Sarah Boon

Thanks Kortnee - I swim indoors so the weather is no object!

New: Internal tension at the Associated Press over use of AI. One of the AP newsroom leaders leading the company's AI initiatives told staff that many editors preferred an AI-written article to a human one, and told them when it comes to using AI in the newsroom "resistance is futile."

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

Carney Says Middle East War Shows Death of Rules-Based Order Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his support for US military action in Iran came “with regret” because the current conflict is another example of the failure of the international order.

Carney said his support for US action in Iran came “with regret” because the conflict is another example of the failure of the rules-based order — and he added it appears to violate international law

www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @brianplatt.bsky.social @twseal.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

My latest for Psyche. On overcoming the shame brought up by a random woman's unthinking question in the pool change room. psyche.co/turning-poin...

AYFKM?!

Carney walks a thin line between agreement and rebuke. ""Canada has long supported the imperative of neutralizing this grave global threat," he said. "We take this position with regret because the current conflict is another example of the failure of the international order."

A Danish Program Takes On the Stigma of Mental Illness

Reducing the stigma around mental illness in Denmark. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/h...

Unmasking Academe’s Gilded Boys’ Club The Epstein files reveal an elite, chummy, and venal scholarly network.

Epstein and academia - cementing the old boys' club. www.chronicle.com/article/unma...

Holy sh*t.

The Silent Standpoint: How Professors Explain Gender Disparities in Academia Based on 77 qualitative interviews with professors in higher education, this article explores the interviewees' opinions on how gender disparities in academia should be explained. We show that male p...

"As long as male academics believe that women (in general) are less qualified for professorships than men, every step toward increasing the proportion of female professors will be seen as a threat to meritocracy." But we don't need DEI, do we? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Scientists Decry Political Interference in Courtroom Science – Science Politics Leading scientists speak out after climate science was dropped from the federal judiciary's key scientific reference guide.

28 scientists say political pressure to remove a chapter on climate science in a manual for judges is a troubling turn for other disciplines, too. @defendpublichealth.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social

sciencepolitics.org/2026/03/02/a...

Whoops, it's National Women's History MONTH! A whole month to celebrate women in society.

This week is National Women's History Week. Take a moment to consider all the women scientists who were often the brains behind the accomplishments awarded to male scientists. And check out my book, Meltdown, for stories of female scientific mentors who helped me on my career path. melt-down.ca

if you’re cis and you don’t get it this is LITERAL TORTURE

it will result in dead trans people

and with their other goal of making us “sexually explicit” for existing

you see the pipeline right?

we exist -> we’re jailed for it -> we’re tortured and die

WE NEED YOU TO STOP THIS

Great.

This is why people are discouraged from having backyard bee hives.

玉險 Office of the Prime Minister Cabinet du Premier Ministre Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Minister Anand on the situation in the Middle East "The Canadian government is closely following Iran-related hostilities throughout the Middle East and urges all Canadians in Iran to shelter in place. Canadians in the wider region should follow local advice and take all necessary precautions. Canada's position remains clear: the Islamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East, has one of the world's worst human rights records, and must never be allowed to obtain or develop nuclear weapons. Canada and our international partners have consistently called upon the Iranian regime to end its nuclear program, including at the 2025 G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis and with the United Nations' reimposition of sanctions in September. Despite diplomatic efforts, Iran has neither fully dismantled its nuclear program, halted all enrichment activities, nor ended its support for regional terrorist proxy groups. Canada stands with the Iranian people in their long and courageous struggle against Iran's oppressive regime. Canada has listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, and has sanctioned 256 Iranian entities and 222 individuals in response to the regime's repression and its violence both against its own people, and persistently, beyond its borders. Canada reaffirms Israel's right to defend itself and to ensure the security of its people. Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security. The Canadian government urges the protection of all civilians in this conflict. We will take all possible measures to protect our nationals and Canadian diplomatic missions throughout the region." February 28, 2026

“Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.”

Well. For those of us wondering if he’d walk the walk of the Davos speech, this is a pretty big answer.

Nope.

Canada supports U.S. actions in destroying Iran's nuclear program, Carney says | CBC News As U.S. President Donald Trump charges ahead with a major attack on Iran, Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada supports at least one component of the American mission: destroying Iran's nuclear prog...

Not happy with Carney backing the war in Iran. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Profiting from war. That's the level we've descended to.

Great story about a BC first nation and their reliance on salmon from the Chilcotin River of interior BC.

The Day NY Publishing Lost Its Soul How did we get here? And how do we get back?

"Our safety and freedom only come from indie culture, alt culture, counterculture." On the decline of the publishing industry into the Big 5. www.honest-broker.com/p/the-day-ny...

Sounds lovely - I'm jealous!

“You Just Do Language.” Lauren Groff on Craft, Reading, and Her New Collection For fiction authors of a certain stripe, a 2023 New York Times profile of the author Lauren Groff landed like an apple on the head. For others, it spilled like piping hot coffee across the laptop. …

Fascinating article at @lithub.com.web.brid.gy on @legroff.bsky.social 's writing process lithub.com/you-just-do-...

White House stalls release of approved US science budgets The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers.

The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇

#HistSci #HistSTM #job

Aggressive driving is the worst, and seems to be getting worse.

Seems worth noting that ChatGPT Health failed to identify medical emergencies more than half the time in a recent study. The company that made that product just signed a deal with the "Department of War" and said trust us, it's all very safe and ethical.

Friday traffic on the Island is the worst. Esp on the Malahat. there's always at least one accident.

“Words make worlds.” -- @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social