Dr. Margrit Talpalaru
@memargrit.bsky.social
Mostly here to talk books & stories.
“The report, released this week, says every dollar invested by the federal government in arts and culture generates $29 in economic activity”
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Arts sector contributes billions to Canadian economy, but funding challenges remain, report says | CBC News
Canada's arts and culture sector contributed $65 billion to the economy last year, but an increase in public investment is needed to offset a drop in private funding and a rise in costs, says a new re...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“The report, released this week, says every dollar invested by the federal government in arts and culture generates $29 in economic activity”
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“Nearly nine in ten Canadians (88 per cent) say they are concerned about AI deception in the news, with over half (52 per cent) “very concerned.””
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Digital deception now a ‘daily reality’ for nearly half of Canadians, new survey reveals – Canadian Journalism Foundation
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October 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“Nearly nine in ten Canadians (88 per cent) say they are concerned about AI deception in the news, with over half (52 per cent) “very concerned.””
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“Instead of telling their own stories, creatives are funneled into pre-existing IP, often with corporate-issued limitations on what kind of stories they can tell.”
#BookSky
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With the Serial Numbers Filed Off: The Problem with Trad Pub Fanfic - Reactor
Jenny Hamilton looks closer at three Dramione fics-turned-novels publishing this year.
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September 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
“Instead of telling their own stories, creatives are funneled into pre-existing IP, often with corporate-issued limitations on what kind of stories they can tell.”
#BookSky
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#BookSky
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“I wonder if the emerging threat of AI is restoring a sense of vitality to the humanistic mission... the humanities enable people to feel whole within themselves...[they] help us form coherent narratives…out of the contradictions, challenges, and terrors of daily life. thelocal.to/humanities-i...
The Humanities Aren't Dead Yet | The Local
Enrollment in the liberal arts has been in freefall for years. But despite apocalyptic declarations about the end of the humanities, in my own classroom I see signs of life.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
“I wonder if the emerging threat of AI is restoring a sense of vitality to the humanistic mission... the humanities enable people to feel whole within themselves...[they] help us form coherent narratives…out of the contradictions, challenges, and terrors of daily life. thelocal.to/humanities-i...
“Moral convictions & emotions play a critical role in escalating disagreements. The damage caused when civil arguments are subtly replaced with moral convictions & moral emotions can impact how we co-operate & interact with one another, even in our day-to-day conversations with families & friends.”
How discussion becomes discord: Three avoidable steps on the path to polarization
How discussion becomes discord: Three avoidable steps on the path to polarization
New research examines how people become entrenched in polarizing positions and how we can prevent debates from devolving into heated arguments.
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June 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“Moral convictions & emotions play a critical role in escalating disagreements. The damage caused when civil arguments are subtly replaced with moral convictions & moral emotions can impact how we co-operate & interact with one another, even in our day-to-day conversations with families & friends.”
"What we're going to see is a growth in the economy around hate and disinformation."
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As disinformation and hate thrive online, YouTube quietly changed how it moderates content | CBC News
YouTube, the world's largest video platform, with 20 million videos uploaded each day, appears to have changed its moderation policies to allow more content that violates its own rules to remain onlin...
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June 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"What we're going to see is a growth in the economy around hate and disinformation."
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“In short, these models are very good at a kind of pattern recognition, but often fail when they encounter novelty that forces them beyond the limits of their training, despite being, as the paper notes, “explicitly designed for reasoning tasks”
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When billion-dollar AIs break down over puzzles a child can do, it's time to rethink the hype | Gary Marcus
The tech world is reeling from a paper that shows the powers of a new generation of AI have been wildly oversold, says cognitive scientist Gary Marcus
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June 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“In short, these models are very good at a kind of pattern recognition, but often fail when they encounter novelty that forces them beyond the limits of their training, despite being, as the paper notes, “explicitly designed for reasoning tasks”
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Back to my regular #BookSky posting:
I loved Woodworking by Emily St. James for its loving portrayal of different White trans women’s experiences, and the reversal of the generational flow of wisdom.
I loved Woodworking by Emily St. James for its loving portrayal of different White trans women’s experiences, and the reversal of the generational flow of wisdom.
June 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Back to my regular #BookSky posting:
I loved Woodworking by Emily St. James for its loving portrayal of different White trans women’s experiences, and the reversal of the generational flow of wisdom.
I loved Woodworking by Emily St. James for its loving portrayal of different White trans women’s experiences, and the reversal of the generational flow of wisdom.
“Biderman herself doesn't have any illusions that the likes of OpenAI will […]start being paragons of ethical data sourcing. But she hopes her work will at least get them to stop hiding what they're using to train their AI models.
"Even partial transparency has a huge amount of social value"
"Even partial transparency has a huge amount of social value"
News: “The Tech Industry Said It Was "Impossible" to Create AI Based Entirely on Ethically-Sourced Data, So These Scientists Proved Them Wrong in Spectacular Fashion”
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This was an uplifting and interesting read on #GenAI #ArtificialIntelligence
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This was an uplifting and interesting read on #GenAI #ArtificialIntelligence
The Tech Industry Said It Was "Impossible" to Create AI Based Entirely on Ethically-Sourced Data, So These Scientists Proved Them Wrong in Spectacular Fashion
A team of researchers have created a dataset using only openly licensed or public domain content and used it to train an AI model.
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June 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“Biderman herself doesn't have any illusions that the likes of OpenAI will […]start being paragons of ethical data sourcing. But she hopes her work will at least get them to stop hiding what they're using to train their AI models.
"Even partial transparency has a huge amount of social value"
"Even partial transparency has a huge amount of social value"
“OpenAI’s push to A.I.-ify college education amounts to a national experiment on millions of students.
The use of these chatbots in schools is so new that their potential long-term educational benefits, and possible side effects, are not yet established.”
The use of these chatbots in schools is so new that their potential long-term educational benefits, and possible side effects, are not yet established.”
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Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.
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June 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
“OpenAI’s push to A.I.-ify college education amounts to a national experiment on millions of students.
The use of these chatbots in schools is so new that their potential long-term educational benefits, and possible side effects, are not yet established.”
The use of these chatbots in schools is so new that their potential long-term educational benefits, and possible side effects, are not yet established.”
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Today marks the final day of Congress@GBC, and we couldn’t be prouder to be the 1st college ever to host Canada’s largest academic gathering! For over a week, we've welcomed colleagues from across Canada & the world for the 94th Annual Congress of the Humanities & Social Sciences. @federationhss.ca
June 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Today marks the final day of Congress@GBC, and we couldn’t be prouder to be the 1st college ever to host Canada’s largest academic gathering! For over a week, we've welcomed colleagues from across Canada & the world for the 94th Annual Congress of the Humanities & Social Sciences. @federationhss.ca
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Limberlost Campus lit up with vibrant dances by the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation for National Indigenous History Month and Congress @ GBC! Thank you to everyone who joined us in honouring Indigenous knowledge through meaningful, embodied learning. @federationhss.ca #Congressh
June 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Limberlost Campus lit up with vibrant dances by the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation for National Indigenous History Month and Congress @ GBC! Thank you to everyone who joined us in honouring Indigenous knowledge through meaningful, embodied learning. @federationhss.ca #Congressh
“What stories can you read that change you and how you operate?” Asks @jaelrichardson.bsky.social at the Care of Togetherness Big Thinking as a way to practice care. #Congressh
June 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“What stories can you read that change you and how you operate?” Asks @jaelrichardson.bsky.social at the Care of Togetherness Big Thinking as a way to practice care. #Congressh
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“Care is one of those practices that we carry out often without any kind of robuste theoretical framework, it preceeds thoughts in many ways.” - Billy-Ray Belcourt #congressh
June 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“Care is one of those practices that we carry out often without any kind of robuste theoretical framework, it preceeds thoughts in many ways.” - Billy-Ray Belcourt #congressh
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"Each person in this room has a responsibility to the land which we live on. It's no coincidence that the land was found in such a beautiful state when settler colonialism began. Climate change is because of colonialism." - Melina Laboucan-Massimo #congressh
June 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"Each person in this room has a responsibility to the land which we live on. It's no coincidence that the land was found in such a beautiful state when settler colonialism began. Climate change is because of colonialism." - Melina Laboucan-Massimo #congressh
Michael Hirsh underscores the similarities between the experimental film culture of the 1960s-1970s and the YouTube creator culture of the past decade, in terms of DIY methods and finding an audience #congressh
June 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Michael Hirsh underscores the similarities between the experimental film culture of the 1960s-1970s and the YouTube creator culture of the past decade, in terms of DIY methods and finding an audience #congressh
Ryan Morrison: How do we slow it down?
Heather Krause: We focus on the fact that it wasn’t everybody, but only a few, and amplify it. #congressh
Heather Krause: We focus on the fact that it wasn’t everybody, but only a few, and amplify it. #congressh
“One thing that’s really important to remember is that the pace of AI doesn’t have to be the pace we follow. It’s not the way it has to be. There are many priorities that AI can be used for.” Heather Krause.
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June 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Ryan Morrison: How do we slow it down?
Heather Krause: We focus on the fact that it wasn’t everybody, but only a few, and amplify it. #congressh
Heather Krause: We focus on the fact that it wasn’t everybody, but only a few, and amplify it. #congressh
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“To me, AI is a very helpful tool to complement your existing critical thinking and existing work.” - Debra Lam.
#congressh
#congressh
June 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“To me, AI is a very helpful tool to complement your existing critical thinking and existing work.” - Debra Lam.
#congressh
#congressh
Harmful problematic view: as well as we use the right tops, formulas, the results will be value-neutral. Not true. The data will replicate all the racism, sexism issues. This is not inevitable. How does we prevent that-deploy resources for equity? 1/2
Heather Krause #Congressh
Heather Krause #Congressh
June 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Harmful problematic view: as well as we use the right tops, formulas, the results will be value-neutral. Not true. The data will replicate all the racism, sexism issues. This is not inevitable. How does we prevent that-deploy resources for equity? 1/2
Heather Krause #Congressh
Heather Krause #Congressh
“Building institutional data trust with communities is crucial to ongoing data-based research, as is accountability. simply publishing peer-reviewed papers is not sufficient; the community needs to see the benefits/changes that resulted: Debra Lam at #Congressh BT Technologies of Togetherness
June 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“Building institutional data trust with communities is crucial to ongoing data-based research, as is accountability. simply publishing peer-reviewed papers is not sufficient; the community needs to see the benefits/changes that resulted: Debra Lam at #Congressh BT Technologies of Togetherness
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[1/8] 🌟 Day 1 of #congressh at @gbcollege.bsky.social is finally here! We’re kicking off a week packed with learning, networking, and collaboration. Ready to dive in?
Here’s what’s on the agenda today from @gbcollege.bsky.social:
Here’s what’s on the agenda today from @gbcollege.bsky.social:
May 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
[1/8] 🌟 Day 1 of #congressh at @gbcollege.bsky.social is finally here! We’re kicking off a week packed with learning, networking, and collaboration. Ready to dive in?
Here’s what’s on the agenda today from @gbcollege.bsky.social:
Here’s what’s on the agenda today from @gbcollege.bsky.social:
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As part of Congress @ GBC, the Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Showcase highlighted bold ideas, faculty & student research, and future-shaping ventures. Big thanks to all who joined!
🔗 georgebrown.ca/research-innovation
🔗 www.georgebrown.ca/startgbc
#Congressh @federationhss.ca
🔗 georgebrown.ca/research-innovation
🔗 www.georgebrown.ca/startgbc
#Congressh @federationhss.ca
May 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
As part of Congress @ GBC, the Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Showcase highlighted bold ideas, faculty & student research, and future-shaping ventures. Big thanks to all who joined!
🔗 georgebrown.ca/research-innovation
🔗 www.georgebrown.ca/startgbc
#Congressh @federationhss.ca
🔗 georgebrown.ca/research-innovation
🔗 www.georgebrown.ca/startgbc
#Congressh @federationhss.ca
“Putting people at the centre, putting culture at the heart, that’s where the humanities and social sciences intersect with the trades”: @gbcollege.bsky.social’s Michelle McCollum #Congressh
May 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“Putting people at the centre, putting culture at the heart, that’s where the humanities and social sciences intersect with the trades”: @gbcollege.bsky.social’s Michelle McCollum #Congressh
These student-designed mementoes are even more beautiful in real life--come and get them at #Congressh
Sustainability and student leadership took the spotlight at Congress 2025 @ GBC! From climate action to equity, GBC students led bold initiatives shaping a better future.
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#College #Toronto #Sustainability #StudentSuccess #Congressh @federationhss.ca
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#College #Toronto #Sustainability #StudentSuccess #Congressh @federationhss.ca
May 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
These student-designed mementoes are even more beautiful in real life--come and get them at #Congressh
“When the studios don’t take a stance, it emboldens and normalizes the bigotry”
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Why is Bella Ramsey getting so much hate online? | CBC Arts
Culture reporter Kat Tenbarge explains how the story developments of this season further intensified the online hate campaign against its nonbinary star Bella Ramsey.
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May 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“When the studios don’t take a stance, it emboldens and normalizes the bigotry”
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