Work in progress: sars-2 clearly increases risk of tuberculosis activation in central Ontario, on a timeline that is consistent with T cell injury. It does not impact risk of non tuberculous mycobacterial infections More follows
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It must suck when your copyright is stolen. Oh, wait... 👀
Scott McGrath@smcgrath.phd · 4mo agoAnthropic is racing to contain the fallout after accidentally leaking Claude Code source code, issuing copyright takedown requests to remove 8,000+ copies.
The Artemis II launch reminded me, like I'm sure it did for many, of the fatal Challenger disaster, and that safety should never be sidelined. As practising scientists we need to not forget this story. www.abc.net.au/news/science...
'They're gonna die': How five people tried to stop the Challenger tragedy
Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent the tragedy.
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Yesterday when NASA ppl were being interviewed, one reporter asked about the public loudspeaker not working and I was struck by the answer. The NASA official said "That's news to me, thank you for that, we will look into it". No but covering, just honest interest in fixing the problem... 1/2
Delighted to see this collaborative work out on the orientation of NHCs on surfaces. More complicated than thiols, but you CAN control upright vs. flat lying by control over sterics at the N substituents (bulkier=upright) and backbone, if you destabilize flat-lying. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Beyond wingtips: backbone alkylation affects the orientation of N-heterocyclic carbenes on gold nanoparticles
The effect of wingtip groups on the orientation of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-based self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on a variety of metal surfaces has received considerable attention. However, the ...
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I don't see this said enough: the widespread use of generative AI is not only making our jobs as educators harder logistically, but also emotionally. It is genuinely sad to be suspicious of students when you have spent so much time building a pedagogy based on trust and not being a cop. It sucks.
A group of 17 leading public health researchers and advocates from the US, Canada, and Europe are calling on regulators around the world to treat the widely used herbicide glyphosate as hazardous and limit or eliminate its use to protect public health: cen.acs.org/food/agricul... #chemsky🧪
Big Tech leaders will talk about protecting “innovation” and “entrepreneurship,” but what they really want to do is protect is themselves. @paulwaldman.bsky.social rightfully warns in @atrupar.com’s latest PN: open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
Big tech is coming for the midterms
And Silicon Valley's agenda is bad news for working people.
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The immune system going rogue and attacking healthy tissue seems to behind some cases of long covid, a discovery that could open doors towards treatments
Attacks from our immune system are a cause of long covid
The immune system going rogue and attacking healthy tissue seems to behind some cases of long covid, a discovery that could open doors towards treatments
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So for my friends who don't follow Canadian politics, the New Democratic party just chose Avi Lewis as their leader. That means the Badass Dr. Naomi Klein could be our first lady. I am pretty pumped about these two amazing humans being involved in Can politics. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_K...
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NSERC results are out y'all! Here's hoping everyone feels like this kid!!
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The real theme of the modern age is "Nobody Wants This". AI, ICE in airports, ICE in general, the Iran War, data centers sending actual cities wiht people into blackouts -- "nobody" wants this. And yet here we are.
I did not have Afroman wins defamation lawsuit on my bingo card for 2026, but GO AFROMAN!
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Super excited to be part of this new international collaboration!
Carbon to Metal Coating Institute (C2MCI)@c2mci.bsky.social · 5mo agoLast week, Dr. Cathleen Crudden (C2MCI Scientific Director) joined Dr. Kenichiro Itami in Japan for the inaugural Itami ASPIRE project (CoMBiS) Symposium. C2MCI is honoured to be a part of this project and looks forward to sharing future updates! @cathleencrudden.bsky.social @kenitami.bsky.social
That feeling when you finally edit your grant down to fit the page limits!
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AI doesn't reduce our workload. We need to be thoughtful about how we use this new tool. I would ask those who are my age and older–has email reduced your work? Has zoom reduced our workload? I would argue neither have. hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools don’t reduce work, they consisten...
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One crucial aspect of using these AI tools is that you are sharing information with them. If this information is confidential/privileged, this is seriously problematic. The continued push for AI in every aspect of work ignores the true problem, which is pervasive overwork.
Nanochemistry Lab@nanochemistrylab.bsky.social · 5mo ago🤖 Is AI-generated peer review enough? Not even close! High-impact science relies on your unique human expertise, critical thinking, and judgment. This ACS Nano editorial reminds us why the human element is the backbone of research integrity 🧠 🔗 doi.org/10.1021/acsn...
The process that led to the Holocaust didn't start with killing people. First it made them non-people. Then it killed them.
Jessica Kant@jessdkant.bsky.social · 6mo agoAs of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.
New: Emails and documents from Epstein files reveal Howard Lutnick and his firm had a years-long business tie with the sex offender. The two were involved in a deal for at least six years, and an email shows "HWL" discussing the investment with Epstein in 2018. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender
The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.
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This. I have written about ways for students to use AI tools to enhance their learning. This is so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so much not one of those ways.
airing the BAFTA award ceremony on a tape delay, leaving in a slur, but editing out "free Palestine"?? that too is a choice, and an egregious one at that! archive.ph/YMhlK
When a clinical trial showed that lung cancer patients treated in the morning had a massive reduction in the risk of progression compared to those treated in the afternoon, many scientists were intrigued, if skeptical. Now that study is coming under fire.
Nature Medicine to investigate study that found cancer treatment is better in morning
Nature Medicine starts an investigation into inconsistencies in a study that found it was better to have immunotherapy in the morning.
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I'd rather that our men and women came in second on the ice but first in terms of class. www.msn.com/en-us/sports...
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Me: I did not love that wine to be honest Also me: but you did drink a lot of it....
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