Willi
@willigo09.bsky.social
Working on #SelfDrivingLabs at the Acceleration Consortium @ UofT. Former employee at dsm-firmenich working on self-driving labs for food applications. Interested in systems biology, microbial communities, ML/AI, software development, product management.
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Willi
@willigo09.bsky.social
· Nov 11
I created a #StarterPack for #SelfDrivingLabs. Please comment if you would like to be added: go.bsky.app/Jq7EKC2
Looking forward to the discussions!
Looking forward to the discussions!
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Demanding an estimate guarantees the estimate will not be useful to the business and will always drive costs up.
Software engineers all know that estimates are useless.
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Software engineers all know that estimates are useless.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Demanding an estimate guarantees the estimate will not be useful to the business and will always drive costs up.
Software engineers all know that estimates are useless.
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Software engineers all know that estimates are useless.
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🌟 Applications are now open for the Next Generation of AI Chemists Programme, a funded opportunity for penultimate-year undergraduates from backgrounds under-represented in chemistry.
📍 Imperial London | 📅 6–7 July 2026 (in person)
👉 Apply here: buff.ly/MLfs9Zg
📍 Imperial London | 📅 6–7 July 2026 (in person)
👉 Apply here: buff.ly/MLfs9Zg
February 5, 2026 at 8:01 AM
🌟 Applications are now open for the Next Generation of AI Chemists Programme, a funded opportunity for penultimate-year undergraduates from backgrounds under-represented in chemistry.
📍 Imperial London | 📅 6–7 July 2026 (in person)
👉 Apply here: buff.ly/MLfs9Zg
📍 Imperial London | 📅 6–7 July 2026 (in person)
👉 Apply here: buff.ly/MLfs9Zg
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🌟 Applications are now open for the Next Generation of AI Chemists Programme, a funded opportunity for penultimate-year undergraduates from backgrounds under-represented in chemistry.
📍 Imperial London | 📅 6–7 July 2026 (in person)
👉 Apply here: buff.ly/MLfs9Zg
📍 Imperial London | 📅 6–7 July 2026 (in person)
👉 Apply here: buff.ly/MLfs9Zg
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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February 5, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Researchers have published the recipe for an artificial-intelligence model that reviews the scientific literature better than some major LLMs are able to, and gets the citations correct as often as human experts do
go.nature.com/3NZ0CYo
go.nature.com/3NZ0CYo
Open-source AI tool beats giant LLMs in literature reviews — and gets citations right
Researchers can deploy the cheap and transparent model on their own computer system.
go.nature.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Researchers have published the recipe for an artificial-intelligence model that reviews the scientific literature better than some major LLMs are able to, and gets the citations correct as often as human experts do
go.nature.com/3NZ0CYo
go.nature.com/3NZ0CYo
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Seasonal cycles select for self-sustained circadian oscillators
@currentbiology.bsky.social by @danichitrang.bsky.social et al from Carl Johnson
www.cell.com/current-biol...
@currentbiology.bsky.social by @danichitrang.bsky.social et al from Carl Johnson
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Seasonal cycles select for self-sustained circadian oscillators
Circadian clocks comprise self-sustained oscillators that anticipate time-of-day changes
in the environment. Dani et al. report that seasonal changes in daylength can alone
provide a strong selective ...
www.cell.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Seasonal cycles select for self-sustained circadian oscillators
@currentbiology.bsky.social by @danichitrang.bsky.social et al from Carl Johnson
www.cell.com/current-biol...
@currentbiology.bsky.social by @danichitrang.bsky.social et al from Carl Johnson
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Synthetic community derived from the root core microbes of a desert shrub Caragana korshinskii enhances wheat drought tolerance
-in Microbiome
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
-in Microbiome
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Synthetic community derived from the root core microbes of a desert shrub Caragana korshinskii enhances wheat drought tolerance - Microbiome
Background Drought, intensified by climate change, poses a mounting threat to global food security by severely constraining crop productivity. While microbial inoculants offer promise for drought tole...
link.springer.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Synthetic community derived from the root core microbes of a desert shrub Caragana korshinskii enhances wheat drought tolerance
-in Microbiome
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
-in Microbiome
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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For me writing code was always the closest to being a magician I could get.
So I did that for ~25 years.
Now with Claude Code, Chainlink and adversarial reviews, this feels like the closest to being a god I can get.
If you have not tried these three things together, do it! Just do it!
So I did that for ~25 years.
Now with Claude Code, Chainlink and adversarial reviews, this feels like the closest to being a god I can get.
If you have not tried these three things together, do it! Just do it!
February 4, 2026 at 12:40 AM
For me writing code was always the closest to being a magician I could get.
So I did that for ~25 years.
Now with Claude Code, Chainlink and adversarial reviews, this feels like the closest to being a god I can get.
If you have not tried these three things together, do it! Just do it!
So I did that for ~25 years.
Now with Claude Code, Chainlink and adversarial reviews, this feels like the closest to being a god I can get.
If you have not tried these three things together, do it! Just do it!
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Really phenomenal work from the Gerdt lab at Indiana University... I hope this becomes a major boon for phage therapy:
"Chemical inhibition of a bacterial immune system"
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
"Chemical inhibition of a bacterial immune system"
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
Chemical inhibition of a bacterial immune system
Bacteriophages are promising alternatives to antibiotics for treating bacterial infections.
However, bacteria possess immune systems that neutralize bacteriophages. Zang et al.
discover small molecule...
www.cell.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Really phenomenal work from the Gerdt lab at Indiana University... I hope this becomes a major boon for phage therapy:
"Chemical inhibition of a bacterial immune system"
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
"Chemical inhibition of a bacterial immune system"
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
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Nature research paper: Advancing regulatory variant effect prediction with AlphaGenome
go.nature.com/3LT1Und
go.nature.com/3LT1Und
Advancing regulatory variant effect prediction with AlphaGenome - Nature
AlphaGenome, a deep learning model that inputs 1-Mb DNA sequence to predict functional genomic tracks at single-base resolution across diverse modalities, outperforms existing models in variant effect prediction and enables comprehensive genomic analysis.
go.nature.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Nature research paper: Advancing regulatory variant effect prediction with AlphaGenome
go.nature.com/3LT1Und
go.nature.com/3LT1Und
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The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next
go.nature.com/4kxrivL
go.nature.com/4kxrivL
Does AI already have human-level intelligence? The evidence is clear
The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next.
go.nature.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next
go.nature.com/4kxrivL
go.nature.com/4kxrivL
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A new AI framework using large language models enables the redesign of materials previously considered difficult to synthesize, potentially accelerating the development of advanced materials. doi.org/hbncjp
Hard-to-synthesize materials revived using AI: An LLM-based materials redesign technology
A research team led by Prof. Yousung Jung of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Seoul National University (SNU) has developed an innovative AI-based technology that uses large language models (LLMs) to redesign new materials that were previously difficult to synthesize into forms that are experimentally feasible.
phys.org
February 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A new AI framework using large language models enables the redesign of materials previously considered difficult to synthesize, potentially accelerating the development of advanced materials. doi.org/hbncjp
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The Open Visualization Academy (OVA) IS LIVE!
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The Open Visualization Academy (OVA) IS LIVE!
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
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Renovations are really coming along at #UofT's Lash Miller building! This updated building will be the central hub of the Acceleration Consortium and our centre for materials research and innovation! @chemuoft.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @aspuru.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Renovations are really coming along at #UofT's Lash Miller building! This updated building will be the central hub of the Acceleration Consortium and our centre for materials research and innovation! @chemuoft.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @aspuru.bsky.social
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arXiv is not going to survive the wave of slop heading its way
January 28, 2026 at 10:29 AM
arXiv is not going to survive the wave of slop heading its way
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Are you a professional software developer that uses AI coding tools?
I’d love to interview you briefly for an article I am writing for Ars Technica
Looking for all perspectives! DM me with your thoughts
I’d love to interview you briefly for an article I am writing for Ars Technica
Looking for all perspectives! DM me with your thoughts
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Are you a professional software developer that uses AI coding tools?
I’d love to interview you briefly for an article I am writing for Ars Technica
Looking for all perspectives! DM me with your thoughts
I’d love to interview you briefly for an article I am writing for Ars Technica
Looking for all perspectives! DM me with your thoughts
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Now in Digital Discovery: Context-aware computer vision for chemical reaction state detection.
🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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January 27, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Now in Digital Discovery: Context-aware computer vision for chemical reaction state detection.
🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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This topic follows me for a while, so I thought I write down a few things: "From good code to reliable software: A practical guide to production-ready Python packages" willigottstein.medium.com/from-good-co...
Feedback is more than welcome!
#SoftwareDevelopment #Python
Feedback is more than welcome!
#SoftwareDevelopment #Python
From Good Code to Reliable Software: A Practical Guide to Production-Ready Python Packages
Most of us have written Python that worked beautifully — right up until someone else tried to install it, run it on a different machine or…
willigottstein.medium.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This topic follows me for a while, so I thought I write down a few things: "From good code to reliable software: A practical guide to production-ready Python packages" willigottstein.medium.com/from-good-co...
Feedback is more than welcome!
#SoftwareDevelopment #Python
Feedback is more than welcome!
#SoftwareDevelopment #Python
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#JOB OPPORTUNITY: We're hiring an Associate Director of Marketing and Communications (TERM). If you're a creative who feels passionately about making science accessible to a wide audience, apply now!
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
January 27, 2026 at 1:02 AM
#JOB OPPORTUNITY: We're hiring an Associate Director of Marketing and Communications (TERM). If you're a creative who feels passionately about making science accessible to a wide audience, apply now!
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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AI4X–Accelerate Conference 2026 abstracts have been extended until February 9 (final extension).
Join us in Singapore, June 15–19, 2026.
Submit: ai4x.cc/call-for-sub...
Join us in Singapore, June 15–19, 2026.
Submit: ai4x.cc/call-for-sub...
January 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
AI4X–Accelerate Conference 2026 abstracts have been extended until February 9 (final extension).
Join us in Singapore, June 15–19, 2026.
Submit: ai4x.cc/call-for-sub...
Join us in Singapore, June 15–19, 2026.
Submit: ai4x.cc/call-for-sub...
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AI can write infrastructure code that looks right.
Battle-tested patterns that actually survive production? Not so much.
Anton Babenko's Claude skill bridges that gap.
What it covers:
🤖 The Engine:
Strict engineering loop (init, validate, plan) with automated formatting.
Battle-tested patterns that actually survive production? Not so much.
Anton Babenko's Claude skill bridges that gap.
What it covers:
🤖 The Engine:
Strict engineering loop (init, validate, plan) with automated formatting.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 PM
AI can write infrastructure code that looks right.
Battle-tested patterns that actually survive production? Not so much.
Anton Babenko's Claude skill bridges that gap.
What it covers:
🤖 The Engine:
Strict engineering loop (init, validate, plan) with automated formatting.
Battle-tested patterns that actually survive production? Not so much.
Anton Babenko's Claude skill bridges that gap.
What it covers:
🤖 The Engine:
Strict engineering loop (init, validate, plan) with automated formatting.
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Germany increased its research and innovation spending by 4.9% in 2024, exceeding inflation (3.1%). The strongest growth came from services, highlighting the ongoing structural transformation of the German economy.
Die Innovationsausgaben der deutschen Wirtschaft sind im Jahr 2024 auf 213,3 Milliarden Euro gestiegen. Das entspricht einem Plus von 4,9 Prozent. Die Innovationsplanung für die kommenden Jahre bleibt auf einem konstanten Niveau. Mehr erfahren 👇 https://www.zew.de/PM10327/?twt=1
Pressemitteilung: Deutsche Innovationsausgaben so hoch wie nie
Die Bundesministerin für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt Dorothee Bär erklärt dazu: „Wir wollen als Bundesregierung unser Land mit der Hightech Agenda Deutschland zum Top-Technologieland machen - für internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit,…
www.zew.de
January 27, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Germany increased its research and innovation spending by 4.9% in 2024, exceeding inflation (3.1%). The strongest growth came from services, highlighting the ongoing structural transformation of the German economy.
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New preprint: Materealize — a multi-agent deliberation system for end-to-end material design and synthesis.
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2601.15743
🖥️ Demo: huggingface.co/spaces/SNU-M...
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🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2601.15743
🖥️ Demo: huggingface.co/spaces/SNU-M...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:53 PM
New preprint: Materealize — a multi-agent deliberation system for end-to-end material design and synthesis.
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2601.15743
🖥️ Demo: huggingface.co/spaces/SNU-M...
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🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2601.15743
🖥️ Demo: huggingface.co/spaces/SNU-M...
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