Lots of handwringing over this every year or so, but I am unconvinced that there is any explanation needed other than the prevalence of male-dominated industries that pay well and do not require a degree. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/educa...

Now ask yourself why the right hates universities.

That said, creating skilled workers is not the only point of higher ed. Along with a long list of uncontroversial goods for individuals and society, it's also one of the only protections we have against the biggest current threat to democracy: disinformation (someone tell the govt).

We hope everyone had a safe Labour Day in solidarity with workers everywhere! Thank you to WLUFA’s @cautdefencefund.bsky.social rep. Cameron McKenzie for standing with @dalfaculty.bsky.social, who have been locked out since August 18. #LabourDay #KeepDalStrong @ocufa.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

Community and government scrutiny are building against "ebikes" as a whole and that is a huge problem for our movement. We need to regulate the shit out of them (throttles bikes) before it harms the ebikes for mobility revolution that is helping to get more people out of cars.

Shoutout to DC for the amazing turnout yesterday! #FreeDC

I wonder if the Columbia leadership realizes (or cares) how much blowback there might be from *within* the academy. This post, from a Cornell Law professor, is worth reading: 3d.laboratorium.net/2025-07-25-c...

exactly. we are literally on the verge of achieving a post-scarcity world. there is enough for everyone, it’s just being hoarded by a handful of billionaires.

By now, we’ve all seen the headlines. Cities are cracking down on e-bikes. Lawmakers are holding emergency hearings. Parents are demanding bans. “Something must be done,” they cry at local city council meetings before driving back home in 5,000 lb SUVs. electrek.co/2025/07/20/i...

I love birds but my LEAST favourite bird behaviour has got to be that weird sunbathing trick where they lie there all forlorn and gaping and seemingly broken-necked and get you all freaked out. I’d rather be pooped on a hundred times than come across another sunbathing bird!

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social

Things that DO make traffic worse: - TOO MANY CARS - SUBURBAN SPRAWL - CAR DEPENDENCY (even for short trips) - Bigger vehicles - On-street parking - ride-hailing Things that DON’T make traffic worse (actually mitigate congestion): Bike lanes Bus lanes Decongestion pricing #TheTRUTHaboutTRAFFIC

Absolute QUEEN

Happy pride month ❤️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

If you're an incoming Doctoral candidate to a top US University in 2025/2026 but are reconsidering/considering Canada please see this initiative at Queen's University. www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

Impeach. Convict. Remove.

This very cool article on how birds' mitochondria power long-distance migration includes a quote from WOS member Scott McWilliams. #ornithology

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

Am I crazy or did we just have a convo about how we can't fund cancer research?

FACT: The more people choosing to walk, bike & take public transit to get around cities, the better cities work for EVERYONE, including DRIVERS. Anyone claiming that less car dependency is a “war on cars” doesn’t understand how cities (or geometry) work. It’s time we tell #TheTruthAboutTraffic.

🚨New paper alert!🚨 We show that hummingbird beaks have changed in shape & size since around WWII, driven by the rise of commercialized feeders! 🧵 📄 Paper: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... #ornithology #evolution #GlobalChangeBiology

New paper out, open access in Animal Behaviour! Those QUBS song sparrows keep surprising us… now they are mating non-randomly wrt innate immune genotype. Nice work by undergrad thesis alum Sydney Doucette and four other past/present students. doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

Elections Canada says they estimate that 2 million people voted on Friday, a new record

At this moment, if you don’t support trans rightS or abolishing ICE you are officially to the right of Bill Kristol.

my offer to america: we bring woke back

I was going to get the train today. But I am increasingly concerned at the deficit I’m running with Great Northern Rail. I buy a lot from them and they purchase nothing from me. Tempted to apply a 20% tariff. Sure my tickets will cost 20% more but it might mean I buy fewer and reduce the deficit.

🏳️‍⚧️ THE TRANS AGENDA IS AN AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY 🏳️‍⚧️

For sure. Even if traveling to US conferences felt safe for me and trainees (it doesn’t) I can’t imagine spending tri-council funds on that now!

Do you #SupportOurScience? Now is the time to #VoteScience!

“I hope you’re sitting down. For that six month period (April-Sept), the number of airline tickets booked between Canada and the United States is down anywhere from 71.4% to 75.7%.” onemileatatime.com/news/airline...

im sorry but this is so fucking dumb. you want a "reckoning" bc scientists learned more about the virus and the recommendations changed? i think you just want to speak to the manager but covid doesn't have one so ur making up someone to yell at

Ten years ago if you had written a dystopian SF story in which the person in charge of U.S. public health did a press event at a fast food joint to say that fried food is good but measles vaccines cause measles the ghost of Philip K. Dick would have said that you were being too bleak and unrealistic

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Hahahahaha

Thinking of making all future maps for my papers small enough scale so I can include the Gulf of Mexico. 🧪

uhhh kinda feels like maybe they should publish those birds flu studies? www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

"Gulf of America" is just a loyalty test. It's a way of checking who is going to abrogate reality for no reason other than a cowardly refusal to stand up to the bully or an opportunistic willingness to toady up to one. Anyone who will call it that will help you round people up or look the other way.

🧪🧬🔬◼️ !!happy international day of [redacted] and [redacted] in science!! ◼️🔬🧬🧪

Oops 😬

This is a very good reminder to keep your cats indoors. (Er, unless you're leashing them or keeping them on a cat patio.) I know that cats are very special little libertarians who demand their freedom to roam, but keeping them indoors keeps them and you safe. Please and thank you.

First they came for trans people and I said how can I help, I think this is good Then they came for the entire Canadian economy and I said whoops, not ideal

Hey Canada. If you’re watching this happen in Trump’s United States, remember Canada’s right-wing PM Stephen Harper did similar things, including muzzling and misrepresenting scientists. If you don’t want even worse things for Canada, think carefully about giving Harper’s protege Poilievre power.

damn sure does seem like as soon as an evil guy becomes the president he can immediately and unilaterally start doing a bunch of evil shit but when a supposedly non-evil guy becomes the president doing literally anything within the span of four years is actually the most difficult thing ever. weird

Put another way, those legitimately choosing to live in subsidized suburbs for a bigger house and yard are NOT also entitled to free-flow car traffic capacity (aka an “easy car commute”) into the city at the expense of the taxes, health, safety and quality of life of city-dwellers. HT Ian Lockwood.

If someone chooses to live in a smaller home in the inner city in part to avoid a long commute, they generally don’t pressure society to build them a bigger house with more stuff. So if you choose a bigger stuff-filled house in the suburbs, don’t expect society to build you a fast car commute.

So how’s it going so far?

We need to get this image back out into the world before election day. Art by D.TerraStencils on Insta #OnPoli #DougFordIsCorrupt