Seth Wynes
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Seth Wynes
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Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo.
Climate, policy, housing, AI risks.
I would also love to see more cities take on sidewalk clearing in Ontario. While writing this piece I watched a woman with a walker going along the middle lane of the road because the sidewalks are impassable. It's very frustrating.
February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I share your concern on the ferry front.

I'm curious though what makes the BC Transit to BC Ferries relationship especially important? Wouldn't it just be a case of BC Transit increasing frequency to match additional ferry departures? Is there something more complicated going on?
February 11, 2026 at 11:58 AM
I like that you checked!
February 11, 2026 at 4:41 AM
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
One such adjustment: we should no longer refer to climate change as the central challenge of our time. More here: osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
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January 22, 2026 at 10:54 PM
It's not more upsetting than the trade war, but it was more surprising
February 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Reposted by Seth Wynes
To test this, we ran a survey experiment on a nationally representative sample of 6,000 people in the U.S.

We elicited ethical beliefs, provided info about either a new conventional, cultured or veg substitute, showed a video clip about factory farming, & re-elicited beliefs. 6/
December 20, 2024 at 8:05 PM
I think this probably plays some role. Might also be that residents are more supportive of speed cameras than voters and especially moreso than those who vote in local elections.
December 17, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Ontario's grid is pretty clean. It would be more meaningful if you lived in Alberta. Still helpful though and like you said, pretty smart choice except for the rare load where you're worried about pests.
December 12, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Would like to see numbers for this. I've always thought that setting your washing machine to cold is pretty good bang for your buck considering it's zero effort. But it does depend on where your energy comes from.
December 12, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Any thoughts on whether this will create conflicts with Denmark's progress on farmed animal welfare (e.g. more incentive to increase stocking rates etc.)? agricultureandfood.dk/danish-agric...
Animal welfare
The achievement of high welfare standards is paramount throughout the whole production chain, on the farm, during transport and finally at the abattoir.
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November 20, 2024 at 12:01 AM