As someone who has spent 20 years funding incremental advances in digital tools for humanities research, the leaps we've seen in just the last year are incredible. (One example from Alex below, but many others in really hard areas like handwriting recognition.)

I know we're all focused on Minnesota for darker reasons right now, but my former employer dropped this yesterday and I just want everyone to watch it. Becca will always be one of my favorite musicians and people, and I was so lucky to work with her for almost 15 years.

Thanks to @technologyreview.com and Finian Hazen (who was a student in my special seminar @buffett.northwestern.edu) for this profile of our work @citizenlab.ca

Merry Christmas family visit up to Dallas, where the trees still celebrate fall!

Here's a bit about what we're working on at #UofT in the higher ed & tech space with @drdonnakidwell.com leading the way... and it was my pleasure to write about it! ⬇️ Aligning, collaborating, and dreaming big for a secure, scalable and ethically governed technology environment for all. 🔮🤖🌿

“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas” Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.

The desert is amazing

JOB ALERT: We are recruiting for the newly created role of Information Security Program Manager. Apply by Sept 30. citizenlab.ca/2025/09/job-...

STUNNING "Traditionally, wearing blankets was functional, but I thought, If fashion evolves, why can’t Native wearable art evolve too? So I used metallic thread to make the blanket shimmer, adapting an old form to a contemporary aesthetic." hyperallergic.com/1014669/mari...

The Toronto Public Library system is a marvel! So grateful to live in a city that cherishes libraries and books!!!

June data are in. The value of monthly US wine exports (Jan 2023–Jun 2025). Year over year, Canada (-96.8%) has all but disappeared as an export market for U.S. wine. China (-36%) and the UK (-6%) are down as well. Overall, US wine exports declined by US$38.8 million (-37%) compared to June 2024.

Having lived in the desert for years, I just can't get over how beautiful peonies are! #bloomscrolling

Oriental poopies (with seeds?!) in The Annex. #bloomscrolling

Fascinated and hopeful by approaches that encourage rewilding of the Internet. Let's encourage more of what inspires new generations of technology creatives to build cool things.

LeVar Burton just startled his address 😍

This is a Magdelena Bay music video

"When organizations work together and commit to a collective defense of democratic principles, they share the costs of defiance. The government cannot attack everyone all at once. When the costs of defiance are shared, they become easier for individuals to bear." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

Celebrating the new seasons with a new role! Looking forward to being surrounded by blossoms.

Still so amazed by what the internet makes possible!

This week on campus, followed by buds and blossoms! #defygravity #uoft #universityoftoronto

How wonderful to hear that Melanie Woodin will be leading the University of Toronto! I agree, we are an "unstoppable force for good." www.utoronto.ca/news/univers...

Reminder: if you haven’t yet read “The Mythical Man Month,” buy two copies so you can read it faster.

Such a beautiful winter day on campus at the University of Toronto!

Celebrating Data Privacy Day with @profwhw.bsky.social and amazing colleagues from @uoft.bsky.social at 3pm ET. Join us as we discuss "We the Data" and what we can do to protect data as a human right. #dataprivacyday #staysafeonline search.app/4Gy7WbdE2CtR...

The fact that NIH grant-making has been switched off so haphazardly, for reasons that remain unclear, and despite the scope of troubles it creates, suggests that higher ed will be profoundly vulnerable during the second Trump era, writes @ibogost.bsky.social:

Official accounts should be informative and delightful. Going to check on my smoke detector and powerstrips now. Keep being you, cpsc.gov!

One of my favorite places in Austin is the Harry Ransom Center. Lorne Michaels donated the SNL Archives. Can't wait to see the exhibit in the fall! www.hrc.utexas.edu/lorne-michae... Photo credit Edie Baskin Shelley Duvall, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Lorne Michaels and Laraine Newman.

Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol

I made a starter kit for people who are interested in legacy system modernization. go.bsky.app/HEfZpza Still missing: - Andrea Goulet - Carola Lilienthal - Christine Koppelt - Justine Gehring - Maude Lemaire - Marianne Bellotti - Sabrina Leandro Will add them when I've found them on Bluesky.

The AI red team at Arizona State University saw the potential for in early 2023 - now we can confirm it out in the wild. Pivoting our strategies for learning and awareness to stay ahead of our adversaries is a critical contribution from our cyber and digital trust teams!

#phish be like #nye #msg #yemsg #phishsky #tng #startrek #treksky #data #masks

Sora has a bias problem! Sixteen consecutive prompts for "an academic giving a lecture" produced sixteen videos of guys talking to students. It seems that the gender and race bias that plagued early AI image generators is back with video generators! More here: futureofbeinghuman.com/p/sora-has-a...

Particles that have mass while moving in one direction but have no mass while moving in a different direction?! What a wild universe we live in! Really curious what advances on graphene technology and this discovery could mean! #sciencesky #physics #newdiscovery phys.org/news/2024-12...

Having seen the impact first hand, I agree and deeply appreciate the work that goes into expanding the liberal arts experience to all! Thanks @jeffreyjcohen.bsky.social for all you and your colleagues are doing at ASU!

A wake up call with a push for folks to use Signal if they want to protect their privacy. #digitaltrust

You can telling the health of a social media network by the value and character of what they amplify. Thanks to Prof Jang for these insights on the context in #SouthKorea 감사합니다 @heesoojang.bsky.social!

1st post on bsky - about bsky! I was fascinated with academic starter packs and made an interactive network to see academic communities and how they connect - a map of knowledge! link to an interactive & searchable network: ketikagarg.github.io/blueSkyAcade...

@lisakramer.com the wonderful @deepakundur.bsky.social entered the chat! She's a great addition to your U of T Starter Pack! (thanks so much for creating it!)

I really love the way Toronto celebrates the CN Tower.

"this is fine" British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r

My cats recently relocated to join me in Toronto. They are doing just fine.

In a wonderful session today with engineers talking about the opportunities for AI to help with code modernization. While working through setting up prompts, it cheerfully reminded us to be kind. The room joyfully remarked that it must be Canadian!

So beautiful, I can see why they'd make a flag out of it. 🇨🇦

Hear the Isolated Vocals of Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush in “Don’t Give Up”: The Power of Perseverance www.openculture.com/2024/11/hear...

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #430,946. Looking forward to seeing where we go from here!

What a fantastic topic! "We are looking for stories about the librarians of tomorrow. Whether essential crew in the grand exploration of the space, defenders of knowledge in bleak radioactive tomorrows, or idealists in the halls of Neo-Alexandria, we want to check out your stories."

Toronto friends! I'm interviewing Ted Chiang at the Toronto Reference Library on October 24, 7PM. Tix are free, but book & arrive early because this WILL be a capacity crowd. See you there? @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social will be there, selling books for signing www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?E...

Read a book I picked up around 1989 - a slow read but this time my Pixel could translate Latin whereas last time I'd just finished my third year. 😂#scifi

Let's at least have a conversation about interesting nominees! #mcconaughey