Recently, I was on an email thread where a templated email was reused out of context leading to a slightly confusing and funny exchange...

I had a chance to catch two amazing presentation in the past two days - cyber-security expert Bruce Schneier and distinguished computer...

Entrepreneurship is something we romanticize but the reality is a lot of hard work and outcomes that are far from certain. I've had some...

I'm thrilled to say - I am DONE! I handed in my final research paper this week and now I await graduation. I have been fortunate to have...

It's definitely fall. The air is cooler, the leaves are turning shades of red, pumpkin-spice lattes are back and it's conference season....

Recently, my city passed a bylaw that makes mask wearing mandatory in all indoor spaces. I'm in Canada where "to mask or not to mask"...

Many years ago I hiked the West Coast Trail. It's a 75 km stretch of rugged terrain on the west side of Vancouver Island. After 7 days of...

I submitted my draft Findings and Discussions chapter this weekend! I’m now on a rare break from my research project as I await some...

Regular blog readers will know I’ve been procrastinating just a bit on really digging into my data coding process. Why? Coding...

Let me start this post on crime with a confession – I’m taking a break from coding my data (and I feel so guilty about it!). I did buy...

My first job after finishing my undergrad in the mid 90's was Research Coordinator for Metroline Research. I helped manage the Vancouver...

This past week has been a tough one. It's forced us to look at systemic issues of racism and inequality which we have not been able to...

Generally when things are quiet on the blog, it means I'm really busy with my research. That's certainly been the case this past month....

There’s something about seeing the hard, cold numbers globally tracking the coronavirus that’s turned average people into armchair...

My research focus is on AI researchers and how they are navigating ethical considerations in their work. I’m exploring issues around...

Back in 2013, Google launched Google Glass. It was hailed at that time as a technology set to revolutionize how we interact with the...

Years ago, I attended a leadership program at the Banff Centre. The first team building exercise involved being strapped into a harness,...

They paved paradise (and put up a parking lot) It was the combination of being in NYC and a references to asphalt that made me think...

It's been a super full day exploring the landscape surrounding the many societal questions relating to artificial intelligence and...

I'm in NYC for the AI, Ethics and Society conference. Tonight, our opening keynote speaker was Charlton McIlwain who recently published a...