Thomas Piggott MD PhD

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Never think that war,
no matter how necessary,
nor how justified,
is not a crime.
-- Hemingway

We don’t have conversations about whether we can trust big tobacco to navigate lines of public safety, we regulate them.

The question shouldn’t be IF AI companies should be regulated, but HOW they should be in order to urgently protect the public in numerous ways, Tumbler Ridge but one tragic example.

But I think the question should be: can we trust AI companies to navigate the line between greed and public good/safety.

The protection of privacy is the front for profit-seeking greed.

Just like other profit-seeking greed the public policy approach is appropriate regulation and guardrails.

No.

Or maybe even aspire for better

Canada is only 2/3. Let’s keep it that way 🏥4️⃣all

This week's cover @thelancet.com

My girls and I all wearing pink shirts 👚 today school and work in honour of pink shirt day. Bullying can happen anywhere, but it’s not ok anywhere.

Opinion: People in Canada want fossil fuel sponsorship out of winter sports Some companies most responsible for warming the planet — and melting winter — continue to enjoy prominent branding at winter sporting events

"End fossil fuel sponsorship of winter sports...Let the Milano-Cortina 2026 Games be the last time athletes are asked to advertise for companies whose profits depend on destroying winter itself."
My latest op-ed @vancouversun.bsky.social.
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‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies

when people talk about AI used in moderation of social media posts, you must remember there is always the human-in-the-loop, often a woman, often in the Global South, always dehumanised and forgotten

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Hello! Apologies for delay, I don’t check notifications here often. Ptbo only Wastewater finished end of December as part of the health unit merger, but good news that the we are working hard on a new 4-site Wastewater plan beginning next fall, so the data will be coming back for the community!

Hello! Apologies for delay, I don’t check notifications here often. Ptbo only Wastewater finished end of December as part of the health unit merger, but good news that the we are working hard on a new 4-site Wastewater plan beginning next fall, so the data will be coming back for the community!

Charmaine Magumbe says anti-racism in Peterborough means accountability and action, not silence | kawarthaNOW By Megan Gallant. As Black History Month comes to an end, the founder of the Afrocentric Awareness Network of Peterborough shares how harmful 'invisible' racism can be.

kawarthanow.com/2026/02/21/c...

Exclusive | OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago The ChatGPT maker opted against informing Canadian authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of violence last June.

AI companies should have duty to report. "OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago. ChatGPT maker opted against informing authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of violence last June." www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

A Guardian article discussing a study on mortality in Gaza we published last night which you can find here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".

2026 basically

The way parents have been pushing back on divisive narratives and showing compassion for everyone impacted is a true show of community. It says so much about Tumbler Ridge.

Chief Laurie Carr, Hiawatha First Nation: “Prime Minister, I ask that you reflect on your speech and apply the same clarity in “naming reality” to Canada’s relationship with First Nations Peoples in this country we all call home.”
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.

Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware

The only biosphere in the known universe capable of supporting human life is being turned into a hell planet because most of Earth's governments refuse to stop trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of a plutocracy composed of people who already have more money than they could spend in 20 lifetimes.

Canada is second worst in this cohort.

The risk of nuclear war is rising again. We need a new movement for global peace | David Cortright With the end of the New Start treaty, we face a potentially catastrophic arms race. It can still be prevented

"Nuclear deterrence does not create peace. It has not prevented major wars...

...In the history of the arms race, steps for weapons limitation and disarmament usually have been the result of citizen pressure and grassroots political action" - David Cortright

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More than one-third of cancer cases are preventable, massive study finds Many cancers are linked to two modifiable habits: tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption.

Basic prevention strategies KEY!

More than 1/3 of cancer cases are preventable, massive study www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"Nearly 40% of new cancer cases worldwide are potentially preventable..."

"...tobacco smoking was the leading contributor ... followed by infections & drinking alcohol."

WATCH — We asked 100 kids how hopeful they are about their futures In a townhall meets game show, CBC Kids News asks 100 kids in Vancouver, British Columbia, about their futures. Are they hopeful?

Climate change blames individuals when it is big corporations at fault, say teens. @simondonner.bsky.social was one of the experts at the event. www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/pos... via @cbcnews.ca @ubcgeography.bsky.social @ires.ubc.ca

In a warming world, Winter Olympics organizers will have to adapt You can make snow, sure, but that opens another can of worms.

In a warming world, Winter Olympics organizers will have to adapt