Tom Davis

Brewer, baker, open source enthusiast, permaculturist.

[Australian Plant Phenomics Network @AustPlantPhenom]

Congratulations to Dr Richard Poiré, who has succeeded Professor Dani Way as Node Director of APPN at the Australian National University in Canberra.
Read more: https://t.co/V8z9O4egTW
@BiologyANU
#NCRISimpact

[Daniel Norero @DanielNorero]

Genetically engineered chestnut tree, grown in Syracuse, moves one step closer to release 🧬🌳 | If approved, Darling-54 -a fungus resistant event- would be the first genetically engineered tree made for large-scale reforestation, and could save the American chestnut from the brink of extinction. https://t.co/Vqk0GWA3E0

[Australian Society of Plant Scientists @asps_ozplants]

@pete_crisp will be presenting his talk "The DNA hypomethylome: unlocking crop epigenomics to uncover and engineer hidden diversity" as the 2024 Goldacre Award winner at the ASPS conference. Peter is also featured in the November edition of Phytogen out

[Alison Bentley @AlisonRBentley]

It’s Waffle-y fun Friday @ANUAgrifood 🧇
Delicious Tritordeum waffles & some high quality wheat-based trivia. Thanks to Tom & Alex for organising!

[Ashley Jones @dnawhisperer]

Honoured to receive a Science and Innovation Award from the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry @MurrayWatt and Forest & Wood Products Australia Kevin Peachey. Exciting research, support and connections in Australian agriculture at #ABARESOutlook with @DAFFgov

[Canberra Protein Group @CanberraPG]

Come along on Friday to our showcase! We have five fantastic ECR speakers, as well as posters and food!
There is still time to submit poster abstracts, so get in quick...
We will see you there!

[John Innes Centre @JohnInnesCentre]

NEWS - Barley plants fine-tune their root microbial communities through sugary secretions

In a new study which appears in @PLOS Biology, Dr Jacob Malone’s group takes a closer look at the relationship between a plant’s genetics and its root microbes

https://t.co/dWdVfO97rg

[Australian Academy of Science @Science_Academy]

📣 New speaker announcement! 📣
Corey Tutt—@DeadlyScience CEO—will join our final #IndigenousKnowledges public speaker event for 2023 featuring both in-person & remote panellists
⏰ 5.30pm-7pm AEDT
📆 Tues 12 Dec
💲 $15 in person
🏛️ @ShineDome or online
🎟️ https://t.co/sRQrm1NP9Z

[EFF @EFF]

“It’s not just that I went out to pizza with this person,” EFF’s @jenuhhveev told the @NYTimes. “It’s a pattern of who you live with, interact with and do business with, and how it changes over time.” https://t.co/GwN5xEgbZm

[Tom Davis @davistc]

@elidourado Queen D7 to B5

[Owen Atkin @OwenAtkin]

A few tips for teachers on how to use ChatGPT in teaching
https://t.co/vpWHO6DVd3

[Sally Potter @SpotterOz]

I am recruiting a PhD student for 3 years to work on comparative genomics of Australian mammals @mqnatsci under an @arc_gov_au grant (details below). Please share/RT and apply. Deadline for expressions of interest 12th May 2023. Must start by Oct 2023. #phdpositions

[0xDesigner @0xDesigner]

Probably the best thing you'll see today.

In 2017, a group of developers hilariously competed for who could create worst volume control interface in the world.

The results 🧵

1/22

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

From New York to Tokyo, Melbourne to Venice – honeybee hives have revealed the unique genetic signatures of cities, even providing insights into human health.

🐝 @TheBeesearcher (@MonashUni) shares findings of a new study on city hives:
https://t.co/ehWWOuz1Pe

[Ivan Vinogradov @IvanVin_]

Using #chatgpt, I made a cookbook app in 40 min that gives you a dish and a recipe based on the ingredients you have at home. It's in google sheets, try it:
https://t.co/8pNi3UELrh

[Jackson Greathouse Fall @JazzFall]

I gave GPT-4 a budget of $100 and told it to make as much money as possible.

I'm acting as its human liaison, buying anything it says to.

Do you think it'll be able to make smart investments and build an online business?

Follow along 👀

[Rob Lennon 🗯 | AI Whisperer @thatroblennon]

A professor at Wharton REQUIRES his students to use AI and ChatGPT in his courses.

In one assignment, he asks explicitly asks students to *cheat*.

"AI is an emerging skill."

Here are the rules everyone gets on Day 1:

[Tom Davis @davistc]

@ian_g_brennan Have they tried imageJ for the initial sort. Low tech sort by colour or size etc. Once you have an idea of who's who they can train one of the ML platforms to do the final go.

[Phil Baty @Phil_Baty]

“Universities are for learning, not credentialing; we should not simply teach for tests. Students are not customers in an academic supermarket.”

@UniofOxford Chancellor Lord Patten: https://t.co/PJgEO4ixlQ

[Rob Sansom🐟 @Sansom_Rob]

Following current trends, the next PM will be in office for approximately minus 200 days