Angie Nikoleychuk 🍁𝚿

If you're in the Hamilton area tomorrow or Saturday, how about taking in a free concert? For science!

The LIVELab is having a fantastic research concert you won't want to miss. Join us?

#hamilton #ontario

Alberta MLA accuses school principal of weaponizing position to push recall petition One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s caucus members went on the attack Wednesday against a constituent trying to get her kicked out of the legislature.

Alberta MLA Angela Pitt accuses school principal of weaponizing position to push recall petition — principal says he’s specifically not been advertising his title, but Pitt has now brought it to the forefront.

From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

I foresee a lot of salad in your future lol

(Nothing better than seeing someone finding their joy in the small things 🤗)

If you come across something specific or have something you're curious about, I'm always happy to share what I know and what the research says.

(It's one of my favourite things!)

City cops have fixed friends’ tickets for years: retired officer Officer who pleaded guilty to corruption charges called ‘sacrificial lamb’

Cancelling traffic tickets issued to officers’ friends and associates has been a pervasive practice throughout the Winnipeg Police Service for years, a retired officer says.

Because social posts have low risk, they're low effort and rely more heavily on heuristics.

Unless it's YMYl topics. There the requirements for interactions are higher for those who are more risk averse.

Also, we attend to different things when engaging for work vs personal use.

And there's processing factors.

Image colours and main perceived concepts determine whether posts are processed as part of the page (background) or part of the content (foreground).

Trust and reputation on social vs search? Also very different.

We are NOT engaged in goal directed scrolling (ie social media).

There's memory factors, too. Repetition helps. So does novelty.

More novel = seen faster and remembered longer, and in greater detail.

Yes, but no. There are lots of reasons.

That first image? You process the graphic long before the text.

Context matters. We engage differently with ads when we're engaged in goal directed search vs browsing. Research finds we engage more with ads when

If you've been following the recall petitions in AB and missed Angela Pitt's response...

www.facebook.com/share/p/1Jf6...

You know what the UCP loves? Lying during labour disputes.

No one lies better about unions than them. Sewing derision and spreading lies about unions is their default tactic.

Exactly. Particularly for anyone they don't like, which is pretty much anyone not white, uneducated, and male.

Not to mention getting stuck in areas where they refuse to sell you fuel, food, etc. because you're not American.

I have zero interest in trying it.
It sucks, and I hate it.

I miss spending a few months in Florida with my best friend.

I miss US conferences and road trips.

I don't like having to drive several extra hours when I go back home to Manitoba or Alberta because I can't take the US 2/12.

Sadly, I don't think I'll see the US again in my lifetime.

I assumed it wasn't your FB, but other sites you use FB to log into.

And FB would contain info that could be used to access your email and other things. So, your FB might have your mother (maiden name), etc. to bypass security questions.

They will also replace your posts with scam posts

Yeah that's the idea. They'd be pretty disappointed.

They'd get access to my aging parents, people I went to highschool with, former supervisors, and a lot of pictures of landscapes.

Oh and my cat.

I got an academic version of this the other day. They invite you to speak at a conference held overseas. They then suggest that you can join and speak via FB live or whatever.

Always something 🙄🙃

Lethbridge officer searched ex-Alberta MLA on database after overhearing 'tail end' of conversation: report | CBC News After "completely unsatisfying" investigation outcome and no criminal charges, Shannon Phillips plans to continue with lawsuit against her city's police.

Phillips said she will proceed with a $400,000 lawsuit filed against several Lethbridge Police Service members for invasion of her privacy, and some details from the ASIRT investigation may inform her case.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Geen vogel doet de Star Wars-robot R2-D2 beter na dan de spreeuw, zelfs de papegaai niet De spreeuw is de beste imitator van robotgeluiden uit de filmreeks Star Wars, dankzij zijn bijzondere stembanden. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van de Universiteit Leiden onder tien vogelsoorten. Papegaaie...

European starlings outperform even the smartest and most intelligent parrots at imitating the iconic Star Wars robot R2-D2. Why is that?

Read in de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl (in Dutch): www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/g...

Original paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@musiccognition.bsky.social

a stray dog stands in a bushy area. the dog is blue with golden eyes. he looks majestic as he stares off into the distance.

a group of 4 dogs rest together in a bushy area. two of the dogs are tan, one is black, and the last is blue with long, scruffy fur.

a blue dog is mid-step as he walks through brush.

Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all

As much as I love the idea of recalling her, that's a big mistake. There's nothing she won't do to save her own backside.

And we've already seen that she can do whatever she wants without repercussions.

They will absolutely remove that legislation.

Home - RECALL PREMIER DANIELLE SMITH Next Event Coming Soon… ✵ Recall Premier Danielle Smith The list of reasons Danielle Smith should be recalled are as follows: The above text was released October 29, 2025 by the Alberta Branch of the ...

Looks like there's an effort underway to issue a recall petition for Danielle Smith as well.

Website: recalldaniellesmith.ca

FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/41699...

#Alberta #ableg #abpoli

The� A large red and white Great Lakes freighter named "Edmund Fitzgerald" sails on calm blue water under an overcast sky. The ship has a white superstructure with multiple windows, a tall mast with flags including a Canadian flag, and black smoke rising from its yellow-and-black smokestack at the stern. Green forested shoreline is visible in the background.

50 years ago today, Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank beneath the waves of Lake Superior during a massive storm.
The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song.
This is the story of this terrible tragedy.

🧵1/20

Do I add this to my CV as an invited lecture? 🤔

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I will say that, meeting the eyes of a single mom stealing baby food when you're also a single mom with a young baby stays with you.

The unspoken conversation sits with you for a long time.

Was it a deterrent? Not sure, honestly. I'd have to dig in the research.

Anecdotally? I didn't get shot or stabbed when I was robbed or worked at Walmart, so maybe?

This was standard in Walmart and 7-11 training.

It wasn't just friendliness. It was mostly about loss prevention.

Meeting the eyes of someone who is going to steal/rob you is used as a deterrent and was also meant to reduce the violence of the encounter.

What does a scientist look like? Children are drawing women more than ever before Study is based on 20,860 sketches drawn by children over 5 decades

"About 1% drew women in the first 2 decades—but in the past decade more than half have drawn women...women holding science jobs rose from 28% to 49% in biological science, from 8% to 35% in chemistry, and from 3% to 11% in physics and astronomy."

www.science.org/content/arti...

Mystery illness has Manitoba parents seeking genetic answers in Florida | CBC News Only a week after Beau Friesen was born, his parents knew something was wrong, but two years later, they still don't know what. Now, the Grunthal, Man., family is going to Florida to see a genetics expert in search of answers.

Mystery illness has Manitoba parents seeking genetic answers in Florida

Dog wearing a diaper lying on a patterned bus seat next to a person’s arm. Text says: They need to get around too, apparently. These animals take advantage of human infrastructure.

A pigeon stands on the floor of a subway car as passengers sit around it. Text says: Pigeons in New York City are known to take subway cars.

Dog wearing a collar labeled "Boji" sniffs the floor of a crowded ferry. Text says: Boji is a street dog in Istanbul, Turkey, known for regularly riding on the city's public transport.

Tan dog resting on the floor between passengers in a subway car. Text says: In Moscow, free-roaming dogs are known to ride the metro.

City transit is not just for humans.

These animals are not commuting for work; they are seeking comfort, food, and safety. Their behavior highlights how urban wildlife adapts to human environments. It also challenges our ideas about public space. 

Hitch a ride to more info ➡️ w.wiki/FP3C