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
Pinned
What principles should guide decisions about what we do in space?
In my latest, I show how a responsible innovation framework can steer ethical and sustainable spacefaring, and illustrate with application to the Artemis missions, resources, & innovation in LEO.
www.cigionline.org/publications...
In my latest, I show how a responsible innovation framework can steer ethical and sustainable spacefaring, and illustrate with application to the Artemis missions, resources, & innovation in LEO.
www.cigionline.org/publications...
Anywho, there are 32 students in my kid’s grade 11 math class in case you were thinking the Ontario government actually gives a shit about math performance.
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Anywho, there are 32 students in my kid’s grade 11 math class in case you were thinking the Ontario government actually gives a shit about math performance.
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As Musk shifts from Mars to Moon colonization, it’s a good time to reflect on principles of space ownership and use.
Can we design a space use regime that is more than a finders-keepers race to control the commons?
My thoughts from 2022.
www.cigionline.org/articles/who...
Can we design a space use regime that is more than a finders-keepers race to control the commons?
My thoughts from 2022.
www.cigionline.org/articles/who...
Who Owns Outer Space, and Everything in It?
On what grounds, if any, can a country or organization claim ownership to a spot or a resource in space?
www.cigionline.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
As Musk shifts from Mars to Moon colonization, it’s a good time to reflect on principles of space ownership and use.
Can we design a space use regime that is more than a finders-keepers race to control the commons?
My thoughts from 2022.
www.cigionline.org/articles/who...
Can we design a space use regime that is more than a finders-keepers race to control the commons?
My thoughts from 2022.
www.cigionline.org/articles/who...
Oren Cass: “Businesses acquired by private equity firms are five to 10 times as likely to go bankrupt as those that aren’t.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
February 10, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Oren Cass: “Businesses acquired by private equity firms are five to 10 times as likely to go bankrupt as those that aren’t.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
At the dentist.
Pray for Dan.
Pray for Dan.
February 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
At the dentist.
Pray for Dan.
Pray for Dan.
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The ol’ crayola oblongata.
Or, as John Stuart Mill (should have) said, better to be a Homer satisfied than Socrates dissatisfied.
Or, as John Stuart Mill (should have) said, better to be a Homer satisfied than Socrates dissatisfied.
One of the wisest things Homer ever did was put the crayon back after hearing the unmuffled noise of the world
February 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The ol’ crayola oblongata.
Or, as John Stuart Mill (should have) said, better to be a Homer satisfied than Socrates dissatisfied.
Or, as John Stuart Mill (should have) said, better to be a Homer satisfied than Socrates dissatisfied.
As Musk shifts from Mars to Moon colonization, it’s a good time to reflect on principles of space ownership and use.
Can we design a space use regime that is more than a finders-keepers race to control the commons?
My thoughts from 2022.
www.cigionline.org/articles/who...
Can we design a space use regime that is more than a finders-keepers race to control the commons?
My thoughts from 2022.
www.cigionline.org/articles/who...
Who Owns Outer Space, and Everything in It?
On what grounds, if any, can a country or organization claim ownership to a spot or a resource in space?
www.cigionline.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
As Musk shifts from Mars to Moon colonization, it’s a good time to reflect on principles of space ownership and use.
Can we design a space use regime that is more than a finders-keepers race to control the commons?
My thoughts from 2022.
www.cigionline.org/articles/who...
Can we design a space use regime that is more than a finders-keepers race to control the commons?
My thoughts from 2022.
www.cigionline.org/articles/who...
Reposted by Daniel Munro
Working on a story for Science about cuts to Canada's government researchers and labs. If you are affected by this please reach out (either on here or via my website). Anonymity is an option. 🧪
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Working on a story for Science about cuts to Canada's government researchers and labs. If you are affected by this please reach out (either on here or via my website). Anonymity is an option. 🧪
“In a financialized economy, businesses become mere sources of cash, assets to be manipulated and then operated for maximum investor returns. Workers become just another cost, like lumber. Customers are just revenue streams to be tapped.”
This is a good essay.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
This is a good essay.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Opinion | The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:34 PM
“In a financialized economy, businesses become mere sources of cash, assets to be manipulated and then operated for maximum investor returns. Workers become just another cost, like lumber. Customers are just revenue streams to be tapped.”
This is a good essay.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
This is a good essay.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Nearly all Canadians search the web for health information.
64% encounter false or misleading content.
Roughly half turn to AI for health information.
Only 27% trust AI to give accurate health information.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
64% encounter false or misleading content.
Roughly half turn to AI for health information.
Only 27% trust AI to give accurate health information.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
About half of Canadians are turning to AI for health information, survey says
People who use technology are five times more likely to report harms to their health compared to those who don’t
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Nearly all Canadians search the web for health information.
64% encounter false or misleading content.
Roughly half turn to AI for health information.
Only 27% trust AI to give accurate health information.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
64% encounter false or misleading content.
Roughly half turn to AI for health information.
Only 27% trust AI to give accurate health information.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
The ol’ crayola oblongata.
Or, as John Stuart Mill (should have) said, better to be a Homer satisfied than Socrates dissatisfied.
Or, as John Stuart Mill (should have) said, better to be a Homer satisfied than Socrates dissatisfied.
One of the wisest things Homer ever did was put the crayon back after hearing the unmuffled noise of the world
February 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The ol’ crayola oblongata.
Or, as John Stuart Mill (should have) said, better to be a Homer satisfied than Socrates dissatisfied.
Or, as John Stuart Mill (should have) said, better to be a Homer satisfied than Socrates dissatisfied.
In the time it took me to walk from the kitchen to the TV, Canada scored 2 goals.
3-0
3-0
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
In the time it took me to walk from the kitchen to the TV, Canada scored 2 goals.
3-0
3-0
Self-checkout supervisor is the most fascinating job in the grocery store.
February 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Self-checkout supervisor is the most fascinating job in the grocery store.
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You know those publicity stunts where a politician pretends to be homeless, or tries to get by on welfare, for a week? I want to see something like that, but where the challenge is "commute anywhere during rush hour in Ottawa".
February 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
You know those publicity stunts where a politician pretends to be homeless, or tries to get by on welfare, for a week? I want to see something like that, but where the challenge is "commute anywhere during rush hour in Ottawa".
Reposted by Daniel Munro
It's long past time to stop indulging people who think you can meaningfully defend science without also defending democracy and academic freedom and opposing authoritarianism. It's the same fight, otherwise all you're defending is your own status.
February 8, 2026 at 2:26 PM
It's long past time to stop indulging people who think you can meaningfully defend science without also defending democracy and academic freedom and opposing authoritarianism. It's the same fight, otherwise all you're defending is your own status.
Has “Board of Trade” met “Ottawa public transit”?
February 8, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Has “Board of Trade” met “Ottawa public transit”?
Swiss winning gold in alpine is like me winning gold in waiting for late Ottawa buses.
Locational training advantage.
Locational training advantage.
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Swiss winning gold in alpine is like me winning gold in waiting for late Ottawa buses.
Locational training advantage.
Locational training advantage.
“Nobody knows what America is anymore — not Americans, not their enemies, not their friends.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:32 PM
“Nobody knows what America is anymore — not Americans, not their enemies, not their friends.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
TFW you’re trying to buy something online worth a few thousand $, experience a website issue, their virtual help agent gets caught in a loop and you bail.
Well done, AI geniuses. Well done.
Well done, AI geniuses. Well done.
February 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
TFW you’re trying to buy something online worth a few thousand $, experience a website issue, their virtual help agent gets caught in a loop and you bail.
Well done, AI geniuses. Well done.
Well done, AI geniuses. Well done.
Modest proposal: “Responsibilities by Level of Government” and “Charter of Rights and Freedoms” fridge magnets distributed with school report cards and voter registration cards.
February 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Modest proposal: “Responsibilities by Level of Government” and “Charter of Rights and Freedoms” fridge magnets distributed with school report cards and voter registration cards.
Why the Gods made treadmills.
February 7, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Why the Gods made treadmills.
Modest proposal: Name *every* airport, train and bus station, road, museum, library, etc after Trump.
Observe ensuing chaos.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Observe ensuing chaos.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Officials Pressed Schumer to Help Name Penn Station, Dulles for Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Modest proposal: Name *every* airport, train and bus station, road, museum, library, etc after Trump.
Observe ensuing chaos.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Observe ensuing chaos.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
My solution to the problem of needing to subscribe to multiple, overly complicated, expensive and deceptive cable TV packages to watch professional sports programs littered with gambling ads is to stop watching sports.
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
My solution to the problem of needing to subscribe to multiple, overly complicated, expensive and deceptive cable TV packages to watch professional sports programs littered with gambling ads is to stop watching sports.
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Well, there it is.
Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
www.chronicle.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Well, there it is.