Vanessa Lamb
@drvanessalamb.bsky.social
Geographer. Associate Professor @ York University, Toronto. previously University of Melbourne. Political Ecology. Rivers, Borders, Sand, Dams, Climate, Justice, Southeast Asia. https://www.yorku.ca/professor/vanessa-lamb/
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Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
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you do have to do it in a couple of places but this tutorial makes it easy to go uncheck the boxes that otherwise lets Google's AI read all your shit. or move everything over to protonmail but moving everything over is a giant thing I know.
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
you do have to do it in a couple of places but this tutorial makes it easy to go uncheck the boxes that otherwise lets Google's AI read all your shit. or move everything over to protonmail but moving everything over is a giant thing I know.
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No poll or research based solely on an online survey can ever be trusted again (and they never should have been in the first place), pass it on
A Researcher Made an AI That Completely Breaks the Online Surveys Scientists Rely On
We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people.”
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
No poll or research based solely on an online survey can ever be trusted again (and they never should have been in the first place), pass it on
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I worry a lot about the drying 'pipeline' of young people getting to study in China. So excited to see this incredible opportunity for Canada-based scholars *and* professionals.
Please consider applying!
www.educanada.ca/scholarships...
Please consider applying!
www.educanada.ca/scholarships...
Apply today: Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program
The 2026 Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program (CCSEP) is now accepting applications! Canadian students, faculty, researchers, and mid-career professionals are eligible to apply.
www.educanada.ca
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I worry a lot about the drying 'pipeline' of young people getting to study in China. So excited to see this incredible opportunity for Canada-based scholars *and* professionals.
Please consider applying!
www.educanada.ca/scholarships...
Please consider applying!
www.educanada.ca/scholarships...
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Heavy metals impact river livelihoods on the #Salween www.straitstimes.com/asia/murder-...
Murder of the Salween: Pollution, dams and destructive fishing practices affect Karen communities
Biodiversity has been affected and thousands of villagers displaced. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Heavy metals impact river livelihoods on the #Salween www.straitstimes.com/asia/murder-...
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Apply now — Antipode’s 10th Institute for the Geographies of Justice, “Organizing and Solidarity in a Polycrisis”, deadline 20 December 2025 antipodeonline.org/2025/11/13/a...
Apply now—Antipode’s 10th Institute for the Geographies of Justice, “Organizing and Solidarity in a Polycrisis” - Antipode Online
Toronto, Ontario, Canadathe traditional territory of the Huron Wendat, the Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit June 1st – 5th, 2026 The contemporary global landscape is increasingly defined by w...
antipodeonline.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Apply now — Antipode’s 10th Institute for the Geographies of Justice, “Organizing and Solidarity in a Polycrisis”, deadline 20 December 2025 antipodeonline.org/2025/11/13/a...
Heavy metals impact river livelihoods on the #Salween www.straitstimes.com/asia/murder-...
Murder of the Salween: Pollution, dams and destructive fishing practices affect Karen communities
Biodiversity has been affected and thousands of villagers displaced. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Heavy metals impact river livelihoods on the #Salween www.straitstimes.com/asia/murder-...
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There it is.
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
There it is.
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I just donated to World Central Kitchen's on-the-ground efforts in Jamaica.
Please consider doing the same.
Please consider doing the same.
World Central Kitchen | WCK in Jamaica After Historic Hurricane
World Central Kitchen’s Relief Team is in Jamaica after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall. The storm brought destructive winds, torrential rain, and widespread flooding. We’re working with lo...
wck.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I just donated to World Central Kitchen's on-the-ground efforts in Jamaica.
Please consider doing the same.
Please consider doing the same.
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The lecture is free. In person and live streaming.
The Alchemy Lecture 2025
Sound—at the Interregnum
Glen Coulthard
Canisia Lubrin
Madeleine Thien
Immanuel Wilkins
Date: October 30, 2025
Time: 5 - 8 p.m. (Reception: 5 - 6 p.m.)
Venue: Tribute Communities Recital Hall, CIBC Lobby (Location) YorkU
Event type: Hybrid – in person and online
Sound—at the Interregnum
Glen Coulthard
Canisia Lubrin
Madeleine Thien
Immanuel Wilkins
Date: October 30, 2025
Time: 5 - 8 p.m. (Reception: 5 - 6 p.m.)
Venue: Tribute Communities Recital Hall, CIBC Lobby (Location) YorkU
Event type: Hybrid – in person and online
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The lecture is free. In person and live streaming.
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What a beautiful piece, definitely planning to assign this to students.
October 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
What a beautiful piece, definitely planning to assign this to students.
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Good take on what no kings was good for.
October 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Good take on what no kings was good for.
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Pls share: Applications open for Summer Institute in Economic Geography, Toronto, 5-10 July 2026
Featuring: Lars Coenen, Karen Lai, Devika Narayan and Stefan Ouma
Early career economic geographers (broadly defined) are welcome to apply. Stipends available. www.econgeog.net/Toronto2026
Featuring: Lars Coenen, Karen Lai, Devika Narayan and Stefan Ouma
Early career economic geographers (broadly defined) are welcome to apply. Stipends available. www.econgeog.net/Toronto2026
Toronto 2026 | Summer Institute in Economic Geography
www.econgeog.net
October 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Pls share: Applications open for Summer Institute in Economic Geography, Toronto, 5-10 July 2026
Featuring: Lars Coenen, Karen Lai, Devika Narayan and Stefan Ouma
Early career economic geographers (broadly defined) are welcome to apply. Stipends available. www.econgeog.net/Toronto2026
Featuring: Lars Coenen, Karen Lai, Devika Narayan and Stefan Ouma
Early career economic geographers (broadly defined) are welcome to apply. Stipends available. www.econgeog.net/Toronto2026
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American humour can never again be funny as nothing tops this guy.
Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."
October 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
American humour can never again be funny as nothing tops this guy.
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Want a fast and easy way to make your Indigenous Peoples Day impactful for years to come?
I made this list of 100+ Indigenous Voices who post daily about our lives, our truths, and our fight. Easily auto-follow all 🪶
Come honor these beautiful Native voices!
I made this list of 100+ Indigenous Voices who post daily about our lives, our truths, and our fight. Easily auto-follow all 🪶
Come honor these beautiful Native voices!
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Want a fast and easy way to make your Indigenous Peoples Day impactful for years to come?
I made this list of 100+ Indigenous Voices who post daily about our lives, our truths, and our fight. Easily auto-follow all 🪶
Come honor these beautiful Native voices!
I made this list of 100+ Indigenous Voices who post daily about our lives, our truths, and our fight. Easily auto-follow all 🪶
Come honor these beautiful Native voices!
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Welcome back monarchs on Sunday,
No kings next Saturday.
A sign like this should work for both.
No kings next Saturday.
A sign like this should work for both.
October 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Welcome back monarchs on Sunday,
No kings next Saturday.
A sign like this should work for both.
No kings next Saturday.
A sign like this should work for both.
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Working on fresh approaches to infrastructures? If you can imagine editing a special issue with us, send us a proposal!
Deadline for proposals: 15 November 2025
Send proposals to our editors-in-chief:
Agnieszka Joniak-Lüthi
[email protected]
Tina Harris
[email protected]
Deadline for proposals: 15 November 2025
Send proposals to our editors-in-chief:
Agnieszka Joniak-Lüthi
[email protected]
Tina Harris
[email protected]
Guide for Editors | Roadsides
Dear Editors, Thank you for considering editing a guest collection in Roadsides. The following Guide for Editors will help you understand the application and publication process. The Editorial Board t...
roadsides.net
October 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Working on fresh approaches to infrastructures? If you can imagine editing a special issue with us, send us a proposal!
Deadline for proposals: 15 November 2025
Send proposals to our editors-in-chief:
Agnieszka Joniak-Lüthi
[email protected]
Tina Harris
[email protected]
Deadline for proposals: 15 November 2025
Send proposals to our editors-in-chief:
Agnieszka Joniak-Lüthi
[email protected]
Tina Harris
[email protected]
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We made a reading list for you.
Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police Reading List
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we offer an extensive reading list about border and police ab...
www.haymarketbooks.org
September 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We made a reading list for you.
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The debt crisis is fundamentally a development crisis. Today I'll be joining Laura Carvalho and Daouda Sembene to discuss how to forge a more equitable global debt architecture. #UNGA
Register (In-person & Virtual) ➡️ buff.ly/EdGw4pa
Our G20 discussion paper ➡️ buff.ly/nDNM2Kt
Register (In-person & Virtual) ➡️ buff.ly/EdGw4pa
Our G20 discussion paper ➡️ buff.ly/nDNM2Kt
September 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The debt crisis is fundamentally a development crisis. Today I'll be joining Laura Carvalho and Daouda Sembene to discuss how to forge a more equitable global debt architecture. #UNGA
Register (In-person & Virtual) ➡️ buff.ly/EdGw4pa
Our G20 discussion paper ➡️ buff.ly/nDNM2Kt
Register (In-person & Virtual) ➡️ buff.ly/EdGw4pa
Our G20 discussion paper ➡️ buff.ly/nDNM2Kt
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"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
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If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
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PSA that there is cheap (good!) lunch on campus at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre cafe. The woman today told me I was only the third person in for the day — it’s quiet and they need our support! Level 4 of the building with the student food court. UniMelb people please reshare 🙏🏼
September 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
PSA that there is cheap (good!) lunch on campus at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre cafe. The woman today told me I was only the third person in for the day — it’s quiet and they need our support! Level 4 of the building with the student food court. UniMelb people please reshare 🙏🏼
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This is the best explainer I’ve seen so far of the rare earth mining pollution issue in the Mekong. @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social @cnn.com @channelnewsasia.bsky.social it’s time for you to cover this story. This is the absolute worst thing to happen to the the Mekong.
youtu.be/V1gwQ_CDRMk?...
youtu.be/V1gwQ_CDRMk?...
Skin rashes and deformed fish: How rare earth mining is destroying vital Thai rivers
YouTube video by SBS News
youtu.be
September 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This is the best explainer I’ve seen so far of the rare earth mining pollution issue in the Mekong. @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social @cnn.com @channelnewsasia.bsky.social it’s time for you to cover this story. This is the absolute worst thing to happen to the the Mekong.
youtu.be/V1gwQ_CDRMk?...
youtu.be/V1gwQ_CDRMk?...
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Melbourne Uni needs to explain this bullshit. This is destroying critical cultural infrastructure.
Unimelb axing Meanjin, ANU scuttling the Australian National Dictionary Centre, and then universities wonder why they can’t seem to exert any influence over the national discourse.
Unimelb axing Meanjin, ANU scuttling the Australian National Dictionary Centre, and then universities wonder why they can’t seem to exert any influence over the national discourse.
Literary journal Meanjin to close after 85 years of publishing
Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia's cultural landscape and the nation's second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.
www.crikey.com.au
September 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Melbourne Uni needs to explain this bullshit. This is destroying critical cultural infrastructure.
Unimelb axing Meanjin, ANU scuttling the Australian National Dictionary Centre, and then universities wonder why they can’t seem to exert any influence over the national discourse.
Unimelb axing Meanjin, ANU scuttling the Australian National Dictionary Centre, and then universities wonder why they can’t seem to exert any influence over the national discourse.