Chair, Comp Bio & Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, @UHN. Assoc Prof, Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto. COI github.com/michaelmhoffman/d…
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I don't log in here much anymore. Try Bluesky.
Also, when I do log in I don't check notifications since they've just been polluted with non-notification stuff I don't want like Elon's latest missive.
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Michael Hoffman @michaelhoffman.bsky.social retweeted
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how did Allbirds pivot to AI compute hardware before the shoe company literally called ASICS
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Liveposting on Bluesky: @GreeneScientist: Negative space & serendipity #PMCBMP bsky.app/profile/michaelhoff…
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Liveposting on Bluesky: @fertiglab.bsky.social (EF): Forecasting tumor-immune dynamics in pancreatic cancer #STAGE bsky.app/profile/michaelhoff…
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Michael Hoffman @michaelhoffman.bsky.social retweeted
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having a rice cooker is insane because it's like claude code for rice
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26 Dec 2025
Why North America has a housing crisis, in one tweet.
24 Dec 2025
#Bestof2025 One of the most downloaded Zoning Practice issues of the year examines how planners can manage pickleball noise through zoning — explaining why traditional noise ordinances fail and outlining tools like setbacks, conditional use permits, and use-specific standards to balance recreation demand with neighborhood livability.
Over the holidays, we’re taking a look back at 2025 and recapping what planners read, watched, and listened to this year.
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Michael Hoffman @michaelhoffman.bsky.social retweeted
20 Dec 2025
Silicon Valley Thinker: Look at those academics bragging about getting a grant instead of discovering science, their incentive system is all broken. I am very smart
Next tweet: I’m pleased to announce my startup has had a large fundraising round, that’s how you know we’re real!
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Why did Twitter introduce a 4-digit PIN code for DM/chat?
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Liveposting on Bluesky: Bernard Thébaud and patient presentation. #TMM2025 bsky.app/profile/michaelhoff…
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Liveposting on Bluesky: Brandon Murareanu: Drew Lyall Award of Excellence Talk: Breaking through ENGRAFTment barriers with cell therapy functional genomics #TMM2025 bsky.app/profile/michaelhoff…
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Liveposting on Bluesky: Jeremy Snyder: Misinformation and the persistence of markers of legitimacy: the case of stem cell interventions for autism spectrum disorder #TMM2025 bsky.app/profile/michaelhoff…
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Liveposting on Bluesky: Julien Muffat: It takes a cellular village: dissecting brain development and repair using human neuro-immune organoids #TMM2025 bsky.app/profile/michaelhoff…
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Michael Hoffman @michaelhoffman.bsky.social retweeted
2 Nov 2025
This Blue Jays playoff run has caused me to reflect so much on the things I love about this city. Sportsbetting apps, the Ring of Fire, Roger’s telecom services of various kinds, the Toronto Dominion Bank, Skip the Dishes. The things that make a great team, a great city, possible
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Liveposting on Bluesky: @blairkgage.bsky.social (BG): Liver endothelium humanized mice allow engraftment and maturation of hPSC-derived Kupffer cells #TMM2025 bsky.app/profile/michaelhoff…
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Liveposting on Bluesky: Ross Fitzsimmons: Multi-omic profiling of reindeer pedicle skin to understand antler cell origins and induction of organogenesis #TMM2025 bsky.app/profile/michaelhoff…
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Liveposting on Bluesky: Keynote Speaker @CaulfieldTim: Twisted, chaotic, and misleading: is our information environment killing us? #TMM2025 bsky.app/profile/michaelhoff…
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Michael Hoffman @michaelhoffman.bsky.social retweeted
17 Oct 2025
I think there’s been a misunderstanding. I’m not against AI, I dislike bullshit
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Liveposting on Bluesky: Kai-How Farh: The impact of rare deleterious mutations on human lifespan #ASHG25 bsky.app/profile/michaelhoff…
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Liveposting on Bluesky: @jsdron.bsky.social (JD): Age- and BMI-dependent genetic architecture of blood lipids in 2.5 million individuals from globally diverse populations #ASHG25 bsky.app/profile/michaelhoff…
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