Donna Arnott took this photo in December from her living room
My mom took this photo back in December from her living room.
This is winter in Fort St. John.
How to stop increasing the reach and impact of hate (and misinformation) on Twitter
Some thoughts on how not to amplify hate accounts on Twitter.
Cognition trick: the Google Effect
We’ve developed a habit of forgetting, or declining to remember, the information that is readily available…
Martin Speckter, type design, and the interrobang
99% Invisible did an episode on the interrobang recently. I was interested to learn that early…
Reality testing: measuring the long term impact of journalism
When Margaret Wente was getting busted repeatedly for plagiarizing, her publisher, The Globe and Mail, more…
I seen it
She was kind. But she was also ruthlessly attentive to my Northern Alberta dialect. Sometimes she…
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…
Tsleil-Waututh Nation versus Bill Morneau, the duty to consult, and the public interest
Say it with me. The duty to consult Indigenous people does not conflict with the public…
Happy Halloween
Halloween in Vicwest is quiet but nice. Some great costumes on the street last night and…