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Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This morning we joined HUB staff, volunteers, and families on a bike bus ride to Florence Nightingale Elementary School. The Ride-Along was part of HUB Cycling’s Streets for Tomorrow, Today campaign, to make it safer and easier for kids & youth to walk, bike and roll in their communities.

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

What if a solution to the housing crisis is right in front of us? My long read on the shrinking neighbourhoods of Toronto and Vancouver and how we could fill them up with people again. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I have to say, it’s an interesting time to be an academic. AI will certainly influence education, but it has the capacity to shatter science as we know it. A time to understand how to ask a question before it’s generated by code. I experience a complicated awe when I think of it.

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I’m so grateful I wrote my dissertation pre-AI. Writing it was one of my greatest learning experiences. AI-written dissertations are a consequence of an academia that prioritizes productivity over quality - this has troubling implications for the future of science. www.chronicle.com/article/woul...

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Would You Hire a Ph.D. Who Wrote Their Dissertation With AI?

The use is growing: This year appearing in nearly one-third of Ph.D. dissertations in science, technology, engineering, and math filed between January and May, a new working paper found.

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

How many urban planning degrees does it take to recognize that sidewalks are necessary infrastructure? @saanichbc.bsky.social

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Have been quite silent on this platform. But I’m hoping to post more regularly. I’ve missed the community Twitter cultivated.

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It’s 2026 and the Premier of Ontario is wasting tax dollars to remove bike lanes, putting vulnerable road users in danger. The politicization of cycling infrastructure needs to end. What’s next up on the chopping block? Sidewalks? What a shame. www.thestar.com/news/gta/for...

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Doug Ford’s government is officially taking bids to remove 19 km of bike lanes from Toronto’s streets

Premier Doug Ford’s government has issued an RFP to remove more than 19 kilometres of protected bike lanes on major Toronto streets. Read more.

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

And brings curiosity and sense of wonder. That’s good for the brain, stimulating and creative. I’m no neuroscientist but I’d bet @robinmazumder.bsky.social has theories on this.

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I remember first hearing from @robinmazumder.bsky.social that bike lanes are mobility lanes; that bikes are mobility devices; it’s stuck with me to this day.

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I just moved to town - let’s connect!

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iramey @iramey.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Last week, we played a "pilot round" #DragonQuest lu.ma/lrfkfq0b & aren't there more & others, too, eh? Have you come across more & others? "Practicing the play", "walk the talk" by & thru our work & energy it takes to "do it",... I mean, "availability", who is developing & deploying such, too, eh?

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Dragon Quest Game Pilot – Co-Create the Future of Win-Win Play! · Zoom · Luma

Dear friends and changemakers, Join us for the Dragon Quest Game Pilot, a creative play session to test and co-evolve a unique cooperative game that blends…

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

During my PhD (2019) I ran a study on pedestrian dynamics and dominance. Now that it’s summer and people are out on the sidewalks, it’s been interesting to observe how men posture. The tension is tangible, and sadly the necessity to perform toughness signals the opposite, dude.

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a young man in a black t-shirt is standing in front of a television in a living room .

ALT: a young man in a black t-shirt is standing in front of a television in a living room .

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

It’s going to be “Housing Day” at Planning Cmte next week. We’ve been busy. So there’s LOTS on the agenda. I’ll break it down a bit. “Expanding Permissions in Neighbourhoods for Low-Rise Sixplexes” updates our zoning to allow up to a sixplex (plus garden suite) on pretty much all residential lots /1

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I’m nursing a nerve injury (HNPP) so I walk “slower” than how I may be perceived (whatever that is). I took the full (but clearly not enough) time to cross the street and was yelled at by a driver. I didn’t have the time to explain my disability so I told him to “chill out”. More to say. ✍️

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

After careful consideration, I’ve concluded I can’t continue to blame the ethereal construct of “car culture” for bad drivers. Environmental design matters, but so does legal competence. Put bluntly, some people are jackasses and must be held accountable lest we want actual change in our cities. 🤷🏾‍♂️

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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 28/05/2025

New to Bluesky and looking for Canadian universities and research organizations? We've got you covered! Let us know if you don't see your org/uni on here and we'll add it. 🧪 #CdnSci #AcademicSky #Research Pack 1: go.bsky.app/DjqbMNB Pack 2: go.bsky.app/2i7Qi3E Pack 3: go.bsky.app/8phKHSB

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Hello! I’m moving (back) to Toronto, which I’m very excited for. Seeking a quiet/bright apartment, ideally on a residential side street in Dundas West (and away from car noise). If you know of any places available this summer, please get in touch. Dinner on me as a finders fee. 🙏🏿

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Hugo Spiers @hugospiers.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

On tonight - 5.20pm uk time

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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

This looks like a valuable, informative and careful study, showing significant correlations between some common genetic variants and what psychologists call the Big Five personality traits. It's no surprise such correlations exist, but good to pin them down. AND... www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Robust inference and widespread genetic correlates from a large-scale genetic association study of human personality

Personality traits describe stable differences in how individuals think, feel, and behave and how they interact with and experience their social and physical environments. We assemble data from 46 coh...

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Nature @nature.com · 15/05/2025

📢 Calling PhD students 📢 we want to hear from you! Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences go.nature.com/43iJAsi

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PhD students in STEM: Nature wants to hear from you

Buried in lab work or drowning in data? Take a break and help shape the future of PhD education.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 09/05/2025

When it comes to the housing crisis, we clearly face an extraordinary challenge. As Mayor, I'm determined to give it everything we've got—with a radical step-change in our approach. www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-...

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'The status quo is wrong': Sadiq Khan eyes London's green belt for new homes in housing push

Sir Sadiq Khan will announce plans to “actively explore” building on some of London’s green belt on Friday in a bid to fix the capital’s housing crisis.

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

cool! Look forward to learning more - thanks for your advocacy

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Pulpfiction Books @pfbvan.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Made a contribution just now to Filipino BC & The Filipino Centre. If you're moved to do likewise in solidarity with the Filipino community in the wake of last night's mass murder, donations can be received at the following link:

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Filipino Community & Cultural Centre — Filipino BC

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Devastated to hear of the tragedy in Vancouver. At what point do we accept the fatal risk cars constantly pose and actually do something about it? The frequency of these violent acts should not condition us to their terror. My thoughts are with the victims, their families, and everyone affected. 💔

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I’ve lost track of the number of papers I’ve read that use scientific jargon in the titles that aren’t defined in the text. Oftentimes I can’t even find other references that use the same “terminology”. Publishers need to establish a basic standard of requiring definitions for core paper concepts. 💡

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Johanna @johannabee.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

If you have any interest at all in learning about how a human brain experiences and negotiates the built environment, any talk by Dr. Mazumder will be enlightening. Wish I could get out west!

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Julian Agyeman @julianagyeman.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Looking for a home for your manuscript? Check out my #justsustainabilities series, currently with 8 books and 2 more in line. www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/ju...

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

If you’re in Victoria, I’m giving a talk and participating in a panel discussion on the intersection of cities, spirituality and neuroscience on April 26 for the @uvic.ca John Albert Hall Series. Nice to be back in my hometown for an important discussion. Please join us! www.uvic.ca/research/cen...

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John Albert Hall Lectures - University of Victoria

The interviews were a forum for individuals with notable careers in religion and civil society to reflect on contemporary issues. ...

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

We’re on the same (sad) wavelength on different sides of the country! What’s wrong with people…

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 17/04/2025

-If you're the driver behind the driver who get's the yellow/red on a left turn, you should wait for the next cycle. -Don't run red lights. -If you cannot clear the intersection, do not advance. -That 'cyclist only'/'do not enter' sign applies to you, driver. Follow me for other hot tips.

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I refuse to accept the constant and unnecessary vehicular aggression that characterizes our streets. Basic peace shouldn’t be an aspiration in cities.

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

PSA: if you impatiently inch your jagged ton of metal on wheels toward me as I cross the street, I’m just going to walk slower… and mirror your behaviour - pretending like you don’t exist.

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Students, campus voting closes today. Be a voter. Vote on campus now. Visit lpc.ca/how2vote to learn more.

Mark Carney shakes hands with a student.

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CORE•COEUR #ResearchersVote #VotonsRecherche 🗳️ @core-coeur.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

📢 Spread the word, researchers: We can #VoteOnCampus April 13-16. Let's help students #VoteScience🇨🇦 too! Avis aux chercheur.e.s! 👉Votez sur vos campus du 13-16 avril. Aidons nos étudiant.e.s à #VoterRecherche aussi 🗳️: www.elections.ca/content2.asp... #VotonsRecherche #ResearchersVote #Elxn45

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Cécile Lecoq @cecilelecoq.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Every spring, I get a new appreciation for Canadian winters that remove motorcycles from our streets and significantly reduce their numbers year-round. I don't notice when they're gone, but I definitely notice when they're back.

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SKh@n 🧘🏝️ @shareenk.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Are you listening #CityofSurrey???

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Franz Eriksson @franzeriksson.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Gods I loathe loud cards.

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Nice! Thanks for flagging. Could be a nice new laptop sticker!

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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

This won't help a ton but Waterloo is looking at a revamp of their noise bylaw and it includes a ban on engine noise above the equivalent of a blender for cars that are parked or stationary. They don't have the power to apply this to moving vehicles but it's better than the status quo!

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Waterloo city hall seeks to silence loud cars following earful of complaints

An updated noise bylaw would prohibit exhaust noise above 90 decibels, akin to a hair dryer, blender or power tool.

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Balu Puppy @balupuppy.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

💯👇

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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I also spoke about it recently in a panel on accessibility and the future of Kitchener: youtu.be/3qIyj9CGQa0?...

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Kitchener 2051 Speaker Series – Session #1

YouTube video by cityofkitchener

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