Sarah Moser
@sarahkmoser.bsky.social
Urban geography professor at McGill University • new cities built from scratch, cultural politics, graphic novels 🇨🇦
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humanism: the only kind of trans I'm anti
Investors’ ‘dumb transhumanist ideas’ setting back neurotech progress, say experts
Investors’ ‘dumb transhumanist ideas’ setting back neurotech progress, say experts
Fascination of investors such as Elon Musk with uploading their brains to computers is hindering progress in curing disease, say scientists
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
humanism: the only kind of trans I'm anti
The Drax power plant in North Yorkshire is burning 250-year-old trees from some of Canada's oldest forests. These irreplaceable trees are being turned into wood pellets while Drax is receiving £2 million per day in green energy subsidies from UK taxpayers
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Drax power plant in North Yorkshire is burning 250-year-old trees from some of Canada's oldest forests. These irreplaceable trees are being turned into wood pellets while Drax is receiving £2 million per day in green energy subsidies from UK taxpayers
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Do Admit! The Mitford Sisters and Me' by Mimi Pond is a riveting and meticulously researched graphic biography of the infamous Mitford sisters. Gorgeous and inventive illustrations, and excellent storytelling about a bizarre family in turbulent times. @dandq.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Do Admit! The Mitford Sisters and Me' by Mimi Pond is a riveting and meticulously researched graphic biography of the infamous Mitford sisters. Gorgeous and inventive illustrations, and excellent storytelling about a bizarre family in turbulent times. @dandq.bsky.social
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a gross parliamentary overreach — article by @picardonhealth.bsky.social in the globe and mail; #academicsky #neuroskyence #psychscisky www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/91587b9...
How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think
A parliamentary committee is asking for academics’ private information on a strange anti-DEI crusade
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
a gross parliamentary overreach — article by @picardonhealth.bsky.social in the globe and mail; #academicsky #neuroskyence #psychscisky www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/91587b9...
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The only reason to violate the confidentiality of peer reivew is to undermine it. The only reason to demand this kind of information is to abuse it.
a gross parliamentary overreach — article by @picardonhealth.bsky.social in the globe and mail; #academicsky #neuroskyence #psychscisky www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/91587b9...
How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think
A parliamentary committee is asking for academics’ private information on a strange anti-DEI crusade
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The only reason to violate the confidentiality of peer reivew is to undermine it. The only reason to demand this kind of information is to abuse it.
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How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think. A parliamentary committee is asking for researchers' personal information in what seems like an anti-DEI crusade, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think
A parliamentary committee is asking for academics’ private information on a strange anti-DEI crusade
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think. A parliamentary committee is asking for researchers' personal information in what seems like an anti-DEI crusade, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
*Graphic novel of the week: 'Red Harvest' by Michael Cherkas examines the 'terror famine in 1930s Soviet Ukraine' and his family connection to this horrific event in which 3.9 million Ukrainians - 13% of the population - starved to death. @nbmpub.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
*Graphic novel of the week: 'Red Harvest' by Michael Cherkas examines the 'terror famine in 1930s Soviet Ukraine' and his family connection to this horrific event in which 3.9 million Ukrainians - 13% of the population - starved to death. @nbmpub.bsky.social
The Guardian is providing coverage of Indonesia's new capital city under construction 👀 #newcities
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Nusantara, Indonesia’s planned new political capital – explained in 30 seconds
The new city remains under construction, one year on from its scheduled 2024 inauguration, and has been downgraded from its planned status as a replacement for Jakarta
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The Guardian is providing coverage of Indonesia's new capital city under construction 👀 #newcities
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
McGill Urbanism Club does the 'Tax Dollars at Work' tour of Montreal's Plateau: free public swimming pools, green alleys, bike shares, bike lanes, public library, parks, a farmer's market, Maison de la Culture, public art, free public mini golf, public schools, and public daycares 💓👏👏👏 @mcgill.ca
October 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
McGill Urbanism Club does the 'Tax Dollars at Work' tour of Montreal's Plateau: free public swimming pools, green alleys, bike shares, bike lanes, public library, parks, a farmer's market, Maison de la Culture, public art, free public mini golf, public schools, and public daycares 💓👏👏👏 @mcgill.ca
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Evil Eyes Sea' by Özge Samanci is a really fun and suspenseful read about two Turkish students and their discovery of a corpse while diving in the Bosphorus. Fascinating exploration of Turkish politics, culture, mafia, authoritarianism, and gender @unciv.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Evil Eyes Sea' by Özge Samanci is a really fun and suspenseful read about two Turkish students and their discovery of a corpse while diving in the Bosphorus. Fascinating exploration of Turkish politics, culture, mafia, authoritarianism, and gender @unciv.bsky.social
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“Many major cities now have some version of a bike or scooter-share system, but Montreal revolutionized the trend…The tech behind BIXI became the backbone for bike-sharing programs in London, New York, Chicago & dozens of other places, turning two wheels into a genuine option for navigating cities.”
BIXI named among top 25 inventions of the past 25 years by TIME magazine
TIME magazine has released a list of the top 25 inventions of the past 25 years, and Montreal's bicycle-sharing system BIXI is on it.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“Many major cities now have some version of a bike or scooter-share system, but Montreal revolutionized the trend…The tech behind BIXI became the backbone for bike-sharing programs in London, New York, Chicago & dozens of other places, turning two wheels into a genuine option for navigating cities.”
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Muybridge', by Guy Delisle, about the pioneering photographer who 'made pictures move'. Beautifully drawn, fascinating story superbly told, well researched, and great historical and political context. @dandq.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Muybridge', by Guy Delisle, about the pioneering photographer who 'made pictures move'. Beautifully drawn, fascinating story superbly told, well researched, and great historical and political context. @dandq.bsky.social
Happy to have had a chance to host Federico Cugurullo from Trinity College Dublin in the Department of Geography at McGill University for a talk on 'New AI Cities: The Case of Neom' @mcgillgeography.bsky.social #newcities
www.mcgill.ca/geography/ch...
www.mcgill.ca/geography/ch...
October 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Happy to have had a chance to host Federico Cugurullo from Trinity College Dublin in the Department of Geography at McGill University for a talk on 'New AI Cities: The Case of Neom' @mcgillgeography.bsky.social #newcities
www.mcgill.ca/geography/ch...
www.mcgill.ca/geography/ch...
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I cant believe any Canadians are going to vacation in the USA. There are LOTS of great spots in the world to spend the winter without having to be photographed and finger printed! www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Canadian snowbirds fingerprinted and photographed at U.S. border as part of new requirement | CBC News
Several Canadian snowbirds reported they were fingerprinted and photographed at the U.S. border this month when registering for their winter stay, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told C...
www.cbc.ca
October 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I cant believe any Canadians are going to vacation in the USA. There are LOTS of great spots in the world to spend the winter without having to be photographed and finger printed! www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Thinking of our neighbours to the south a lot today 💓
October 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Thinking of our neighbours to the south a lot today 💓
Congrats to Bixi, Montreal's public bike rental program, which was listed as one of the best inventions of the 21st century by TIME magazine! 👏👏👏⚜️🇨🇦
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
BIXI makes TIME magazine’s Best Inventions Hall of Fame
Montreal’s BIXI found itself alongside the 23andMe DNA test, YouTube, the iPhone and other incredible innovations launched in the 21st century on TIME magazine’s “Best Inventions Hall of Fame.”
www.ctvnews.ca
October 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Congrats to Bixi, Montreal's public bike rental program, which was listed as one of the best inventions of the 21st century by TIME magazine! 👏👏👏⚜️🇨🇦
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
This is the weirdest article you'll read all week... Peter Thiel is not just a Trump fascist, he's deeply worried about the antichrist: “I’m a libertarian, or a classical liberal, who deviates in one minor detail, where I’m worried about the antichrist”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist
The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This is the weirdest article you'll read all week... Peter Thiel is not just a Trump fascist, he's deeply worried about the antichrist: “I’m a libertarian, or a classical liberal, who deviates in one minor detail, where I’m worried about the antichrist”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is interesting... the Cree Nation is bidding to redevelop the former Hudson's Bay building in Montreal into a museum and heritage space, hotel, and housing for Indigenous students, highlighting Cree history, culture, and Cree contributions to Quebec 👀
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
October 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This is interesting... the Cree Nation is bidding to redevelop the former Hudson's Bay building in Montreal into a museum and heritage space, hotel, and housing for Indigenous students, highlighting Cree history, culture, and Cree contributions to Quebec 👀
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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For the first time ever, London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.
Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.
Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.
October 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
For the first time ever, London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.
Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.
Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.
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I'm excited to be bringing my full length documentary 'Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing' to Collingwood this Friday 3 October. This is a FREE screening & registration can be done via the link.
www.collingwood.ca/housing
www.collingwood.ca/housing
Affordable Housing
www.collingwood.ca
September 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I'm excited to be bringing my full length documentary 'Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing' to Collingwood this Friday 3 October. This is a FREE screening & registration can be done via the link.
www.collingwood.ca/housing
www.collingwood.ca/housing
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Want to learn about the fundamentals of #housing policy?
What is affordable housing, who should be responsible + how & where to make it happen
Consider taking @sfucity.bsky.social CITY102: #HousingPolicy Fundamentals
Starts Thurs, Oct 7 | 6 pm PST| Online | Register: www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
What is affordable housing, who should be responsible + how & where to make it happen
Consider taking @sfucity.bsky.social CITY102: #HousingPolicy Fundamentals
Starts Thurs, Oct 7 | 6 pm PST| Online | Register: www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
City Program
www.sfu.ca
September 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Want to learn about the fundamentals of #housing policy?
What is affordable housing, who should be responsible + how & where to make it happen
Consider taking @sfucity.bsky.social CITY102: #HousingPolicy Fundamentals
Starts Thurs, Oct 7 | 6 pm PST| Online | Register: www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
What is affordable housing, who should be responsible + how & where to make it happen
Consider taking @sfucity.bsky.social CITY102: #HousingPolicy Fundamentals
Starts Thurs, Oct 7 | 6 pm PST| Online | Register: www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
Singapore's extraordinary urban planting prioritizes shade, and not just in wealthier districts like in American contexts where shade is a reliable indicator of economic inequality 🌳🌴
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
How Singapore became obsessed by shade
The sweltering island nation has long prioritised adding greenery and shade at every corner. Could other cities do the same?
www.bbc.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Singapore's extraordinary urban planting prioritizes shade, and not just in wealthier districts like in American contexts where shade is a reliable indicator of economic inequality 🌳🌴
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Social media algorithms push rage and division to keep us scrolling. Here’s how the business model works—and the law that allows it to continue. #Algorithms #SocialMedia #Radicalization #PoliticalViolence #TechPolicy #Section230
September 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Social media algorithms push rage and division to keep us scrolling. Here’s how the business model works—and the law that allows it to continue. #Algorithms #SocialMedia #Radicalization #PoliticalViolence #TechPolicy #Section230