James Shelley
@jamesshelley.com
Strategy wonk, skunkworks dev guy
I'm looking forward to this conversation. The Canadian Association of Research Administrators is hosting a panel on "The Impact of AI on Research Administration in Canada" on November 26 at 12PM ET. cara-acaar.ca/227192
September 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I'm looking forward to this conversation. The Canadian Association of Research Administrators is hosting a panel on "The Impact of AI on Research Administration in Canada" on November 26 at 12PM ET. cara-acaar.ca/227192
I am presenting a session on “Artificial Intelligence & Automation: Supporting the Exchange of Information Between Researchers and Knowledge Users” at #KTDRR25 on October 23, 3:25PM. Conference is online and free to attend (registration required), so swing by if you can ktdrr.org/conference20...
September 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I am presenting a session on “Artificial Intelligence & Automation: Supporting the Exchange of Information Between Researchers and Knowledge Users” at #KTDRR25 on October 23, 3:25PM. Conference is online and free to attend (registration required), so swing by if you can ktdrr.org/conference20...
Faculty members, researchers 👋 Need to polish up your @orcid.org profile? A team of us at @westernu.ca are hosting a virtual "ORCID Clinic" on Sep 24 at 12PM ET to help researchers get their profiles connected with trusted databases. @westernuresearch.bsky.social forms.cloud.microsoft/r/zRVJ84t55C
August 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Faculty members, researchers 👋 Need to polish up your @orcid.org profile? A team of us at @westernu.ca are hosting a virtual "ORCID Clinic" on Sep 24 at 12PM ET to help researchers get their profiles connected with trusted databases. @westernuresearch.bsky.social forms.cloud.microsoft/r/zRVJ84t55C
“Moving beyond consumer-grade interfaces like chatbots (ChatGPT, Copilot, etc), our focus here is on the strategic development of enterprise-scale AI projects deployed at an institutional level.” 💻 Wednesday, September 10 at 12:00-1:00PM EST #ResearchAdmin #ai cara-acaar.ca/227183
August 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
“Moving beyond consumer-grade interfaces like chatbots (ChatGPT, Copilot, etc), our focus here is on the strategic development of enterprise-scale AI projects deployed at an institutional level.” 💻 Wednesday, September 10 at 12:00-1:00PM EST #ResearchAdmin #ai cara-acaar.ca/227183
The part in Theaetetus where Socrates talks about social media.
July 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The part in Theaetetus where Socrates talks about social media.
It’s got loads of creepy AI slope. It’s got lots of nostalgic blubbering. It wallows in the uncanny valley. It has a silly broadway show tune. It also has a point! My contribution to the @westernu.bsky.social CTL GenAI Summer Challenge is MULTIMODAL at teaching.uwo.ca/genai/posts/...
June 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It’s got loads of creepy AI slope. It’s got lots of nostalgic blubbering. It wallows in the uncanny valley. It has a silly broadway show tune. It also has a point! My contribution to the @westernu.bsky.social CTL GenAI Summer Challenge is MULTIMODAL at teaching.uwo.ca/genai/posts/...
SSHRC Storytellers finalists at @swc-can.bsky.social in Fredericton
June 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
SSHRC Storytellers finalists at @swc-can.bsky.social in Fredericton
It’s the enshitification of everything in the age of surveilllance capitalism…when the purpose of an actual cookie is to get a cookie in your browser.
June 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It’s the enshitification of everything in the age of surveilllance capitalism…when the purpose of an actual cookie is to get a cookie in your browser.
The warm, peacefully blinking lights mask a frantic effort to comply with the new storage limit reductions for Microsoft 365 Education…
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The warm, peacefully blinking lights mask a frantic effort to comply with the new storage limit reductions for Microsoft 365 Education…
Well, here it is...all in one place! I think this is just about everything I have learned in all my years about presenting research and using public speaking to communicate science. I hope it is helpful! @westernu.bsky.social #KMb #scicomm westernhealthsciences.createsend.com/t/y-e-ckruii...
April 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Well, here it is...all in one place! I think this is just about everything I have learned in all my years about presenting research and using public speaking to communicate science. I hope it is helpful! @westernu.bsky.social #KMb #scicomm westernhealthsciences.createsend.com/t/y-e-ckruii...
This @visualcap.bsky.social chart is a good reminder that if you are waiting for some magical moment in the future when the future is fully known, you really need to get over the delusion that such a future will ever arrive. www.visualcapitalist.com/global-econo...
March 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This @visualcap.bsky.social chart is a good reminder that if you are waiting for some magical moment in the future when the future is fully known, you really need to get over the delusion that such a future will ever arrive. www.visualcapitalist.com/global-econo...
Super friendly staff. Genuinely relaxed atmosphere—no rush to turn the table. No blaring music. No televisions. And yes, free wifi and a local brew. Dine in your neighbourhood. (Archie’s #ldnont)
March 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Super friendly staff. Genuinely relaxed atmosphere—no rush to turn the table. No blaring music. No televisions. And yes, free wifi and a local brew. Dine in your neighbourhood. (Archie’s #ldnont)
Presenting your research this conference season? Join us on Tuesday (April 1) at @westernu.bsky.social or on Zoom to optimize your talk. 450+ registrations already—it’s going to be a blast! uwo.ca/fhs/research... @westernuresearch.bsky.social @researchimpact.bsky.social @swc-can.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Presenting your research this conference season? Join us on Tuesday (April 1) at @westernu.bsky.social or on Zoom to optimize your talk. 450+ registrations already—it’s going to be a blast! uwo.ca/fhs/research... @westernuresearch.bsky.social @researchimpact.bsky.social @swc-can.bsky.social
I really appreciate the opportunity to work here. It doesn't feel like a "job" but a daily opportunity to learn, experiment and discover... alongside exceptional colleagues committed to serving society through the pursuit of knowledge and understanding.
@westernu.bsky.social
#WesternU
@westernu.bsky.social
#WesternU
March 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I really appreciate the opportunity to work here. It doesn't feel like a "job" but a daily opportunity to learn, experiment and discover... alongside exceptional colleagues committed to serving society through the pursuit of knowledge and understanding.
@westernu.bsky.social
#WesternU
@westernu.bsky.social
#WesternU
The peer review process is often abstruse and unpredictable. But can AI "predict" what reviewers will flag as weaknesses in grant applications? March 17, 2025, 3PM-4:30 p.m. at @uwaterloo.ca (or virtually). Hosted by Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation. uwaterloo.ca/complexity-i...
February 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The peer review process is often abstruse and unpredictable. But can AI "predict" what reviewers will flag as weaknesses in grant applications? March 17, 2025, 3PM-4:30 p.m. at @uwaterloo.ca (or virtually). Hosted by Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation. uwaterloo.ca/complexity-i...
Are you sharing your research this conference season? Optimize delivery, presentation structure, and slide design: maximize the impact of your next talk, keynote, or lecture. April 1, 9AM-12PM ET. Live in-person at @westernu.bsky.social, plus virtual options. Open to all. uwo.ca/fhs/research...
February 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Are you sharing your research this conference season? Optimize delivery, presentation structure, and slide design: maximize the impact of your next talk, keynote, or lecture. April 1, 9AM-12PM ET. Live in-person at @westernu.bsky.social, plus virtual options. Open to all. uwo.ca/fhs/research...
If you are a faculty member at @westernu.bsky.social applying to this round of the CIHR Project Grant competition, consider testing out the new Automated Grant Feedback pilot—an experimental resource powered by AI and provided to the #WesternU research community by @westernuresearch.bsky.social
February 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If you are a faculty member at @westernu.bsky.social applying to this round of the CIHR Project Grant competition, consider testing out the new Automated Grant Feedback pilot—an experimental resource powered by AI and provided to the #WesternU research community by @westernuresearch.bsky.social
This poor yellow diamond surely has a psychological complex. #ldnont #wortleyvillage
November 30, 2024 at 2:17 PM
This poor yellow diamond surely has a psychological complex. #ldnont #wortleyvillage
“The LLM alone outperformed physicians even when the LLM was available to them” is fascinating—but the public reporting on this article really needs to emphasize that the analysis case data was collected and written by actual physicians, not random people talking to an LLM. doi.org/10.1001/jama...
November 25, 2024 at 2:48 PM
“The LLM alone outperformed physicians even when the LLM was available to them” is fascinating—but the public reporting on this article really needs to emphasize that the analysis case data was collected and written by actual physicians, not random people talking to an LLM. doi.org/10.1001/jama...
You can file this paragraph from a recent NIH update in the “Tell me you are getting frustrated with telling me you are getting frustrated” folder. #peerreview #research #ai https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/11/04/using-artificial-intelligence-and-other-digital-technologies-to-enhance-grant-managem…
November 22, 2024 at 4:08 PM
You can file this paragraph from a recent NIH update in the “Tell me you are getting frustrated with telling me you are getting frustrated” folder. #peerreview #research #ai https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/11/04/using-artificial-intelligence-and-other-digital-technologies-to-enhance-grant-managem…
A better name for “Inbox”
November 19, 2024 at 3:35 PM
A better name for “Inbox”
If the proposition on the mug is valid, the proposition that you should collect the mug is…
November 17, 2024 at 7:50 PM
If the proposition on the mug is valid, the proposition that you should collect the mug is…
For what it's worth, I would like to vote for @atproto.com.
November 16, 2024 at 8:32 PM
For what it's worth, I would like to vote for @atproto.com.
My little nostalgic #ldnont Twitter universe from 2014 has been miraculously, faithfully reincarnating itself here over the last 48 hours. Feeling the tipping point vibes. It’s good to see you, everyone.
November 16, 2024 at 3:23 AM
My little nostalgic #ldnont Twitter universe from 2014 has been miraculously, faithfully reincarnating itself here over the last 48 hours. Feeling the tipping point vibes. It’s good to see you, everyone.