JOB -targeted search: Canada Research Chair, Tier 1 in AI & Inequality (Full or Associate Professor) at Western University. See the ad for details. universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

New paper examines commission vs. direct access human rights systems in British Columbia and finds that the commission system was more efficient and provided a greater chance to have complaints adjudicated in formal hearings. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Looking for a distraction? Here are the Atlantic's 55 facts of 2025 www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

So much for the potential of vibe coding... futurism.com/artificial-i...

Some great job postings at Dalhousie University -Tier 2 CRC in Indigenous Prosperity -Program Specialist - Francophone, The Black Health Education Collaborative -Postdoc: Black [Queer] Health Studies -Canada Impact+ Research Chair // Emerging Leader -CRC, VPRI Office csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

Good op-ed on the turning point Canadian universities are navigating. The rub: will government, the private sector, and broader public put their money where their mouths are and fund an innovation economy or continue to pursue outdated austerity? vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

Who produces news and what sources people turn to differs dramatically by age. We are living in generational solitudes. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...

Visit HistoryOfRights.ca and StateFunding.ca to learn more #cdhnhist #publichistory #canadianhistory #historian #humanrights

Now here is the real word of the year: affordability Year in a word: Affordability - www.ft.com/content/d5f0... via @FT

You can be an active part of Trump-induced US brain drain: come work with me at @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social ! The priority area in Democratic and Community Resilience is especially worth checking out: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...

Just what the world needs, stoned AI...? www.wired.com/story/people...

🧵 Postdoc opportunity at McGill I am recruiting a top postdoctoral researcher to join my lab at McGill through the Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards Initiative. This is a rare, well-funded opportunity to build an ambitious, multimodal EdTech research program in Canada.

Is sociology ready to understand sociability and social relationships with bots and AI? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/o...

JOB/ EMPLOI -Sociologie - Professeure ou professeur (sociologie économique) Université du Québec à Montréal universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

I am co-chairing the Sociology of Development Research Cluster sessions at the 2026 CSA Conference: - DEV1 Development & its Discontents; - DEV2 Conflict/Development; - DEV3 SocDev Omnibus. Read the CFP and submit your abstract here: event.fourwaves.com/2026-csa-scs... @csa-scs.bsky.social

Non-permanent residents are not directly driving up home prices in Canada. They are almost all renters and not home owners. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/46-28...

job Communications Officer, Ocean Frontier Institute Dalhousie University Close Date 12/15/2025 csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

New @csa-scs.bsky.social shows that Canadian undergraduate enrollment has declined over the last decade but has stabilized. This was especially notable in Ontario. MA and PhD are enrollments are stable. csa-scs.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?...

New Sage White Paper shows that social science researchers claim that career advancement doesn't matter to them as much to them as research impact but don't feel their peers feel the same and feel there is a lack of reward for applied research outside of academia. www.sagepub.com/docs/default...

Are young adults experiencing a religious revival? Our data says no. 🧵👇 Full analysis here:

Those who perceive climate change for the worse may be more sceptical of symbolic flagship behaviours than those who are less aware of environmental changes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

In a context where the credibility and authority are already being questioned, this can't be good. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Not sure how many academics are paying attention to Ontario’s Bill 33, but it could reshape PSE. universityaffairs.ca/news/critics...

JOB: Branson University -Sociology - Tenure-Track Position (Crime and Community) universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

JOB: Université de Montréal - Department of Sociology -Assistant Professor in Feminisms, Genders, and Sexualities in Black, African, and Caribbean Worlds (Description and details in French) ciqss.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?...

EMPLOI: Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) -Villes et immigration - Professeure ou professeur universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

Oh boy -a dangerous mix: poetry and AI. www.wired.com/story/poems-...

JOB: Sociology - Assistant Professor, St. Francis Xavier University universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

Lorsqu'on parle de souveraineté des données, il est important de se rappeler qu'elle ne se limite pas à l'infrastructure. Elle concerne également la juridiction et les cadres juridiques. www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro...

On the success of the Trump regime's diplomacy in Canada. narrativeresearch.ca/a-strong-maj...

Is there really a battle for the soul of universities? Or, is this a generational shift in "normal" science? macleans.ca/longforms/th...

Is it time for universities to focus on the Humboldt principles of “free people,” “free research,” “free education,” and “free knowledge”? Will Heterodox be the vehicle to do that? universityaffairs.ca/features/tim...

En ces temps incertains qui affligent le Québec, le Canada et la planète, une enquête de Léger montre que les Québécois semblent personnellement confiants dans la tempête. Mais collectivement, ils s’inquiètent pour le Québec et le monde. lactualite.com/societe/le-q...

New polling by @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social shows that Canadians has widespread anxiety over AI. There is a true role for public policy to slow this down and help people transition to this game changing technology. angusreid.org/artificial-i...

Great piece on the intersection of environmental and AI polycrises at COP by @dbtindall.bsky.social theconversation.com/artificial-i...

Big tech hyperbole, or the future?

From the very first census in 1790, the U.S. has measured race – but never in the same way and rarely without controversy. In this new data essay, we look at how the census has approached racial and ethnic measurement over time.

StatCan - Emplois Recensement, Commis au recrutement Date limite : le 7 mars 2026 Census Employment, Recruitment Clerk - StatsCan Closing date: 2026-03-07 csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

JOB: Sociology - Professor (Quantitative Data Analysis Methods and Social Statistics) -Université Lavalhttps://universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?job_id=69813

The most pressing problems of the current historical moment are being framed as existential threats. The question is whether sociology, and more broadly social science, is up for the task of tackling them. This paper is a provocative thought experiment on all this. rdcu.be/eNKnL

job TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION IN HEALTH AND THE LIFE COURSE OR WORK AND THE ECONOMY Department of Sociology, Western University Review of applications will commence on November 6th, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

Turns out social media even give AI brain rot. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

As the world wrestles with "existential threat" it is an opportunity for sociology to reflexively re-imagine itself. The most pressing problems the world faces are all social problems. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

As the world wrestles with "existential threat" it is an opportunity for sociology to reflexively re-imagine itself. The most pressing problems the world faces are all social problems. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

job TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION IN HEALTH AND THE LIFE COURSE OR WORK AND THE ECONOMY Department of Sociology, Western University Review of applications will commence on November 6th, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

Not sure this is much of a surprise, but a reminder that AI hallucinates and it isn't ready to replace journalists. The world doesn't need AI generated misinformation! www.reuters.com/business/med...

Might be time for Canadians to plug into the world a bit more. There is more to it than our southern neighbour. angusreid.org/carney-asia-...

2 job postings, Concordia University *Assistant Professor, Migration and Politics *Assistant Professor in Human Geography and Migration Application deadline: December 1, 2025 csn-rec.ca/job-postings... @cpsa-acsp.bsky.social @csa-scs.bsky.social

@rsmargo.bsky.social, @somardrawoh.bsky.social, and Yue Teng explain how declining Indigenous fertility rates will reshape the futures of Indigenous communities and Canada, and the broader implications for the country as a whole. An important analysis: policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/indi...

Indigenous fertility rates in Canada have begun to decline over the past decade. Only the Inuit have replacement level fertility among Indigenous peoples in the country. policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/indi...