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Emily Bryson, PhD

@drdogpoo.bsky.social

👩‍🔬 Environmental Scientist and Lecturer at CQUniversity | PhD thesis on home composting dog poo | Passionate about sustainable waste management and evidence-based science communication
🐶 Dog mum
🌱 Backyard gardener
🎨 Artist and maker
🧀 Cheese enthusiast

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Emily Bryson, PhD

@drdogpoo.bsky.social

My bestie @aclearing.bsky.social and I bought our first artwork today from the Incognito Art Show. All pieces are $100 and artists are anonymous during the sale. All profits support artists with disabilities.

Can’t wait to have this guy in our home. 🎨🐙🌈

#cephalopod #ArtForArtists #SciArt

July 6, 2025 at 5:20 AM

Emily Bryson, PhD

@drdogpoo.bsky.social

What are y’all reading these days?

I’ve just started Faking It by Toby Walsh, a Prof of AI at UNSW.

GenAI isn’t really my cup of tea, but it’s unavoidable as an academic now.

Looking for some guidance on how to teach my students to use it responsibly, if that’s even possible.

#booksky 💙📚

A hand holds up a book in front of a white wall. The book title is “Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World” by Toby Walsh.

FAKING IT
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
IN A HUMAN WORLD
TOBY WALSH
Al will be as big a game-changer as the smart phone and nal computer - or bigger! This book will help you navigate the revolution! -Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

Photo of the back of a book called Faking It.
The brave new world of faking it ...
Artificial intelligence is, as the name suggests, artificial and fundamentally different to human intelligence. Yet often the goal of Al is to fake human intelligence. This deceit has been there from the very beginning. We've been trying to fake it since Alan Turing answered the question 'Can machines think?' by proposing that machines pretend to be humans.
Now we are starting to build Al that truly deceives us. Powerful Als such as ChatGPT can convince us they are intelligent and blur the distinction between what is real and what is simulated. In reality, they lack true understanding, sentience and common sense. But this doesn't mean they can't change the world.
Can Al systems ever be creative? Can they be moral? What can we do to ensure they are not harmful? In this fun and fascinating book, Professor Toby Walsh explores all the ways Al fakes it, and what this means for humanity - now and in the future.
'Refreshingly clear-eyed ... Faking It is an insightful and intelligent book that's a must for those looking for facts about Al hype.'
-Books+Publishing
Toby Walsh is one of the world's leading researchers in artificial intelligence. He is a professor of artificial intelligence at the University of New South Wales and chief scientist at its new Al institute, UNSW.ai. He is also the author of three previous books about Al, including Machines Behaving Badly.
ISBN 9781760644826

June 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM

Emily Bryson, PhD

@drdogpoo.bsky.social

Here’s a video of him tucking into his cake. It’s made from chicken, rice and veggies and “frosted” with mashed taters.
Bailey did share this with his dog friends, but, apparently, not before thoroughly tasting the whole thing!

June 14, 2025 at 5:48 AM

Emily Bryson, PhD

@drdogpoo.bsky.social

On a more joyful topic, Bailey had his 9-and-half birthday party at daycare last month. He changed doggy daycares in Jan and has been absolutely loving his new human and pup mates. They also take fun very seriously and throw awesome parties!
#DogMum #FurFriends

A ruby coloured Cavalier King Charles dog sits in front of a colourful background with gold balloons that spell out “happy birthday”. He is looking intently at a birthday cake in front of him. The cake is wrapped in dog bones and a red festive ribbon. The top of the cake has red and orange “frosting” made from mashed potatoes and food colouring.

2 dogs at doggy daycare smile in front of a colourful background with black and white paw balloons and gold balloons spelling out “happy birthday”. Both dogs appear happy and have open mouths and pink tongues.

June 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM

Emily Bryson, PhD

@drdogpoo.bsky.social

Hey fellow compost nerds!

I’m really looking forward to next week’s AORA conference in Newcastle where I’ll be giving a talk on PFAS and microplastic contamination in FOGO waste.

Be sure to say hi and show me photos of your pets please.
#compost #microplastics #pfas

Screen shot of conference program showing Emily’s upcoming presentation on Wednesday June 4: Understanding and managing PFAS and microplastics in FOGO waste

May 31, 2025 at 4:18 AM

Emily Bryson, PhD

@drdogpoo.bsky.social

Can you guess what time it is?

🥐☕️🍩🍗

A silly red-brown dog is looking at the camera with bright eyes and an open mouth in a smile expression. He is perched between the legs of his human. The human is scratching his back with her left hand.

A red-brown dog is facing the camera while being rubbed on the chin by his human. The dog’s mouth is open in an expression of enjoyment.

March 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM

Emily Bryson, PhD

@drdogpoo.bsky.social

Happy Monday to the southern hemisphere! I work from home but I’m still well-supervised by this guy.

He makes sure I get up from desk regularly to get some fresh air and snack breaks. He encourages snack sharing. He says it helps with team building.