Danny (he/they). Tweets are/were cross-posts from #Mastodon (#Fediverse). Host of @microtwjc. President of @biowoborders
New York, NY
Joined March 2008
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CW: Digital Naturalism - Wild Labs and Junglepunks @ BwoB in NYC May 2nd, 7PM
Join @[email protected] to learn about mobile #workshops where folks develop #interactive #tech at #tropical field sites, an event where >100 ppl collaborate to find new ways to interact (1/2)
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:boost_requested: #dwebny
This post will be updated with more details as will the mobilizon #event below
events.nixnet.services/event… (2/2)
ALT A blue-green swirled marble-like orb (the Biotech Without Borders logo) sits on a black background beside a 5x5 matrix of differently coloured and sized dots with the word "Web" taking the place of the bottom-right 6 dots (Dweb logo)
CW: This line about AI makes me laugh but also I want to use the term SALAMI more
from emilymbender dair-community.social feature in NY mag
"Bender remains particularly fond of an alternative name for #AI proposed by a former member of the Italian Parliament: (1/2)
“Systematic Approaches to Learning #Algorithms and Machine Inferences.” Then people would be out here asking, “Is this #SALAMI intelligent? Can this SALAMI write a novel? Does this SALAMI deserve human rights?”
nymag.com/intelligencer/arti… (2/2)
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CW: Chuckled while reviewing materials for a MOOC
#MOOC is about #transition to a #sustainable #economy. This detail made me laugh (FYI the inner ring represents a social foundation and the outer an ecological ceiling)
"Don't overdo the sugar
The #Doughnut is a powerful (1/2)
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visual with a playful name. Do be playful in your visualisations, but don't show just a sugary snack. Try and focus on the Doughnut as a conceptual shape (two concentric rings)"
doughnuteconomics.org/princi…
via: synergiainstitute.org/the-mo… (2/2)
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CW: I got a lot out of listening to the panel about Equity in open scholarship at the UN Open Science Conference, links + info
Dr. G Cajete advocated for incorporating #indigenousKnowledge systems into education/training
Mr. T Klebel and Dr. T Ross-Hellauer described an (1/2)
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analysis of how #openAccess can exacerbate inequality and provided reccos to fix
@[email protected] from @[email protected] shared how #openHardware engages practitioners pursing neglected research agendas and how policy can help
Links in reply (2/2)
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CW: Are you interested in sharing a little about how your instance operates?
At #DecentSocial on Feb 11 we're hoping to have instances that are democratically/collectively operated informally share how they work
@[email protected] adminpuntarella.party (1/3)
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CW: Dungeons and Dragons mechanics will be licensed CC-BY 4.0
This is a nice conclusion.
Via techcrunch.com/2023/01/19/du… via reimaginingvalue.ca/sprag/ 's discord #chitchat
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CW: Heard Nespresso is a b-corp and i'm angry/perturbed but not entirely surprised… scholar.social/@danwchan/109…
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Amazing seminar tonight at the People's Forum by Dr. Suzanne Pierre about her work with Critical Ecology. I'm particularly interested in how she's working to invite a a broad group of people to participate in scientific knowledge production.
criticalecologylab.org/
ALT Dr. Pierre sits at a table with cohost behind there is a well-stocked bookshelf, a screen to the right displays The People's Forum logo. The crowd is fully engaged with the seminar.
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This past weekend I saw this wonderful funny (slightly lewd but SFW) animation at a screening of a selection of wonderful animations. Hope y'all enjoy it as much as I did.
yewtu.be/watch?v=RatRYxZ4vjc
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CW: This paper made me think about who is served directly by current modes of synthetic biology research, we could be unlocking the potential for home brewers to make a variety of valuable builk/fine chemicals but we're not… scholar.social/@danwchan/109…
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Sharing this oldie but a goodie of a song/performance from Taylor Mac: If you see something, say something
yewtu.be/watch?v=_ccxVZXRZS8
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#TIL Nine-banded armadillos produce four genetically identical offspring in their litters :pika:
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CW: Thoughts while on a train from NYC > Toronto, masto meta?… scholar.social/@danwchan/109…