@DalOpenThink

Empowering Dalhousie PhD students to influence public discourse and policy

 Halifax, Nova Scotia
blogs.dal.ca/openthink/
Joined November 2018
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What are the different approaches to robotics and which is best to use? OpenThinker @lw2492 covers this topic in his final #DalOpenThink article. 🤖 Want to share your own research on the OpenThink blog? Apply to become an OpenThinker by Monday, Dec. 18: dal.ca/faculty/gradstudies/c…

The OpenThink Initiative

Dalhousie’s OpenThink Initiative gives PhD students the skills and platform to share their ideas with the world. Join the next cohort. Learn how.

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OpenThink@DalOpenThink15 Dec 2023
Learn about the two approaches to robotics, classical methods and end-to-end reinforcement learning, in @lw2492’s final #DalOpenThink article: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/class…
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Participating in @DalOpenThink has been one of the highlights of my PhD. It’s been a joy to explore and share my interests within my research area and I’ve learned so much along the way. Some of my main takeaways and learnings in my (final!) December blog 👇
OpenThink@DalOpenThink14 Dec 2023
In her final #DalOpenThink article, @NMacKenzie_ shares key reflections on what she has learned about communication and knowledge sharing: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/commu…
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💡Caring for young people with cancer? 💻In my last @DalOpenThink #blog, I highlight lifelong learning resources for health care professionals blogs.dal.ca/openthink/carin… #TYACancer #AYACSM #AYACancer #YACancer #MedTwitter #OncTwitter #HPM #LCSM #GYNCSM #BCSM #BTSM
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🌊 @KeahnaMargeson, a PhD student and @DalOpenThink member, explores how nature-based approaches can protect Canada's coasts in this recent article republished from The Conversation Canada. Want to see your own work in the media? Apply to join OpenThink: dal.ca/faculty/gradstudies/c…

The OpenThink Initiative

Dalhousie’s OpenThink Initiative gives PhD students the skills and platform to share their ideas with the world. Join the next cohort. Learn how.

dal.ca
Dalhousie University@DalhousieU20 Nov 2023
Let coastlines be coastlines: How nature‑based approaches can protect Canada’s coasts: bit.ly/3ulQxLs
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In this month's @DalOpenThink blog, I write about my experience at #ISPP2023 and the takeaways I gathered when it comes to collaboration and pain care. Check it out at the link below 👇
OpenThink@DalOpenThink23 Nov 2023
In her newest #DalOpenThink article, @NMacKenzie_ writes about her recent experience learning about the collaborative efforts of clinicians and researchers to move evidence into practice within the context of children’s pain: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/colla…
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From report to reality: Actioning Solution Six of Nova Scotia’s Action for Health Plan! Another great @DalOpenThink piece from @JuliaKontak : blogs.dal.ca/openthink/from-…
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As someone new to (and wary of) #AI, I got to wondering - could these tools actually help us share science better or more easily? Check out my monthly @DalOpenThink article for what I learned about the potential 👇
OpenThink@DalOpenThink11 Oct 2023
Is AI the next big tool for science communication? @NMacKenzie_'s newest #DalOpenThink article explores the role tools like Chat GPT may have when it comes to sharing evidence: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/artif… #KillamLaureate
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I've been super curious about what's happening in the this fast moving field. Thank you @NMacKenzie_ and @DalOpenThink @DalhousieU for this!
OpenThink@DalOpenThink11 Oct 2023
Is AI the next big tool for science communication? @NMacKenzie_'s newest #DalOpenThink article explores the role tools like Chat GPT may have when it comes to sharing evidence: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/artif… #KillamLaureate
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📣 New @DalOpenThink #blog 📣 Are You Between the Ages of 18-39 and Living With Cancer? Connect With People Who Get It! blogs.dal.ca/openthink/are-y… Ft: @cactuscancersoc @yacancercanada #AYACSM @PinkPearlCanada @rethinktweet #StupidCancer

Are You Between the Ages of 18-39 and Living With Cancer? Connect With People Who Get It!

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Learn a little bit more about water and nutrient absorption in plants with my latest OpenThink blog post here: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/getti… @dalagriculture @AqualitasInc @DalOpenThink
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"There is no day like today to advocate, highlight and build awareness of the transformative power of youth voices in making our world a more sustainable and healthy society." Check out #DalHPJ Managing Editor @JuliaKontak's latest article in @DalOpenThink!
OpenThink@DalOpenThink30 Aug 2023
From outdoor classrooms to gardens, learn how Nova Scotia youth are creating healthier school communities in @JuliaKontak's most recent #DalOpenThink article: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/from-…
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In this month's @DalOpenThink blog, I share some of my reflections on a valuable experience I had listening to different experts talk about how we define #pain. TLDR: diverse perspectives could make for more comprehensive definitions!
OpenThink@DalOpenThink16 Aug 2023
Is a simple conversation enough to change how health conditions are defined? @NMacKenzie_ writes about an experience of listening to diverse voices to see #pain differently: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/excha… #DalOpenThink #KillamLaureate
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Our thoughts and emotions influence our behaviour…even when it comes to using evidence! Check out my latest @DalOpenThink blog which talks about the connection
OpenThink@DalOpenThink27 Jul 2023
Can the way we feel about evidence impact how likely we are to use it? @NMacKenzie_ explores the role of attitudes when it comes to bringing new evidence into practice: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/at-th… #DalOpenThink #KillamLaureate
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📢 [BLOG] Help for the helpers: 8 tips to avoid burnout “Our community in #NovaScotia is once again navigating a natural disaster, our second major event in less than a year.” blogs.dal.ca/openthink/help… #HRM @HRMFireNews @DalHealth @DalNursing #Wildfire #NovaScotiaFires
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Welcome to the Poo Zoo! In this month's @DalOpenThink blog, I discuss the wonderful ecosystem of microbes which can help liberate essential plant nutrients from fish solid waste. blogs.dal.ca/openthink/welco… @dalagriculture #aquaponics #poozoo
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The @KidsInPain national standard for pediatric pain management is an excellent example of how to mobilize evidence. Check out my latest @DalOpenThink blog below to learn more!
OpenThink@DalOpenThink31 May 2023
Knowledge sharing is a piece of cake with the right ingredients. @NMacKenzie_ covers a newly launched national standard for pediatric pain management in Canada and what its key ingredients can teach us about sharing evidence: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/knowl… #KillamTrusts
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Well, big congrats to @DalOpenThink alum @ColinRM_Sci who just had another article published in @ConversationCA You can read it here: bit.ly/3mKI5lr To read more from Colin go here: bit.ly/41JqBED Colin's from @PsychNeuroDal @DalScience #TikTok
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Meet Zihao Sheng (@Zihao_Sheng) from @DalOpenThink’s 2023 cohort. Zihao studies how live-in immigrant caregivers can help improve the productivity of Canadian women, and benefit both the immigrant families and Canadian economy. Read monthly articles: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/autho…
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Meet Tobias Schminke (@TobiasSchminke) from @DalOpenThink’s 2023 cohort. Tobias studies how the global growth of minor, and even quirky, political parties affect democracy. Read monthly articles: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/autho…
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Meet Nicole MacKenzie (@NMacKenzie_) from @DalOpenThink’s 2023 cohort. Nicole works to understand how health partners can most effectively be helped to work together to apply evidence for children’s pain management. Read monthly articles: blogs.dal.ca/openthink/autho…
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