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Science, technology, education, social innovation, design & other vices. Building research partnerships at @uoft.bsky.social @uoftcompsci.bsky.social @uoftmscac.bsky.social. He/him.
This article by @simov.bsky.social on Black and Muslim Italians navigating post-Brexit Britain brings double consciousness into the realities of global mobility. It's a sharp, thoughtful take on how opportunity, recognition, and belonging collide. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Meritocracy, Recognition and Double Consciousness: Why Black and Muslim Italians Move to (and Sometimes Leave) Post‐Brexit Britain
This article rethinks meritocratic ideology as practical knowledge that transforms through biographies of social and geographical mobility. Drawing on 37 interviews with Black and Muslim Italians liv....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This article by @simov.bsky.social on Black and Muslim Italians navigating post-Brexit Britain brings double consciousness into the realities of global mobility. It's a sharp, thoughtful take on how opportunity, recognition, and belonging collide. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Exciting insights from the next generation of innovators! Hear Master of Science in Applied Computing (MScAC) student Ashka Shah discuss her research to detect a type of lymphoma from blood using DNA signatures in this recent radio interview.
Listen at 21:43: www.iheart.com/podcast/962-...
Listen at 21:43: www.iheart.com/podcast/962-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Exciting insights from the next generation of innovators! Hear Master of Science in Applied Computing (MScAC) student Ashka Shah discuss her research to detect a type of lymphoma from blood using DNA signatures in this recent radio interview.
Listen at 21:43: www.iheart.com/podcast/962-...
Listen at 21:43: www.iheart.com/podcast/962-...
Prof. Lazar's talk today at the Gotlieb Distinguished Lecture Series will discuss building accessible digital technologies from the ground up. His work with Adobe and disability rights groups addresses a critical gap in digital accessibility. web.cs.toronto.edu/news-events/...
Distinguished Lecture Series: Jonathan Lazar, University of Maryland “Methods and Tools for Born-Accessible Design”
Methods and Tools for Born-Accessible Design
web.cs.toronto.edu
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Prof. Lazar's talk today at the Gotlieb Distinguished Lecture Series will discuss building accessible digital technologies from the ground up. His work with Adobe and disability rights groups addresses a critical gap in digital accessibility. web.cs.toronto.edu/news-events/...
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“The simple slap on the wrist of the Highway Traffic Act ticket and penalty is not even administered. How crushing is that to somebody who remains off work after being injured by someone?,” Shellnutt said at the news conference.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Huge number of dropped charges at Ontario courts amounts to ‘lawlessness’: NDP
Hundreds of thousands of Highway Traffic Act (HTA) charges that were dropped last year are a sign Ontario’s justice system is failing to live up to its basic functions and puts Ontario on the road to ...
www.ctvnews.ca
October 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“The simple slap on the wrist of the Highway Traffic Act ticket and penalty is not even administered. How crushing is that to somebody who remains off work after being injured by someone?,” Shellnutt said at the news conference.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
"Edmonton Public School Board took literally [the] order to get rid of any books with explicit sexual content and came up with an early list of more than 200 titles to comply." www.wonkette.com/p/hero-libra...
Hero Librarians Protest Book Ban By Obeying In Advance
The United Conservative Party of Alberta has always been at war with the Edmonton Public School Board.
www.wonkette.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Edmonton Public School Board took literally [the] order to get rid of any books with explicit sexual content and came up with an early list of more than 200 titles to comply." www.wonkette.com/p/hero-libra...
The University of Toronto's Department of Computer Science @uoftcompsci.bsky.social is hiring a Research Lab Manager to support the new Vanguard–U of T AI Lab, advancing responsible AI, cognitive systems, autonomous agents, and adaptive LLMs. Apply until Sep. 17: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Research Lab Manager
Research Lab Manager
jobs.utoronto.ca
September 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The University of Toronto's Department of Computer Science @uoftcompsci.bsky.social is hiring a Research Lab Manager to support the new Vanguard–U of T AI Lab, advancing responsible AI, cognitive systems, autonomous agents, and adaptive LLMs. Apply until Sep. 17: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
This is truly a corporate slap in the face for working artists, right there and then where they're trying to promote their work and make a living. bleedingcool.com/comics/polic...
Police Called Over A.I. Protest Against Bell's Booth At FanExpo Canada
Police were called over an artists' A.I. protest against Bell's booth at FanExpo Canada. But it's okay, they were Canadian police.
bleedingcool.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This is truly a corporate slap in the face for working artists, right there and then where they're trying to promote their work and make a living. bleedingcool.com/comics/polic...
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Unfortunately, some people think “consultation” means “giving the loudest voices what they want”
public consultation results for dedicated transit lanes on bathurst+dufferin. note overwhelming support (75%+ dufferin, 67-68% bathurst) for transit priority+converting parking to transit lanes.
transportation services recommendations + councillor compromises do not reflect what people want.
transportation services recommendations + councillor compromises do not reflect what people want.
July 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Unfortunately, some people think “consultation” means “giving the loudest voices what they want”
The AI Task Force has released its final report outlining a human-centred approach to responsible AI adoption at @uoft.bsky.social. It proposes a university-wide data governance strategy and supports AI literacy through curriculum design and faculty development. ai.utoronto.ca/u-of-t-ai-ta...
Report: Toward an AI-ready University - University of Toronto
Discover U of T's human-centred approach to AI adoption
ai.utoronto.ca
July 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The AI Task Force has released its final report outlining a human-centred approach to responsible AI adoption at @uoft.bsky.social. It proposes a university-wide data governance strategy and supports AI literacy through curriculum design and faculty development. ai.utoronto.ca/u-of-t-ai-ta...
Protect the Homeland, they say, while conjuring a fantasy stitched from segregation, silence, and suburban supremacy. What they're really protecting isn't safety: it's a myth, and the power it still serves.
July 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Protect the Homeland, they say, while conjuring a fantasy stitched from segregation, silence, and suburban supremacy. What they're really protecting isn't safety: it's a myth, and the power it still serves.
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Ilya Sutskever, a @uoft.bsky.social CS alum, now holds four degrees from U of T — BSc, MSc, PhD, and an honorary doctorate.
His contributions to AI and its ethical development are reshaping our world.
uoft.me/bDH
His contributions to AI and its ethical development are reshaping our world.
uoft.me/bDH
Ilya Sutskever, a leader in AI and its responsible development, receives U of T honorary degree
From co-authoring seminal research papers to co-founding the research organization that developed ChatGPT, few people have been as influential in shaping the artificial intelligence landscape — and co...
uoft.me
June 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Ilya Sutskever, a @uoft.bsky.social CS alum, now holds four degrees from U of T — BSc, MSc, PhD, and an honorary doctorate.
His contributions to AI and its ethical development are reshaping our world.
uoft.me/bDH
His contributions to AI and its ethical development are reshaping our world.
uoft.me/bDH
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. @uoft.bsky.social’s Department of Computer Science is 60!
Our recent celebration brought together alumni, friends, students, faculty and staff to reflect on a legacy of innovation — and a future full of possibility.
From AI to global education, CS is shaping what’s next.
Our recent celebration brought together alumni, friends, students, faculty and staff to reflect on a legacy of innovation — and a future full of possibility.
From AI to global education, CS is shaping what’s next.
Sixty years strong: U of T computer science celebrates a storied legacy and bold future
U of T’s Department of Computer Science marked the close of its 60th anniversary with a heartfelt celebration, honouring its legacy and imagining the next era of tech innovation.
uoft.me
May 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
. @uoft.bsky.social’s Department of Computer Science is 60!
Our recent celebration brought together alumni, friends, students, faculty and staff to reflect on a legacy of innovation — and a future full of possibility.
From AI to global education, CS is shaping what’s next.
Our recent celebration brought together alumni, friends, students, faculty and staff to reflect on a legacy of innovation — and a future full of possibility.
From AI to global education, CS is shaping what’s next.
"The Research Integrity Risk Index, described in a preprint on arXiv last month, categorizes institutions according to how many of their papers are retracted and how many are published in journals delisted from the scholarly databases Scopus and Web of Science." www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Integrity index’ flags universities with high retraction rates
A score based on indicators related to research quality could help to prevent institutions gaming the metrics that feed into conventional rankings.
www.nature.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"The Research Integrity Risk Index, described in a preprint on arXiv last month, categorizes institutions according to how many of their papers are retracted and how many are published in journals delisted from the scholarly databases Scopus and Web of Science." www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Proud to see @uoftmscac.bsky.social play a key role in launching a strategic AI research partnership between Vanguard and @uoft.bsky.social. A milestone for AI innovation in financial services—benefiting investors, Canada, and global financial services. web.cs.toronto.edu/news-events/...
Vanguard and University of Toronto announce strategic artificial intelligence research partnership
Vanguard today announced a new research initiative in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto to advance AI research and innovation for investors and the fin...
web.cs.toronto.edu
May 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Proud to see @uoftmscac.bsky.social play a key role in launching a strategic AI research partnership between Vanguard and @uoft.bsky.social. A milestone for AI innovation in financial services—benefiting investors, Canada, and global financial services. web.cs.toronto.edu/news-events/...
And a charter challenge shouldn’t be too far now. Also shocked by the motion to remove consequences for false applications. www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
Council approves expanded protest-free ‘bubble zones’
After eight hours of debate, councillors voted to create optional 50-metre bubble zones around places of worship, schools and child care centres
www.torontotoday.ca
May 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
And a charter challenge shouldn’t be too far now. Also shocked by the motion to remove consequences for false applications. www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
Those who oppose bike lanes in urban centres because (they claim) they cause congestion should just LOOK at bike lanes every now and then: rush hour, 8 people on bikes take up as much space as 2 ½ single-occupancy vehicles.
May 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Those who oppose bike lanes in urban centres because (they claim) they cause congestion should just LOOK at bike lanes every now and then: rush hour, 8 people on bikes take up as much space as 2 ½ single-occupancy vehicles.
"Working at the school was a 'third job' for many of her instructors, who might have hundreds of students, said Marie, and she did not want to embarrass her teacher" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...
The Professors Are Using ChatGPT, and Some Students Aren’t Happy About It
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"Working at the school was a 'third job' for many of her instructors, who might have hundreds of students, said Marie, and she did not want to embarrass her teacher" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...
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Three papers with authors from the @uoft.bsky.social Department of Computer Science are among the 25 most cited of the 21st century, according to a recent analysis by @nature.com. 📄
Three papers authored by U of T computer scientists among the most cited of the 21st century: Nature
An analysis by the journal Nature of the 25 most-cited papers of the century included three papers with authors from the U of T Department of Computer Science.
uoft.me
April 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Three papers with authors from the @uoft.bsky.social Department of Computer Science are among the 25 most cited of the 21st century, according to a recent analysis by @nature.com. 📄
"An insult to life itself." www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...
What Makes Studio Ghibli Special Can Never Be Replicated by AI — Just Look at ‘Princess Mononoke’
"Princess Mononoke" and its IMAX rerelease has shown why Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's art can't be replicated by AI
www.indiewire.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"An insult to life itself." www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...
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Ahead of International Women’s Day, we are highlighting some of the outstanding women of @uoftcompsci.bsky.social.
From faculty to students, each of these women is driving innovation and excellence in various fields across computer science.
Discover more:
🔗 uoft.me/bn4
🔗 uoft.me/bn0
From faculty to students, each of these women is driving innovation and excellence in various fields across computer science.
Discover more:
🔗 uoft.me/bn4
🔗 uoft.me/bn0
March 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Ahead of International Women’s Day, we are highlighting some of the outstanding women of @uoftcompsci.bsky.social.
From faculty to students, each of these women is driving innovation and excellence in various fields across computer science.
Discover more:
🔗 uoft.me/bn4
🔗 uoft.me/bn0
From faculty to students, each of these women is driving innovation and excellence in various fields across computer science.
Discover more:
🔗 uoft.me/bn4
🔗 uoft.me/bn0
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Dr Seuss in 1941 knew what was going on.
March 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Dr Seuss in 1941 knew what was going on.
Ontario's democracy is weakened by first-past-the-post. This outdated system leaves many voices unheard, distorting the true will of the people. (Bonus chart for the 2022 Toronto mayoral election.)
February 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Ontario's democracy is weakened by first-past-the-post. This outdated system leaves many voices unheard, distorting the true will of the people. (Bonus chart for the 2022 Toronto mayoral election.)
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Plough operators leaving their machine so it blocks a streetcar is pretty much where Toronto is these days — apart from the unlikelihood of actually seeing a plough
February 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Plough operators leaving their machine so it blocks a streetcar is pretty much where Toronto is these days — apart from the unlikelihood of actually seeing a plough
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And not one of the polite ones. We’ve written a response to @nytimes.com’s Peter Baker and every other American who is taking the annexation of Canada as a fun thought experiment. Here in @foreignpolicy.com with my daughter @alicesouthey.com. Gift link.
Canada Would Like a Word About Trump’s Threats
Americans should stop treating attacks on their neighbor as a joke.
foreignpolicy.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
And not one of the polite ones. We’ve written a response to @nytimes.com’s Peter Baker and every other American who is taking the annexation of Canada as a fun thought experiment. Here in @foreignpolicy.com with my daughter @alicesouthey.com. Gift link.
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There is a particular method of deception that Chetan Nayak's version of Station Q uses. While you are focusing on the Q claim in front of you that looks fishy, they overwhelm you with a new one.
Let's call it the 'fake it till you fake it' technique.
Here is how it goes... 🧵
Let's call it the 'fake it till you fake it' technique.
Here is how it goes... 🧵
February 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
There is a particular method of deception that Chetan Nayak's version of Station Q uses. While you are focusing on the Q claim in front of you that looks fishy, they overwhelm you with a new one.
Let's call it the 'fake it till you fake it' technique.
Here is how it goes... 🧵
Let's call it the 'fake it till you fake it' technique.
Here is how it goes... 🧵