To make a different point, giving a test of time award to a best paper award winner is such a missed opportunity. Why not recognize an influential paper you missed on the first try?

#NeurIPS2024 ACs, how's your AC-reviewer discussion experience? Only 10% of reviewers in my AC batch joined the discussions, while I had sent them multiple reminders How could we do better? Note: the number is not of author-reviewer discussions, which was actually much higher

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Pretty low engagement! For other people who ACd, how does it compare?

Scientists should get paid for thinking time nature #PhD #PhDlife #academics #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #Postdocs #Research #Science

Here's an actual YIMBY triumph.

The University of Toronto Scarborough is seeking sessional instructors (Unit 3) for three courses this Fall. STAC62 Stochastic Processes STAC50 Data Collection STAD81 Causal Inference Deadline: Tomorrow! Share with anyone who might be interested. utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehi…

Some research subcommunities are known for being unwelcoming to outsiders. I have a few in mind and they tend to be theoretical. What do other people feel?

If NVIDIA ever fails, it’s bc they got stuck at CUDA and never moved on to WUDA and SHUDA.

what are the most important or helpful rules + norms that your academic lab follows? could be from perspective of PhD, postdoc, or prof could be about how to run group meeting, how to have 1-1 chats, how to support others in the group, how to stay well read

WNBA is legit exciting this year. Fever were 3-10. Now they're 17-16, and on a 4 game winning streak.

Good Morning USA! (and Canada) US version of Atomic Human released today! hachettebookgroup.com/titles/neil-d-…

BIG NEWS! I'll be moving to Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan in Fall 2025! I'm super excited about my new colleagues and my whole family is really looking forward to life in Ann Arbor. I'll really miss the friends I've made in my decade Northeastern U. Khoury College of Computer Sciences but ready for this new adventure.

Professor Raquel Urtasun has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada — a prestigious distinction given to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists. uoft.me/aOp

Another distinction for my distinguished colleague.

Thoughts/tips on grad school and early professorship after 3 years. -No one is watching. Everyone is too busy. Do what you want. -You know your skills and research the best. Do what YOU want. -There is no rush. Lots of work will come across your desk. Be picky. Do what YOU WANT.

This.

Congrats to Ray Kurzweil for being named on the Time Magazine 100 in AI list under "Thinkers".