Jim Nicell (👊🇨🇦🔥)
@jimnicell.bsky.social
Professor and former Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, spouse of a wonder woman, father of 3 men of great character and promise, book and uranium glass addict, and devoted sustainabilist. Not on Twitter. Views are mine alone.
I’m proud of our Prime Minister. He said what’s needed to be said. Will the international community of middle powers build a coalition in response to his call?
Carney’s speech is fantastic and lyrical, and it’s overdue to have a G7 leader finally say out loud what we’ve all felt. Draws heavily on Stubb’s pragmatic realism, and reminds me of Bob Rae’s thinking and turns of phrase
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'The Old Order is Not Coming Back': Mark Carney's Speech to the World Economic Forum - Policy Magazine
The following is the text of Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I’m proud of our Prime Minister. He said what’s needed to be said. Will the international community of middle powers build a coalition in response to his call?
Trump’s tariff deals are meaningless if he can unilaterally impose new sets of tariffs on a whim. It’s time for broad economic sanctions and consumer boycotts against the USA. Short term pain for long term gain.
Trump Threatens to Hit Countries That Oppose His Greenland Takeover With Tariffs www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Threatens to Hit Countries That Oppose His Greenland Takeover With Tariffs
The president said the U.S. needs to take control of the territory to protect U.S. national security.
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January 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Trump’s tariff deals are meaningless if he can unilaterally impose new sets of tariffs on a whim. It’s time for broad economic sanctions and consumer boycotts against the USA. Short term pain for long term gain.
Why in an age of AI, doe’s autocorrect (it just did it again) foul up my writing constantly, embarrassing me in the process (it tried to make this “Professor“)? AI is injecting itself everywhere except where it’s needed most.
January 18, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Why in an age of AI, doe’s autocorrect (it just did it again) foul up my writing constantly, embarrassing me in the process (it tried to make this “Professor“)? AI is injecting itself everywhere except where it’s needed most.
Good for you.
Breaking News: The Washington National Opera is leaving the Kennedy Center after President Trump’s intervention upset artists and donors. The opera has performed there since 1971.
Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned by declines in attendance and donations during President Trump’s second term.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Good for you.
Perhaps I'm late with this, but I find this metaphor quite striking. The contamination of information sources by AI has profound implications that may leave a residue through history that we will deeply regret. rajiv.com/blog/2025/03...
The New Pre-Nuclear Steel: Why Pre-AI Content Could Become Media’s Most Valuable Asset
Introduction: A Watershed Moment for Content and Knowledge Today marks a significant career evolution for Cloudflare as John Graham-Cumming transitions fro...
rajiv.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Perhaps I'm late with this, but I find this metaphor quite striking. The contamination of information sources by AI has profound implications that may leave a residue through history that we will deeply regret. rajiv.com/blog/2025/03...
My family helped with a local food drive on the West Island of Montreal yesterday. We were overwhelmed with the generosity we experienced this year. Times are tough and many are rising to the occasion. Thanks to all who gave!
December 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
My family helped with a local food drive on the West Island of Montreal yesterday. We were overwhelmed with the generosity we experienced this year. Times are tough and many are rising to the occasion. Thanks to all who gave!
Lots of die hards still bike to McGill University every day, despite the snow.
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Lots of die hards still bike to McGill University every day, despite the snow.
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Hanes: Handwritten copies of In Flanders Fields are artifacts of remembrance montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Hanes: Handwritten copies of In Flanders Fields are artifacts of remembrance montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
The words of Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin as they appear in the 1971 biography by Stephen F. Cohen. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The words of Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin as they appear in the 1971 biography by Stephen F. Cohen. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
Tim Cook has passed away at such a young age. He was an incredible historian and author; a Canadian treasure. His loss will be deeply felt by many . www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tim Cook, chief historian at Canadian War Museum, dies at 54 | CBC News
Tim Cook, the chief historian at the Canadian War Museum and the country’s “pre-eminent military historian,” has died, the museum announced Sunday.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Tim Cook has passed away at such a young age. He was an incredible historian and author; a Canadian treasure. His loss will be deeply felt by many . www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The headline should have ended at “Trump says he does not think.”
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his reportedly tense meeting with Trump on Friday was "positive" even though he did not secure the Tomahawk missiles for his military.
Trump says he does not think Ukraine can win war against Russia
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his reportedly tense meeting with Trump on Friday was "positive" even though he did not secure the Tomahawk missiles for his military.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The headline should have ended at “Trump says he does not think.”
I never knew this, but I’m glad I know now.
Maud Menten was born in Canada in 1879 and completed her UG and MD education at University of Toronto. As a research assistant with Leonor Michaelis in 1912, they wrote the classic paper describing the “Michaelis-Menten” model of enzyme kinetics.. #WomenInScience
October 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I never knew this, but I’m glad I know now.
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Congratulations to McGill grad Peter Howitt, the co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (aka the Nobel Prize in Economics)! www.cbc.ca/news/world/n...
Canadian Peter Howitt among 3 Nobel winners in economics | CBC News
Canadian economist Peter Howitt is among a group of three researchers who won the Nobel memorial prize in economics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Congratulations to McGill grad Peter Howitt, the co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (aka the Nobel Prize in Economics)! www.cbc.ca/news/world/n...
Yes. Yes, they are.
October 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Yes. Yes, they are.
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Today is a HUGE day for my dept, school & university!
Admissions are open for our new
Bachelor of Arts in Population and Global Health
We will train young people to have a global state of mind, and help them tackle health inequities locally & globally
www.mcgill.ca/global-publi...
Today is a HUGE day for my dept, school & university!
Admissions are open for our new
Bachelor of Arts in Population and Global Health
We will train young people to have a global state of mind, and help them tackle health inequities locally & globally
www.mcgill.ca/global-publi...
October 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Today is a HUGE day for my dept, school & university!
Admissions are open for our new
Bachelor of Arts in Population and Global Health
We will train young people to have a global state of mind, and help them tackle health inequities locally & globally
www.mcgill.ca/global-publi...
Today is a HUGE day for my dept, school & university!
Admissions are open for our new
Bachelor of Arts in Population and Global Health
We will train young people to have a global state of mind, and help them tackle health inequities locally & globally
www.mcgill.ca/global-publi...
Doesn’t it seem that Trump’s modus operandi is alway to find someone to hold hostage to get his way? He literally cares about no one.
The US president warns of mass federal layoffs if funding deal fails amid shutdown battle with Democrats.
Trump shutdown warning: Federal employees could lose jobs
The US president warns of mass federal layoffs if funding deal fails amid shutdown battle with Democrats.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Doesn’t it seem that Trump’s modus operandi is alway to find someone to hold hostage to get his way? He literally cares about no one.
This is why we should tax them for all their digital transactions. Through their algorithms and misinformation, they create value from our attention. Their profits are our losses, both as individuals and communities. They must compensate us for the mining of the public good. Tax them until it hurts.
Facebook data reveal the devastating real-world harms caused by the spread of #misinformation theconversation.com/facebook-dat... by @acarson.bsky.social et al.
Misinformation’s real-world impact: "linked to poor health outcomes, falling public trust, and significant societal harm."
Misinformation’s real-world impact: "linked to poor health outcomes, falling public trust, and significant societal harm."
Facebook data reveal the devastating real-world harms caused by the spread of misinformation
New research reveals misinformation’s real-world impact, including poor health outcomes, falling public trust, and significant societal harm.
theconversation.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This is why we should tax them for all their digital transactions. Through their algorithms and misinformation, they create value from our attention. Their profits are our losses, both as individuals and communities. They must compensate us for the mining of the public good. Tax them until it hurts.
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Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.
It would be a shame for you to share it
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It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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September 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
I've been stuck in a meeting for the last several hours. Did I miss the rapture? Was I not invited?
September 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I've been stuck in a meeting for the last several hours. Did I miss the rapture? Was I not invited?
I rarely give a book 5 stars. The Family Roe (2021) by Joshua Prager deserves it because it is not only a very solid and engaging book, it also changed me. The story of Norma McCorvey(aka Jane Roe) is complex, as are the lives of so many others implicated in the Roe vs Wade story and legacy. #books
September 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I rarely give a book 5 stars. The Family Roe (2021) by Joshua Prager deserves it because it is not only a very solid and engaging book, it also changed me. The story of Norma McCorvey(aka Jane Roe) is complex, as are the lives of so many others implicated in the Roe vs Wade story and legacy. #books
This article about the decline and fall of social media is thought provoking and suggests some hopeful and constructive ways forward, although I doubt we can't count on big tech to lead the way. www.noemamag.com/the-last-day...
The Last Days Of Social Media | NOEMA
Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.
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September 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This article about the decline and fall of social media is thought provoking and suggests some hopeful and constructive ways forward, although I doubt we can't count on big tech to lead the way. www.noemamag.com/the-last-day...
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Congratulations to Evan Goldberg, BA’05, for winning 3 Emmy Awards last night for his work on The Studio. He earned Emmys for writing, directing and producing the show
September 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Congratulations to Evan Goldberg, BA’05, for winning 3 Emmy Awards last night for his work on The Studio. He earned Emmys for writing, directing and producing the show
This is my go-to place in Montreal. I think I may have single-handedly paid for Adrian’s eventual retirement with the number of books I’ve bought from The Word over the last 30 years.
For generations of McGill students, The Word Bookstore on Milton Street has been almost as familiar a landmark as the Roddick Gates or the Redpath Museum. Adrian King-Edwards, BA’71, the bookshop’s co-founder and owner, shares some memories mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/a-little-boo...
A little bookstore that’s had a big impact
For generations of McGill students, The Word Bookstore on Milton Street has been almost as familiar a landmark as the Roddick Gates or the Redpath Museum. As The Word marks its 50th anniversary, Adria...
mcgillnews.mcgill.ca
September 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is my go-to place in Montreal. I think I may have single-handedly paid for Adrian’s eventual retirement with the number of books I’ve bought from The Word over the last 30 years.