Jaigris Hodson
@jhodson.bsky.social
Canada Research Chair in Digital Communication for the Public Interest
"After users publicly endorse one conspiracy theory, their risk of endorsing another rises..." "...narrative adoption shifts a user’s belief system" "Social exposure brings conspiracy theories to users, but adoption changes what becomes easier to adopt next" Rabbit Holes arxiv.org/html/2607.19...
Editor in Chief of Science: AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive.
AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive
There’s a saying in the management world, popularized by NASA administrator Daniel Goldin in the 1990s, that the goal of technological improvements is to make products faster, better, and cheaper. Alt...
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Cindy Blackstock of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society is questioning why Ottawa is shopping around its own plan to end discrimination against First Nations Children. She addressed Chiefs in assembly in Ottawa on Wednesday. www.aptnnews.ca?p=291511
Canada ignoring First Nations child welfare plan: Caring Society
The Caring Society is questioning why the federal government is "shopping around" its own child welfare plan when a First Nations-led plan exists.
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I tried telling people exactly this. It does not work. We are in lizard brain zone with this stuff and I am afraid it’s too late. People have told me they’d rather have the cia track their kids than give up the “control” of tracking their loved ones. Can’t argue with that.
Dan Rosen@danrosen.xyz · 3mo agoI think people understandably but magically believe that surveilling your loved ones will protect them from harm because it promises knowledge and control. But when you get more knowledge but little actual control, your anxiety goes through the roof
Great panel this morning @socialmediaandsociety.org! Panellists discussed algorithms, AI, and info operations
Now that this is settled, just release the Epstein files.
People 💙 I Michael Wolff says it the best about Trump’s mad man incoherent rants at the UN !! The Media needs to skew him over the nonsensical 💩 that he spews !! It’s time for them to declare no confidence and remove him !! #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #DemsUnited
"culture war" is a euphemism for fights picked by fascists
Can't publish science without political approval, what could go wrong [🎁]
EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say
Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review.
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Canada could help mitigate the damage to US education and global R&D by massively expanding our post-secondary education sector. Unfortunately our leaders see government spending, esp on education, as inherently wasteful, to be minimized, not as investments that create new markets and opportunities.
The time to invest in Canada's future is now. Only the state can play this role. Instead, gov'ts are slashing the university sector. Carney has our civil service focused inward on DOGE-esque waste elimination when they should be developing innovative moonshots to strengthen Canada and the economy.
When Facebook makes you furious and Tik Tok ticks you off, here’s what you can do, says Dr. @jhodson.bsky.social, Canada Research Chair in Digital Misinformation, Polarization and Anti-Social Media. @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca @cascadeinstitute.bsky.social
Disappointingly, Canada too engages in immigration fear-mongering. "Alberta will soon have citizenship markers on its driver’s licences and other identification cards, but some experts are concerned this could lead to discrimination for non-citizens." nowtoronto.com/news/experts...
Experts warn new citizenship markers on Alberta IDs could fuel discrimination- NOW Toronto
Alberta will soon have citizenship markers on its driver’s licences and other identification cards, but some experts are concerned...
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@amnesty.org has released a report on the "global political economy” enabling genocide against Palestinians. The report names Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Elbit Systems, Hyundai and Palantir, among others.
Wellness influencers aren’t selling health — they’re selling fear for profit. NYT Opinion exposes the same toxic playbook I flagged in Food Evolution + Shot in the Arm. Thanks @astocktonfilms @derekberes @nytopinion! #ToxicLieOfTheWeek
the best way to make sure that you and your loved ones survive isn't to grab a gun and go shooting wildly. it's to make connections in your community, talk to your neighbors, organize in all forms of life. we need to help the people most vulnerable, and we need to build a new future
U.S. visitors to Canada outnumber Canadians in U.S. in rare reversal www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
U.S. visitors to Canada outnumber Canadians in U.S. in rare reversal
As Canadian travel to the United States continues to decline, new data shows a notable tipping point: More Americans visited Canada this July than Canadians did the United States, in a reversal not se...
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Chatbots can help clinicians practice talking to patients about difficult topics, like vaccines. In @ca.theconversation.com, RRU Assoc. Prof. @jhodson.bsky.social and researchers from @mit.edu and Duke University, wrote about the benefits of these tools.
Chatbots can help clinicians become better communicators, and this could boost vaccine uptake
AI-powered chatbots can be used in health-care education to help providers practice encounters with patients who have vaccine questions.
theconversation.com
Helen Chu is one of the ousted #ACIP members. She spoke to me today about her grave concerns for future vaccination policy and vaccine access in the United States. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...
Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.'s message is clear: ‘Scientific expertise is no longer of use’
Terminated CDC vaccine adviser Helen Chu spoke with STAT about her fears for the future of vaccine policy
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Can AI chatbots be useful for training clinicians to have better conversations with vaccine skeptical patients? We think yes! theconversation.com/chatbots-can...
Chatbots can help clinicians become better communicators, and this could boost vaccine uptake
AI-powered chatbots can be used in health-care education to help providers practice encounters with patients who have vaccine questions.
theconversation.com
1/ Here’s the truth about policing in America, & why you should care even if you’re white, housed, documented, & not wealthy. Policing was never about protecting the public. It was built to control people. That control now targets all who defy the ruling class. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
Wow no one could have predicted this. I’m sure AI will fix all this up. futurism.com/computer-sci...
"Learn to Code" Backfires Spectacularly as Comp-Sci Majors Suddenly Have Sky-High Unemployment
It looks like the "learn to code" push is backfiring spectacularly for those who majored in computer science in college.
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It is surreal to be bombarded with constant op-eds about how we must finally admit that lockdowns, mask mandates and school closures didn't work. Yes they did! COVID death rates were driven by lax policy and low compliance, mostly in red areas. acasignups.net/23/03/01/mar...
For decades, science-policy experts have worried that breakthrough findings are harder to come by, in turn feeding into slower economic growth. It’s a theme that some of the world’s most powerful science officials are harping on today. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Are groundbreaking science discoveries becoming harder to find?
Researchers are arguing over whether ‘disruptive’ or ‘novel’ science is waning – and how to remedy the problem.
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Canadian doctors have been watching the evolution of the problem and are sounding the alarm: Private equity should be opposed in the delivery of medically necessary, publicly-funded healthcare @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social www.canadiandoctorsformedicare.ca/canadian_doc...
Canadian Doctors for Medicare’s Position Statement on Private Equity Investment in Canadian Health Care
Seeking to strengthen and improve Canada's universal publicly-funded health care system. Evidence-based, values driven.
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If you don’t want to take the booster don’t. But to prevent adults from having the choice is depraved.
Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · last yr.BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
