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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Weird fact: I grew up in Mississauga a half mile from “The Demeter House” - site of Canada’s most notorious murder in the 1970s.
Peter Demeter arranged the murder of his wife in 1973 with eyes on a $1M insurance policy. He’s still in prison.
Stay with me…
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_D...
Peter Demeter arranged the murder of his wife in 1973 with eyes on a $1M insurance policy. He’s still in prison.
Stay with me…
1/6
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_D...
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Weird fact: I grew up in Mississauga a half mile from “The Demeter House” - site of Canada’s most notorious murder in the 1970s.
Peter Demeter arranged the murder of his wife in 1973 with eyes on a $1M insurance policy. He’s still in prison.
Stay with me…
1/6
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_D...
Peter Demeter arranged the murder of his wife in 1973 with eyes on a $1M insurance policy. He’s still in prison.
Stay with me…
1/6
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_D...
Weird fact: I grew up in Mississauga a half mile from “The Demeter House” - site of Canada’s most notorious murder in the 1970s.
Peter Demeter arranged the murder of his wife in 1973 with eyes on a $1M insurance policy. He’s still in prison.
Stay with me…
1/6
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_D...
Peter Demeter arranged the murder of his wife in 1973 with eyes on a $1M insurance policy. He’s still in prison.
Stay with me…
1/6
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_D...
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Weird fact: I grew up in Mississauga a half mile from “The Demeter House” - site of Canada’s most notorious murder in the 1970s.
Peter Demeter arranged the murder of his wife in 1973 with eyes on a $1M insurance policy. He’s still in prison.
Stay with me…
1/6
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_D...
Peter Demeter arranged the murder of his wife in 1973 with eyes on a $1M insurance policy. He’s still in prison.
Stay with me…
1/6
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_D...
Doing 10.3km in less than 55 minutes is easy.
Doing 10.3km in less than 55 minutes on city streets without getting hit by a car at every other intersection is not.
Doing 10.3km in less than 55 minutes on city streets without getting hit by a car at every other intersection is not.
new challenge unlocked, I guess www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
December 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Doing 10.3km in less than 55 minutes is easy.
Doing 10.3km in less than 55 minutes on city streets without getting hit by a car at every other intersection is not.
Doing 10.3km in less than 55 minutes on city streets without getting hit by a car at every other intersection is not.
If AI was actually about making lives better and not about consolidating economic and political power, it would be doing my work today so I could run, skate, read and drink hot chocolate.
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
If AI was actually about making lives better and not about consolidating economic and political power, it would be doing my work today so I could run, skate, read and drink hot chocolate.
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One ring to rule them all,
One ring to find them,
One ring to bring them all
And in the darkness bind them.
One ring to find them,
One ring to bring them all
And in the darkness bind them.
December 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
One ring to rule them all,
One ring to find them,
One ring to bring them all
And in the darkness bind them.
One ring to find them,
One ring to bring them all
And in the darkness bind them.
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Rocky IV, but instead Ivan Drago casually leans on the ropes while Rocky repeatedly punches himself in the face.
Imagine conquering the world’s greatest superpower without firing a single shot.
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Rocky IV, but instead Ivan Drago casually leans on the ropes while Rocky repeatedly punches himself in the face.
Rocky IV, but instead Ivan Drago casually leans on the ropes while Rocky repeatedly punches himself in the face.
Imagine conquering the world’s greatest superpower without firing a single shot.
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Rocky IV, but instead Ivan Drago casually leans on the ropes while Rocky repeatedly punches himself in the face.
I was supposed to shovel and do laundry. Instead I noodled on my guitar and mandolin for two hours.
Sunday win.
Sunday win.
December 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I was supposed to shovel and do laundry. Instead I noodled on my guitar and mandolin for two hours.
Sunday win.
Sunday win.
If you’re looking for a unique gift or just want to see some cool art, my wife, Heather, is showing her work at the Ottawa Art Gallery today until 5pm.
Layered drawings in repurposed vintage tins.
oaggao.ca/events/mini-...
www.heathermunro.ca
Layered drawings in repurposed vintage tins.
oaggao.ca/events/mini-...
www.heathermunro.ca
December 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If you’re looking for a unique gift or just want to see some cool art, my wife, Heather, is showing her work at the Ottawa Art Gallery today until 5pm.
Layered drawings in repurposed vintage tins.
oaggao.ca/events/mini-...
www.heathermunro.ca
Layered drawings in repurposed vintage tins.
oaggao.ca/events/mini-...
www.heathermunro.ca
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Today, we honour the 14 women whose lives were taken on December 6, 1989, and reflect on our shared responsibility to build communities rooted in equity, safety, and compassion.
#December6 #DayOfRemembrance #EndGBV
#December6 #DayOfRemembrance #EndGBV
December 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Today, we honour the 14 women whose lives were taken on December 6, 1989, and reflect on our shared responsibility to build communities rooted in equity, safety, and compassion.
#December6 #DayOfRemembrance #EndGBV
#December6 #DayOfRemembrance #EndGBV
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Say their names.
Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Say their names.
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Today we remember Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault and Annie Turcotte.
December 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Today we remember Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault and Annie Turcotte.
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December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in Canada, to mark the anniversary of the murders of 14 female engineering students at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989 in an act of gender-based violence and to remember those women.
December 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in Canada, to mark the anniversary of the murders of 14 female engineering students at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989 in an act of gender-based violence and to remember those women.
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We remember them always.
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
We remember them always.
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
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36 years ago. I still remember the horror as 14 female engineering students were violently cut down because they were women. We lost so much that day.https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-why-we-must-not-forget-those-who-fell-at-lecole-polytechnique #women #violence
Opinion: Why we must not forget those who fell at L’Ecole Polytechnique
Dec. 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada.
edmontonjournal.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
The social and moral maturity journey of the Zuckerberg who made a website for rating college women to the Zuckerberg who made creeper glasses is a dot.
In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
futurism.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The social and moral maturity journey of the Zuckerberg who made a website for rating college women to the Zuckerberg who made creeper glasses is a dot.
In undergrad I was the guy at the other end of the line when stores/customers called about declined credit cards.
Apparently I’m responsible for ruining Christmas for 100s of kids. Not overspending parents. Not the banks and advertisers that lulled them into it. Me. I robbed them of Tickle Me Elmo.
Apparently I’m responsible for ruining Christmas for 100s of kids. Not overspending parents. Not the banks and advertisers that lulled them into it. Me. I robbed them of Tickle Me Elmo.
Having survived five successive Xmases in retail during undergrad, I think it should be mandatory for everyone to work at least one Xmas in retail as empathy training.
(It's also why I still have PTSD around most Xmas music).
(It's also why I still have PTSD around most Xmas music).
please be nice to service workers in the holiday season. a woman beside me waiting for coffee just said, out loud, in full earshot of the barista, "they're really slow, huh?" and all I wanted to do was tell the worker I'd be her alibi if she wanted to punch her
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
In undergrad I was the guy at the other end of the line when stores/customers called about declined credit cards.
Apparently I’m responsible for ruining Christmas for 100s of kids. Not overspending parents. Not the banks and advertisers that lulled them into it. Me. I robbed them of Tickle Me Elmo.
Apparently I’m responsible for ruining Christmas for 100s of kids. Not overspending parents. Not the banks and advertisers that lulled them into it. Me. I robbed them of Tickle Me Elmo.
I read *Walter* Gretzky’s autobiography a bunch of years ago and found the way he started every new anecdote with “Anyway…” very endearing.
Anyway…
Anyway…
Wayne fucked up pronouncing JORDAN, epic scenes
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I read *Walter* Gretzky’s autobiography a bunch of years ago and found the way he started every new anecdote with “Anyway…” very endearing.
Anyway…
Anyway…
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A few years ago, Bill Nye the science guy debated creationist Ken Ham about evolution. The last question was "what would change your mind?"
Bill Nye said "Evidence."
Ken Ham said "Nothing can possibly change my mind about this."
I think about that a lot.
Bill Nye said "Evidence."
Ken Ham said "Nothing can possibly change my mind about this."
I think about that a lot.
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A few years ago, Bill Nye the science guy debated creationist Ken Ham about evolution. The last question was "what would change your mind?"
Bill Nye said "Evidence."
Ken Ham said "Nothing can possibly change my mind about this."
I think about that a lot.
Bill Nye said "Evidence."
Ken Ham said "Nothing can possibly change my mind about this."
I think about that a lot.
This is Depeche Mode’s “Everything Counts” as a sculpture.
🎶
The grabbing hands
grab all they can
All for themselves,
after all
It's a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
🎶
🎶
The grabbing hands
grab all they can
All for themselves,
after all
It's a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
🎶
This is the most horrific trophy I’ve ever seen. It looks like a cursed object found in a desert crypt.
December 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This is Depeche Mode’s “Everything Counts” as a sculpture.
🎶
The grabbing hands
grab all they can
All for themselves,
after all
It's a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
🎶
🎶
The grabbing hands
grab all they can
All for themselves,
after all
It's a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
🎶
The thing about FIFA is that it makes all the other corrupt, gambling-addicted, sexual assault ignoring, fan-gouging professional sports organizations look slightly less awful in contrast.
December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The thing about FIFA is that it makes all the other corrupt, gambling-addicted, sexual assault ignoring, fan-gouging professional sports organizations look slightly less awful in contrast.
I’ve chatted a couple times with Hause Lin - one of the co-authors on one of the referenced papers - and the results are just stunning. What’s harder to work out, however, is what practically to do about it - something Hause is working on as an AI Policy Fellow at @mila-quebec.bsky.social this year.
AI dialogues shifted political support by 2 to 3 points in trials, eclipsing standard ads. Roughly one-third of this effect persisted for a month. However, models optimized for persuasion proved more factually error-prone.
#MLSky
#MLSky
AI chatbots can persuade voters to change their minds
Conversations with AI can sway people’s political views. Concerningly, a chatbot’s facts are not always accurate, especially when it supports right-wing positions.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I’ve chatted a couple times with Hause Lin - one of the co-authors on one of the referenced papers - and the results are just stunning. What’s harder to work out, however, is what practically to do about it - something Hause is working on as an AI Policy Fellow at @mila-quebec.bsky.social this year.
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