Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦
@watershedlab.bsky.social
I make ice cream and do science and suck at fly fishing. YYC
glaciers - geohazards - climate - geomorphology - geomatics - gelato
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Fellow, @rcgssgrc.bsky.social
glaciers - geohazards - climate - geomorphology - geomatics - gelato
He/him
Fellow, @rcgssgrc.bsky.social
Excellent explainer of America's presumed $2000 tariff rebate cheques (checks) by CBC's Andrew Chang. Spoiler: the math doesn't add up. But you probably knew that already. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
The impossible math behind Trump's $2,000 tariff rebate plan | About That
U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to give all Americans — 'not including high-income people!' — a check for $2,000 from tariff revenue. But there’s a problem: the math doesn't add up. Andrew C...
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Excellent explainer of America's presumed $2000 tariff rebate cheques (checks) by CBC's Andrew Chang. Spoiler: the math doesn't add up. But you probably knew that already. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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I was honoured to present my first White Hat as mayor to Mayor Richard Ireland of Jasper, replacing the hat he lost when the fire took everything. A simple gesture to show Calgary stands with Jasper, as our Albertan neighbours rebuild. #yyccc
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I was honoured to present my first White Hat as mayor to Mayor Richard Ireland of Jasper, replacing the hat he lost when the fire took everything. A simple gesture to show Calgary stands with Jasper, as our Albertan neighbours rebuild. #yyccc
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
If I ever become the leader of a small island nation, citizens will be required to be vaccinated for everything. We will also have Ice Cream Sundaes every Saturday, and tax breaks for cycling to work.
🚨 My new piece: increasingly, vaccine hesitancy tied to political identity www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com
Vaccines are a wedge issue, exploited by politicians to garner votes, by political commentators to build brands and by online influencers to get clicks.
#VaccinesWork
Vaccines are a wedge issue, exploited by politicians to garner votes, by political commentators to build brands and by online influencers to get clicks.
#VaccinesWork
On measles and vaccines, Canada can’t keep ignoring the elephant in the room
Study after study has shown that political affiliation is one of the single strongest predictors of vaccination status.
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
If I ever become the leader of a small island nation, citizens will be required to be vaccinated for everything. We will also have Ice Cream Sundaes every Saturday, and tax breaks for cycling to work.
Have reviewed ~200 applications packages for a few things over the past two weeks or so. My eyes hurt.
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Have reviewed ~200 applications packages for a few things over the past two weeks or so. My eyes hurt.
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A quick read of this from me. 1) There is no timing listed for the 1,000 new beds. So when can we expect them? Years if at all is my guess
2) Reducing surgical wait times using chartered (read private) clinics. We tried that already. Led to higher costs, longer waits. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
2) Reducing surgical wait times using chartered (read private) clinics. We tried that already. Led to higher costs, longer waits. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A quick read of this from me. 1) There is no timing listed for the 1,000 new beds. So when can we expect them? Years if at all is my guess
2) Reducing surgical wait times using chartered (read private) clinics. We tried that already. Led to higher costs, longer waits. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
2) Reducing surgical wait times using chartered (read private) clinics. We tried that already. Led to higher costs, longer waits. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
They've inspired me to creatively keep my $230 in my regularly shaped pocket
Decades after their founders connected, Apple and Issey Miyake released a collection of phone pouches that have some people baffled — and cost as much as $229.95. They hope it will inspire creativity. nyti.ms/3WXa9At
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
They've inspired me to creatively keep my $230 in my regularly shaped pocket
Never have I ever seen a "not interested" button. Nature is healing, etc etc.
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Never have I ever seen a "not interested" button. Nature is healing, etc etc.
One tap, everybody knows the rules
True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer
November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
One tap, everybody knows the rules
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As #COP30 heats up, superb visual storytelling in @nytimes.com about climate change & the threat of glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalaya, featuring the work of @cscottwatson.bsky.social and quotes from @kristencook.bsky.social @sonamshp.bsky.social and me. 🧪⚒️ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Melting Glaciers in the Himalayas Feed Lakes That Threaten Towns Below (Gift Article)
Melting ice from the Himalayas is creating thousands of unstable lakes, a growing menace to towns and cities below.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
As #COP30 heats up, superb visual storytelling in @nytimes.com about climate change & the threat of glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalaya, featuring the work of @cscottwatson.bsky.social and quotes from @kristencook.bsky.social @sonamshp.bsky.social and me. 🧪⚒️ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It's extremely tough to tell, but these two @esa.int Sentinel2 images might (?) show the landslide that caused the Hongqi Bridge to collapse a few days ago. The images are from Nov 9 and Nov 12, with the latter being very poor quality, but shows a distinct change on the W side of the bridge.
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It's extremely tough to tell, but these two @esa.int Sentinel2 images might (?) show the landslide that caused the Hongqi Bridge to collapse a few days ago. The images are from Nov 9 and Nov 12, with the latter being very poor quality, but shows a distinct change on the W side of the bridge.
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"The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding."
Oh dang, I have a postdoc from China who I really like working with and 2 grants in at NIH. This is not good.
If this stupid bill actually passes, we are even more doomed than I thought. Note that it also includes Russia. U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding."
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Marie-Josée Fortin (@utoronto.ca), a globally recognized leader in spatial ecology with a career dedicated to advancing spatial analysis in ecological research, has been awarded the Miroslaw Romanowski Medal. #COEE2025
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Marie-Josée Fortin (@utoronto.ca), a globally recognized leader in spatial ecology with a career dedicated to advancing spatial analysis in ecological research, has been awarded the Miroslaw Romanowski Medal. #COEE2025
As #COP30 heats up, superb visual storytelling in @nytimes.com about climate change & the threat of glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalaya, featuring the work of @cscottwatson.bsky.social and quotes from @kristencook.bsky.social @sonamshp.bsky.social and me. 🧪⚒️ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Melting Glaciers in the Himalayas Feed Lakes That Threaten Towns Below (Gift Article)
Melting ice from the Himalayas is creating thousands of unstable lakes, a growing menace to towns and cities below.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
As #COP30 heats up, superb visual storytelling in @nytimes.com about climate change & the threat of glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalaya, featuring the work of @cscottwatson.bsky.social and quotes from @kristencook.bsky.social @sonamshp.bsky.social and me. 🧪⚒️ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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"barely legal". Ummm, nope, still illegal.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"barely legal". Ummm, nope, still illegal.
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If this place is a single Michelin star, the AGU meeting should have three. IYKYK ⚒️
I am CRYING 😭🤣 had dinner tonight at a *Michelin* restaurant and the amuse bouche had gluten so my mom and I got "fresh crudite with ranch" PLEASEEEE this is the funniest gluten free item I've ever been served
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 AM
If this place is a single Michelin star, the AGU meeting should have three. IYKYK ⚒️
I missed the part about this being retroactive. My lord this is bananas.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I missed the part about this being retroactive. My lord this is bananas.
If this place is a single Michelin star, the AGU meeting should have three. IYKYK ⚒️
I am CRYING 😭🤣 had dinner tonight at a *Michelin* restaurant and the amuse bouche had gluten so my mom and I got "fresh crudite with ranch" PLEASEEEE this is the funniest gluten free item I've ever been served
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 AM
If this place is a single Michelin star, the AGU meeting should have three. IYKYK ⚒️
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This is a massive blow to academic freedom, and the benefits that society reaps from uncensored scholarship.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This is a massive blow to academic freedom, and the benefits that society reaps from uncensored scholarship.
Remember people, you are the company you keep
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Remember people, you are the company you keep
"barely legal". Ummm, nope, still illegal.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"barely legal". Ummm, nope, still illegal.
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These emails really do highlight why rich folk are so impressed by ChatGPT.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
These emails really do highlight why rich folk are so impressed by ChatGPT.
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@shastingssimon.bsky.social on how the rest of the world is moving away from fossil fuels and potentially Canada's oil and gas exports.
Clip from Real Talk x EvC
Full episode: www.energyvsclimate.com/real-talk-ry...
#oilandgas #energy #climatechange
Clip from Real Talk x EvC
Full episode: www.energyvsclimate.com/real-talk-ry...
#oilandgas #energy #climatechange
November 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
@shastingssimon.bsky.social on how the rest of the world is moving away from fossil fuels and potentially Canada's oil and gas exports.
Clip from Real Talk x EvC
Full episode: www.energyvsclimate.com/real-talk-ry...
#oilandgas #energy #climatechange
Clip from Real Talk x EvC
Full episode: www.energyvsclimate.com/real-talk-ry...
#oilandgas #energy #climatechange
The application deadline for these has been extended (due to them being open an unreasonably short time initially, not b/c we got too few applications). Dust off your CV, friends. 🧪⚒️
🚨FOUR tenure track positions in my dept @ucalgary.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social in applied & computational geophysics, subsurface geochemistry, sedimentary geology, and sustainable soil science. careers.ucalgary.ca/search/jobs?...
(please reskeet widely!) #academicsky 🧪⚒️🇨🇦
(please reskeet widely!) #academicsky 🧪⚒️🇨🇦
Opportunities
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Search 4 Careers available at University of Calgary.
careers.ucalgary.ca
November 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The application deadline for these has been extended (due to them being open an unreasonably short time initially, not b/c we got too few applications). Dust off your CV, friends. 🧪⚒️
Having sex with "underage women" is rape. Let's at least call it what it is.
Epstein was a wealthy financier, who was charged with paying dozens of underage women over many years for sex. He died in a jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
Florida is releasing Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury report
Jeffrey Epstein was a wealthy financier, who was charged with paying dozens of underage women over many years for sex. He died in a jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
www.npr.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Having sex with "underage women" is rape. Let's at least call it what it is.