Generative AI can make it quicker and easier to write scientific research papers. But as Lucas Bietti & Adrian Bangerter argue in this Perspective, unchecked #AI use risks decoupling #writing from #thinking, undermining the foundation of scientific knowledge. 🧪 #AcademicSky doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Elbows Up for Climate has 5 policy aims: a national clean energy grid in every direction, the building of at least 2 million net-zero homes, mass retrofits, heat pumps and solar installations, a national high-speed rail system and a ”national resilience, response and recovery strategy.”

If you are going to comment on the proposed changes to how science is done in the US, please use this guide. The rules specify that you have to mention the number associated with the proposed changes, and this blog has those. Here is where to comment: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

My thoughts on the mixed messages of the Obamalisk and its campus www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

I, too, love the catalpa tree, but how about a little love for the dogwood, which is also at peak right now?

The kids are alright. In Biidaasige Park this evening. Cc: @kngprry.bsky.social

The next rollback for data center tax breaks has hit. First Ohio, now Illinois: gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker...

University of Chicago issues guidance for commenting on the proposed regulations around federal grants, includes a link to elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...

We're excited to launch J·ROR, the Journal of Research on Research. A new open-access home for research on how research is funded, organised, conducted, communicated, and evaluated. Our first editorial: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ResearchOnResearch #MetaScience #OpenScience #STS

You want to see Norway men’s national football team’s official photo for World Cup 2026 www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

But if you put out benches, people might…you know, sit in them and then where will we be…?

Ten extraordinary women making cities work better for everyone. www.planetizen.com/features/137...

"AI is operating at a PhD level" oh, so it's replying 'sorry for the late response' to every email and complaining about its labor conditions?

Trees are for shade

How many more studies does your city need proving that people on bikes and on foot spend more on shopping streets than people in cars? Bike-lanes mean business. #UrbanTruth

Yes, I use dashes. Yes, I use the Oxford comma. Yes, I sometimes say: “Not… but.” Fuck anyone who thinks those things belong to AI. Who did you think they were stolen from in the first place?

We’re sometimes told trees can’t grow in hot, dry cities. Not true. In fact trees do the MOST good in hot, dry cities. “Trees in hot, dry areas can have a greater impact than in humid cities. Trees in areas like Las Vegas, Phoenix and Tucson are particularly effective at reducing heat.” #UrbanTruth

STUDY: “We found that the way neighborhoods are planned and maintained mattered for happiness, health, and trust. Our findings suggest that mixed-use neighborhood designs that enable residents to shop and socialize within walking distance to their homes have direct & indirect effects on happiness.”

Could 3D-printed clay homes help address the housing crisis? A new installation at Toronto’s Gardiner Museum explores how natural materials, architecture, and emerging technology could reshape the future of housing. CBC Arts spotlighting ideas like this is makes it so valuable beacons.ai/cbcarts

This is the only parking lot that should exist in Chicago near the lake

Bridges around The Mart are pretty cool too.

NEW: A lot of bad has happened to American science over the last year but nothing comes even close to what’s about to happen if we don’t speak out in opposition to the OMB rule changes and I hope @aaas-socsci.bsky.social @apsphysics.bsky.social and others will launch public campaigns about this. 🧪🔭⚛️

Noice.

Poplar A.J. Casson 1950

This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. You can find my full statement below.

The David Suzuki Foundation recognizes Steven Guilbeault’s vital contribution to the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment. Canada needs its political leaders to continue treating climate and environmental protection as serious national priorities. 🌿

Everyone loves land back anti colonialism until they take your undeveloped land to build condos

“There will be a price to be paid and the problem is that the price to be paid won’t be paid for by the oil and gas industry; it will be paid by all Canadians, all Québecers and the whole world.”

Excellent news! Nature is expanding Registered Reports to all the fields in which they publish! A great result by all those proposing this strong solution to publication bias and selective reporting (and getting expert feedback before data collection)! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Barcelona is so beautiful, even more so than when I was here about 15 years ago. Just arrived this afternoon and am back in love with the architecture, and can already appreciate the improvements to streets and public spaces. Much more to come...

You Are a Pain in the Ass My commencement speech to UVA's 2026 Cognitive Science graduates.

wake up babe the white house is a six flags

🚀 Apply to become the new Editor in Chief at Collabra: Psychology, a mission-driven Open Access journal.🚀 Our blog posts describe the responsibilities of this role, the journal, and the application process. Please submit application materials by June 30th, 2026. #PsychSciSky

One gLove _____________________ "Resistance is not about hate. It's about protecting what we love." — Goin _____________________ 📍PRSC HQ - Jamaica Street, Bristol, UK — 2026 @prscbristol.bsky.social 👊 Special thanks to Benoît ! @object000.bsky.social _____________________ #streetart #bristol

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.

Documents obtained by The Narwhal reveal staff in Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources raised concerns about the impacts of changes to the province’s Endangered Species Act, saying they “may weaken oversight and accountability” and “undermine public trust.” thenarwhal.ca/ontario-natu...

Do you think the local wildlife gets weirded out when thousands and thousands of pasty white Chicagoans emerge from their homes and go the the beach the same way humans get weirded out about broods of cicadas or swarms of locusts?

You don't need a bell on your bike . 🤣😍

I’m so old I remember when the Lakefront Trail was one narrow path with everyone fighting for space, look at us now

Lake forever problems for now

Richards Street in Vancouver has four rows of street trees. This is only possible because the City repurposed space that is usually reserved for cars.

Interesting nugget in Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech today, in that he addressed the people who aren't exactly separatists but have said they'll vote that way to send a message. He points out how that went during Brexit, calling it "a very dangerous bluff.” www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

So glad to finally share work years in the making! What started with fMRI effect size benchmarks ended up showing that conventional study planning detects ~half of expected brain effects, suggesting more distributed processes than the lit shows (+ new methods for mass univ effect/power estimation)

PM Carney: "Is it helpful to ask these fundamental questions? Of course it's not. Is it the democratic will of Albertans? Did they vote for this in the last provincial election? No, they didn't. It wasn't on the ballot, it wasn't in the platforms of the governing party and the official opposition."

website that picks the Rothko closest to how the weather feels in your location (by Joonas Virtanen) rothko.joonas.wtf

National Fucking Teasure, this man is. 🇨🇦 Happy 90th, David Suzuki! 🎂 @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social

A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts. So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world. What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.

Linocut by contemporary UK printmaker and artist Alexandra Buckle who is inspired by her local countryside #womensart

I just wish they all had good-quality speakers!