Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social Political theorist studying democracy, ethics, & institutions. Author of Democracy for Busy People (https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo194847654.html); more at kevinjelliott.net. Generally poasting my way through this thing
Jennifer Baumbusch @geronursing.bsky.social Professor at the UBC School of Nursing. Mainly doing #Qualitative research and #KnowledgeTranslation in the areas of caregiving, medical complexity, climate impacts on older people and people with disabilities. Also: dogs.
BC Genome Sciences Centre @bcgsc.ca Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre (GSC) is an international leader in genomics, bioinformatics, and genome technology innovation. 🧬
Victoria Song @vicmsong.bsky.social Senior reviewer and author of the Optimizer newsletter for The Verge. I write about wearables, health tech, the wellness wild west, and other gadgets. Previously: Gizmodo, PCMag, Yomiuri Shimbun.
Signal: @vicmsong.14
Grand poobah of the penguin brigade.
Gerald Butts @gmbutts.bsky.social Chairman @EurasiaGroup. Board Director WWF. Climate, technology, and geopolitics. Priors: Principal Secretary to PM of Canada and Premier of Ontario, CEO WWF.
Khelsilem @khelsilem.bsky.social Posting live from Squamish Nation territory (Vancouver, BC). Posts are my opinion, which is subject to change based on new information.
Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social Soon: Reporter @talkingpointsmemo.com. Author: To Catch A Fascist. Words in Guardian, Zeteo, MS NOW, The Nation. Formerly HuffPost. letsgomathias@protonmail.com. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Catch-a-Fascist/Christopher-Mathias/9781668034767.
Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social Journalist, writer, author.
Ajuinata.
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Richard Van Noorden @richvn.bsky.social Features editor, Nature. E: r⟦dot⟧vannoorden⟦at⟧nature⟦dot⟧com or richardvannoorden⟦at⟧protonmail⟦dot⟧com. Signal: richvn.01 .
Mike Flannigan @mikeflannigan.bsky.social fire guy, weather guy, researcher, professor and research chair.
Thompson Rivers University
Canadian 5-10 day fire weather outlook at
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Jim Woodgett @jwoodgett.bsky.social Spread too thinly. Toronto. Originally from UK. Cancer biology researcher at Sinai Health. Also Prez of the Terry Fox Research Institute.
Jessica Nix @jessicanix.bsky.social Health Reporter @ Bloomberg News writing about public health, disease and occasionally wellness || huge fan of GW SMPA and CJS || get in touch! jnix20@bloomberg.net or jessicanix.24 on signal
@thewatchdog.ca @thewatchdog.ca Protecting the Public. Defending Democracy | Canadian public interest watchdog journalism
Marzena Karpinska @markar.bsky.social #nlp researcher interested in evaluation including: multilingual models, long-form input/output, processing/generation of creative texts
previous: postdoc @ umass_nlp
phd from utokyo
https://marzenakrp.github.io/
Arthur Derse @aderse.bsky.social Emergency Physician and Lawyer. Director, Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities; Professor of Bioethics, Medical Humanities, and Emergency Medicine. Posts mine, not my employer's.
Jason Adam Wasserman, PhD, HEC-C @jasonadamwasserman.bsky.social Bioethicist & medical sociologist. I write about clinical ethics, decision-making capacity, and conscience in medicine. Opinions my own. Reposts ≠ endorsements.
Nancy S. Jecker @profjecker.bsky.social Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine and Visiting Professor, University of Johannesburg and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Past President of the International Association of Bioethics.
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social Reporter at @Gizmodo.com.
I’ve been writing about the history of futurism at @Paleofuture.com since 2007.
Email: mnovak@gizmodo.com
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Jeremy Valeriote @jervaler.bsky.social Spouse, father of twin daughters, skier, former environmental engineer, committed to improving the way we live on this earth. BC Green MLA for West Van-Sea to Sky.
Downtown Van @downtownvan.bsky.social You've Arrived!
Peter Waldkirch 華彼德 @pwaldkirch.bsky.social Vancouver lawyer & housing advocate
👇 pwaldkirch.ca
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social Professor. University of Costa Rica.
#Bioethics #STS #Feminism #Decolonial
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social Disability Reporter @ Mother Jones • jmetraux@motherjones.com • She/her • Berkeley Journalism alum • Signal: @juliametraux.49
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Res Krebs @reskrebs.bsky.social Political scientist based out of Lheidli T'enneh territory (Prince George BC)
Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social Author of INVISIBLE BOY, winner of the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, BITTERSWEET (spring 2027) and I JUST HAVE TO RACE ALL THESE GHOSTS (summer 2027). Host of @TheTyee podcast. East Vancouver.
Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca We are PACES: Vancouver - Parents for AI Caution in Educational Spaces, a group of parents concerned by the effects of GenAI+chatbots on students.
https://aicaution.ca/
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Annie James @arb0re1um.bsky.social Health Psychology PhD-c @ChristUniversity / Research assistant @UppsalaUniversity. STS (science and technology studies) and FNM (feminist new materialisms), in women’s reproductive health and psychology in South India/Europe. I do: 👩🏻🌾🌸🧗🏻♀️🏋🏻🦜
Stephanie Allen @stephanieformayor.bsky.social Running for Mayor with COPE.
Power to the people.
Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social Journalist + Fact-checker. Previously @globalreportingcentre.org. Mostly docs and podcasts. Work in @prx.org, @aljazeera.com, @thewalrus.ca, PBS Frontline, BBC, Huffington Post, @theglobeandmail.com, and more.
Maybe it's better here?
Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social Co-Director at Center for Digital Narrative, Univ of Bergen. Lead research project AI STORIES (ERC Advanced Grant). Australian and Norwegian. Blogging at jilltxt.net since 2000.
Kate Devlin @drkatedevlin.bsky.social Academic; writer. Professor of AI & Society, Chair-Director @kings-dfi.bsky.social, King’s College London. Eye-rolling at AI nonsense on a daily basis. #academicsky . Norn Irish in Norwich.
Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social Award-winning journalist at Futurism covering AI and its impacts on industries, media/information, and people. Send tips by email to: maggie@futurism.com or Signal: mhd.39
Jed Brown @jedbrown.org Prof developing fast algorithms, reliable software, and healthy communities for computational science. Opinions my own. https://hachyderm.io/@jedbrown
https://PhyPID.org | aspiring killjoy | refuse epistemicide | he/they
Mallory @this-is-mallory.bsky.social Commentary (+comedy) on the Wellness industry, influencers & marketing | views are my own
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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social internet typist at the verge, known cat lady, zevon stan. she/hers/hesher
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Ben Steiner @bensteiner00.bsky.social OLYMPICS / MLS / PWHL / Reporter and Broadcaster | Writing:
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Sora Park @skpark.bsky.social 🇰🇷🇦🇺
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Vancouver School Board @vsb39.bsky.social Providing public education to more than 50,000 students in K-12 and Adult Education in Vancouver, British Columbia
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Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage @yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social Prof. Royal Military College of Canada
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SFU Trottier Observatory @sfutrottobs.bsky.social SFU Trottier Observatory and Science Courtyard: Big telescope / Fascinating astronomical landscaping & architecture / Public events!
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Anil Dash @anildash.com the internet's uncle • waging a victorious 2-front war against cars and christmas • big fan of being a big fan of things • go read https://anildash.com
Zak Vescera @zakvescera.bsky.social Reporter covering financial crime in Vancouver for @theijf.org. Ink-stained wretch, cautiously optimistic EN/FR. zak.vescera@theijf.org
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David Gorski, MD, PhD @gorskon.bsky.social Professor of Surgery at Wayne State University dedicated to promoting science-based medicine and deconstructing quackery. Managing Editor, Science-Based Medicine blog (sciencebasedmedicine.org). X/Twitter & Threads: @gorskon. (He/him)
Dr. Mona Nemer / Dre Mona Nemer @chiefscican.bsky.social Chief Science Advisor of Canada / Conseillère scientifique en chef du Canada 🇨🇦
Tara Carman - CBC News @cbctara.bsky.social Skeptic. Introvert. Aspiring optimist. Senior Reporter for CBC British Columbia.
David Pierce @davidpierce.xyz Editor-at-large at The Verge. I could eat.
Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social reporter at @theverge.com, and things of that nature. i cover social media/tech companies and life online. contact me securely on signal: @miasato.11.
Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social Contributing writer, TPM: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/profile/sarahposner
Host, Reign of Error podcast: https://www.axismundi.us/podcasts/reign-of-error
Author, Unholy
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social Writer. Never bet against the dumbest outcome. @cwarzel.92 on signal if you have a tip. I have a podcast so please like and subscribe.
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social Staff writer on science, tech, and health at The Atlantic covering AI. Signal @matteowong.52
nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle.
Toni Schneider @toni.bsky.team CEO of Bluesky, partner @trueventures.com, more at toni.org
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Former editor & health reporter @healthydebate.bsky.social
//writing on civic issues, health, disability & drug policy//
maddidellplain.journoportfolio.com
Mary Ziegler @maryrziegler.bsky.social Historian, Law Professor, Guggenheim Fellow, 7 books, including Personhood and Roe: The History of a National Obsession. Bylines in the NYT, Atlantic, CNN, MSNBC, and Slate.
The Verge @theverge.com Covering life in the future
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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social Professor of democracy and international affairs. http://www.henryfarrell.net and newsletter at http://www.programmablemutter.com. Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy (Holt, Penguin). https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781250840554.
Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social Member of Parliament, Vancouver East
NDP Critic for Housing and Infrastructure, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Justice, Public Safety, National Security and Pacific Economic Development
Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social Reporter at The New York Times writing about the intersection of health and politics, especially in marginalized communities. NYT Guild steward. No, not one of those Astors.
Amanda Burrows @amandajaneburrows.bsky.social Community builder ❤️
Vancouver | unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh & səlilwətaɬ territories
Nic Laporte @nicthedoor.bsky.social Micromobility & Urbanism.
See my latest videos here 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@nicthedoor
Peter Pelka @peterpelka.bsky.social Professor at the University of Manitoba who studies virus-host interactions, viral causes of cancer, and oncoproteins. Lover of adenovirus and E1A. Science is my jam, but I have an open mind and diverse interests.
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute @bcchresearch.bsky.social BC Children's Hospital Research Institute conducts discovery, translational and clinical #research to benefit the #health of children and their families.
Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social Vancouver bureau chief for Bloomberg News
tseal@bloomberg.net
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naomi bethune @naomibethune.bsky.social john lewis writing fellow @ the american prospect ☆ umb ‘25 ☆ tips: nbethune at prospect dot org, message for signal
Ali Bhagat @alibhagat.bsky.social Assistant Prof at SFU, School of Public Policy
Editor, Review of International Political Economy
Migration and Refugee Policy
Race, Sexuality, Political Economy
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Katherine Eban @katherineeban.bsky.social Award-winning investigative journo. @rollingstone.com national investigative correspondent. NYT bestselling author, Bottle of Lies. @CarnegieCorp fellow. Partial to animals. DM 4 Signal.
Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social International Digital Editor @meidastouch.com
Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social I’m running to be mayor of Vancouver. Visit us @ vancouverliberals.com
Danyaal Raza @danyaalraza.com family MD | UofT associate prof | writing + research on health systems & doing better | danyaalraza.com
Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com Environment and climate journalist | Editor in Chief at @nationalobserver.com | Work in The Globe and Mail, The Narwhal, The Guardian | www.jameswsthomson.com
Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social Wilbur Turner LL.D. (Hon.) 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇨🇦2SLGBTQ advocate. Writer. Founder Advocacy Canada. Proud father & granddad. Follow for advocacy news & opinion. Views are my own. he/him
Dan Burritt @danburritt.bsky.social Reporter and anchor at CBC News BC. Happy to receive story tips and suggestions at dan.burritt@cbc.ca
Luc Rocher @rocher.lc associate professor at Oxford · UKRI future leaders fellow · i study how data and algorithms shape societies · AI fairness, accountability and transparency · algorithm auditing · photographer, keen 🚴🏻 · they/them · https://rocher.lc (views my own)
John Bresnahan @bresreports.bsky.social Co-Founder of Punchbowl News. Longtime Capitol Hill reporter. Yankees fan
Johannes Kniess @jkniess.bsky.social Political philosopher at Newcastle University.
The Lancet Global Health @lancetgh.bsky.social #LancetGlobalHealth is an #OpenAccess journal publishing robustly designed research on all aspects of #globalhealth.
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BC Parks Foundation @bcparksfoundation.ca The official charitable partner of BC Parks. You can help keep BC beautiful with us.
Jami Makan @jamimakan.bsky.social Journalist | Book Author | Storyteller
Rachel Sachs @rachelsachs.bsky.social Law professor. Researching and writing about innovation and access to new healthcare technologies, mostly in health law, FDA law, and patent law.
@healthaffairs.bsky.social @healthaffairs.bsky.social
Nick Bioethics @nickbio.bsky.social Bioethics Advocate,Bioethx Cafe Member, IME Member. #bioethics #bioethx
Lisa Beare @lisabeare.bsky.social MLA for Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows & Minister of Education & Childcare
http://linktr.ee/lisabeare
dell cameron @dell.bsky.social Sr. writer @wired.com:
Surveillance & coptech
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Philip Mai @philipmai.com Executive Director of SocialMediaLab.ca | M.S., J.D. | Media interviews PhilipMai.com/Press/ | Researcher & Developer of social media analysis tools for research in the public interest: SocialMediaLab.ca/apps/
@varditravitsky.bsky.social @varditravitsky.bsky.social
Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social Philosopher (Yale/Bologna), digital ethics, AI ethics, philosophy of information, philosophy of technology,
http://tinyurl.com/ywku22yr
Jamie Leventhal @jamie-leventhal.bsky.social Breaking news video journalist @ The New York Times
Previously at WSJ, VICE News, PBS NewsHour, and, equally as important, my high school TV’s weekly weather report
Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social Fmr FBI Special Agent, lawyer, @JacksonYale. Tiger(ish) mom. Legal and national security analyst. Editor @just_security. Steam mop influencer. Views mine.
https://asharangappa.substack.com
Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social Professor of law at UC Law San Francisco. Writes about vaccines law and policy. Vaccine Advocate. Mom of two.
Cameron Blevins @cblevins.bsky.social Digital History | US History
Professor at CU Denver
📖 Paper Trails: The US Post and the Making of the American West 📖
cblevins.github.io
Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com Uses machine learning to study literary imagination, and vice-versa. Likely to share news about AI & computational social science / Sozialwissenschaft / 社会科学
Information Sciences and English, UIUC. Distant Horizons (Chicago, 2019). tedunderwood.com
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute @vchresearch.bsky.social Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute — Leading innovative research with health impact in Canada.
vchri.ca
Sean Carleton @seancarleton.bsky.social Historian of colonialism, capitalism, and schooling in Canada. Confronting residential school denialism. Books: When the Pine Needles Fall; Lessons in Legitimacy; Dissenting Traditions. www.seancarleton.com