“In today’s media environment, social isolation and loneliness can be both contributors to the spread of health misinformation, as well as contributing to the health risks associated with misinformation.” impactethics.ca/2025/11/24/m...

It was a pleasure to introduce Dr Tank and moderate this session. #TheRoyalSocietyofCanada @src-rsc.bsky.social is the representative for the global Frontiers Planet Prize.

The RSC 2025 Annual Report is here! A standout year of inclusive excellence, independent expertise & international engagement. Read the report here: bit.ly/4plGdKE

In a new @universityaffairs.bsky.social article, Sharon Straus & Stephen Toope, Co-Chairs of the RSC Task Force on Knowledge System Resilience, explain why a multidisciplinary approach is key for effective policy & nation-building. Find out more: rsc-src.ca/en/programme...

Anyone using chatbots for education needs to stop now. They spew Jim Crow levels of racism and hate that get even worse with scaling not better. Reminder: "AI" has never been about education or intelligence..it is about power, surveillance and control.

Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly? What Alberta is proposing may sound good superficially but makes no sense in the Canadian context, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work. Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/

Halifax restaurant Mystic is # 1 on Air Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2025 list! 🎉🙌🏾 Who’s planning to go there?? #AirCanadaBestNewRestaurants #Halifax #NovaScotia #Foodies

“The Power of Sport: The True Sport Report 2022” a research series by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport provides evidence for a values-based approach to sport, consistently finds that “the sport Canadians want” includes safety, integrity and community. theconversation.com/when-we-gamb...

Alex Laurent @alexlaurent1.bsky.social (@ulaval.ca) se consacre à la construction d'une société plus équitable. Il a reçu le #PrixAbella pour son engagement à défendre la dignité des personnes vulnérables et à promouvoir un accès équitable à la justice. #COEE2025

When legislatures are organized as team locker rooms … elected representatives are more likely to support rule changes & time limits that make government faster & more centralized, & less likely to insist on the public work that tests ideas before they become law. theconversation.com/team-work-an...

An RSC conference — “Mainstreaming AI: Implications for the scientific community” Hugo Larochelle #Mila imagines a future that potentially includes AI for hypothesis (idea) generation, experiment replication (iteration) paper writing and scientific review

From November 24-26, delegates from the Royal Society of Canada will travel to Aotearoa New Zealand to participate in Taikura, the second summit of the Tri-Academy Partnership (@royalsocietynz.bsky.social, @science.org.au) on Indigenous Engagement. Learn more below. 

Du 24 au 26 nov., des représentants de la Société royale du Canada se rendront à Aotearoa, Nouvelle-Zélande, pour participer au Taikura, le deuxième sommet organisé dans le cadre du Partenariat tri-académique (@royalsocietynz.bsky.social, @science.org.au) sur l’engagement autochtone. 

A new @ca.theconversation.com article, co-authored by @juliamwright.bsky.social (FRSC), explores how updated CSA standards for respirator use can better protect health-care workers and patients — and why adopting evidence-based safety measures is vital for all Canadians. #RSCVoices

CSPC 2025 has an incredible lineup of speakers, including MP Karim Bardeesy! View the full agenda and register at: WWW.CSPC2025.CA Registration closes November 17, 2025. #CdnSci #CdnInnovation #CSPC2025

Leonard Cohen recites “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae | Legion Magazine youtu.be/cKoJvHcMLfc?... #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget

112th Grey Cup Final this Sunday in Winnipeg, featuring the Montreal Alouettes. My sister, Dr #PennyBaylis will be there looking to add to her collection of rings— 2009, 2010, 2023.

I am told that today is “go to an art museum day”. This may be a hoax, but surely there is no downside to visiting a museum. www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/...

I am so very excited about this new chapter of my life. Looking forward to working alongside talented colleagues to find creatives ways to leverage knowledge for the benefit of Canadians www.dal.ca/news/2025/11...

Congratulations to new RSC members from Dalhousie University www.dal.ca/news/2025/11...

Here's our latest video. 5 mins looking at the year since Donald Trump won a second term as President. youtu.be/S95jRLfYTH4?...

The 🇨🇦 Standing Committee on Science and Research passed a modified resolution this afternoon that the requested ricouncil applicant and reviewer data can be aggregated and anonymized. Thanks to the many researchers who signed letters pointing out legitimate data privacy concerns. 👏👏

Celebrating strong women youtube.com/watch?v=i2ln...

“Sound ethical decisions, based on recognizable and defensible principles, must pave the way forward for these belugas.”https://impactethics.ca/2025/11/04/we-cant-export-away-our-legally-recognized-duties-to-captive-cetaceans/

On Oct 1 the Standing Committee on Science and Research passed an egregious motion calling for the disclosure of disaggregated data for research applications to federal granting council from 2020-2025. On Oct 20 they amended the timeframe to 2000-2025. @picardonhealth.bsky.social

My next Zoom lecture on heritable human genome editing — November 6, 2025. The plan is to provide a worldwind summary of the last 10 years ….

The new SickKids advert “The count” is some powerful stuff - youtu.be/Km1IWh4oPEo?...

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

An IU researcher has won a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to study defunding and decline of college philosophy programs. www.ipm.org/news/2025-10...

The need for strong ethical oversight of Canadian Research Ethics Boards cannot be overstated. At a minimum, the Minister of Health should insist on compliance with section 4.3 of the Government of Canada's Agreement on the Administration of Agency Grants and Awards by Research Institutions.

Looking forward to chatting with Chris Hadfield about his new murder mystery, Final Orbit, on Nov. 15 in Vancouver. Tickets (which include a copy of the book) available here: writersfest.bc.ca/event/chris-...

Trouble fitting in your jeans? Blame the toxic food environment, not just your genes or lack of willpower, says the new book "Food Intelligence," by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

"Staff with the CDC’s institutional review board, which reviews the design of studies, and the ethics office, which oversees all conflicts and interests for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go." 👀👀👀 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

📢 Don’t miss out on these exciting opportunities! ➡️ Call for applications for the UN Panel on Artificial Intelligence: bit.ly/3WA6cl0 ➡️ Call for applications for the DORA Steering Committee: bit.ly/3KLX5ex Visit our website for more opportunities from the RSC community: bit.ly/46TmRpP

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In partnership with @umontreal.ca, @hec.ca & @polymtl.bsky.social, we invite you to join us for the RSC’s national conference, the 2025 RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement from November 12 to 16 in Montréal. ✨ Register here: bit.ly/COEE2025

If you're interested in buying my book “Altered Inheritance: CRISPR and the Ethics of Human Genome Editing” you can support independent bookstores by purchasing a copy from bookshop.org/beta-search?... @bookshop.org

Secure your spot for #COEE2025 before October 9, 2025. Register here: bit.ly/COEE2025 Réservez votre place pour le #COEE2025 avant le 9 octobre 2025. Inscrivez-vous ici : bit.ly/4mkALGU ✨ Presented by / Présenté par @umontreal.ca, @hec.ca & @polymtl.bsky.social.

A first (at least for me). I was stopped at security for a secondary search of my backpack. I was asked to open the compartment with my laptop. I did do. They removed the RS and AAAS report on “Science Diplomacy in an Era of Disruption”. This was swabbed looking for trace evidence of …

New research aimed at creating a new kind of designer baby involves human cloning followed by “mitomeiosis” (a process that triggers the egg with the new nuclear DNA to get rid of half of its chromosomes), followed by fertilization www.wired.com/story/scient...

Not every day a skin cell is turned into viable egg! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Receipt: www.npr.org/2024/09/20/n...

“Their goal is to instill fear, to make you feel helpless, hopeless, to break you down. Don’t let them. Educate yourself. Organize. Speak truth to authority. Because the story’s not written — the pen is in your hand.” deadline.com/2025/09/ando...

Rom-coms, heist flicks, a sports/horror mashup, a pair of Broadway musicals, a biopic of The Boss, festival award winners and lots of showbiz sagas — here's what NPR critics are watching this fall.