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Michael Pollan explains why AI will never replicate human consciousness Michael Pollan tells Scientific American why the science of consciousness may ultimately be too subject to our own conscious minds to crack

This stuff is so cool. I find the lack of scientific, philosophical & poetic acumen of the tech bro community so tragic, really. We always want to know the unknowable but really there’s so much aliveness in the unpredictable truth. www.scientificamerican.com/article/mich...

Almost a third of Gen Z men agree a wife should obey her husband | King's College London 31% of Gen Z men agree that a wife should always obey her husband and one third (33%) say a husband should have the final word on important decisions, according to a new global study of 23,000 people.

This new research on the attitudes of young men in relation to women and relationships is deeply troubling. Algorithms & bad actors are driving the genders apart & men away from their real emotional needs. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/almost-...

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A reminder that CNN is a top channel in Canada and that this conversation is about us too. Our latest media research for the record

Canadian Shield Institute Managing Director @vassb.bsky.social was on stage in Waterloo, talking with ThinkOn CEO Craig McLellan and Mozilla Foundation President Mark Surman.

Digital sovereignty is vital for Canada's future. Watch the whole discussion here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLxJ...

The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all | Taylor Lorenz Age-verification systems require collecting sensitive data to support the biometric information. In no time, the internet will become a fully surveilled digital panopticon, says technology journalist ...

Thoughtful POV & worth your time www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Annoyed birds mural, Bloor West & Dufferin

We have officially arrived at “wrong coat” season in Toronto. For the next month or so, you will either be sweating or freezing within a few blocks of your designated choice. Better to make peace with it now.

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Experts talk how to navigate distressing news stories and finding coping mechanisms BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As people awoke to headlines over the weekend about deadly U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and potential of widening conflict, alerts, social media and conversations at

Understand that supporting the humans around you to prioritize good mental health is rebellion & doomscrolling isn’t the same thing as action. Grief & joy will always coexist if you’re truly alive. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/world/expert...

The push to regulate chatbots after Tumbler Ridge is raising privacy fears - The Logic Many AI users see their exchanges with chatbots as personal conversations. Ottawa must protect their privacy in any legislation, say advocates.

If you ever wondered why it’s so difficult to pass safety legislation on digital/tech products, concerns about privacy & polarizing ideas around freedom is why. thelogic.co/news/regulat...

How Meta Executives Talked About Child Safety Behind the Scenes For years, employees acknowledged a problem with potential child groomers, but prioritized growth over fixes.

Even as Mark Zuckerberg insisted that his company was doing everything it could to protect children, Meta was internally divided about whether to prioritize kids’ safety over platform growth, Kaitlyn Tiffany and Michael Scherer report.

Every time you feel your feelings, you hold on to your humanity. Yes, consume media to understand the world we’re living in but also understand the power you hold in your mind & heart to stay connected & do the next right thing

Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure In his first speech as Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F Kennedy Jr laid out a plan to restore trust. The COVID-19 pandemic saw public faith in Federal health...

Leadership matters & sometimes the lack of it creates catastrophic results. Heartbreaking to watch a global leader in health so quickly ruin its own reputation. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Child’s Play, by Sam Kriss Tech’s new generation and the end of thinking

Wild, fantastic. If you read one thing about AI, make it this. harpers.org/archive/2026...

Toronto CN Tower, February 28, 2026

The only way I know how to survive darkness is to keep moving, to keep searching intentionally for beauty & to be grateful for whatever safety I have in any given moment understanding it is impermanent & bittersweet. I know this doesn’t seem like much but some days it’s everything.

I like that nuance. Very smart.

I think about this a lot. If the world was ending tomorrow, what would you want today to feel like? I know that’s really dark but it’s also valid given what we’re experiencing. For me, it’s a good breakfast sandwich & a long walk in the sun. Keep going, in many ways there’s nothing else to do.

I think they are trapped in an existential need to protect our economy and by extension business. & I get it. They can talk a game about protecting people but real controls will come with a cost that takes political guts to make happen. Public support is there. Our latest research

‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases

I’m not sure how much more evidence @evansolomon.bsky.social needs about OpenAI. They banned TikTok off gov’t phones for much less & the evidence is overwhelming. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

It’s okay to rest. The world is unravelling. When you look into the horizon and all you see are horrors and problems that continue to mushroom into the darkest storm cloud you’ve ever…

I wrote this in 2022. Hate that it’s still relevant. The news is scary & heartbreaking & there are bad actors working online to hack your nervous system and keep you scared. It’s rebellion to rest, to focus on what you can control. It’s okay to put your phone down. medium.com/@sophienadea...

Hmm. I hear you & respectfully hope you’re wrong. But the frustration is valid.

Be careful, Gabriel Jacoby

Man, someone just said that if you’re 50 that means you were 25 in 2001 & that kind of blew my mind. Makes me think of this song, which I love. Be here now because in a fraction of a moment it’ll be gone 🖤

Try not to despair. On other channels, where the young women are, there is fury & hope & planning. Perhaps the movement doesn’t look the way we recognize but i promise it’s there & it’s often showing up every time a woman interacts with a man. Things are changing.

Impossible not to be furious with the patriarchy right now. Insidious & reductive. The undercurrent of so many problems.

Buy the flowers. Go outside, Toronto xo

Hey, Toronto friends! Spring is coming ✨

Henry, the supermodel of cats, regretting his decision and thinking about his next move.

Henry just wanted to remind you that you’re going to make mistakes but you shouldn’t get caught in a shame spin cycle about it. Action, accountability, doing the next right thing will keep it moving in the right direction ✨

Globe editorial: Don’t leave AI safety to the tech bros Tragedy in Tumbler Ridge points to dangerous downside of under-regulation

I don’t know about you but I’m tired of letting platforms operate in secret. They say we should trust them. Prove it. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

Tumbler Ridge shooter had 2nd ChatGPT account despite being banned, OpenAI says | CBC News OpenAI says the company found a second ChatGPT account belonging to the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooter when her name was made public — after a previous account was banned in June for posts about gun vio...

Gong show www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Why AI Companies Are Suddenly Worried About Theft — New York Magazine Models built on scraped material are now getting scraped themselves.

Trust me every newsroom & content shop had a good laugh about this. The audacity apple.news/A9FbwtY3KSt2...

Bless @davejorgenson.bsky.social, his creativity & persistence. This kind of work matters now more than ever. Part of journalism’s problem right now is trapped in what you think it’s supposed to be. Challenge your thinking, patterns & routine, break the mold, cut through like it matters