Erika Chamberlain
@echamberlain.bsky.social
Law prof and recovering dean at Western University, writing about torts, Crown liability, and defamation. Multi-sport endurance athlete, outdoor enthusiast, dog lover, proud Canadian.
In which student journalists bring down an Ivy provost for AI dishonesty. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
Santiago Schnell resigns as provost of the College
An independent, faculty-led committee found that Schnell “fell short of the standards set forth” by multiple Dartmouth policies and those of the national newspapers and academic journals in which he p...
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Today is Persons Day. This day honours The Persons Case, which ended in a victory for The Famous Five on Oct. 18, 1929. The ruling declared women to be persons under the law and qualified to sit in the Senate. Cairine Wilson became the first female Senator in 1930 📸 Wikicommons
How did a petition backed by 14% of Alberta voters lead to a referendum with 10 complex questions? As Albertans prepare to vote, legal scholars question whether the ballot's wording will allow voters to give clear consent to the measures being proposed. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4Bfv0SE
Theee weekends, three trail races: the Howling Ghost night race, the Hustle at Pinehurst Lake (25k) and Sticks n’ Stones (26.5km) at Christie Lake. Fall in Ontario is spectacularand it’s my favourite time to run the trails!
BREAKING NEWS The 2026 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the Canadian author Anne Carson, “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”
In a(nother) week of depressing news, I’m thankful for Fat Bear Week and this heartwarming story of the winner, Backpack. Happy hibernation to all the chonky bears.
Alaska Public Media@alaskapublic.org · 4w agoMeet Backpack, your 2026 Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack is 20 years old, weighs about 1,000 pounds and got his nickname because, as a cub, he loved riding on his mom's back across the Brooks River.
Our lives and identities have moved online – and it’s driving us insane | Brigid Delaney
Our lives and identities have moved online – and it’s driving us insane | Brigid Delaney
People have become servants to social media. The ultimate flex is to walk back to real life
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The provost of Dartmouth, at which I teach, has been using AI to write both academic papers & national op-eds, according to brave reporting by @thedartmouth.bsky.social. Many students are already bitter about AI. This leaves us as faculty no ground to stand on. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
Op-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector Pangram
Schnell said he used artificial intelligence for “making writing processes more efficient,” but that AI was not a “substitute” for his own “intellectual judgment or authorship.”
thedartmouth.com
One of the worst moments as an introvert is finally telling a story, realizing nobody is really paying attention, and then getting talked over halfway through. Never mind, I’ll go back to being quiet
Rest in power glorious, glorious Gloria Steinem  www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Feminist Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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I used these social media lawsuits as the memo problem for my first year torts students last year. It has been interesting to see how they play out and what the broader extra-legal consequences might be.
WIRED@wired.com · 2mo agoICYMI: Not even a quarter of the way into an expected 19-day federal trial over Meta’s alleged failure to protect young users, the social media giant agreed to settle the case. www.wired.com/story/meta-w...
Today‘s trail run took in the escarpment above Georgian Bay, woodlands and wetlands. The goldenrod are a sign of late summer- I’m told it means 6 weeks to the first frost. #StrongAndFree
Mark Carney's complete remarks on the trade deal collapse. His comment on Trump's trustworthiness in deals stands out. "[Trump's] signature was written in pencil" www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
Prime Minister Carney delivers remarks on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations
I would like to update Canadians on developments in our trade negotiations with the United States, why we are walking away from a bad deal, and what comes next.For much of our history, Canadians have ...
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I did my third ever swimrun race today. It combines 2 of my favourite things: open water swimming and trail running, all in a unique format of 6 alternating swim + run legs (with no gear changes). So much fun!
A really superb piece. www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroom
Education is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back?
theguardian.com
29,000 polite Canadians want to show Trump's ambassador the door 👇 Somewhere, Pete Hoekstra is wondering why repeatedly insulting Canadians and mocking our sovereignty would upset us. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Thousands sign petition calling for Pete Hoekstra’s removal from Canada
It accuses the U.S. ambassador of making statements that undermine the Canada-U.S. relationship and of intervening in Canadian political discourse
theglobeandmail.com
These guys… 😢
Keegan Matheson@keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 3mo agoDaulton Varsho said that a lot of emotions have flooded in today when he learned his time with the #BlueJays was ending. It’s been an emotional 24 hours: “I felt it last night with Gausman on the plane. We broke down and he cried with me and George.”
‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’ www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
Opinion | ‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’ (Gift Article)
Remember when ‘blame Canada’ was a joke?
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Premier Wab Kinew after meeting with the other Canadian Premiers on Prince Edward Island today #Canada
Let me make it crystal clear: Canadians don't react well to being bullied and like me don't want to drink Trump's booze. I've had enough, I'll never drink American alcohol again. It leaves a bitter taste. 🇨🇦 #tariffs #tradewar #CanadaStrong
The home run derby is ok and all, but why can’t #MLB do a broader skills competition like other pro sports (eg fastest around the bases, most accurate throw to the plate, catching OF balls, etc)?