion and community, not ideological cheats. Link to sign: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... More details from the petition in image, if you need it. Please sign! 🇨🇦

Any primary care providers in BC who work with adults, this CPD session on hearing health is for you! "Recognizing and responding to hearing loss in adults: What every primary care provider needs to know" 👂 ubccpd.ca/learn/learni...

I don't love having to spend most of Sunday catching up on work, but what makes it bearable is the live jelly cam from @montereybayaquarium.org providing a calming atmosphere. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUnJ...

New dog in the house. 💕

This is bananas. "John Rustad has been removed as leader of the B.C. Conservatives, according to the party's board. But Rustad told reporters that "nothing has changed" and he remains leader. He added on social media: "I am not going anywhere."" #bcpoli

It's very bizarre being on a Zoom webinar with nearly 500 participants that has no restrictions re turning on audio or video or using chat. Fortunately folks are mostly well-behaved, but this could go wildly wrong.

Do the folks at @taskmaster.tv know about this museum? This looks like something @alexhorne.bsky.social would set up.

It's official: The CDC is no longer trustworthy. Its website contradicts 40+ high-quality studies involving 5.6 MILLION people. The reason? RFK Jr. is Health Secretary. This is what happens when politics replaces science.

😆 Sound up!

Solid life goals.

This is an incredible marathon of posting on Bluesky from a City of Vancouver Councillor. He’s documenting an unofficial filibuster at City Hall as over 600 people have signed up to speak at the budget hearing. Over 200 have said their piece so far. Follow along. #democracy #bluesky

Local politics is where change happens. Hundreds of people are speaking up today about the Vancouver budget. This city councillor is acknowledging every single speaker by providing a summary. My heart is warmed by all this engagement.

Feeling inspired by and grateful to my fellow Vancouver residents today for organizing en masse against a budget so sloppy and craven that anyone else would be fired for presenting it at their work.

To clarify, I’m not against attracting international talent. I just don’t understand why we can’t do that (with less budget allocated) AND ALSO increase Tricouncil funding to support 🇨🇦 researchers?? #budget2025

I canceled classes and stayed home today to rest. I'm definitely beating the virus, but I need lots of naps between short windows of work. 😴🥱💤

I've managed to pick up a virus. Sorry Blue Jays and trick or treaters; I'm heading off to bed early to sleep this thing off.

Forcing funders to betray reviewers and applicants by disclosing disaggregated personal and confidential information serves no legitimate purpose. This is an abuse of parliamentary authority that will deeply undermine Canadian science.

If you don't think rando MPs (and whoever else they share it with) should have access to personal information of individual applicants, reviewers, and students, confidential data, & full applications and reviews in every Canadian research grant (funded or not), please sign.

I read the entire cursed transcript of the evidence. It includes "gems" such as "Don't you find that applying EDI criteria to research funding amounts to guiding scientific research based on ideological considerations at the expense of academic freedom?" 🤢Cdn researchers, #AcademicSky, pay attn!

Aha - this was found instantly by a bot that provides a feed of world trending topics every 30 minutes. So that's useful. Now looking for trending-Canada.

Does anyone know if there's a way to change the #bluesky trending topics to be more localized? I find they're always US-centric terms and I'm wondering if they can be customized to Canada or the world.

Heads-up Vancouver. ⛈️

Interview with my colleague at @ubc-sass.bsky.social , Alexis Black, about how babies learn language.

I made a tactical error today. I got my COVID 💉and flu 💉 shots in my left arm, per usual, completely forgetting that I have tennis elbow in my right arm. Now I have no arms available to lift heavy things, where the threshold for heavy is about 2 lbs.

Ah yes, the scientific method.

#AudPeeps - job opportunity! See below.

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It's been a long week, both in my own work and just... everything. 8 pm Friday night and I'm on my way to bed. 😴😴😴

Chihuahua is my nemesis word, and I had one for about 8 years. I still need to say "chee-who-ah-who-ah" in my head before writing it down. Great advertisement for my doctoral-level education. 😅

Uh oh, two library holds just came ready on the same day. And I'm still working through a stack. #GoodProblemsToHave

And then there was this one, who would run to my lap whenever she needed to puke. 😂

Final day before the academic year begins. I had some zen time at Boundary Bay before the ChAoS.

I think one of the things people misunderstand about being anti-ChatGPT and related products is that they are being forced into institutions and other products and services in ways that affect all of our lives whether they work or *not* and we will all have to deal with the consequences

Godspeed to all of us returning to the classroom next week. There are parts I absolutely look forward to, but I can't shake the feeling of the marathon starting, with no breaks or off-ramps until next May. #AcademicSky

Does anyone have experience with, or comments about, the use of ambient AI scribe technology in medical settings? Are there privacy concerns? How well does it do with communication differences? (e.g., language or accents, aphasia). TIA! #AcademicSky

After too many weeks of admin, meetings, grant writing, etc I'm finally up to my elbows playing with data. 🔢My heart is singing. 🫶☺️💃

Spanish Banks low tide walk yesterday did not disappoint. #YVR #VancouverBC

Canadians travelling to the US advised to not fucking do that

Gov't of BC now on Bluesky. Excellent move! If you're in BC or care about #bcpoli, please follow them to encourage them to stay and post timely updates here.

Good morning! Is the sky really bluer here? Let's find out!

I laugh every time.

I stand by this comma, whatever it is called.

If you're a trans or non-binary scientist, consider appearing on the podcast Assigned Scientist at Bachelor's, the only podcast dedicating to interviewing, and highlighting the research of, trans and non-binary scientists, cohosted by your truly!

Today I made friends with this cutie who excitedly picked up its blanket to show to me through the car window. 🥰😍

Congratulations to Dr. Linda Rammage, recipient of the @sac-oac.bsky.social 2024-25 Eve Kassirer Award for Lifetime Achievement! Linda is an incredibly important and valued member of the @ubc-sass.bsky.social community. Congrats, Linda, on this richly-deserved recognition! bit.ly/46gajJd

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I dunno. Carrot cake seems like a God-given substance. 🤷

A day in the life of an academic

This is Taco. He is the most relaxed little guy in the world. Mostly because he does not know about emails or the economy, but shoulder rubs help too. 13/10 (IG: tacofoxyhuahua)