In a team meeting about an upcoming trip, when everyone else was coordinating their Ubers, my very serious German coworker proclaimed, “I will take the metro [from the airport] with Brandon, because I know he also likes public transit.” This is high praise and a sign of respect in German culture.

Might start an all-female anti-AI company called Miss Anthropic

In Ganjuran Church in Yogyakarta, central region of Java, the statues of Jesus and Mary (like these in the adoration chapel, the main shrine, and the Stations of the Cross) resemble statues adorning ancient temples in Java. They befit the church's traditional Joglo architecture. 1/2 #WyrdWednesday

As an anthropologist, I endorse this message!

Very much yes. I have roamed and run on my neighbourhood streets trying to echolocate the ice cream truck by its ringing bell. And you don't even need to put famous people's faces on the side for me to follow it.

I encourage everyone to show up and make your voice heard at upcoming town halls and via any other channels: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/45096.html • Bilingual session: Thursday, May 28 at 1:00 p.m. ET • English session: Wednesday, June 24 at 1:30 p.m. ET • French session: Thursday, June 25 at 1:30 p.m. ET

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Absolutely fire paper, explaining why talking to men about inequality in academia is so awkward. And why, instead of tackling systemic issues, many (men) pretend the issue does not exist or blame it on women with faux viewpoints. A workshop won't fix systemic problem.

Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight

Science Needs 3rd Spaces We envision scientific third spaces as “collaborative hubs where researchers, artists, engineers, and practitioners co-develop methods, share resources, and pursue projects driven by curiosity". authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Today @dairinstitute.bsky.social is releasing the Luddite Lab Resource Hub. The hub hosts case studies, resources, and political education for unions, labor organizations, and workers who want to fight “AI” and automation at work. labor.dair-institute.org

There is no rush like discovering a new (to me) song that is beautiful, evocative and a bop at the same time. Can you tell that I'm a fan girl of Malayalam fusion songs? Also I really truly miss Indian Monsoon 🌧️ open.spotify.com/track/25u48h...

Canadian scientists: I’m taking a look at how Canadian science and regulation (e.g., food safety, disease control, drug development & assessment, etc) relies on American science and how that’s changing. Please send me stories of how you use/used American science and how that’s changed/changing.

First thing I do after every move is join the library.

Still true. 📕

Toronto Public Health advises residents of potential measles exposure Thursday, May 7: Lebanon Express, 327 Roncesvalles Ave., from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Fantail Café, 333 Roncesvalles Ave., from 3 to 6:30 p.m. www.toronto.ca/news/toronto...

Check it out! 👇With growing pressure to phase out animal research, we argue that doing so now, when scientists are just beginning to address sex differences after decades of male-biased research, risks embedding existing knowledge gaps into "animal-free" biomedicine. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Stats, Elections Canada etc, Service Ontario even, Passport Office....it's good to note things that work!

Justifying my action of jumping on any exposed granite while hiking, making a superhero pose and loudly announcing "The Canadian Shield!" 🦸🏽‍♀️🏞️

Hiring! Please share! Two postdoctoral researchers at EPFL, Lausanne, to join an SNSF-funded project on stress, motivation, immersive VR, physiology, multimodal sensing and translational biomarkers. Details & applications: www.fens.org/careers/job-... www.fens.org/careers/job-...

Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

i love the glottalic alliteration of ṣubbi ṣeḫram ṣābitu qātīka [ts' .. ts' .. ts' .. k'] "observe the little one who takes your hand" one wonders if this is some kiki (vs. bouba) sound symbolism for a cute child

I had to start paying much closer attention at 1400

Seems worth reposting this marvellous little test:

I believe that the ability to extend empathy, care, or even kinship to strangers, other species (eg 🐈), and even machines (how many of us were 😭 at Oppy?) is one of the best things about humans, and I will never not be furious about it being weaponized against us by wannabe infrastructure barons.

I’m in England, in a field of Barley. Today, I’m going to collect wild yeast under that tree back there, and I’m going to show how to feed and grow it until it’s ready to bake with. We are going to start at the very beginning, and end at the end. (this is an experiment in thread transfer)

Dreaming of a high speed train zooming through the Canadian Rockies like this one is zooming through the Alps through the Gotthard 🛤️🚅

Last few weeks I have a "radio" (old school) on in the evenings in the house, background, always on CBC Radio 2 ("CBC Music"). It's really good. Curation! Just heard this fantastic tech-house track & I shazam & it's Rich Aucoin, a Cdn musician I don't know but will dig into. Radio is good.

Forget Trump. This made me cry a bit. The good of America will win.

It’s the launch party for Jane’s Walk tonight! Good Toronto. Young @jasonthorne.bsky.social says some words. Check out all the walks this wknd www.janeswalkfestivalto.com

Hiroshi Nagai (Japanese, b.1947) "Palm Springs," 1980s Acrylic on canvas 48 x 60 in #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

There is a notion that "productivity" is fungible — if AI makes people "more productive" then it will somehow result in more & better work. But individual productivity is only the limit on throughput of assembly lines. YOUR blocker is that your org uses the "garbage can model" to make decisions.

I love when humans respect animals

A media-themed coffee shop where there’s regular hangouts to talk politics and watch city council meetings and there are handpies.

Janet Ternoff (American Artist, born 1985) "One and One", 2024. Oil on Canvas, 12" × 18". Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Jane’s Walk weekend is coming up May 1-3, and once again, City Planning staff and partners will be leading a series of walks. Join us! www.janeswalkfestivalto.com

Join me at the #EvergreenConference May 6-7, where I'll be speaking about public space, power, and the fight for livable cities! 20% off registration with this code: EGCONFERENCE20 www.evergreen.ca/conference @evergreencanada.bsky.social

Toronto wine enthusiasts! I will be teaching an Ontario Wine course at George Brown College on Wed. evenings starting May 6. Join us for a deep dive into the appellations of Niagara and beyond, with a carefully curated selection of wines to taste. coned.georgebrown.ca/courses-and-...

Great that this account is honoring Pat Goldman-Rakic. Not so great it uses her reputation to cast dispersion on the seminal role of animal models in advancing neuroscience research. For unbiased women in neuroscience histories check out www.storiesofwin.org from @drnancypadilla.bsky.social

Emily May Rose raccoons maybe should be the mascot of Toronto

Vivian Maier died #OTD in 2009. She privately took >100,000 photos--only found when her unpaid storage contents were auctioned off. Posthumously, she became one of the 20th century’s greatest street photographers. findingvivianmaier.com #streetphotography #photography #FemalePhotogs

Amazing to see @thelocal.to get four awards nominations from the @cajournalists.bsky.social. Huge for our small team! thelocal.to/the-local-is...

"people of no color" youtube.com/shorts/iAxqI...

if Tim Curry had only blessed us with this speech it would have been enough, but he has given us so much more

Trainees attending @canacn.bsky.social 2026 Meeting - @franklandlab.bsky.social and I are co-hosting the Circuits & Behaviour satellite and seeking 4 trainee speakers (one of whom will receive a $500 "Best Talk" prize). Register by next Friday for consideration: www.eventbrite.ca/e/neural-cir...

Where is the protest music, they asked. Whoa.

New Tom Waits with Massive Attack. Devastating. youtu.be/L-57FrioeuE?...

1/🌱This Dalit History Month, we bring you a series devoted to Dalit women. Under the theme “Seeds of Liberation,” we honor those who sowed the first quiet sparks of resistance—women whose courage took root and grew into the movement we carry forward today.