OpenThink

Modern AI Systems can be stolen quite easily with distillation. Can they be made undistillable? Learn more in #OpenThinker @domenicrosati.bsky.social 's latest blog post: buff.ly/2A1Golt

What do detectives and scientists studying natural selection have in common? Read #OpenThinker @leticiamagpali.bsky.social 's latest post to find out: buff.ly/pTeroUF

Think AI is just a one-person show? Think again! AI agents are a team of experts working together to get things done. The future isn’t just about talking to a computer, it’s about giving it the tools to act on our behalf. Learn more in @monzurulifath.bsky.social 's latest blog post: buff.ly/pMPJYcO

Read #Openthinker Lindsay Van Dam to unpack the risks of "brushing" aside questions about your health in the dental office in her latest blog post: buff.ly/dQq9FUG

In Loveth Ovedje’s latest #OpenThink blog, she explores the treaty nods to Indigenous knowledge as well as its lack of binding protections or inclusion mechanisms. Read how legal gaps persist and what Canada is (and isn’t) doing to promote Indigenous climate justice here: buff.ly/GV0e4wH #ClimateLaw

Read #Openthinker Hannah Cahill's latest blog post— From lab bench to breakthroughs: How we study breast cancer and find new treatments—to learn about how her research lab uses cell cultures, tumor staining, and animal models: buff.ly/0Adn0kx #OpenThink

Lateral gene transfer is fascinating, but how do we actually detect it? In her latest post, @somabarawi.bsky.social breaks down the techniques and challenges that come with them: buff.ly/oDwrGJp 🧬#OpenThink

Agentic AI & Sustainability: A Human-Friendly Exploration Empowering PhD students to engage the world

🌱🤖 Agentic AI isn’t just another chatbot; it’s a proactive partner that can act, adapt, and help tackle sustainability challenges. From greener energy use to smarter conservation, join @monzurulifath.bsky.social to learn how AI agents could shape a cleaner future, if used wisely:

Join #OpenThinker Hannah Cahil to hop on the Magic School Bus and explore how cancer cells spread through the body, step by step! buff.ly/2Bs5k6V #OpenThink #TakeChancesMakeMistakesGetMessy

How does a whale scientist become a coding expert? In the second part of “A day in the life of a whale scientist” @leticiamagpali.bsky.social will share how coding unlocked her superpowers to study whale genes: buff.ly/1T6k8Rr #OpenThink

Have you heard of border externalization? It’s a strategy used by many governments in migration governance, and it has become a highly controversial measure. Discover more about it and its far-reaching impact in OpenThinker Patricia PDBA's latest blog post: buff.ly/n7KzzXp #OpenThink

Oral health is one of our most wicked social problems, and the price we are paying is far higher than you might think. Learn more with #OpenThinker Lindsay Van Dam in her latest blog: buff.ly/jNXKrjC #oraldisease #oralhealthinequity #OpenThink

In Loveth Ovedje’s latest #OpenThink blog, she analyses the recent ICJ advisory opinion on states’ duties on climate change and what it means for the Paris Agreement. Read more about obligations, accountability and justice explained here: buff.ly/SaFfaci #ParisAgreement #ClimateLaw #OpenThink

Is the gene a keeper? Empowering PhD students to engage the world

Last time, @somabarawi.bsky.social looked at how mobile genetic elements help genes move between bacteria. But once these genes arrive in a new cell, it's not always a warm welcome! Some get silenced, and others get kicked out entirely. Curious what decides their fate? Learn more:

AI Safety focuses on building safety guards and AI Security focuses on whether they can be broken. Learn about "safety washing" and the complex differences between AI Safety and AI Security in OpenThinker @domenicrosati.bsky.social 's latest blog post: buff.ly/2fGGpFh #OpenThink

Selfish, sneaky & surprisingly powerful: mobile genetic elements are tiny pieces of DNA that move between & within genomes. Read #openthinker @somabarawi.bsky.social's latest post on how they move genes around, manipulate microbial genomes & shape microbial life in unexpected ways: buff.ly/bI6vh29

Ever wondered how AI, machine learning, deep learning & generative AI are connected? 🤔 DYK AI is now entering a new era of autonomy with “agentic” AI? 🚀 In @monzurulifath.bsky.social 's latest blog, he explains these buzzwords in plain language and what’s coming next: buff.ly/fZJikH6

Join OpenThinker Lindsay Van Dam in her latest post, "Let’s get social: Unpacking how we develop 'super’ identities for interprofessional practice," to unpack the foundations of social identity theory and why it’s significant to enhancing collaborative healthcare practice: buff.ly/bKHhRkX #openthink

What do Smurfs and cancer have in common? Let’s find out! Join OpenThinker Hannah Cahill in her latest blog post, Why Scientists think Cancer is Cool: The Hallmarks of Cancer - Smurf Style, to learn more: buff.ly/niuwnzX #openthink

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In Loveth Ovedje’s latest #OpenThink blog, she explores one of the most emotionally charged issue in climate diplomacy: loss and damage. Learn whether countries truly be held accountable for irreversible climate harm?: buff.ly/9Mg4uyS #ClimateJustice #LossAndDamage #ParisAgreement #ClimateLaw #COP30

When you think of a scientist that studies whales, what comes to your mind? In this new series, “A day in the life of a whale scientist,”@leticiamagpali.bsky.social
debunks myths and shares the honest truth about her childhood dream turned into profession: buff.ly/5pVOizE #openthink

Understanding the limits of lateral gene transfer Empowering PhD students to engage the world

Lateral gene transfer allows microbes to acquire foreign genes, but this process is selective. Some genes transfer readily, while others rarely do. We can think of them as picky roommates; they won’t move in unless the vibe’s right! Learn more with @somabarawi.bsky.social :

Who Counts as a Refugee? Tracing the Origins of Protection Empowering PhD students to engage the world

Did you know that refugee protection was originally created just for Europeans? Or that Syria was once a top host country before becoming one of the largest sources of refugees? Take a closer look at the origins of refugee protection in OpenThinker Patricia PDBA's latest blog post:

The Hidden Cost of AI Conversations: Understanding LLM Inference Energy Consumption Empowering PhD students to engage the world

Ever thought about the hidden energy cost behind your everyday chats with ChatGPT? ⚡ Each query might seem small, but collectively, billions of interactions make a massive environmental impact! Learn more about this surprising truth in OpenThinker Mohammad's latest blog post:

The Paris Climate Agreement 10 Years After: Climate Finance – Who Pays the Bill? (4) Empowering PhD students to engage the world

Who foots the climate bill? Join Loveth Ovedje, as she dives into the billions (or trillions!) behind the Paris Agreement’s climate finance promises — the Green Climate Fund, Canada’s pledges, and the fight over the new NCQG at #COP29.Climate justice needs money and accountability:

Getting ‘real’ about interprofessional education: why it matters & what’s at risk Empowering PhD students to engage the world

Unpacking authentic learning experiences, and why they matter to the future of collaborative healthcare practice. Learn more about why interprofessional education matters and what's at risk in OpenThinker Lindsay Van Dam's latest blog post:

Why your family cancer history matters: A guide to collecting the important details. Learn how knowing your past can protect your future with OpenThinker Hannah Cahil in her latest blog post: buff.ly/nPjpXIq

“AI Scientist” is a misnomer: science can’t be done without a subject. Learn more in OpenThinker @domenicrosati.bsky.social 's latest blog post: buff.ly/JIWSSUW

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The puzzling history of whales leads us to a big conclusion about how evolution works. To find out what it is, pack up a lot of imagination and join evolutionary biologist @leticiamagpali.bsky.social‬ in the trippiest post of our blog series (yet): buff.ly/e50wjnb

Microbes don’t just inherit genes from their ancestors; they borrow from their neighbors too. Evolution, thanks to lateral gene transfer, is messier and far more fascinating than we once thought. Learn more with OpenThinker @somabarawi.bsky.social : buff.ly/VTgfVJY