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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 4h

Kevin is great and we all have off days, but he seemed to be just mailing it in tonight. Really hope he’s doing okay.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 4h

Really glad I made it to the show in Toronto in the summer. Ottawa is one odd little town.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 4h

BSS + Metric + Stars. Decent show. I know it’s Monday night in Ottawa, but that was one of the lowest energy crowds I’ve experienced in 40 years of concerts. Someone actually told me to sit down at one point. And, well, I don’t know why you’re even here, but fine.

1.5 million of the 2 million members of Broken Social Scene on stage in Ottawa

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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 14h

never the wrong time for this classic

Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?"
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”

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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 12h

The do-over is good to see. The fact they think it is just about transparency and confidentiality of using AI to review grants indicates they did not really learn the right lesson.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 15h

Good thing Rogers and the NHL have made it harder to watch games this year because I don’t think I can endure a season of sports dudes fawning over a Putin-supporting jerk. www.cbc.ca/sports/hocke...

cbc.ca

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, 41, announces NHL retirement after this season | CBC Sports

Alex Ovechkin told his Washington Capitals teammates that this will be his final season in the National Hockey League.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 15h

“The call in question, launched in June, is worth £580,000 and covers the theme of ‘securing trust, autonomy and resilience in future cyber ecosystems’.” Securing trust, eh?

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 15h

Research network that used AI to screen out half of applicants to a UKRI-funded scheme has apologised and said rejected applications will be re-reviewed by humans. Offers issued to successful applicants are now “suspended.” www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

researchprofessionalnews.com

Funder ‘sorry’ for lack of transparency over AI screening - Research Professional News

Research network will undertake human re-review of applications, with previous awards “suspended”

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 16h

Random 3-second blast of rain focused exclusively on my front lawn seems a bit on the nose today.

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Eeyore in the Rain - Winnie The Pooh

Alt: Eeyore in the Rain - Winnie The Pooh

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 17h

www.snopes.com/fact-check/c...

3 year old Robert Quigley smoking a cigar in 1928.

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 17h

It's #worldteacherday so a good day to talk education with @parissemansky.bsky.social and colleagues. www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-educat...

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 18h

Other concerns with the program aside (and there are many legitimate concerns), my understanding is that it is open to all PhD candidates. Woodin says “We’ve got an unprecedented opportunity right now to bring back Canada’s best and keep Canada’s best here.”

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 18h

Like many Gen X-ers, I had nuclear war dreams in the 1980s (okay, I still do). Series of images that begin with the oven clock in my childhood home going backwards, Bad Bart breaking in, grocery store chaos (thanks “The Day After”), bombs, and the Morlocks from The Time Machine (1960).

Morlocks from the 1960 movie The Time Machine based on HG Wells’ novel.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 19h

“You’ve got four good men, and one bad one–me! I’m Bad Bart!”

Sesame Street scene with Wanted poster for Bad Bart. The sheriff is looking for 5 good men to capture Bad Bart. Everyone is shivering terrified when they realize Bad Bart himself has joined the posse.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 20h

How to win a Nobel prize What subjects have past winners studied? What age were they when they won? Where do they live? @nature.com crunched the data on every science prizewinner to find out. [2024] www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

nature.com

How to win a Nobel prize: what kind of scientist scoops medals?

What subjects have past winners studied? What age were they when they won? Where do they live? Nature crunched the data on every science prizewinner to find out.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 21h

“Winners will be paid $80,000 a year for four years, twice the current minimum base funding for PhD candidates at U of T. Half of the $100-million endowment comes from an anonymous donation, the rest from the university.” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

theglobeandmail.com

University of Toronto launching $100-million scholarship fund to attract PhD students

New program aims to help school compete for bright minds at a time when elite U.S. universities are under attack by the Trump administration

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yeah. He does. I was more referring to how old *I* feel seeing the contrast.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Getting old sucks, but it beats the alternative.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I wish I had this guy’s height.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Skill testing question. Who dis?

Man about 60, give or take. Salt and pepper moustache, male pattern baldness. Glasses. Button down shirt and blazer.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It is October 4 and I have put on a hoodie. This seems early.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We’re at 20C right now and had a conversation about the “right time.” Not yet, but it’s in the discourse. Probably 19C before we get serious complaints from the teens and then we cave.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Honeycrisp apple is in the top 5 best innovations of the last 50-ish years. Number 1 if you exclude health/medical innovations. I’d trade the Internet for the Honeycrisp apple in a heartbeat.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 04/10/2026

Stop putting off that thing you wanted to do

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403 FORBIDDEN @joshgrant.online · 03/10/2026

I’ve got some time, so here’s a thread about this painting, its story and why it’s one of the greatest Canadian modern art stories 🧵

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ah. We were there for Kid 2’s trail run practice. Gaggle of kids running up and down Camp Fortune.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Here’s a good thread. It’s far from my favourite piece, or even one I particularly like. People can certainly dislike it. But it is impressive and it has a place in late-20th century art history. bsky.app/profile/josh...

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This feels like a scene from a never-before-released claymation Beastie Boys music video.

Playdoh farmers striking breakdance-like poses while sitting on Lego tractors.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Spend the morning 30 minutes north of Ottawa; spend the afternoon 30 minutes south. Annual Metcalfe Fair day.

Blue tractor with Ferris wheel in background.

Playdoh farmers and Lego tractors. First place finisher in the “model float”Junior Division competition.

Metcalfe Fair from the top of the Ferris wheel.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Yeah. The traffic directing was suboptimal. Also, is your kid a runner?

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Price of everything, and value of nothing.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We paid $1.8 million. It’s now worth over $60 million. Aesthetics aside, a remarkably sound investment. Next question.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Did have a little delay on the way as we came across a young woman in Vanier lying dangerously close to the road. Called 911. I spoke to her, but she was non responsive. Vitals fine, but no movement. Paramedics got her up. Ultimately, she just needed a better place to sleep.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Getting into Gatineau Park this morning was easy. We’re early risers. Getting out was an ordeal. But worth it.

Trail in a forest of fall coloured leaves.

A view of the fall-coloured Gatineau hills.

Speck of the moon among fall coloured leaves and a bright blue sky.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It’s actually a very impressive painting. And, no, Uncle Jim, you could not have painted it yourself. As for the “how dare the government spend $1.8M on this junk” discourse, Voice of Fire is now worth an estimated $60M+.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Canadians of a certain age will understand.

Barnett Newman
Voice of Fire, 1967
As displayed in the National Gallery of Canada

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Canada makes the international science news. 😐 “Carney’s government announced CA$1.2 billion to be spent over 4 years to protect the marine environment, which could be under heavier pressure from marine traffic if the controversial pipeline moves ahead.” www.science.org/content/arti...

science.org

Canada commits $1.2 billion to protect oceans while pushing ahead with pipeline

Scientists welcome new money but remain cautious about weakening environmental protections

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Following a story first reported by @nature.com (www.nature.com/articles/d41...), NYT estimates NSF withheld $1.4 billion that Congress had intended for research over the past year, at the direction of the Trump admin. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...

nytimes.com

National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress

The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Ottawa could have had world class cycling infrastructure but in 2022 Ottawa voters did what Ottawa voters do. Fortunately, all that traffic congestion has disappea… oh wait.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

etc etc all the way home…if we’re lucky.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

All I’m saying is, the reason you’re stuck driving behind that bike on Haig is because the bike lane ends to facilitate another 500m of parking 🙄. Nowhere for bikes to go but in the road. By law, where we belong. Support better bike lanes and you’ll have clearer sailing. Until then, enjoy honking.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

All I’m saying is, the reason you’re stuck driving behind that bike on Kilborn is because the bike lane ends to facilitate 500m of parking 🙄. Nowhere for bikes to go but in the road. By law, where we belong. Support better bike lanes and you’ll have clearer sailing. Until then, enjoy honking.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Always funny to me when I explain to colleagues that we need to be careful about how much confidence we can have with n=11,000 survey responses, and then I read an article that reports in percentages results from a study in which n=13. Just tell me you talked to 13 people and here’s what you heard.

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“Nicola Searle, an innovation scholar…argued that universities’ biggest research-security vulnerability is their financial position. Institutions facing severe financial pressures and job cuts are more exposed to risk.” www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

researchprofessionalnews.com

Universities face ‘struggle’ to vet China funding after MI5 warning - Research Professional News

Security service intervention prompts call for more intelligence sharing to help universities with research security

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