Sam Smith

A lot to unpack in this excellent article, most importantly that 'Melonisation' does not mean what I want it to mean. www.ft.com/content/62b8...

Think female running shoes are designed for women’s feet? Think again. SFU’s Chris Napier spoke to BBC World Service on how women’s sports equipment, such as running shoes and sports bras, are not meeting the needs of female athletes. @sfu.ca @sfuscience.bsky.social www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...

Have you visited Whistler, Horstman or Blackcomb glaciers? According to an SFU study, these much-loved glaciers in B.C. are set to disappear completely within a few decades. sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2026/09/-losing-our-history-and-identity----three-b-c--glaciers-on-the-b.html

SFU experts are available to offer insight on Premier Eby calling a snap election for October 24, the election campaign and the key issues for voters ahead of polling day on October 24. Connect with SFU experts: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/medi...

"The pier-reviewed science of finding neutrinos" When an article starts with a top 'dad joke' in the headline, you know it's going to be a good read. @sfuscience.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/scien...

The hit to air quality in some big cities is reminiscent of the megafires in 2023 that came with vast death tolls. SFU's Stephanie Cleland: “I would be concerned by the fact that it’s only been three years since this last happened and now we’re having it again.” www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

B.C. residents are growing increasingly wary of AI and the companies behind the technology, according to an SFU survey. Fergus Linley-Mota speaks to CBC's Gloria Macarenko about the findings. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Front page news! Great piece in the Globe last week on how @sfu.ca scientists are driving Canada’s involvement on a major upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider. @sfuscience.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/scien...

Evacuations underway as wildfire threatens homes in West Kelowna. Any media looking for interviews, SFU has a number of wildfire experts available ⬇️ www.sfu.ca/sfunews/medi...

Imagine Mbappé wearing boots for the World Cup final that were designed for a narrower heel, a different arch, a foot shape that is not his. @sfu.ca's Ine Mylle on why it's time to drop the 'shrink it and pink it' approach to female sports equipment. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

"Regardless of Trump’s threats, it’s clear that the U.S. is in a worse strategic position than it was before the war." SFU international relations prof on Trump's 'peace deal' @sfu.ca theconversation.com/trumps-large...

Canada has everything it needs to build a genuinely sovereign AI capacity. It's worth asking why that sovereignty is being routed through US companies, on US terms, under conditions shaped by US security interests. 🖊️ Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon @sfu.ca vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

"Heat waves are unique among natural disasters because they are invisible. They don’t have names and categories like hurricanes, nor do we quantify them with numeric scales like tornadoes." Great article by Sam Anderson, @sfu.ca postdoctoral research fellow. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

121 children in Lebanon have been killed by Israel since 2 March. That's 5 kids every day. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

"America has lost control of its own foreign policy" Badr Albusaidi, Oman’s chief diplomat, in The Economist. www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

“OpenAI has since announced that its thresholds have been updated. But updated by whom, according to what criteria, subject to what review?” @sfu.ca prof Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon discusses OpenAI’s safety pledges in the wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting. theconversation.com/openais-safe...

"What are the US and Israel asking Iranian citizens to do: confront the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with frying pans and broom handles?" @sfu.ca adjunct prof Paul Meyer analyzes the US-Israel attacks on Iran and Mark Carney's foreign policy tightrope. www.policymagazine.ca/trumps-iran-...

"The real question is not whether OpenAI’s reasoning was defensible in isolation. It’s whether a private corporation should be making this determination at all." Good article by an SFU prof on the legislative vacuum surrounding AI @sfu-fhs.bsky.social theconversation.com/danger-was-f...

"Some employees interpreted Van Rootselaar’s writings as an indication of potential real-world violence, and urged leaders to alert Canadian law enforcement about her behavior, the people familiar with the matter said. OpenAI leaders ultimately decided not to contact authorities." Deeply troubling.

Nice coverage of a recent @sfu.ca study on the growth of Canada's bike lanes and the communities that are missing out. vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...

Want to ride your bicycle? A new SFU study has found that Canada’s cycling network is growing, but not everyone is benefitting. While cities usually invest in cycling infrastructure in their downtown cores to support commuters, researchers says it’s important not to overlook everyday bike trips.

"Nostalgia is not a strategy" The 'rules-based order' has been a facade for many years. Carney's rousing and realist Davos speech lays down a marker. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The climate change conference COP30 is taking place right now in Brazil. Radoslav Dimitrov, a professor at SFU took part in climate change negotiations over a 10-year period. He spoke to Global News about the climate negotiations and what to expect from COP30. globalnews.ca/video/115198...

As PM Mark Carney prepares to unveil new 'nation building' projects, @sfu.ca prof Andy Hira sets out clearly why investing in fossil fuels makes no sense – from a climate perspective and economically. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

"Investing in clean energy should be a no-brainer...Yet, we’re still stuck in the frankly absurd conversation about investing in fossil fuels." @sfu.ca prof Andy Hira makes a compelling case for Canada to invest in clean energy @hilltimes.com www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...