Canadian Sovereignty on Edge
A couple of thoughts I had this week.
▶Trust and AI — Dr Jessie Hall
Really good take on Trust and AI here, from, of all places, the Ontario Council of University Libraries. Dr Hall has a really sharp eye on this subject. Worth a watch/listen!
The 2026 ISSR Book Prize
My first article on X. Looking to do this with some frequency. This one is on the the ISSR 2026 Book Prize, which just concluded, with Prizes going to Peter Harrison, Tim Middleton, and the late Helen De Cruz.
▶High Speed Rail: Moonshot or Boondoggle?
This type of engagement, between two individuals who, on the surface (at least online today), would be on opposite sides of the political spectrum, but are able to talk about real issues that affect the lives of many city folks, is such a signal of decency in Canada.
Whose Future? Religious and Technoscientific Imaginaries in Contest
Call for submissions for our 4S 2026 Toronto panel on religious and technoscientific imaginaries. Abstracts up to 250 words via the form.
▶ISSR In Conversation — Kostas Tampakis
▶ISSR In Conversation — Robert Geraci
▶Being on the campus of Carleton College, it struck me as remarkably coincidental to have Robert Lawrence Kuhn's (whom I know!) Closer To Truth post this video while here! (Ian Barbour was the Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology and Society at Carleton College and cited as one of the early pioneers of the field of science and religion.)
▶Oh The Urbanity!
This is a great YouTube channel by some fellow Canadians that focus on issues related to urbanism and sustainable city development---transit, housing, etc ---mostly from a Canadian perspective.
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