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I enjoyed the victory as much as anyone, but this is the most Canadian moment of the night.

Don’t worry there’s more to come - you cal follow me on Substack for free.

Collins: You said you think that Ukraine is going to ultimately win this war. Is that a view that [Trump] seemed to share as well? Carney: We, the Germans, the UK, the French, all are of the view that the tide has turned in this war. It is a matter of time. Putin is going to lose this war.

Best G7 photo since Charlevoix.

this is evidence of intelligent behaviour and frankly I don't think it matters if they are 'conscious' or not, they're demonstrating that they can think and solve problems and remember and be creative so explain to me why that's not worthy arghhhhh

We've known that socioeconomics (SES) matters for the 🧠. New & 🤯 is that SES drowns out all other brain associations, incl. IQ. If you train an algorithm to predict IQ from brain data, it's still way better at predicting SES. Science Mag: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @smarek0502.bsky.social 👀🧵👇

Have you noticed who the Premier is?

Postdoc position available at postlab.psych.wisc.edu. Pls send cv to [email protected]

Canada has introduced new legislation to regulate social media companies and LLMs — taking aim at CSAM and violence-encouraging chatbots — with penalties up to 5% of the company's global revenue if they refuse to comply.

Be sceptical of any media story that proclaims that something: "influences kids brains development". All experiences have an impact on brain development. Brain plasticity is adaptation. You have to ask: what evidence do you have that the influence is of a negative nature and why? #neurononsense

the vision for positive masculinity is feminism.

The World Cup is a few days away and we've seen players, referees, team officials, media and fans who have been denied access to the United States over visa issues. Almost every nation is sensitive to how the world views them. The US seems to be a malevolent exception www.thestar.com/sports/socce...

For 30 years, curiosity has driven discovery at @westernu.ca's Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping. From pioneering ultra-high field MRI to today’s world-leading facilities, researchers have transformed how we study health and disease. Read more: www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news-e...

Possibly the pettiest loser government in the world. The US has withdrawn Iran’s allocation of World Cup tickets for supporters days before the tournament starts, Iran’s football federation said.

At every stage of her exceptional career, Louise Arbour has defended and promoted justice, dignity, and equality. Today, she takes her place as Canada’s 31st Governor General. Congratulations, Your Excellency.

Why yes, there *is* a verbal equivalent to the Shawinigan handshake.

Chrétien: When you look at the polls, Canadians have never been more united. Thank you to Donald Trump for that. I should propose him for the Order of Canada, but I cannot succeed. Do you know why? Rosie: He's not Canadian? Chrétien: Because we don't give it to a person who has a criminal record.

Never ever let the US host the World Cup again. Why they got it again so soon remains a mystery. They have a fascist government, crappy stadiums and unacceptable pitches… the UK has not had it since 66 and the US gets it again after just over 30 years. Enough with US privilege on the world stage

"Our strikes on Moscow region are a sign that we will not just die in silence. We will hit back and grow stronger every day," Zelensky said.

Congratulations to Professor Daniel Ansari, Canada Research Chair in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, who has been recognized as the recipient of the 2026 Pickering Award for Outstanding Contribution to Developmental Psychology in Canada. https://ow.ly/Lxyc50Z5jRW

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And nobody will hold the premiers to account for destroying our universities.

Love this stained glass in Station Berri-UQAM, Montreal

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Excellent news! Nature is expanding Registered Reports to all the fields in which they publish! A great result by all those proposing this strong solution to publication bias and selective reporting (and getting expert feedback before data collection)! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Wab Kinew: "I just love Canada and I don't want to see talk about breaking this country up. And just the nature of how I want to practice politics is to speak up about what I think is the right thing to do."

Canada needs more Wab Kinew and less Danielle Smith.

It’s genuinely jaw‑dropping to watch people willing to torch our nearly 250‑year experiment in democracy just to follow an increasingly unstable, criminally convicted reality‑show charlatan.

If I’m not evolved enough to understand it, then why did they have to steal my writing to train it?

Tonight is a good night to rewatch All or Nothing: Arsenal.

it just feels like genAI made it overall easier for cheaters to cheat, but harder for honest people to do honest work. (which checks out, given the state of everything else!)

Another win for vaccines.

In political science school they didn't teach us enough about the role bad faith actors play in politics. I am always, naively, amazed at how craven it all is.

Canadian scientists: I’m taking a look at how Canadian science and regulation (e.g., food safety, disease control, drug development & assessment, etc) relies on American science and how that’s changing. Please send me stories of how you use/used American science and how that’s changed/changing.

LIGHT THAT UP!!

CHAMPIONS 😭😭

CHAMPIONS!!!!! AFTER 22 YEARS @arsenalfc.bsky.social

i cannot. I CANNOT.

Per Financial Times, while in Beijing, Trump proposed to Xi the idea that US, China and Russia should co-operate against the International Criminal Court.

Social democracy you say? I’m in.

Area government says city needs longer runway so magic money can fall safely from sky.

With @remyfurrer.bsky.social, a new piece in Nature Human Behavior. The standard description of a polygenic score as a "genetic predisposition" essentializes a statistical construct. It's not language policing: PGS are a new kind of entity; now is the time to think carefully about what they are.

Trump USAID Cuts Killed One Million People 750,000 died in the first year. By 2030 defunding USAID will kill 9.4 Million people, and 2.5 Million Children under the age of 5. Trump’s most lethal policy will almost surely be his 71 percent cut in humanitarian aid. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/o...

2 more games to absolute heaven

Congratulations to @olaozpal.bsky.social & big team on new paper: large sample of children reveals the early origins of left-lateralization in language processing. Nice profile in MIT news: news.mit.edu/2026/languag...

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I live much Closer to the USA than most destinations in Canada . 🇨🇦 . But in 2026; Québec will choose Canada over USA . 4% of résidents of my province will go to the USA . More Will go to Europe. Enjoy your Orange leader.

No, Mark Carney isn't just like Stephen Harper on climate and the environment, as some have argued lately. But he's not like Justin Trudeau either. That's a good thing, as far as climate policy is concerned. Today's announcement proves it. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/15/o...