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Michael Harris
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Author of The End of Absence, Solitude, and All We Want
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🤖 Spending time with a groundbreaking robot called Phoenix made me question AI, the future of work... and just about everything. Here's my essay for The Walrus: thewalrus.ca/sanctuary-ai/
Hello, I’m Phoenix. Would You Like Your House Cleaned? | The Walrus
Get ready for an army of robots that work—and reason—like us
thewalrus.ca
Heart-and-mind-expanding work from one of the country's best. Loved this essay, Arno!
This was one of the hardest things I've ever written. And also the easiest. It poured out of me after an emotional week with my 92-year-old father.
I'm grateful to @harleyrustad.com for taking this on and treating it with such care.
Happy Father's Day, dad.
Writer @arnokopecky.bsky.social once watched his father wrestle with the mystery of bioluminescence. Now, he watches him wrestle with death. thewalrus.ca/a-son-a-scientis...
June 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The intrepid @arnokopecky.bsky.social is out on the trail, reporting on Poilievre's campaign for Prime Minister. Given that Poilievre won't allow the press to embed with his campaign, this is arduous but crucial work...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/07/a...
In disaster-stricken Okanagan, a conspicuous silence from Poilievre
At a packed rally in Penticton, BC, Pierre Poilievre didn't mention climate change, despite the region suffering increasing fires, floods, crop failures and smoke taint. Supporters didn't mind.
www.nationalobserver.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Spent some time with a personal hero: William Rees, the originator of the "ecological footprint." For Vancouver magazine, I wrote about his vision of the planet's carrying capacity, the overshoot problem, and humanity's precarious future.
@vancouvermagazine.bsky.social www.vanmag.com/city/people/...
The Disruptor: William Rees Knows How to Save the World
UBC’s William Rees, creator of the "ecological footprint," warns that endless growth is unsustainable. Can we change course before collapse?
www.vanmag.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Love letters are a vanishing art in the age of DMs.

So, in anticipation of Valentine's Day, I wrote a Love Letter to Love Letters for @theglobeandmail.com. 💜

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: A love letter to love letters
What your Valentine’s Day card can mean in an age of constant connection
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Will Vancouver's natural gas ban be undone by misinformation and apathy? We're so lucky to have a writer like @annecasselman.bsky.social who reports the hell out of this infuriating/hilarious/powerful piece.
thenarwhal.ca/vancouver-mi...
Is misinformation influencing Vancouver City Hall? | The Narwhal
With a looming by-election, Vancouverites should think hard about what forces are shaping our city’s — and planet’s — future
thenarwhal.ca
January 31, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Reposted by Michael Harris
Writing tip: Write a book you can sell to publishers for a lot of money. You can then use the money to buy the things you want.
November 25, 2024 at 7:28 PM
🤖 Spending time with a groundbreaking robot called Phoenix made me question AI, the future of work... and just about everything. Here's my essay for The Walrus: thewalrus.ca/sanctuary-ai/
Hello, I’m Phoenix. Would You Like Your House Cleaned? | The Walrus
Get ready for an army of robots that work—and reason—like us
thewalrus.ca
December 3, 2024 at 9:26 PM