Genevieve Gore
@genski.bsky.social
Health sciences librarian at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. We may seem to be screwed, but let's keep trying.
Problems with CAQ’s Constitution www.lapresse.ca/actualites/e... and petition against it: m.assnat.qc.ca/fr/exprimez-...
Projet de constitution | Attention ! Danger pour la démocratie du Québec
L’adoption d’une constitution pour le Québec pourrait être un processus rassembleur, un geste fort qui cimente notre identité et rehausse notre fierté nationale.
www.lapresse.ca
December 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Problems with CAQ’s Constitution www.lapresse.ca/actualites/e... and petition against it: m.assnat.qc.ca/fr/exprimez-...
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New blog post! “What I Think About AI When I Hear About AI: A Slightly Unconventional View” - www.bohyunkim.net/blog/archive... (or read on Substack bohyunkima2.substack.com/p/what-i-thi...) #libraries #AI #ML
What I Think About AI When I Hear About AI: A Slightly Unconventional View
The first occasion that led me to think about artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the context of libraries came in early 2017, shortly after AlphaGo had beat the world champion o...
www.bohyunkim.net
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
New blog post! “What I Think About AI When I Hear About AI: A Slightly Unconventional View” - www.bohyunkim.net/blog/archive... (or read on Substack bohyunkima2.substack.com/p/what-i-thi...) #libraries #AI #ML
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Carnegie Mellon has cancelled hosting the Code4Lib conference this year because Code4Lib has scholarships supporting diverse attendees. Some lame fuckery indeed.
Carnegie Mellon deciding at the last minute that they can't host the annual Code4Lib conference is some lame fuckery.
December 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Carnegie Mellon has cancelled hosting the Code4Lib conference this year because Code4Lib has scholarships supporting diverse attendees. Some lame fuckery indeed.
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A review article concluding the weed killer Roundup--aka glyphosate--“does not pose a health risk to humans” has been retracted 8 years after documents released in a court case revealed employees of Monsanto, the company that developed it, wrote the article but were not named as coauthors.
Glyphosate safety article retracted eight years after Monsanto ghostwriting revealed in court
Credit: Mike Mozart/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) A review article concluding the weed killer Roundup “does not pose a health risk to humans” has been retracted eight years after documents released in a court…
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December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A review article concluding the weed killer Roundup--aka glyphosate--“does not pose a health risk to humans” has been retracted 8 years after documents released in a court case revealed employees of Monsanto, the company that developed it, wrote the article but were not named as coauthors.
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Think you're good at spotting suspicious papers? Retraction Watch have a challenging advent calendar inviting you to spot what's wrong each day: papermills.tilda.ws/advent2025 #medlibs
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papermills.tilda.ws
December 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Think you're good at spotting suspicious papers? Retraction Watch have a challenging advent calendar inviting you to spot what's wrong each day: papermills.tilda.ws/advent2025 #medlibs
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And its not like I know everything in retrieval either. I barely know anything about linked data/knowledge graphs and I don't fully understand videos on youtube.com/@ashleighfai... eg triple store vs Property graphs , though graphRAG looks fascinating... as I said retrieval is crazy broad
Ashleigh Faith
Welcome to the IsA DataThing channel, created by Ashleigh Faith! This is a non-profit educational channel focused on demystifying Symbolic AI, knowledge graphs, taxonomy, machine learning, semantic se...
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November 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
And its not like I know everything in retrieval either. I barely know anything about linked data/knowledge graphs and I don't fully understand videos on youtube.com/@ashleighfai... eg triple store vs Property graphs , though graphRAG looks fascinating... as I said retrieval is crazy broad
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Pretty much ANY statistic you see cited to frighten you about vaccines comes from the VAERS database. (Including the recent evidence-free missive from Vinay Prasad). Here's why VAERS can NEVER be a proper source for population-level vaccine risk estimates.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Pretty much ANY statistic you see cited to frighten you about vaccines comes from the VAERS database. (Including the recent evidence-free missive from Vinay Prasad). Here's why VAERS can NEVER be a proper source for population-level vaccine risk estimates.
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This is disappointing
Canada’s cuts to the Global Fund will fuel reversal of progress on HIV, TB, and Malaria
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/canadas-cuts...
Canada’s cuts to the Global Fund will fuel reversal of progress on HIV, TB, and Malaria
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/canadas-cuts...
Canada's cuts to the Global Fund will fuel reversal of progress on HIV, TB, and Malaria | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Canada's reduced pledge to The Global Fund reflects recent aid cuts, a shift from its previous leading role in fighting AIDS, TB, and malaria.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is disappointing
Canada’s cuts to the Global Fund will fuel reversal of progress on HIV, TB, and Malaria
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/canadas-cuts...
Canada’s cuts to the Global Fund will fuel reversal of progress on HIV, TB, and Malaria
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/canadas-cuts...
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If you're looking for a Sunday morning read, our website team spent a lot of time writing code to make the animations on this article work, so give it a look, will ya?
www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-...
www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-...
Building on Ruins: The Russification of Mariupol, One Apartment Block at a Time - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified 23 multi-storey housing complexes being built in occupied Mariupol and advertised for sale to Russian citizens.
www.bellingcat.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
If you're looking for a Sunday morning read, our website team spent a lot of time writing code to make the animations on this article work, so give it a look, will ya?
www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-...
www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-...
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Rogue Scientist Has Own Scientific Method https://theonion.com/rogue-scientist-has-own-scientific-method-1819568501/
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Rogue Scientist Has Own Scientific Method https://theonion.com/rogue-scientist-has-own-scientific-method-1819568501/
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🚨 Misusing antibiotics can affect everyone.
#AntimicrobialResistance (#AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to medicines. Drug-resistant bacteria can spread and make infections harder to treat.
Let’s handle antibiotics with care. Learn more 👉bit.ly/AMRweek2025
#AntimicrobialResistance (#AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to medicines. Drug-resistant bacteria can spread and make infections harder to treat.
Let’s handle antibiotics with care. Learn more 👉bit.ly/AMRweek2025
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🚨 Misusing antibiotics can affect everyone.
#AntimicrobialResistance (#AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to medicines. Drug-resistant bacteria can spread and make infections harder to treat.
Let’s handle antibiotics with care. Learn more 👉bit.ly/AMRweek2025
#AntimicrobialResistance (#AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to medicines. Drug-resistant bacteria can spread and make infections harder to treat.
Let’s handle antibiotics with care. Learn more 👉bit.ly/AMRweek2025
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Over the past months (and at least 11 versions!), I was lucky to work with 11 amazing colleagues on a call to action to reform academic publishing.
Not another declaration, but an appeal to our powerful friends, research funders & institutions, to Stop the Drain of Scientific Publishing. 1/n
Not another declaration, but an appeal to our powerful friends, research funders & institutions, to Stop the Drain of Scientific Publishing. 1/n
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Over the past months (and at least 11 versions!), I was lucky to work with 11 amazing colleagues on a call to action to reform academic publishing.
Not another declaration, but an appeal to our powerful friends, research funders & institutions, to Stop the Drain of Scientific Publishing. 1/n
Not another declaration, but an appeal to our powerful friends, research funders & institutions, to Stop the Drain of Scientific Publishing. 1/n
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Very cool post, thanks for finding our initial paper on this issue interesting. Turns out we had another one just out, where we extend the idea of critical ignoring and relate it to the detrimental consequences of information overload: doi.org/10.1016/j.co... 1/n
November 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Very cool post, thanks for finding our initial paper on this issue interesting. Turns out we had another one just out, where we extend the idea of critical ignoring and relate it to the detrimental consequences of information overload: doi.org/10.1016/j.co... 1/n
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Interesting new Google Scholar PDF button feature scholar.googleblog.com/2025/11/mark...
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Interesting new Google Scholar PDF button feature scholar.googleblog.com/2025/11/mark...
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Not only that, but so much AI tech extracts the metadata and open info created/enabled *by* library and data workers. The labor of our field is being consumed and then resold to us in the hopes that we’ll decide our own jobs are obsolete @404media.co
Librarians told 404 Media they're being inundated with new pitches for AI library tech and catalogs are being flooded with AI slop books.
But more broadly, AI maximalism across society is supercharging the ideological war on libraries, schools, government workers, and academics.
But more broadly, AI maximalism across society is supercharging the ideological war on libraries, schools, government workers, and academics.
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Not only that, but so much AI tech extracts the metadata and open info created/enabled *by* library and data workers. The labor of our field is being consumed and then resold to us in the hopes that we’ll decide our own jobs are obsolete @404media.co
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The new Wiley journal review system is an absolute nightmare. Editorial assistants have been replaced by a clunky, AI-enabled website that makes it harder to find and invite reviewers. Associate editor workloads have increased. I'm not convinced the invitations to reviewers are even going through.
October 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The new Wiley journal review system is an absolute nightmare. Editorial assistants have been replaced by a clunky, AI-enabled website that makes it harder to find and invite reviewers. Associate editor workloads have increased. I'm not convinced the invitations to reviewers are even going through.
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This morning my ChatGPT quota was inexplicably exhausted.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
October 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This morning my ChatGPT quota was inexplicably exhausted.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
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The teeny tiny No Kings things in very red areas are so huge
Say like five or six people show up. None of them knew each other before. Suddenly they’re all friends. And maybe from that you get a group that does longer-term organizing that can punch *way* above its weight considering where it is
Say like five or six people show up. None of them knew each other before. Suddenly they’re all friends. And maybe from that you get a group that does longer-term organizing that can punch *way* above its weight considering where it is
October 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The teeny tiny No Kings things in very red areas are so huge
Say like five or six people show up. None of them knew each other before. Suddenly they’re all friends. And maybe from that you get a group that does longer-term organizing that can punch *way* above its weight considering where it is
Say like five or six people show up. None of them knew each other before. Suddenly they’re all friends. And maybe from that you get a group that does longer-term organizing that can punch *way* above its weight considering where it is
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International #LeadPoisoning Prevention Week starts today.
Leaded fuel was banned around the world in 2021.
But lead can still be found in paint used in:
🏡 homes
🚸 schools
🛝 playgrounds
🪀 toys
Let’s ban lead in paint. 🔗 bit.ly/4qblGcM
Leaded fuel was banned around the world in 2021.
But lead can still be found in paint used in:
🏡 homes
🚸 schools
🛝 playgrounds
🪀 toys
Let’s ban lead in paint. 🔗 bit.ly/4qblGcM
October 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
International #LeadPoisoning Prevention Week starts today.
Leaded fuel was banned around the world in 2021.
But lead can still be found in paint used in:
🏡 homes
🚸 schools
🛝 playgrounds
🪀 toys
Let’s ban lead in paint. 🔗 bit.ly/4qblGcM
Leaded fuel was banned around the world in 2021.
But lead can still be found in paint used in:
🏡 homes
🚸 schools
🛝 playgrounds
🪀 toys
Let’s ban lead in paint. 🔗 bit.ly/4qblGcM
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Hello Bluesky! We're a new department at @mcgill.ca, @mcgillspgh.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca! Get to know the Department of Global and Public Health! Swipe through to explore some of the programs and opportunities that we offer.
October 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Hello Bluesky! We're a new department at @mcgill.ca, @mcgillspgh.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca! Get to know the Department of Global and Public Health! Swipe through to explore some of the programs and opportunities that we offer.
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Though Israel and its allies have derided Palestinian resistance groups for holding hostages in Gaza, Israel itself is holding thousands of Palestinian hostages, both dead and alive, in its own prisons.
At least 250 Palestinian bodies have not been returned to their families.
At least 250 Palestinian bodies have not been returned to their families.
October 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Though Israel and its allies have derided Palestinian resistance groups for holding hostages in Gaza, Israel itself is holding thousands of Palestinian hostages, both dead and alive, in its own prisons.
At least 250 Palestinian bodies have not been returned to their families.
At least 250 Palestinian bodies have not been returned to their families.
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"In many universities, conversations about openness still revolve around research outputs: journal articles, monographs, and data. But if we’re serious about knowledge equity, then teaching content has to be part of that conversation too"
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities - Impact of Social Sciences
Why open educational resources should form a central part of university strategies for public engagement.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"In many universities, conversations about openness still revolve around research outputs: journal articles, monographs, and data. But if we’re serious about knowledge equity, then teaching content has to be part of that conversation too"
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
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Ha'aretz: John Oliver's presentation tonight on Netanyahu and his Gaza war has been banned from dissemination in Israel, with no explanation being provided for the action.
'Deadliest War': John Oliver slams Netanyahu in show not available for streaming in Israel
The Episode of 'Last Week Tonight' Deals With the War in Gaza and the Prime Minister, and Is Not Available to Watch in Israel. HBO, Which Broadcasts Oliver's Show, Declined to Comment
www.haaretz.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Ha'aretz: John Oliver's presentation tonight on Netanyahu and his Gaza war has been banned from dissemination in Israel, with no explanation being provided for the action.
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Tip #10: Testing for Key Article Inclusion in PubMed #MLAUXCaucus #ExpertSearching #SystematicReview #medlibs Tip shared by @carrieprice.bsky.social uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2022/03/tip-...
Tip #10: Testing for Key Article Inclusion in PubMed
uxcaucustips.blogspot.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Tip #10: Testing for Key Article Inclusion in PubMed #MLAUXCaucus #ExpertSearching #SystematicReview #medlibs Tip shared by @carrieprice.bsky.social uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2022/03/tip-...
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