PhD candidate (Political Science) | Sessional Instructor (Quantitative Methods) | Recovering public servant | Huge nerd (SCA, LARP, TTRPGs)
Expect posts about Canadian news (often political) and nerdy pursuits. Opinions my own and likely to be unhinged.
Mad (Social) Scientist 🇨🇦
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I do kind of wonder how much of the appeal of Alberta seperatism lies in the idea that an independent Alberta would be able to coerce BC (...somehow...) into doing what it wants.
thehub.ca/2026/06/09/n...
I'm an above-average study participation enjoyer, but this one was legit fun.
The study uses a unique methodology - asking participants to pitch an episode of Black Mirror - to explore what concerns people about the future of generative AI.
www.internetruleslab.com/black-mirror...
We're one of the most educated countries on earth. Talking down to us about this is certainly a choice.
Also, given that knowledge of how AI works correlates with AI skepticism, I doubt a true 'education' program would have the effect they're looking for.
#CNDPoli
While I expect Liberal partisans to continue arguing otherwise, it seems increasingly clear to me that the Carney government has abandoned Canada's climate goals.
#CNDPoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
I've been a city girl my whole life, but even I've spent enough time around cows to know why raw milk is a terrible idea.
I found parts of his speech eyeroll-inducing, but, then again, I'm not the intended audience.
While I remain concerned about Poilievre's ability to rise to the moment generally, I think Wells basically gets it right here.
#CNDPoli #ABLeg
paulwells.substack.com/p/how-to-sav...
If AI accounts for only 20% of data center use, why is it the justification for nearly every new data center? I did the math and suspect Big Tech is using AI as a cover for unpopular uses like surveillance advertising.
blog.still-water.net/what-if-data...
Not shockingly, I got the Empiricist.
Good. Google shouldn't be able to pass the buck on false statements generated by its 'AI overviews'. Especially not when those statements are potentially defamatory or otherwise harmful.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
That viral claim about Alberta getting guaranteed ocean access under UN law? A legal expert explains why it's completely wrong.
thehub.ca
We're recruiting for a survey where you pitch your own Black Mirror episode about the future of generative AI!
A former member of Canada's top climate body said the pipeline deal Canada signed with Alberta is incompatible with Carney government's net-zero target.
www.cbc.ca
Pierre Poilievre speaks for Canadian unity. Quite well, actually
A typology quiz for the years 1500 to 1789. Thirty questions, thirty types—humanist, Puritan, philosophe, magus, salonnière, mercenary. Which were you?
Raw milk a good idea❓ NO‼️
MY TAKE: U of A research pushes back against unpasteurized milk advocates www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
The math is pretty simple here:
ZERO evidence of health benefits ➕ LOTS of evidence of harm 🟰 BAD IDEA!
Today we have @parismarx.com in our pages, arguing that ordinary Canadians are right to be concerned about AI, but
"the government is positioning... the public’s skepticism as the product of a knowledge gap." thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Tim Caulfield, research director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta, discusses an online push for the sale of raw milk to be legalized in Alberta.
