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Edmonton, Alberta
Joined December 2010
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Ehsan Misaghi (he/him) retweeted
As a statistician, I find this fixation on whether AI is "intelligent" bizarre, I have used thousands of mathematical models, that were not intelligent by anybody's definition, but provided essential insight to me a human, and encoded real knowledge about the world.
Ehsan Misaghi (he/him) retweeted
We should all write papers like this: arxiv.org/pdf/1804.02767
Ehsan Misaghi (he/him) retweeted
Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
Ehsan Misaghi (he/him) retweeted
In light of James Watson's death, I post this article which clarifies Rosalind Franklin's contributions to the discovery of the structure of DNA. It is richer than the conventional narrative.
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Ehsan Misaghi (he/him) retweeted
Fact: puberty blockers do NOT sterilize children (and I think the Premier knows this but is intentionally using the word to misinform, and if she doesn’t know what she’s talking about she shouldn’t speak like an “expert”)
Very Sad Fact: suicide does sterilize the child
Finally! I just really hope this new platform/template doesn’t require you to go through 3 pages to add just one publication to your CV.
Big news for applicants and reviewers! CIHR, @NSERC_CRSNG, and @SSHRC_CRSH will be transitioning away from the CCV to a new narrative-style CV for funding opportunities.
science.gc.ca/site/science/e…
ALT New narrative-style CV
"It's remarkable how often the real problem is not what happened, but how it was communicated."
-@JamesClear
Ehsan Misaghi (he/him) retweeted
Unpopular opinion: social media hasn't ruined us—it's just revealed how awful we always were.
Ehsan Misaghi (he/him) retweeted
The equation for success at anything:
1) Try something and fail.
2) Learn as much as possible from that failure.
3) Speed up the feedback loop of useful failures.
4) Repeat indefinitely.
Thanks to @FB_Canada for this generous award!
Congratulations to Ehsan Misaghi for receiving a Fighting Blindness Canada Clinician-Scientist Emerging Leader Award!
Misaghi is a joint MD/PhD student with research focused on inherited retinal diseases. He plans to pursue ophthalmology.
Read: bit.ly/49sLOrl
"Enough courage to get started + enough sense to focus on something you’re naturally suited for + enough persistence to stay in the game long enough to catch a few lucky breaks + a lot of hard work. There’s your recipe."
-@JamesClear
Ehsan Misaghi (he/him) retweeted
EDMONTON: Congratulations to our friends at the Azerbaijan Cultural Society of Edmonton @azcse for beautifully showcasing Azerbaijani culture & heritage at the Edmonton Heritage Festival for the 9th consecutive year!
Thanks to the thousands of attendees, elected officials & partner communities for visiting the Azerbaijan pavilion!🇨🇦🇦🇿
Ehsan Misaghi (he/him) retweeted
Kids will be like "How do you think you're gonna die" and then do a cartwheel
“If AI can stop the avg knowledge worker from checking his inbox q5 mins, it could, effectively, 2x, if not 3x, the amount of high value output he could produce. This would be my dream: a simplified workday, w/ more deep work & less exhausting context switching.” -Cal Newport
"We CAUSED expensive education by trying to make it financially accessible via subsidies, rather than technology. The Right Kind of More comes from science/technology/entrepreneurship. Not subsidizing/rent-seeking/buck-passing/increasing the power of a system that tends to
Ehsan Misaghi (he/him) retweeted
The AI in Healthcare Conference 2023 is coming up soon (March 10-12)! Make sure to grab your tickets: bit.ly/4139b6p
We're excited to have you join us for this interdisciplinary weekend filled w/ lots of learning, networking, exchange of ideas, food, and fun!