Mark Norman
@markdavidnorman.bsky.social
Sociologist of sport. Assistant Professor in Human Kinetics at St. Francis Xavier University. Research on sport and incarceration, sport and crime prevention, and mental health in correctional work.
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In Canada, the histories of residential school survivors are being challenged by a surge of denialism. Dismantling Denialism confronts those attempts to rewrite history and explores what it will take to defend truth and reconciliation.
Dismantling Denialism | By Christopher Read - Airing December 6
Dismantling Denialism | By Christopher Read - Airing December 6
December 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In Canada, the histories of residential school survivors are being challenged by a surge of denialism. Dismantling Denialism confronts those attempts to rewrite history and explores what it will take to defend truth and reconciliation.
Dismantling Denialism | By Christopher Read - Airing December 6
Dismantling Denialism | By Christopher Read - Airing December 6
If anyone is still wondering about the many reasons to be incredibly concerned about generative AI...
This is horrifying: “A Pittsburgh man who allegedly made 11 women’s lives hell across more than five states used ChatGPT as his “therapist” and “best friend” that encouraged him to continue running his misogynistic and threat-filled podcast despite the “haters,” and to visit more gyms to find women”
ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the ‘Haters,’ Indictment Says
DOJ Says Violent Stalker Used ChatGPT to Encourage Him to Find the ‘Wife Type’
www.courtwatch.news
December 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
If anyone is still wondering about the many reasons to be incredibly concerned about generative AI...
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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“The family’s lawyer, Jay Edelson, called OpenAI’s response “disturbing” and said the company “tries to find fault in everyone else, including, amazingly, by arguing that Adam himself violated its terms and conditions by engaging with ChatGPT in the very way it was programmed to act”
ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology
ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology
OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himself
The maker of ChatGPT has said the suicide of a 16-year-old was down to his “misuse” of its system and was “not caused” by the chatbot.
The comments came in OpenAI’s response to a lawsuit filed against the San Francisco company and its chief executive, Sam Altman, by the family of California teenager Adam Raine. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“The family’s lawyer, Jay Edelson, called OpenAI’s response “disturbing” and said the company “tries to find fault in everyone else, including, amazingly, by arguing that Adam himself violated its terms and conditions by engaging with ChatGPT in the very way it was programmed to act”
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Halifax mayor Andy Fillmore strongly believes in his city's PWHL potential, not simply as a top on the Takeover Tour, but as the home for a future PWHL franchise:
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL #Halifax
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL #Halifax
Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore "Strongly Believes" In City's PWHL Potential
Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore spoke to The Hockey News about his excitement to see the PWHL Takeover Tour make a pair of stops in Halifax, and his strong believe in the city's viability as a permanent h...
thehockeynews.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Halifax mayor Andy Fillmore strongly believes in his city's PWHL potential, not simply as a top on the Takeover Tour, but as the home for a future PWHL franchise:
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL #Halifax
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL #Halifax
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The rise of the ‘performative male:’ How young men are experimenting with masculinity online
The rise of the ‘performative male:’ How young men are experimenting with masculinity online
Gen Z’s ‘performative male’ trend is both mocked and embraced because it exposes deep cultural contradictions around what we expect of masculinity today.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The rise of the ‘performative male:’ How young men are experimenting with masculinity online
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Hamilton’s mayor is excited to welcome the PWHL Takeover Tour to town, and for the possibility of a pro women’s hockey team to expand to the city
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
Hamilton Mayor Thrilled For Arrival Of PWHL Takeover Tour, And Potential Expansion
Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath is thrilled to welcome the PWHL to the city for a January Takeover Tour game. She also believes Hamilton is well positioned to potentially welcome a PWHL expansion team t...
thehockeynews.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hamilton’s mayor is excited to welcome the PWHL Takeover Tour to town, and for the possibility of a pro women’s hockey team to expand to the city
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
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Hey Antigonish! There's a blood donor clinic at St Ninian's! It's on this afternoon, tomorrow, and Thursday and there are still lots of open spots.
Pssst, students: free snacks
Make an appointment here www.blood.ca/en/blood/don...
Pssst, students: free snacks
Make an appointment here www.blood.ca/en/blood/don...
Donating blood or plasma for the first time
Donating blood or plasma is a real action that has a big, positive effect for people across Canada who need your help, and for you.
www.blood.ca
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Hey Antigonish! There's a blood donor clinic at St Ninian's! It's on this afternoon, tomorrow, and Thursday and there are still lots of open spots.
Pssst, students: free snacks
Make an appointment here www.blood.ca/en/blood/don...
Pssst, students: free snacks
Make an appointment here www.blood.ca/en/blood/don...
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This is very disturbing and something all Canadians should be aware of. Further, for critical scholars of sport, I think there's a great need to understand the important role of (certain types of) physical culture in the rise of white nationalism/neo-fascism.
NEW: Whether you measure it by number of supporters, fundraising ability, or by the size of its militant groups, the white nationalist movement in Canada has never been larger or more of a threat.
White Nationalism in Canada: Organized, Emboldened, and Growing
Canada’s white nationalist movement has consolidated into a network that includes three key branches: Diagolon, the propaganda arm; the Dominion Society of Canada, an incorporated political arm; and S...
www.antihate.ca
November 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is very disturbing and something all Canadians should be aware of. Further, for critical scholars of sport, I think there's a great need to understand the important role of (certain types of) physical culture in the rise of white nationalism/neo-fascism.
Sharing a new article in Crime, Media, Culture on how newspapers represent yoga in prisons and why this matters for perceptions of punishment. Especially proud of my three awesome co-authors - all of whom were undergrads when we started this study! journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Sharing a new article in Crime, Media, Culture on how newspapers represent yoga in prisons and why this matters for perceptions of punishment. Especially proud of my three awesome co-authors - all of whom were undergrads when we started this study! journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
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"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
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A thought: What if the Carney government abandoned its obsession with “A.I.” and instead tried to “accelerate” Canadian arts and culture? With more visual and financial literacy in schools, media preparedness on the air, dance classes for seniors, and funding for CAF’s civilian artists program?
“Despite $30 - $40 billion in enterprise investment into GenAI, this report uncovers a surprising result in that 95% of organizations are getting zero return.”
The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History
Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.
www.newyorker.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A thought: What if the Carney government abandoned its obsession with “A.I.” and instead tried to “accelerate” Canadian arts and culture? With more visual and financial literacy in schools, media preparedness on the air, dance classes for seniors, and funding for CAF’s civilian artists program?
Had a wonderful, if exhausting, time at @nasssbsky.bsky.social Annual Conference last week. It was also bittersweet: so wonderful to see Canada-based colleagues, but sad that we had to be separate from US-based colleagues. Thanks to the organizers and contributors for making it a fantastic event!
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Had a wonderful, if exhausting, time at @nasssbsky.bsky.social Annual Conference last week. It was also bittersweet: so wonderful to see Canada-based colleagues, but sad that we had to be separate from US-based colleagues. Thanks to the organizers and contributors for making it a fantastic event!
This is very disturbing and something all Canadians should be aware of. Further, for critical scholars of sport, I think there's a great need to understand the important role of (certain types of) physical culture in the rise of white nationalism/neo-fascism.
NEW: Whether you measure it by number of supporters, fundraising ability, or by the size of its militant groups, the white nationalist movement in Canada has never been larger or more of a threat.
White Nationalism in Canada: Organized, Emboldened, and Growing
Canada’s white nationalist movement has consolidated into a network that includes three key branches: Diagolon, the propaganda arm; the Dominion Society of Canada, an incorporated political arm; and S...
www.antihate.ca
November 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is very disturbing and something all Canadians should be aware of. Further, for critical scholars of sport, I think there's a great need to understand the important role of (certain types of) physical culture in the rise of white nationalism/neo-fascism.
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Join us for an after-show talk about Zomblet!
With
Dan Bray, playwright
Prof. @wrightkailin.bsky.social , Canadian Theatre specialist
Prof. @crushton.bsky.social , zombie specialist
and Prof. @lauraestill.bsky.social , Shakespeare scholar
Weds 29 Oct
Show starts at 7:30 and runs ~90 mins
With
Dan Bray, playwright
Prof. @wrightkailin.bsky.social , Canadian Theatre specialist
Prof. @crushton.bsky.social , zombie specialist
and Prof. @lauraestill.bsky.social , Shakespeare scholar
Weds 29 Oct
Show starts at 7:30 and runs ~90 mins
Theatre Antigonish knows how to celebrate Hallowe'en!
Zomblet (a Zombie Hamlet!) by Dan Bray
28 October - 1 November, 2025
Tickets: www.festivalantigonish.ca
Zomblet (a Zombie Hamlet!) by Dan Bray
28 October - 1 November, 2025
Tickets: www.festivalantigonish.ca
October 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Join us for an after-show talk about Zomblet!
With
Dan Bray, playwright
Prof. @wrightkailin.bsky.social , Canadian Theatre specialist
Prof. @crushton.bsky.social , zombie specialist
and Prof. @lauraestill.bsky.social , Shakespeare scholar
Weds 29 Oct
Show starts at 7:30 and runs ~90 mins
With
Dan Bray, playwright
Prof. @wrightkailin.bsky.social , Canadian Theatre specialist
Prof. @crushton.bsky.social , zombie specialist
and Prof. @lauraestill.bsky.social , Shakespeare scholar
Weds 29 Oct
Show starts at 7:30 and runs ~90 mins
Interesting read about the ubiquity of junk food in Canadian sport and rec centres. "Rink fries, chips, and Coke: food marketing in Canadian rec centres" www.halifaxexaminer.ca/health/rink-...
Rink fries, chips, and Coke: food marketing in Canadian rec centres - Halifax Examiner
"You're trying to keep people healthy, but, you know, the rink fries are a good seller."
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
August 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Interesting read about the ubiquity of junk food in Canadian sport and rec centres. "Rink fries, chips, and Coke: food marketing in Canadian rec centres" www.halifaxexaminer.ca/health/rink-...
Today is the end of my first year working at @stfx-university.bsky.social. It's been so great teaching students, getting to know colleagues, and integrating myself into university life. And my family and I have enjoyed settling into the Antigonish community. Excited for what's to come in Year 2!
June 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Today is the end of my first year working at @stfx-university.bsky.social. It's been so great teaching students, getting to know colleagues, and integrating myself into university life. And my family and I have enjoyed settling into the Antigonish community. Excited for what's to come in Year 2!
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Read Echoes on Ice, the research magazine for The Hockey Conference 2025, here: umanitoba.ca/law/sites/la...
June 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Read Echoes on Ice, the research magazine for The Hockey Conference 2025, here: umanitoba.ca/law/sites/la...
Pleased to share 2 new articles, on which I happily played a support role. First, Johannes Müller led the study "How incarcerated women experience sport in prison: A systematic review of qualitative studies" in International Review for the Sociology of Sport. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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May 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Pleased to share 2 new articles, on which I happily played a support role. First, Johannes Müller led the study "How incarcerated women experience sport in prison: A systematic review of qualitative studies" in International Review for the Sociology of Sport. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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In a move that *should* be precedent-setting for other scholarly organizations, the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) announces that this year’s conference will be held concurrently at sites in the US and Canada and online due to the dangerous US political climate.
April 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In a move that *should* be precedent-setting for other scholarly organizations, the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) announces that this year’s conference will be held concurrently at sites in the US and Canada and online due to the dangerous US political climate.
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Request
If you see any Hamilton Ontario Conservative candidates out campaigning, please let me know.
They are avoiding all media and boycotting debates, claiming they are spending all their time going door to door.
I plan to go out and chat with them! #onpoli
If you see any Hamilton Ontario Conservative candidates out campaigning, please let me know.
They are avoiding all media and boycotting debates, claiming they are spending all their time going door to door.
I plan to go out and chat with them! #onpoli
February 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Request
If you see any Hamilton Ontario Conservative candidates out campaigning, please let me know.
They are avoiding all media and boycotting debates, claiming they are spending all their time going door to door.
I plan to go out and chat with them! #onpoli
If you see any Hamilton Ontario Conservative candidates out campaigning, please let me know.
They are avoiding all media and boycotting debates, claiming they are spending all their time going door to door.
I plan to go out and chat with them! #onpoli
Super proud of Florencia Saposnik (not on Blue Sky) for this publication! In 2022-23, I supervised Florencia's undergrad thesis in Health, Aging, & Society at McMaster University. It was a privilege to work with her as she turned the study into a journal article. journals.plos.org/mentalhealth...
Barriers experienced by undergraduate students to access to mental health services: Results from a Canadian study
This study examined the experiences of Canadian undergraduate students accessing mental healthcare between November 2022 to February 2023. We specifically assessed the impact of social determinants of...
journals.plos.org
January 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Super proud of Florencia Saposnik (not on Blue Sky) for this publication! In 2022-23, I supervised Florencia's undergrad thesis in Health, Aging, & Society at McMaster University. It was a privilege to work with her as she turned the study into a journal article. journals.plos.org/mentalhealth...
Fantastic James Research Chair talk by @orarunswild.bsky.social today @stfx-dh.bsky.social! You knocked it put of the park, Ornella!
November 29, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Fantastic James Research Chair talk by @orarunswild.bsky.social today @stfx-dh.bsky.social! You knocked it put of the park, Ornella!
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Thanks for making this @stfx-university.bsky.social start pack @lauraestill.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/L7yywto
November 28, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Thanks for making this @stfx-university.bsky.social start pack @lauraestill.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/L7yywto
Finally got our Nova Scotia plates. Guess we officially live here now!
November 27, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Finally got our Nova Scotia plates. Guess we officially live here now!