Daniel Munro
@dkmunro.bsky.social
Director, Research & Innovation, Actua.
Co-Director, Shift Insights.
Senior Fellow, Munk School.
Recovering political philosopher.
MIT PhD. Innovation. Science policy. Ethics. Skills. Space. JAWS. Running. Chronic napping. 🇨🇦
www.shiftinsights.ca
Co-Director, Shift Insights.
Senior Fellow, Munk School.
Recovering political philosopher.
MIT PhD. Innovation. Science policy. Ethics. Skills. Space. JAWS. Running. Chronic napping. 🇨🇦
www.shiftinsights.ca
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<smashes computer, looks around warily, adjusts tie>
Gales of November came early. End of story. Capeche?
Gales of November came early. End of story. Capeche?
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was 50 years ago today. Check out the post quoted below that remaps older satellite data and uses ERA5 reanalysis to look back at the #weather on that day. #history 1/2 🧪
The 50th Anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: A New Perspective on an Old Storm: cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-bl...
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
<smashes computer, looks around warily, adjusts tie>
Gales of November came early. End of story. Capeche?
Gales of November came early. End of story. Capeche?
Ottawa’s annual claims to be helpless to maintain a bunch of pedestrian bridges, staircases and paths in winter (while allocating over $80M for road clearing) begins.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Chief William Commanda Bridge to close for winter on Tuesday
The Chief William Commanda Bridge will be closing again this winter, the City of Ottawa says, but if enough snow falls, city staff could look at how to keep it open for activities like cross-country s...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Ottawa’s annual claims to be helpless to maintain a bunch of pedestrian bridges, staircases and paths in winter (while allocating over $80M for road clearing) begins.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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Never forget the railroaders who moved quickly and bravely to keep it from being much worse—especially Larry Krupa, who ran toward *40-storey flames* to uncouple burning cars so the rest of the train could pull away.
46 years ago I woke up to massive explosions and a tower of fire 2 miles away. My Dad thought the Russians had attacked.
A train derailment and exploded tanker cars created a cloud of chlorine gas over the city, so we evacuated with 250,000 other Mississaugans.
canadaehx.com/2024/11/05/t...
A train derailment and exploded tanker cars created a cloud of chlorine gas over the city, so we evacuated with 250,000 other Mississaugans.
canadaehx.com/2024/11/05/t...
The Mississauga Train Derailment
It’s a quiet Saturday night in 1979. Residents in Mississauga, Ontario are asleep. The next day is expected to be quiet for the thousands that live there. Many would be looking forward to a nice br…
canadaehx.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Never forget the railroaders who moved quickly and bravely to keep it from being much worse—especially Larry Krupa, who ran toward *40-storey flames* to uncouple burning cars so the rest of the train could pull away.
“Galbraith wrote…a new idea casts a spell. Credit expands. Prices rise. Everyone feels smarter. Then crack, reality bites & it all comes crashing down.
The real fuel [is] boundless hope & fleeting memory. Each generation convinces itself that this time is different”
www.forbes.com/sites/brando...
The real fuel [is] boundless hope & fleeting memory. Each generation convinces itself that this time is different”
www.forbes.com/sites/brando...
It’s Not Just An AI Bubble. Here’s Everything At Risk
Stocks are soaring, gold is too, and risk looks cheap everywhere. These charts trace the signs of what could be the everything bubble taking shape.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“Galbraith wrote…a new idea casts a spell. Credit expands. Prices rise. Everyone feels smarter. Then crack, reality bites & it all comes crashing down.
The real fuel [is] boundless hope & fleeting memory. Each generation convinces itself that this time is different”
www.forbes.com/sites/brando...
The real fuel [is] boundless hope & fleeting memory. Each generation convinces itself that this time is different”
www.forbes.com/sites/brando...
There’s no way Trump suffered $1B in damages, unless he was corruptly using the apparatus of the state to line his own pocke… oh.
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
There’s no way Trump suffered $1B in damages, unless he was corruptly using the apparatus of the state to line his own pocke… oh.
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📣 Don’t miss our upcoming report from the Expert Panel on the State of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Canada (Nov 18th). go.cca-reports.ca/4jPxfm0
Sign up for our mailing list and be notified of release. bit.ly/cca-advance
#Research #CdnSci #innovation 🧪
Sign up for our mailing list and be notified of release. bit.ly/cca-advance
#Research #CdnSci #innovation 🧪
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
📣 Don’t miss our upcoming report from the Expert Panel on the State of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Canada (Nov 18th). go.cca-reports.ca/4jPxfm0
Sign up for our mailing list and be notified of release. bit.ly/cca-advance
#Research #CdnSci #innovation 🧪
Sign up for our mailing list and be notified of release. bit.ly/cca-advance
#Research #CdnSci #innovation 🧪
46 years ago I woke up to massive explosions and a tower of fire 2 miles away. My Dad thought the Russians had attacked.
A train derailment and exploded tanker cars created a cloud of chlorine gas over the city, so we evacuated with 250,000 other Mississaugans.
canadaehx.com/2024/11/05/t...
A train derailment and exploded tanker cars created a cloud of chlorine gas over the city, so we evacuated with 250,000 other Mississaugans.
canadaehx.com/2024/11/05/t...
The Mississauga Train Derailment
It’s a quiet Saturday night in 1979. Residents in Mississauga, Ontario are asleep. The next day is expected to be quiet for the thousands that live there. Many would be looking forward to a nice br…
canadaehx.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
46 years ago I woke up to massive explosions and a tower of fire 2 miles away. My Dad thought the Russians had attacked.
A train derailment and exploded tanker cars created a cloud of chlorine gas over the city, so we evacuated with 250,000 other Mississaugans.
canadaehx.com/2024/11/05/t...
A train derailment and exploded tanker cars created a cloud of chlorine gas over the city, so we evacuated with 250,000 other Mississaugans.
canadaehx.com/2024/11/05/t...
With Marner, the Leafs (with Marner), this time last year (with Marner) were 93% less boring AF.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
With Marner, the Leafs (with Marner), this time last year (with Marner) were 93% less boring AF.
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*annual surprise-and-outrage-that-it-will-snow-in-the-season-when-it-snows post*
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
*annual surprise-and-outrage-that-it-will-snow-in-the-season-when-it-snows post*
Birthday cake is for chumps.
Birthday apple pie is where it’s at.
Birthday apple pie is where it’s at.
November 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Birthday cake is for chumps.
Birthday apple pie is where it’s at.
Birthday apple pie is where it’s at.
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Just got the best out-of-office message I've ever seen from a fellow academic:
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Just got the best out-of-office message I've ever seen from a fellow academic:
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
Professional sports were already on a moral precipice before governments legitimized sports betting and encouraged them to jump.
More after this word from BetMGM…
More after this word from BetMGM…
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Professional sports were already on a moral precipice before governments legitimized sports betting and encouraged them to jump.
More after this word from BetMGM…
More after this word from BetMGM…
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No one understands speculative bubbles better than Bill Janeway. And while he acknowledges uncertainty about when and how an AI bubble will burst - and its ultimate effects - he’s signalling concern.
“signs of leverage are beginning to emerge.”
www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/will...
“signs of leverage are beginning to emerge.”
www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/will...
In Search of the AI Bubble’s Economic Fundamentals
William H. Janeway explains why the sector might be better off if the reckoning comes sooner rather than after leverage piles up.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
No one understands speculative bubbles better than Bill Janeway. And while he acknowledges uncertainty about when and how an AI bubble will burst - and its ultimate effects - he’s signalling concern.
“signs of leverage are beginning to emerge.”
www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/will...
“signs of leverage are beginning to emerge.”
www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/will...
Kid 2 asked me if I was going to “run my age” today and while I think I have an ultra in me, an easy 12km chased with a coffee, banana and leftover Halloween candy seems like a better use of a morning at my advanced age.
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Kid 2 asked me if I was going to “run my age” today and while I think I have an ultra in me, an easy 12km chased with a coffee, banana and leftover Halloween candy seems like a better use of a morning at my advanced age.
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"To obtain the capital they need, hyperscalers have leveraged a growing list of complex debt-financing options ... That shift is fueling speculation that A.I. investments are turning into a game of musical chairs whose financial instruments are reminiscent of the 2008 financial crisis."
Vibe shift.
Vibe shift.
Debt Has Entered the A.I. Boom
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"To obtain the capital they need, hyperscalers have leveraged a growing list of complex debt-financing options ... That shift is fueling speculation that A.I. investments are turning into a game of musical chairs whose financial instruments are reminiscent of the 2008 financial crisis."
Vibe shift.
Vibe shift.
Without Musk’s “polarizing and partisan actions…Tesla sales between Oct 2022 and April 2025 would have been 67-83% higher [~1-1.26M vehicles].”
“Musk’s partisan activities also increased the sales of other automakers' electric and hybrid vehicles 17-22%”
www.nber.org/papers/w34413
“Musk’s partisan activities also increased the sales of other automakers' electric and hybrid vehicles 17-22%”
www.nber.org/papers/w34413
The Musk Partisan Effect on Tesla Sales
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Without Musk’s “polarizing and partisan actions…Tesla sales between Oct 2022 and April 2025 would have been 67-83% higher [~1-1.26M vehicles].”
“Musk’s partisan activities also increased the sales of other automakers' electric and hybrid vehicles 17-22%”
www.nber.org/papers/w34413
“Musk’s partisan activities also increased the sales of other automakers' electric and hybrid vehicles 17-22%”
www.nber.org/papers/w34413
No one understands speculative bubbles better than Bill Janeway. And while he acknowledges uncertainty about when and how an AI bubble will burst - and its ultimate effects - he’s signalling concern.
“signs of leverage are beginning to emerge.”
www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/will...
“signs of leverage are beginning to emerge.”
www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/will...
In Search of the AI Bubble’s Economic Fundamentals
William H. Janeway explains why the sector might be better off if the reckoning comes sooner rather than after leverage piles up.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
No one understands speculative bubbles better than Bill Janeway. And while he acknowledges uncertainty about when and how an AI bubble will burst - and its ultimate effects - he’s signalling concern.
“signs of leverage are beginning to emerge.”
www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/will...
“signs of leverage are beginning to emerge.”
www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/will...
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Good, because every other global summit the US attends, they're a wrecking ball that sucks all the time and energy, and destroys decades of progress
President Donald Trump has said no US officials will attend the G20 summit in South Africa later this month, reviving debunked claims of white Afrikaners being systematically "killed and slaughtered" in the country ➡️ u.afp.com/Sno4
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Good, because every other global summit the US attends, they're a wrecking ball that sucks all the time and energy, and destroys decades of progress
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It's a small graphic design detail, but the loitering guy on TTC signage is actually in front of the red slash, casually leaning against it, making him look *unbelievably* cool.
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It's a small graphic design detail, but the loitering guy on TTC signage is actually in front of the red slash, casually leaning against it, making him look *unbelievably* cool.
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My thoughts on Budget 2025, @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social's call to focus on "the humans that make up the economy," and the vision for governing articulated by @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in his victory speech: open.substack.com/pub/orbitpol...
"We must chart a new path, as bold as the one we have already traveled"
On Budget 2025 and Mamdani's very different articulation of what is needed in this moment.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My thoughts on Budget 2025, @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social's call to focus on "the humans that make up the economy," and the vision for governing articulated by @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in his victory speech: open.substack.com/pub/orbitpol...
Few weeks ago, some kids signed me up for their lawn raking service. Said they’d come back when the leaves fell.
Week ago, a different kid offered to rake my lawn. I apologized and said I promised the job to some other kids.
Now looking at 15-20cm of snow on Sunday and no raked lawn.
Kids, man.
Week ago, a different kid offered to rake my lawn. I apologized and said I promised the job to some other kids.
Now looking at 15-20cm of snow on Sunday and no raked lawn.
Kids, man.
November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Few weeks ago, some kids signed me up for their lawn raking service. Said they’d come back when the leaves fell.
Week ago, a different kid offered to rake my lawn. I apologized and said I promised the job to some other kids.
Now looking at 15-20cm of snow on Sunday and no raked lawn.
Kids, man.
Week ago, a different kid offered to rake my lawn. I apologized and said I promised the job to some other kids.
Now looking at 15-20cm of snow on Sunday and no raked lawn.
Kids, man.
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🚨Three Chinese astronauts couldn’t return to Earth after space junk hit their spacecraft. Scientists warn this could be just the first of more accidents caused by orbital debris.
The situation is concerning. “There are a lot of people up there,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
The situation is concerning. “There are a lot of people up there,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
A Piece of Space Junk Hit Their Ride Home. What Does This Mean for Space Exploration?
Three Chinese astronauts will likely return safely to Earth after a reported space-junk strike. But the incident highlights the growing risk of orbital debris
www.scientificamerican.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
🚨Three Chinese astronauts couldn’t return to Earth after space junk hit their spacecraft. Scientists warn this could be just the first of more accidents caused by orbital debris.
The situation is concerning. “There are a lot of people up there,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
The situation is concerning. “There are a lot of people up there,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
This city, man.
Breaking:
Lansdowne 2.0 has been approved by council. Final voting: 15-10
Lansdowne 2.0 has been approved by council. Final voting: 15-10
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This city, man.
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As Ta-Nehisi Coates said last month:
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As Ta-Nehisi Coates said last month:
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
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The Holy Father, as well as being the candidate of the Holy Spirit, apparently thinks about the design of human values into sociotechnical systems
November 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The Holy Father, as well as being the candidate of the Holy Spirit, apparently thinks about the design of human values into sociotechnical systems