David Hope
@davidhope.ca
Quantitative Biologist. Happiest on a bike or knee-deep in peat (Ottawa, Canada).
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David Hope
@davidhope.ca
· Jun 13
Had the privilege of a work trip to the Hudson Bay Coastal Lowlands this spring. Just amazing landscape up there. I'll post a few pictures here.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Can't wait to get into the office more often to put my head together with my teammates who work in other cities. We have big plans to do lots of teams meetings in open concept offices about what work we would do if we had a budget or some quiet to think.
February 5, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Can't wait to get into the office more often to put my head together with my teammates who work in other cities. We have big plans to do lots of teams meetings in open concept offices about what work we would do if we had a budget or some quiet to think.
Just finished this fantastic book, "Air-Borne". One piece Carl Zimmer understands about science is that it is fundamentally a human endeavor. At its best, it builds on the previous works of others, in other cases the interplay of society and personalities shapes how it does or does not advance.
February 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Just finished this fantastic book, "Air-Borne". One piece Carl Zimmer understands about science is that it is fundamentally a human endeavor. At its best, it builds on the previous works of others, in other cases the interplay of society and personalities shapes how it does or does not advance.
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Hi, Senator expert here. @wyden.senate.gov only does this when he's very stressed:
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
www.forever-wars.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Hi, Senator expert here. @wyden.senate.gov only does this when he's very stressed:
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Wyden was doing the same “hey, over here!” routine about the §215 bulk phone program long before anyone heard the name Edward Snowden.
This is how Sen. Ron Wyden clues the public into activity that he finds extremely alarming. He does a press release about a letter he sent to the director of the CIA that basically says, 'I want to make sure you saw the classified letter I sent early today.' www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
February 4, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Wyden was doing the same “hey, over here!” routine about the §215 bulk phone program long before anyone heard the name Edward Snowden.
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Bell was like, “Quick! Everyone’s looking at the Washington Post!” 😡
Canadian journalism hit again as Bell Media lays off 20 Unifor members nationwide
TORONTO— Unifor is deeply concerned by Bell Media’s announcement of layoffs impacting 20 Unifor members, who delivered quality, fact-based journalism to Canadians from coast-to-coast.“This is a critic...
www.unifor.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Bell was like, “Quick! Everyone’s looking at the Washington Post!” 😡
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Don't you f**king dare.
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Don't you f**king dare.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Important interview with retired government scientist, Dr. Christine Bishop, on the impacts of laying off government scientists in Canada.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2026. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
February 2, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Important interview with retired government scientist, Dr. Christine Bishop, on the impacts of laying off government scientists in Canada.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Bike lane so derelict drivers won't even park in it.
February 1, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Bike lane so derelict drivers won't even park in it.
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William Foege, the physician who saved many millions from smallpox—
William Foege, who sadly died this week, is one of the reasons why this map ends in the 1970s.
William Foege, who sadly died this week, is one of the reasons why this map ends in the 1970s.
January 31, 2026 at 10:39 AM
William Foege, the physician who saved many millions from smallpox—
William Foege, who sadly died this week, is one of the reasons why this map ends in the 1970s.
William Foege, who sadly died this week, is one of the reasons why this map ends in the 1970s.
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It’s hard to imagine someone more universally enjoyed than Catherine O’Hara where the opinions range from “I like her and her work” to “I love her and her work” and that’s a pretty good legacy
January 30, 2026 at 6:19 PM
It’s hard to imagine someone more universally enjoyed than Catherine O’Hara where the opinions range from “I like her and her work” to “I love her and her work” and that’s a pretty good legacy
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Breaking - Jim Pattison Developments say the sale of their warehouse for use as a proposed ICE facility will not be proceeding
January 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Breaking - Jim Pattison Developments say the sale of their warehouse for use as a proposed ICE facility will not be proceeding
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*taps glass
Delivery workers are less likely to run red lights, ride on sidewalks and ride without helmets than their recreational counterparts — defying claims that they sow street chaos, according to a new observational study of more than 1,700 cyclists.
Delivery Workers Are the Safest Cyclists On the Road, Study Finds - Streetsblog New York City
A new study from sociology researchers at Hunter University found that Delivery Workers are the safest cyclists on the road.
buff.ly
January 29, 2026 at 3:22 PM
*taps glass
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“The way ICE is dealing with some people, killing its own citizens, the way they are treating immigrants, even detaining children — it’s really bad.
“Had it been any other country, we’d have asked [companies] to stop doing business with that country.” thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
“Had it been any other country, we’d have asked [companies] to stop doing business with that country.” thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
Save-On-Foods Union Is Concerned about Pattison’s Warehouse Sale to ICE | The Tyee
But UFCW Local 1518 says calls for a boycott of the grocery store could hurt workers.
thetyee.ca
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM
“The way ICE is dealing with some people, killing its own citizens, the way they are treating immigrants, even detaining children — it’s really bad.
“Had it been any other country, we’d have asked [companies] to stop doing business with that country.” thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
“Had it been any other country, we’d have asked [companies] to stop doing business with that country.” thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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I'm hearing from multiple people that students who submitted ecology GRFP proposals are having those proposals rejected without review, despite ecology being listed as an eligible field. If this is a programmatic change, this is devastating. Ecology is the study of Earth's life support systems.
A number of our students got the following comment back on a rejection for the NSF GFRP. They are in an eligible STEM field. Is this something people in other places are getting too? Is it a quirk or targeted?
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I'm hearing from multiple people that students who submitted ecology GRFP proposals are having those proposals rejected without review, despite ecology being listed as an eligible field. If this is a programmatic change, this is devastating. Ecology is the study of Earth's life support systems.
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Snow removal does wonders for pedestrians and cyclists.
These shots were taken just six hours apart. The sidewalk and bike lane are much clearer. It’s kind of amazing.
(Snow removal is different from plowing. It involves collecting snow from city streets and trucking it to snow dumps.)
These shots were taken just six hours apart. The sidewalk and bike lane are much clearer. It’s kind of amazing.
(Snow removal is different from plowing. It involves collecting snow from city streets and trucking it to snow dumps.)
January 28, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Snow removal does wonders for pedestrians and cyclists.
These shots were taken just six hours apart. The sidewalk and bike lane are much clearer. It’s kind of amazing.
(Snow removal is different from plowing. It involves collecting snow from city streets and trucking it to snow dumps.)
These shots were taken just six hours apart. The sidewalk and bike lane are much clearer. It’s kind of amazing.
(Snow removal is different from plowing. It involves collecting snow from city streets and trucking it to snow dumps.)
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Have you heard? Today is the last day to buy an NDP membership to vote in the leadership race.
Now go tell your friends. And your friends' friends. And your co-worker's roommate's pickleball club. And everyone in between!
Join by midnight tonight. Let's get this done: https://avilewis.link/join
Now go tell your friends. And your friends' friends. And your co-worker's roommate's pickleball club. And everyone in between!
Join by midnight tonight. Let's get this done: https://avilewis.link/join
January 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Have you heard? Today is the last day to buy an NDP membership to vote in the leadership race.
Now go tell your friends. And your friends' friends. And your co-worker's roommate's pickleball club. And everyone in between!
Join by midnight tonight. Let's get this done: https://avilewis.link/join
Now go tell your friends. And your friends' friends. And your co-worker's roommate's pickleball club. And everyone in between!
Join by midnight tonight. Let's get this done: https://avilewis.link/join
We respect this "issue" is deeply important to many, just not Jimmy, who sold his soul decades ago.
#SaveOnGhoul
#SaveOnGhoul
Statement from Jim Pattinson Developments on potential sale of building for use by ICE
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
We respect this "issue" is deeply important to many, just not Jimmy, who sold his soul decades ago.
#SaveOnGhoul
#SaveOnGhoul
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Apparently Carney’s plan to build a strong Canada that can stand up to a US that treats immigrants and refugees so terribly involves making the lives of Canadian refugees that much more miserable.
What a brave leader. What a moral abomination.
What a brave leader. What a moral abomination.
This came in the same budget that axed a luxury tax on yachts. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Canada will require refugees and asylum seekers to co-pay for health care starting in May
They will have to pay 30 per cent of the costs of services such as dental, optometry and physiotherapy and a $4 flat rate on each prescription.
www.thestar.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Apparently Carney’s plan to build a strong Canada that can stand up to a US that treats immigrants and refugees so terribly involves making the lives of Canadian refugees that much more miserable.
What a brave leader. What a moral abomination.
What a brave leader. What a moral abomination.
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look how they massacred my boy
State of Mozilla 2025
stateof.mozilla.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:36 PM
look how they massacred my boy
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So initial experiments with Open AI's vibe-coding science tool Prism are going about as well as expected.
January 27, 2026 at 10:42 PM
So initial experiments with Open AI's vibe-coding science tool Prism are going about as well as expected.
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awaiting the tweet from canada’s AI minister assuring tech bros that canada WILL NOT ban teams or google meet
France to ban officials from US video tools including Zoom, Teams
The government wants staff to shun Silicon Valley and shift to its home-grown Visio platform instead.
www.politico.eu
January 27, 2026 at 8:14 PM
awaiting the tweet from canada’s AI minister assuring tech bros that canada WILL NOT ban teams or google meet