Julia Chan

If you want a COVID-19 vaccine in Alberta this is what you now need to do:

1. "Pre-order" by Sept. 30: bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...

2. In the fall, remember to book a public health clinic appointment. (No more pharmacy shots.)

3. Pay. (Prices not yet announced.)

4. Attend appointment.

Are you an #artist who engages with #surveillance in your work? The new call for the @survstudiesnet.bsky.social Arts Prize is now available! Deadline to nominate: August 15. More info: surveillance-studies.net/call-for-nom...

And visit our website for details on the project: www.camhunters.org/surveillantpleasures

Cam Hunters are finally on the road for our Surveillant Pleasures research-creation project, which has been in the making for years. Our first workshop is tomorrow at Vancouver’s Gallery Gachet! Follow along on Instagram. www.instagram.com/cam_hunters

"If you or any other Canadians are not happy living on Treaty lands, they are free to apply for citizenship elsewhere."

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation issues a scathing rebuke of Danielle Smith's talks on a national unity crisis.

“…why would we assume that use of these tools is the same thing as consenting to the full implications of saying yes?

Are academics saying yes because they have to?”

digitalispeople.org/agency-and-c...

“‘Newsrooms should stand by their journalists . . . These campaigns are disproportionately deployed against women and against people of colour, and that means that those are the people who will be disproportionately taken off of the airwaves when newsrooms give in to these bad faith campaigns.’”

U.S. government is asking Canadian researchers whether their work deals with DEI, climate, gender Questions to grant recipients infringe on academic independence, Canadian faculty group says

Completely bonkers that US government is now targeting Canadian researchers working on climate & beyond. Canadian government should step up with funding.

To be clear climate is about national security, public safety, trade & jobs. innovation etc.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.

An academic publisher has struck an AI data deal with Microsoft – without their authors’ knowledge After news, art and music, generative AI has found a new resource to mine: academia

I have a number of articles with Taylor and Francis, and this deal was recently brokered: theconversation.com/an-academic-...

One of my articles was part of that dataset too.

Linda Williams In light of the sad news of Linda Williams’s passing, we want to acknowledge how hugely influential Linda and her work have been for Screening Sex. Simply, there would be no Screening Sex wit…

We are deeply saddened by the news of the loss of Linda Williams. Linda's support and generosity made the Screening Sex initiative what it is today. In recognition of Linda and her work we are inviting all to share thoughts and reflections on her enduring influence. screeningsex.com/2025/03/14/l...

Amazon just unveiled Alexa+, its new voice assistant. Here's what to expect Amazon introduced its Alexa+, with some features powered by AI. It can help with texts, party invites, and even reading tones of voice.

There’s a parallel track of tech barons becoming more comfortable w/being openly fascist while their companies push devices that are more and more invasive, and I don’t think it ends with people happily installing these things in their homes, and wearing them on their faces.

“…hope is not a guarantee of success, but the insistence that working for justice is meaningful in and of itself.”

I think there’s a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ in terms of finding collaborators with whom you gel with. But balancing the demands of work with care for each other as human beings is important. Also, a commitment from everyone to be very organized (which to me is another form of care)!

OpenAI furious DeepSeek might have stolen all the data OpenAI stole from us

🔗 www.404media.co/openai-furio...

We Aren't Being Told the Real Extent of AI Datacenter Emissions The emissions produced by AI datacenters is likely far worse than believed because of how companies report their sustainability data.

“The already formidable environmental toll of generative AI is even worse than it seems because businesses aren't being transparent about the emissions given off by their enormous new AI datacenters.”

futurism.com/the-byte/not...

Anyone else finding it next to impossible to concentrate on anything for more than 10 seconds right now?

HELIOTROPE

If you have an idea related to tech/culture/enviro that you want to share -- consider writing a 1500-word piece for Heliotrope: www.heliotropejournal.net

2024 year in review! We were very proud of this issue. Many thanks to the journal’s team, and especially to @torinmonahan.bsky.social for much support, patience, and guidance through the process!

AI enters Congress: Sexually explicit deepfakes target women lawmakers A first-of-its-kind study highlights the stark gender disparity in AI-generated nonconsensual intimate images — and puts into focus the evolving risks for women in politics and public life.

A first-of-its-kind study highlights the stark gender disparity in AI-generated nonconsensual intimate images — and puts into focus the evolving risks for women in politics and public life.

19thnews.org/2024/12/ai-s...

It’s pretty demoralizing…

We're looking for new Associate Editors to join the Network & Editorial Board of @survstudiesnet.bsky.social / Surveillance & Society. Could one of them be you?

SAFE - Supporting 
At-risk researchers 
with Fellowships in Europe As a pilot fellowship scheme, the SAFE project offers 60 fully-funded fellowships (up to 24 months) for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of any non-EU nationality to work at a research institutio...

Support for at-risk researchers: 60 fully-funded fellowships (up to 24 months) for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of any non-EU nationality to work at a research institution in the EU.