@michael_smit

Professor in Information Management, Dalhousie University. Deputy Scientific Director, Ocean Frontier Institute. Research in systems & emerging tech & society.

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Joined May 2009
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Congratulations @richardson_bri on a superb job today defending your PhD thesis “Parenting Infant Pain Away” The creation and evaluation of an online parent resource parentingpainaway.com
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Big news for international ocean scholars! 🌊 We will host the fourth Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography, founded by @NipponZaidan & supported by @POGO_Ocean. Learn more about this opportunity for Interdisciplinary & hands-on learning ➡ ofi.ca/centre
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“COP28 is an opportunity to showcase @DalhousieU's substantial expertise in ocean-climate research, and to highlight Canada’s investment in the groundbreaking $397-million Transforming Climate Action research program,” says @DalVPR. Our plan for COP ⬇️ dal.ca/news/2023/11/30/cop28…

Bolstered by $397M research program, Dalhousie continues push for international ocean observation...

The Dalhousie-led Ocean Frontier Institute's delegation to this year's global climate conference will elevate the role of the ocean in the fight against climate change.

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We are pleased to share that we will be joining Ocean Frontier Institute to host an Ocean-Climate Action Workshop! Join us on Thursday, November 23, to hear from OFI and OSC leadership about co-funding and collaborative opportunities. Register: airmeet.com/e/7ececd90-7a62-…
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Have you already seen the 2023 #OceanObserving System Report Card?🌏 Discover the current status of the observing system and how its networks meet urgent societal needs➡️ocean-ops.org/reportcard Press release➡️shorturl.at/giQX5 @IocUnesco @oceanops_goos @WMO
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We found that GraphCast can forecast tropical cyclone trajectories more accurately than traditional methods. In September, a live version of GraphCast was used by @ECMWF to predict that Hurricane Lee would make landfall in Nova Scotia - 3 days earlier than previous approaches.
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Faculty of Management alumni – we are excited to see you at The Cable Wharf on the Halifax Waterfront tomorrow night! It is not too late to register – please RSVP at the link below. We hope to see you there! ow.ly/x5Yr50Q4H5U
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One of the most fun things I do is work with a large team that leverages machine learning and other novel methods applied to social media data to inform environmental decision-making. This paper in Current Sociology summarizes these advances: doi.org/10.1177/001139212312…

Social media and social impact assessment: Evolving methods in a shifting context - Kate Sherren,...

Among many by-products of Web 2.0 come the wide range of potential image and text datasets within social media and content sharing platforms that speak of how p...

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Today in Geneva 🇨🇭 A panel on governance and finance for global observation systems. 📷 Our CEO @AnyaWaite (chair) 📷 @michael_smit from @DalhousieU 📷 @tors10th from @goceantrust 📷 @drjpost from @GOOSocean 📷 Lars Peter Riishojgaard from @WMO 📷 Ray Weiss from @UCSanDiego
A panel on governance and finance for global observation systems.

ALT A panel on governance and finance for global observation systems.

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A whirlwind week, where we welcomed hundreds of new students to @DalManagement programs, and welcomed thousands of returning students. Have a great year! Make sure you extract everything you need from your program to graduate the leaders we need you to be.
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3 of the top 12 apps Microsoft advertises are gambling. This is the best the Microsoft ecosystem has? This is what Microsoft can muster? Gambling apps you always lose because you can't even cash out? Why not just make an app that kicks you in the head and takes your kidney?
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📢Canadian organizations: You want issues solved relating to oceans? You have until August 16 to register a challenge for the upcoming Ocean Hackathon in Rimouski: form.typeform.com/to/gLfnsXN…
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🌊🚀Exciting reflections on the first-ever OceanFest at Startupfest! Click here lnkd.in/eVZRT5wQ to read about the high energy gathering of entrepreneurs, ecosystem partners, and leaders in oceans! 🌊💙 #OceanNation #Ambition2035
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As Dal' new institutional lead for AI strategy, alum Dr. Christian Blouin (PhD'01) is leading Dal through the opportunities and challenges of a fast-moving frontier of digital disruption. ow.ly/EEgr50PoSAV
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How oppressively humid has this summer been? Only halfway through and already in 4th place when looking at dew point hours of 20.0° or higher at #Halifax YHZ. We know summers are getting warmer with climate change; noteworthy to see top oppressive years are since 2010. #nswx
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Come work with me! I'm hiring two new positions - Director of Development at the Schulich School of Law and the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University: dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/…
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Be sure to watch to the end for the outtake.
Dalhousie University@DalhousieU19 Jul 2023
Replying to @DalhousieU
A message from our new president, Dr. Kim Brooks:
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We are proud and excited to announce that the Board of Governors has named our own Dr. Kim Brooks as Dalhousie University's 13th President and Vice-Chancellor: bit.ly/4772y6m
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The ocean has long done the heavy lifting in slowing climate change. @DalhousieU is leading an unprecedented effort to see if it can do even more. Read More in Dal Mag: ow.ly/YSIt50OTbZr @DalScience @OceanFrontier
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This is how AI is most likely to destroy humanity: not in a glorious war following its escape from the digital world, but incrementally, through an inevitable series of abuses, misapplications, and overuse on tasks for which it is not ready. This way just makes for a boring movie
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