Rick Colbourne Ph.D (Cantab), ICD.D
@rickcolbourne.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business - focus is on emancipatory entrepreneurship, social justice, just transitions, and hybrid venture creations. I integrate activism and community-based participatory action research in my work.
ICD.D session on AI
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
ICD.D session on AI
DULF Founders Guilty of Drug Trafficking | The Tyee thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
DULF Founders Guilty of Drug Trafficking | The Tyee thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ | I think they got especially radicalized by getting rich. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/11/10/Man-Who-Tracks-Silicon-Valley-Nerd-Reich/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=101125
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ | I think they got especially radicalized by getting rich. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The Māori ward vote in New Zealand contains important lessons for Canada theconversation.com/the-maori-wa...
The Māori ward vote in New Zealand contains important lessons for Canada
Recent Māori ward plebiscites indicate that while institutional reforms for Indigenous representation are vital, meaningful change isn’t possible without broad public understanding and trust.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The Māori ward vote in New Zealand contains important lessons for Canada theconversation.com/the-maori-wa...
Canada’s best option, instead, is to stay consistent with a single message: it stands ready to be a partner. The two countries have always benefited from working together, and can again do so. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Carney Goes from ‘Elbows Up’ to Apologies | The Tyee
How Canada is getting it all wrong in dealing with Trump the bully.
thetyee.ca
November 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Canada’s best option, instead, is to stay consistent with a single message: it stands ready to be a partner. The two countries have always benefited from working together, and can again do so. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Top 10 Real-World Digital Human Use Cases Transforming 2025 vertu.com/ai-tools/dig...
Top 10 Real-World Digital Human Use Cases Transforming 2025
See how digital human technology is revolutionizing customer service, healthcare, education, and more with real-world use cases in 2025.
vertu.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Top 10 Real-World Digital Human Use Cases Transforming 2025 vertu.com/ai-tools/dig...
Ray Wanuch - closing ceremonies for Cando conference in Quebec City.
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Ray Wanuch - closing ceremonies for Cando conference in Quebec City.
Closing ceremonies for Cando conference
October 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Closing ceremonies for Cando conference
Indigenous procurement panel at Cando conference in Quebec City.
October 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Indigenous procurement panel at Cando conference in Quebec City.
Urban Reserve presentation at Cando
October 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Urban Reserve presentation at Cando
Global Affairs presentation at Cando conference on global Indigenous engagement
October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Global Affairs presentation at Cando conference on global Indigenous engagement
Cando National Conference in Quebec City
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Cando National Conference in Quebec City
Nike Wants Us to Get Ready for the Age of Robot Shoes www.esquire.com/style/mens-f...
Nike Wants Us to Get Ready for the Age of Robot Shoes
The Swoosh just unveiled plans for Project Amplify, a motorized sneaker system to aid walking and running.
www.esquire.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Nike Wants Us to Get Ready for the Age of Robot Shoes www.esquire.com/style/mens-f...
Language of the manosphere is crossing into the classroom, survey says | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Language of the manosphere is crossing into the classroom, survey says | CBC News
A recent survey from Angus Reid and White Ribbon found that four in five educators said they had witnessed sexist or misogynistic behaviours in the classroom. And when students repeat misogynistic language,...
www.cbc.ca
October 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Language of the manosphere is crossing into the classroom, survey says | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Skills once lodged in the body moved into tools and rose into institutions. Over time, the division of labor became, inevitably, a division of cognitive labor. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Age of De-Skilling
Will AI stretch our minds—or stunt them?
www.theatlantic.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Skills once lodged in the body moved into tools and rose into institutions. Over time, the division of labor became, inevitably, a division of cognitive labor. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
When trains are pricier than planes, there’s a heavy social, financial and environmental cost | Environment | The Guardian share.google/0PDKFyZTh8eF...
When trains are pricier than planes, there’s a heavy social, financial and environmental cost
In this week’s newsletter: whether it’s a holiday or work trip, railway travellers find themselves burdened by astronomical prices
share.google
October 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
When trains are pricier than planes, there’s a heavy social, financial and environmental cost | Environment | The Guardian share.google/0PDKFyZTh8eF...
Leaders from the creative industries urge Parliament to act on foreign AI companies - University Affairs universityaffairs.ca/news/leaders...
Leaders from the creative industries urge Parliament to act on foreign AI companies - University Affairs
‘Nearly every song ever written by a Canadian songwriter has already been scraped,’ says music industry witness.
universityaffairs.ca
October 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Leaders from the creative industries urge Parliament to act on foreign AI companies - University Affairs universityaffairs.ca/news/leaders...
focused on AI companion apps—platforms like Replika, Chai, and Character.ai that are explicitly designed to provide emotional support, friendship, or even romance www.inc.com/bill-murphy-...
October 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
focused on AI companion apps—platforms like Replika, Chai, and Character.ai that are explicitly designed to provide emotional support, friendship, or even romance www.inc.com/bill-murphy-...
Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? | The Tyee thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
thetyee.ca
October 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? | The Tyee thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Ireland is set to make its basic income for artists program permanent starting in 2026 www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Three Years After Trial Launch, Ireland Is Making Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent
Several years after launching a trial, Ireland is set to make its basic income for artists program permanent starting in 2026.
www.artnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ireland is set to make its basic income for artists program permanent starting in 2026 www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Donald Trump’s new "American Midnight" is upon us www.salon.com/2025/10/14/d...
Donald Trump’s new "American Midnight" is upon us
Historian Adam Hochschild sees echoes of post–World War I repression today
www.salon.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Donald Trump’s new "American Midnight" is upon us www.salon.com/2025/10/14/d...
switching entirely to "secondary" steelmaking, which recycles scrap steel or relies on refined iron instead of iron ore www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
How Canadian steelmakers are 'greening' their steel | CBC Climate Change News
Steelmaker Algoma says U.S. tariffs on steel are pushing it to more quickly transition to electric steelmaking. Here's why decarbonizing steel is such a big deal, how it's being done in Canada and what's...
www.cbc.ca
October 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
switching entirely to "secondary" steelmaking, which recycles scrap steel or relies on refined iron instead of iron ore www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
Study sheds light on musicians’ enhanced attention news.mit.edu/2025/study-s...
Study sheds light on musicians’ enhanced attention
An MIT brain imaging study suggests people with musical training may be better than others at filtering out distracting sounds.
news.mit.edu
October 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Study sheds light on musicians’ enhanced attention news.mit.edu/2025/study-s...
EDIA strengthens it. Across disciplines, diverse teams produce more novel, higher impact research; inclusive governance sustains collaboration and innovation; and accessibility broadens the talent pipeline, enhancing precision and creativity. buff.ly/D141qfJ
The Excellence Dividend - University Affairs
How Diversity and Inclusion Strengthen Research Ecosystems
universityaffairs.ca
October 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
EDIA strengthens it. Across disciplines, diverse teams produce more novel, higher impact research; inclusive governance sustains collaboration and innovation; and accessibility broadens the talent pipeline, enhancing precision and creativity. buff.ly/D141qfJ
form political beliefs through hollowed-out university courses where students learn to connect experience to systems like racism or class inequality or through YouTube’s attention economy where they encounter simplified stories or clichés. buff.ly/Rrhw34t
YouTube shapes young people’s political education, but the site simplifies complex issues
As universities retreat, platforms like YouTube have increasingly stepped in as a political educator.
theconversation.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
form political beliefs through hollowed-out university courses where students learn to connect experience to systems like racism or class inequality or through YouTube’s attention economy where they encounter simplified stories or clichés. buff.ly/Rrhw34t