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@dalopenthink.bsky.social
· Apr 23
Meet our 2025 #DalOpenThink cohort — 9 ambitious Dal PhD students ready to share their research through public engagement and monthly articles! www.dal.ca/news/2025/04...
How do whales hold their breath? @leticiamagpali.bsky.social knows their secret. Read her latest OpenThink blog post to find out: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/un...
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
How do whales hold their breath? @leticiamagpali.bsky.social knows their secret. Read her latest OpenThink blog post to find out: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/un...
What if all we needed for AI safety was secure protocols like the internet has? Learn more with @domenicrosati.bsky.social: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/a-...
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
What if all we needed for AI safety was secure protocols like the internet has? Learn more with @domenicrosati.bsky.social: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/a-...
Modern AI Systems can be stolen quite easily with distillation. Can they be made undistillable? Learn more in #OpenThinker @domenicrosati.bsky.social 's latest blog post: buff.ly/2A1Golt
October 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Modern AI Systems can be stolen quite easily with distillation. Can they be made undistillable? Learn more in #OpenThinker @domenicrosati.bsky.social 's latest blog post: buff.ly/2A1Golt
What do detectives and scientists studying natural selection have in common? Read #OpenThinker @leticiamagpali.bsky.social 's latest post to find out: buff.ly/pTeroUF
October 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
What do detectives and scientists studying natural selection have in common? Read #OpenThinker @leticiamagpali.bsky.social 's latest post to find out: buff.ly/pTeroUF
Think AI is just a one-person show? Think again! AI agents are a team of experts working together to get things done. The future isn’t just about talking to a computer, it’s about giving it the tools to act on our behalf. Learn more in @monzurulifath.bsky.social 's latest blog post: buff.ly/pMPJYcO
October 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Think AI is just a one-person show? Think again! AI agents are a team of experts working together to get things done. The future isn’t just about talking to a computer, it’s about giving it the tools to act on our behalf. Learn more in @monzurulifath.bsky.social 's latest blog post: buff.ly/pMPJYcO
Read #Openthinker Lindsay Van Dam to unpack the risks of "brushing" aside questions about your health in the dental office in her latest blog post: buff.ly/dQq9FUG
September 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Read #Openthinker Lindsay Van Dam to unpack the risks of "brushing" aside questions about your health in the dental office in her latest blog post: buff.ly/dQq9FUG
In Loveth Ovedje’s latest #OpenThink blog, she explores the treaty nods to Indigenous knowledge as well as its lack of binding protections or inclusion mechanisms. Read how legal gaps persist and what Canada is (and isn’t) doing to promote Indigenous climate justice here: buff.ly/GV0e4wH #ClimateLaw
September 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
In Loveth Ovedje’s latest #OpenThink blog, she explores the treaty nods to Indigenous knowledge as well as its lack of binding protections or inclusion mechanisms. Read how legal gaps persist and what Canada is (and isn’t) doing to promote Indigenous climate justice here: buff.ly/GV0e4wH #ClimateLaw
Read #Openthinker Hannah Cahill's latest blog post— From lab bench to breakthroughs: How we study breast cancer and find new treatments—to learn about how her research lab uses cell cultures, tumor staining, and animal models: buff.ly/0Adn0kx #OpenThink
September 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Read #Openthinker Hannah Cahill's latest blog post— From lab bench to breakthroughs: How we study breast cancer and find new treatments—to learn about how her research lab uses cell cultures, tumor staining, and animal models: buff.ly/0Adn0kx #OpenThink
Lateral gene transfer is fascinating, but how do we actually detect it? In her latest post, @somabarawi.bsky.social breaks down the techniques and challenges that come with them: buff.ly/oDwrGJp 🧬#OpenThink
September 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Lateral gene transfer is fascinating, but how do we actually detect it? In her latest post, @somabarawi.bsky.social breaks down the techniques and challenges that come with them: buff.ly/oDwrGJp 🧬#OpenThink
🌱🤖 Agentic AI isn’t just another chatbot; it’s a proactive partner that can act, adapt, and help tackle sustainability challenges. From greener energy use to smarter conservation, join @monzurulifath.bsky.social to learn how AI agents could shape a cleaner future, if used wisely:
Agentic AI & Sustainability: A Human-Friendly Exploration
Empowering PhD students to engage the world
blogs.dal.ca
September 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🌱🤖 Agentic AI isn’t just another chatbot; it’s a proactive partner that can act, adapt, and help tackle sustainability challenges. From greener energy use to smarter conservation, join @monzurulifath.bsky.social to learn how AI agents could shape a cleaner future, if used wisely:
Join #OpenThinker Hannah Cahil to hop on the Magic School Bus and explore how cancer cells spread through the body, step by step! buff.ly/2Bs5k6V #OpenThink #TakeChancesMakeMistakesGetMessy
September 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Join #OpenThinker Hannah Cahil to hop on the Magic School Bus and explore how cancer cells spread through the body, step by step! buff.ly/2Bs5k6V #OpenThink #TakeChancesMakeMistakesGetMessy
How does a whale scientist become a coding expert? In the second part of “A day in the life of a whale scientist” @leticiamagpali.bsky.social will share how coding unlocked her superpowers to study whale genes: buff.ly/1T6k8Rr #OpenThink
August 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
How does a whale scientist become a coding expert? In the second part of “A day in the life of a whale scientist” @leticiamagpali.bsky.social will share how coding unlocked her superpowers to study whale genes: buff.ly/1T6k8Rr #OpenThink
Have you heard of border externalization? It’s a strategy used by many governments in migration governance, and it has become a highly controversial measure. Discover more about it and its far-reaching impact in OpenThinker Patricia PDBA's latest blog post: buff.ly/n7KzzXp #OpenThink
August 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Have you heard of border externalization? It’s a strategy used by many governments in migration governance, and it has become a highly controversial measure. Discover more about it and its far-reaching impact in OpenThinker Patricia PDBA's latest blog post: buff.ly/n7KzzXp #OpenThink
Oral health is one of our most wicked social problems, and the price we are paying is far higher than you might think. Learn more with #OpenThinker Lindsay Van Dam in her latest blog: buff.ly/jNXKrjC #oraldisease #oralhealthinequity #OpenThink
August 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Oral health is one of our most wicked social problems, and the price we are paying is far higher than you might think. Learn more with #OpenThinker Lindsay Van Dam in her latest blog: buff.ly/jNXKrjC #oraldisease #oralhealthinequity #OpenThink
In Loveth Ovedje’s latest #OpenThink blog, she analyses the recent ICJ advisory opinion on states’ duties on climate change and what it means for the Paris Agreement. Read more about obligations, accountability and justice explained here: buff.ly/SaFfaci #ParisAgreement #ClimateLaw #OpenThink
August 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In Loveth Ovedje’s latest #OpenThink blog, she analyses the recent ICJ advisory opinion on states’ duties on climate change and what it means for the Paris Agreement. Read more about obligations, accountability and justice explained here: buff.ly/SaFfaci #ParisAgreement #ClimateLaw #OpenThink
Last time, @somabarawi.bsky.social looked at how mobile genetic elements help genes move between bacteria. But once these genes arrive in a new cell, it's not always a warm welcome! Some get silenced, and others get kicked out entirely. Curious what decides their fate? Learn more:
Is the gene a keeper?
Empowering PhD students to engage the world
blogs.dal.ca
August 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Last time, @somabarawi.bsky.social looked at how mobile genetic elements help genes move between bacteria. But once these genes arrive in a new cell, it's not always a warm welcome! Some get silenced, and others get kicked out entirely. Curious what decides their fate? Learn more:
AI Safety focuses on building safety guards and AI Security focuses on whether they can be broken. Learn about "safety washing" and the complex differences between AI Safety and AI Security in OpenThinker @domenicrosati.bsky.social 's latest blog post: buff.ly/2fGGpFh #OpenThink
August 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
AI Safety focuses on building safety guards and AI Security focuses on whether they can be broken. Learn about "safety washing" and the complex differences between AI Safety and AI Security in OpenThinker @domenicrosati.bsky.social 's latest blog post: buff.ly/2fGGpFh #OpenThink
Selfish, sneaky & surprisingly powerful: mobile genetic elements are tiny pieces of DNA that move between & within genomes. Read #openthinker @somabarawi.bsky.social's latest post on how they move genes around, manipulate microbial genomes & shape microbial life in unexpected ways: buff.ly/bI6vh29
August 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Selfish, sneaky & surprisingly powerful: mobile genetic elements are tiny pieces of DNA that move between & within genomes. Read #openthinker @somabarawi.bsky.social's latest post on how they move genes around, manipulate microbial genomes & shape microbial life in unexpected ways: buff.ly/bI6vh29
Ever wondered how AI, machine learning, deep learning & generative AI are connected? 🤔 DYK AI is now entering a new era of autonomy with “agentic” AI? 🚀 In @monzurulifath.bsky.social 's latest blog, he explains these buzzwords in plain language and what’s coming next: buff.ly/fZJikH6
July 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Ever wondered how AI, machine learning, deep learning & generative AI are connected? 🤔 DYK AI is now entering a new era of autonomy with “agentic” AI? 🚀 In @monzurulifath.bsky.social 's latest blog, he explains these buzzwords in plain language and what’s coming next: buff.ly/fZJikH6
Join OpenThinker Lindsay Van Dam in her latest post, "Let’s get social: Unpacking how we develop 'super’ identities for interprofessional practice," to unpack the foundations of social identity theory and why it’s significant to enhancing collaborative healthcare practice: buff.ly/bKHhRkX #openthink
July 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Join OpenThinker Lindsay Van Dam in her latest post, "Let’s get social: Unpacking how we develop 'super’ identities for interprofessional practice," to unpack the foundations of social identity theory and why it’s significant to enhancing collaborative healthcare practice: buff.ly/bKHhRkX #openthink
What do Smurfs and cancer have in common? Let’s find out! Join OpenThinker Hannah Cahill in her latest blog post, Why Scientists think Cancer is Cool: The Hallmarks of Cancer - Smurf Style, to learn more: buff.ly/niuwnzX #openthink
July 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
What do Smurfs and cancer have in common? Let’s find out! Join OpenThinker Hannah Cahill in her latest blog post, Why Scientists think Cancer is Cool: The Hallmarks of Cancer - Smurf Style, to learn more: buff.ly/niuwnzX #openthink
In Loveth Ovedje’s latest #OpenThink blog, she explores one of the most emotionally charged issue in climate diplomacy: loss and damage. Learn whether countries truly be held accountable for irreversible climate harm?: buff.ly/9Mg4uyS #ClimateJustice #LossAndDamage #ParisAgreement #ClimateLaw #COP30
July 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
In Loveth Ovedje’s latest #OpenThink blog, she explores one of the most emotionally charged issue in climate diplomacy: loss and damage. Learn whether countries truly be held accountable for irreversible climate harm?: buff.ly/9Mg4uyS #ClimateJustice #LossAndDamage #ParisAgreement #ClimateLaw #COP30
When you think of a scientist that studies whales, what comes to your mind? In this new series, “A day in the life of a whale scientist,”@leticiamagpali.bsky.social
debunks myths and shares the honest truth about her childhood dream turned into profession: buff.ly/5pVOizE #openthink
debunks myths and shares the honest truth about her childhood dream turned into profession: buff.ly/5pVOizE #openthink
July 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
When you think of a scientist that studies whales, what comes to your mind? In this new series, “A day in the life of a whale scientist,”@leticiamagpali.bsky.social
debunks myths and shares the honest truth about her childhood dream turned into profession: buff.ly/5pVOizE #openthink
debunks myths and shares the honest truth about her childhood dream turned into profession: buff.ly/5pVOizE #openthink
Lateral gene transfer allows microbes to acquire foreign genes, but this process is selective. Some genes transfer readily, while others rarely do. We can think of them as picky roommates; they won’t move in unless the vibe’s right! Learn more with @somabarawi.bsky.social :
Understanding the limits of lateral gene transfer
Empowering PhD students to engage the world
blogs.dal.ca
July 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Lateral gene transfer allows microbes to acquire foreign genes, but this process is selective. Some genes transfer readily, while others rarely do. We can think of them as picky roommates; they won’t move in unless the vibe’s right! Learn more with @somabarawi.bsky.social :
Did you know that refugee protection was originally created just for Europeans? Or that Syria was once a top host country before becoming one of the largest sources of refugees? Take a closer look at the origins of refugee protection in OpenThinker Patricia PDBA's latest blog post:
Who Counts as a Refugee? Tracing the Origins of Protection
Empowering PhD students to engage the world
blogs.dal.ca
July 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Did you know that refugee protection was originally created just for Europeans? Or that Syria was once a top host country before becoming one of the largest sources of refugees? Take a closer look at the origins of refugee protection in OpenThinker Patricia PDBA's latest blog post: