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Robin Gras, PhD

@rgras.bsky.social
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Emeritus Professor in Computer Science, University of Windsor, Ontario, leaving in Montreal, Quebec. Domains of research: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Artificial Life, Theoretical Biology, Agent Based modeling, Bioinformatics.

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Mila and Inria Strengthen Canada-France AI Research Cooperation | Mila
Mila, one of the world's leading AI research institutes and Inria, the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, today announced a four-year cooperation agreement to st...
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 19h
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 9h
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 08/06/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for June 8, 2026 ~ Willfull ignorance. "A record-shattering drought has racked much of the US. But the artificial intelligence industry is pushing ahead regardless, with the majority of planned datacenters set to be built in drought-ridden locations"
theguardian.com
Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land
Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AI
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Death Penalty Action @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Prison Staff, Say NO to participating in executions! REFUSE to do state's dirty work.
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Nicolas Berrod @nicolasberrod.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Un petit fil complet sur cette reprise épidémique 👇🏻 2/2
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Robin Gras, PhD @rgras.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Robert's Right ✅️.......
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 05/10/2026
Le coût de la canicule évalué à 16 milliards d’euros par une mission de l’Assemblée nationale
lemonde.fr
Le coût de la canicule évalué à 16 milliards d’euros par une mission de l’Assemblée nationale
A l’approche du débat budgétaire, le député (LFI) Eric Coquerel présente une évaluation très élevée des conséquences des fortes températures de cet été. Pour mieux justifier d’augmenter les crédits consacrés à l’adaptation du pays au réchauffement climatique.
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Amélie Poinssot @ameliepoinssot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
La réorganisation en cours du ministère de l' #écologie, "c’est un ministère rétréci au pouvoir proche de 0 face à ce que décide l’agriculture. C’est monstrueusement inquiétant", m'a dit Pascal Pastural, élu FO au ministère Nos dernières infos sur cette réforme 👇 www.mediapart.fr/journal/poli...
mediapart.fr
Au ministère de la transition écologique, une réorganisation qui ne passe pas
Trois directions générales complètement remodelées, effaçant au passage le terme « biodiversité » de l’organigramme : au ministère de la transition écologique, beaucoup craignent que la réorganisatio…
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Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just when we think it can’t get worse … it does.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger was officially approved this past week. Corporate concentration means more power for CEOs — and less freedom for everyone else. Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
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The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
From your grocery bill to your paycheck, monopolies are making you less financially secure and ultimately less free. For
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Robin Gras, PhD @rgras.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
politico.com
Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers
A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.
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Climate Disconnect @climate-disconnect.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Our future will be a lot more of this. '“The consequences extended far beyond temperature records – affecting water availability, energy systems, transport, ecosystems and human health,” said Samantha Burgess, a climate scientist at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.'
theguardian.com
May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future
EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average
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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm with Carl Sagan on this:
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
nytimes.com
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This 👇
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 03/10/2026
“What scientists do agree on, however, is that 2026 has been extremely—and concerningly—hot.” via @sciam.bsky.social at www.scientificamerican.com/article/2026...
scientificamerican.com
2026 has been a record hot year for the U.S.—it can only get worse
So far this year has been ridiculously hot. If it stays that way, 2026 could set a sobering new record
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CNN @cnn.com · 03/10/2026
A woman aged 102 died and firefighters rescued 90 people after flooding in the town of Madrigueras in southeastern Spain, regional authorities said. cnn.it/4AQBDus
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Robin Gras, PhD @rgras.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ici.radio-canada.ca
Le gouvernement Carney lance un nouveau Conseil sur l’IA
Ottawa annonce la mise en place du Conseil national sur l'intelligence artificielle, qui regroupe 13 experts, dont la sommité québécoise de l'IA Yoshua Bengio.
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Robin Gras, PhD @rgras.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
nature.com
Accelerated discovery of thermostable mRNA–lipid nanoparticle vaccines using data-efficient AI - Nature Biotechnology
The thermostability of RNA vaccines is improved with AI.
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Robin Gras, PhD @rgras.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
onlygoodnewsdaily.com
The Argument For Clean Energy Has Flipped | OGN Daily
It all started as a moral argument for taking climate action, but that driver has now been relegated to third place.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists Destroy 99% of Cancer Cells in the Lab Using a Chemo-Free "Molecular Jackhammer" Activated by light, these tiny molecules vibrate 40 trillion times per second, tearing apart cancer cell membranes and destroying them without relying on chemotherapy.
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CNN @cnn.com · 30/09/2026
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge remained elevated in August, underscoring the persistence of above-normal price increases, new data showed. cnn.it/3Tv2KdE
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm profoundly against this depraved record and want to do the exact opposite: pass Medicare for All.
metrotimes.com
Mike Rogers voted against children’s health coverage over and over - Detroit Metro Times
Mike Rogers repeatedly voted against efforts to expand health insurance for children of working families.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…
robertreich.substack.com
Senator Abdul El-Sayed
He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists have engineered a virus that invades and destroys glioblastoma one of the deadliest brain cancers while turning the immune system into a relentless tumor-killing force. This could be a historic shift in cancer treatment.
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Robin Gras, PhD @rgras.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Cancer vaccines can treat several types of malignant neoplasms, including melanoma, prostate, and bladder cancer. Adverse effects are generally mild and of short duration, promoting eventual integration of vaccination into treatment regimens with chemotherapy and immunotherapy."
jamanetwork.com
Review of Vaccines for Cancer
This translational science review examines antigen-based cancer vaccines, which help patients develop immunity to the cellular protein expressed by cancer by stimulating the adaptive immune system.
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Robin Gras, PhD @rgras.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
nature.com
Will AI really kill us all? The science behind the hype
Nature examines whether the technology might spell the end for humans, and why AI companies are calling for a slowdown.
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Robin Gras, PhD @rgras.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ici.radio-canada.ca
Des traces d’un pesticide à haut risque dans l’eau potable
Des résidus d’un pesticide considéré par Québec comme plus risqué pour la santé et l’environnement que le glyphosate ont été détectés dans l’eau potable.
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN EUROPE Almost 32C in Germany today,over 30C in Switzerland, 33C in France and this is just the beginning of a heat wave which will completely rewrite European climatic history with several thousands records smashed by even 5/6C margins. HISTORIC
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donald Trump is not himself the disease of our politics. He’s just the worst symptom. The disease is the system that allows corporations to buy and sell politicians so they can rig it against the rest of us. Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Truth 👇
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🖌 Myandra sez: 🖍 Impeach the MF'er soon. We're waiting. @myandra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#VoteBlue no matter who.
Ossoff says we will restore checks and balances.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/09/2026
More than 50 new cases of measles have been reported in Pennsylvania since Wednesday, state health officials said, as efforts continue to combat an outbreak that has spread across the state.
nyti.ms
Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases
State health officials said 55 new cases had been reported since Wednesday. In all, 890 measles cases have been reported across 39 counties so far this year.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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