Online personality assessment tests are increasingly being used in the recruitment process by a wide range of organizations. These...

I recently received a letter from a neighbour asking me to join Nextdoor. Actually, it wasn’t really from a neighbour. It was a form...

Artificial Intelligence is a powerful technology that is shaping our world. Some AI systems can deliver harmful, discriminatory outcomes...

Until recently, the risks of ordering a cheeseburger at your local mom and pop diner might have been thought about mostly in dietary...

When I talk to people about AI, inevitably we land on the topic of killer robots. This image of The Terminator and other superintelligent...

I had the great pleasure of sharing the virtual stage tonight with Dr. Cheryl Prescod, Executive Director of the Black Creek Community...

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"...

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...

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

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...

Recently, I participated in CIFAR's AI for Health townhall. The purpose of the meeting was to gather feedback on a draft framework that...

I'm having that moment of guilt when you realize that your last blog was close to two months ago! Time to dust off the cobwebs with an...

A month ago, I attended a masterclass with author Candace Savage. It was a primer on historical research and how to use fragments of data...

There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says,...

I hate working out. But I dutifully drag myself to the gym a couple times a week. Recently, I’ve been going to Orangetheory Fitness. For...

I can’t take credit for the title of this post but it sums up an issue that we all face - we trade our privacy for convenience. This line...

A few months ago, I was enticed by a special offer from 23andMe. I'd been on the fence about genetic testing for some time. Like the...

I’ve been talking with a lot of different people - pretty much anyone who will listen – about where to focus my research. One piece of...