UToronto Lecturer in Science Visualization and Media Design / PhD in Information Studies / Pedagogy Technology Admin | glasgow.social/@bksutherland
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13 Mar 2023
Are there ways to reduce our need for critical minerals in information studies? Sure! @MISC_UofT @MUSSAUofT #EDIU #iConf23
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
12 Feb 2025
we helped over 100 people build their first robot.
As my graduating gift to Waterloo, I gave 37 teams a robot kit I designed, and took over the engineering buildings to host the largest robot hackathon, ever.
The demos are unreal!—check them out below
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
29 Mar 2025
I found myself behind the @Tesla Cybertruck owner who rebranded it a Toyota.
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30 Mar 2025
Tesla may face investigation for mass-claiming Canadian iZEV rebates. driving.ca/auto-news/industr… Nail them to the wall for this, @Transport_gc.
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
28 Mar 2025
Congrats to Melanie Woodin on her appointment to #UofT president! We've had the pleasure of working together in her previous role as dean of @UofTArtSci, and we look forward to seeing all of the great things to come with her at the helm of the school.
26 Mar 2025
Melanie Woodin, an internationally recognized neuroscientist who studies the mechanisms underlying learning and memory in the brain, has been named #UofT’s 17th president. ➡️ uoft.me/uoftpres
ALT Melanie Woodin, photo by Johnny Guatto
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30 Mar 2025
"Tesla filed an extraordinary number of EV rebate claims ... with a single Tesla dealership in Quebec City claiming nearly $20 million in public subsidies by documenting more than 4,000 electric vehicle sales over a single weekend. cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-…
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
27 Mar 2025
Renowned neuroscientist Melanie Woodin has been named #UofT’s 17th president — and asks the community to join in her in “dreaming big.” #UofT alumna Woodin starts her five-year term July 1st. ➡️ uoft.me/uoftpres17
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
27 Mar 2025
#SolarFarms could meet UK electricity needs without losing farmland, says @sheffielduni study
eibi.co.uk/news/solar-farms-…
#Agrivoltaics
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
26 Mar 2025
[ISMAR 2025 Call for Posters]
The IEEE ISMAR 2025 conference is inviting poster submissions!
📷 Submission Deadline: July 29th, 2025 (23:59 AoE, Tuesday)
📷 More details & submission: ieeeismar.net/2025/contribut…
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
24 Mar 2025
Interested in research-intensive graduate studies in the medical sciences? Wondering about the career opportunities available to you with a degree from IMS?
Join us for our Virtual Open House this Thursday, March 27 where you'll have a chance to learn about our cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary research programs.
Register now ⬇️
utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/reg…
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
3 Dec 2024
As we reflect on the outcomes of #COP29 in #Baku, it’s time to focus on #resilience and #adaptation on a local level. 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 & 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 – 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 explores how past innovations can help us!
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28 Nov 2024
LOST CAR RESCUE SEASON 2 FOLLOWS CLASSIC CAR HUNTERS’ GREATEST ADVENTURE YET, BEGINNING APRIL 19 ON THE HISTORY® CHANNEL AND STACKTV corusent.com/news/lost-car-r…
Much improved from season one, say I.
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
30 Oct 2024
They say climate *protesters* are disruptive.
Valencia today.
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist
ALT An older scientist stands before a large, complex electronic device. Al young photographer says to him “Congratulations on your successful experiment! I won’t keep you long. We just need a photo for the institute website, a more casual snap for Instagram and a quick dance routine for TikTok.”
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
25 Oct 2024
It’s HERE! 🎉 Despite delays due to international shipping woes,we’re pleased to welcome the Graphic Medicine: Ill Conceived & Well-Drawn! travelling exhibition from @NLM_NIH 🎉
Come & discover this comics-based genre of med lit💥📚
🗓️Runs till Nov 24
ℹ️ uoft.me/GraphicMedExhibit
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
26 Oct 2024
Statement on Washington Post’s refusal to endorse presidential candidate.
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
26 Oct 2024
All cities make mistakes.
But only great cities fix them.
—#Catharijnesingel returns in #Utrecht
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
25 Oct 2024
SFC releases an aspirational statement on generative AI for programming. We highlight the need for respecting user freedom, for reproducibility, and guaranteeing that such systems are truly Free and Open Source Software (FOSS):
sfconservancy.org/news/2024/…
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
This Friday, Oct 25, join repair enthusiasts and experts from across Canada for the Canadian Repair Convention.
This inaugural event is co-organized by FIMS professor and @StarlingCentre co-director, Alissa Centivany.
👉Registration: canrepair.ca/convention
#westernu
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Brian Sutherland, PhD ☀️ retweeted
25 Oct 2024
The US Copyright Office says its now legal to fix your boat, use your own data, and fix your ice-cream maker. public-inspection.federalreg…
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