CHARBONNEAU – I have no right to spread disease
THE CULT OF INDIVIDUALISM leads us to believe we can do anything we want. But when it comes to public health, the rights of individuals to spread disease are scondary. If I [Continue]
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CHARBONNEAU – The right to repair your own stuff is gaining traction
I LIKE TO repair things. I’ve pulled engines apart. I used to darn my own socks. After my washing machine started to wobble, I phoned a repair guy and described the [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – The curtain is pulled from AI magic
I’M FASCINATED by how AI systems work, such as ChatGPT. They are called Large Language Models (LLM) for a good reason. They are trained on billions of web pages and [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – The Canadian context for PSA tests: to test or not to test
THERE’S BEEN a lot of controversy about routine tests for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in men. It’s a simple blood test that measures the level of PSA, a protein [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Political polarization ends up being one pole: the far right
YOU OFTEN HEAR about how polarized politics has become. But polarization requires two poles. There has been growth in one area of politics but not the other. That’s not [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – For some Americans, Canada is a state of mind
THE ORANGE MAN is confused about many things, including Canada’s relationship with America. Americans think of us a state of mind, not as a 51st state. You see it in [Continue]
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