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Colin Schultz

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Aspiring gadfly. Science journalist | Editor | Storytelling specialist contact me @ clnschltz@proton.me

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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 13h
So we now officially have AI-powered killer drones www.newscientist.com/article/2529... and AI-powered anti-craft guns
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Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time | New Scientist
A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casu...
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 13h
(translated from French) "Ukraine has begun intercepting Russian jet drones using heavy machine guns mounted on AI- controlled turrets, the Ukrainian air force spokesman announced on Monday." www.ledevoir.com/monde/europe...
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L’Ukraine dit utiliser des mitrailleuses robotisées pilotées par l’IA contre des drones russes
Selon Kiev, ces dispositifs ont déjà permis d’abattre des drones à réaction de nouvelle génération près de la capitale.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 14h
How do people learn these drum parts? The Cell - Gojira www.youtube.com/watch?v=J13G...
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Gojira - The Cell [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
YouTube video by Gojira
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 14h
"According to Pew, half of US adults now say they use a chatbot, more than twice the number who said they did in 2023. One in four people say they do so every day."
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
50 Timeless Lessons of Good Journalism www.poynter.org/50-timeless-...
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50 Timeless Lessons of Good Journalism - Poynter
Get the name of the dog and other gems to help your work.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Paperwork signed, sealed, and delivered :D
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Alberta Referendum Deep Dive: Question wording may overstate support for some government proposals angusreid.org/alberta-refe...
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Alberta Referendum Deep Dive: Question wording may overstate support for some government proposals - Angus Reid Institute Canada
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Set in the overarching national energy and climate policy context, this article underscores the disconnect between production and territorial emission policies, one that leaves Canada economically vulnerable while the global energy transition unfolds..." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Critics warned, when C-5 was being passed, that this government was giving itself carte blanche to decide what is in the national interest and push it forward no matter what anyone — the prime minister’s past self included, apparently — had to say about it." mailchi.mp/nationalobse...
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What a difference a word makes
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Next weekend*
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Aw man boundaries is playing with Knocked Loose this weekend www.ticketmaster.ca/knocked-loos...
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today's mood: Boundaries - Dog Teeth youtu.be/z7HUqifZdRM?...
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Dog Teeth
YouTube video by Boundaries - Topic
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Are you ready to try something new and work in #SciComm? Apply now to be a part of the 2027 cohort of @aaas.org #MassMediaFellows! Spend the summer using your STEMM background as a journalist writing the news. English and Spanish language placements available. bit.ly/3KugH6D
The 2027 AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship Application opens on October 1 and closes January 4, 2027.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Indigenous leaders remind Quebec: you can't legally separate without our say www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Indigenous leaders remind Quebec: you can't legally separate without our say | CBC News
As talk of a Quebec referendum dominates the election campaign, Indigenous leaders are reminding Quebec that it needs to consult First Nations and Inuit communities before even considering independenc...
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"in a statement, Casimir blamed a white nationalist group called Second Sons Canada that has called for mass deportations "at gunpoint" of non-white people from Canada." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/30/o...
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Who emboldened Canada’s white nationalists?
The fact that about 30 masked men had the temerity to intrude on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc land speaks to how emboldened this noxious group has become. It’s worth exploring how that happened.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I love the way these guys change colour
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Watch out for the hole full of wasps
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My pawpaws died basically immediately www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...
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Behold the pawpaw, the tropical ‘alien banana’ that grows right here in Canada | CBC Radio
The pawpaw fruit tastes of banana, mango and pineapple and was once abundant across parts of North America, but it can still be found growing wild and in some orchards.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My wife says I can steal her mirrorless camera!
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In my 20s, I had my whole DSLR setup with me basically wherever I went.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I need to start carrying my good camera
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Today's mood: Smash Stereo - System Overload www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjuu...
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Smash Stereo - System Overload
YouTube video by Aim To Head Release
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
More than 7,000 people have contracted the Bundibugyo Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo since May, around half of whom have died. "This is the most rapidly growing Ebola outbreak that we’ve seen." www.wired.com/story/organi...
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The World Forgot About Ebola. The Organization Fighting It Has Never Been More Worried
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to be the largest ever.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Canada to develop carbon removal market framework under Paris agreement www.reuters.com/business/env...
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Canada to develop carbon removal market framework under Paris agreement
Canada is working to develop policies that will allow its domestic carbon removal companies to participate in international carbon ​markets, a move advocates say will help spur investment in ‌new tech...
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I need someone to hook this machine up to this system, and put the whole thing within shipping distance of a sea garden biographic.com/shrimp-shell...
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Shrimp Shell Slurry to the Rescue? | bioGraphic
A new, multistep chemical process can turn bits of organic waste into “carbon-negative” fuel, food, and construction material.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is wild: "The integrated system was able to simultaneously produce around 90 MW of electricity, 0.6 kg/s of hydrogen (~52 tonnes/day), and 612 m³/day of freshwater from a single reactor module." physicsworld.com/a/producing-...
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Producing hydrogen, electricity and freshwater with one reactor – Physics World
A proposed tri-generation system uses a small modular reactor to deliver clean electricity, hydrogen fuel and desalinated water from the same energy source
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I guess we had a good run of not turning space into a battlefield? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK to launch military squadron to protect satellites in space
New RAF unit will warn of incoming missile attacks, and support offensive and defensive operations
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"If this phase-separation approach can be extended beyond two gases, future instruments might monitor several chemical species with fewer detectors, fewer demodulation channels and less hardware complexity." physicsworld.com/a/real-time-...
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Real-time multi-gas sensing – Physics World
Detecting several gases at once is crucial in areas such as environmental monitoring, industrial physics and fault diagnosis in electrical equipment.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Snacking, Don’t Die! is a joyous guide to eating wild plants www.sciencenews.org/article/happ...
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‘Happy Snacking, Don’t Die!’ is a joyous guide to eating wild plants
The joy that author Alexis Nikole Nelson injects into this cookbook makes foraging approachable.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Where a person aids, encourages, conspires to commit a criminal offence or is criminally negligent, they can be investigated, prosecuted and judged," the attorney general said. "There is no AI exemption to those criminal law principles." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/22/n...
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BC sues OpenAI, saying one call could have prevented Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
The BC government has filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company OpenAI in California over the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, BC, asserting "one telephone call to the RCMP could have pre...
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Researchers discovered an AI-powered malware tool designed to steal login credentials and cryptocurrency. The system is run by a hivemind of LLMs, DeepSeek, Qwen, Mistral, and Google Gemini, and "has no mechanism for human input." www.wired.com/story/a-tool...
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A New Tool Found Malware That’s Guided by an AI Hive Mind—No Humans in Sight
Cisco Talos researchers created a new framework for identifying malware and hacking tools that rely on AI chatbots—and quickly discovered something unusual.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"While misconduct generally used to be carried out by an individual looking for academic notoriety, it has now evolved into a co-ordinated and commercial activity that is tapping into science’s dependence on metrics when it comes to prestige and career progression." physicsworld.com/a/how-scient...
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How scientific publishers are fighting back against fraudulent papermills – Physics World
The growth of AI and papermills has caused publishers countless headaches
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The election is on. So is B.C.’s push for more LNG thenarwhal.ca/bc-fortisbc-...
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The election is on. So is B.C.’s push for more LNG
B.C. issued a key approval for a massive expansion of FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG facility one day before calling a snap election, putting the province’s push for LNG squarely in the political spotlight
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
After 167 years, this Salish woolly dog pelt has returned to B.C. thenarwhal.ca/salish-wooll... If you haven't heard of it, this dog pelt, and Salish wooly dogs in general, are fascinating. See: hakaimagazine.com/features/the... hakaimagazine.com/news/the-sto...
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The Story of the Indigenous Wool Dog Told Through Oral Histories and DNA | Hakai Magazine
A biologist, an anthropologist, Indigenous weavers, and an epic collaboration to unveil the life of an ancient dog breed found only in the Pacific Northwest.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"B.C. politics is infamous for dramatic developments and unprecedented situations, but the unravelling of the BC Conservatives — a party that came within a handful of votes of driving the NDP out of government in 2024 — over the past two years is truly remarkable." thenarwhal.ca/bc-snap-elec...
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Eby just called a snap election in B.C. Here’s what that means | The Narwhal
The 2026 B.C. election will take place on Oct. 24, as David Eby sends British Columbians to the polls two years early. Here’s what that means for DRIPA and other environment issues
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I guess this is version 2.5
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Also I moved the lights from on top of the box to dangling just inside
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ive never heard of that! I have a half flat of 500 ml mason jars though, so I'll look into it
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Plant update: the spinach and Swiss chard have started to thicken up. But I think a remnant tomato seed decided to join the fun?
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BC snap election stalls report on police conduct at Fairy Creek and Wet'suwet'en www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/24/n... @arnokopecky.bsky.social attended the Fairy Creek protest in 2021--still one of my favourite Hakai pieces hakaimagazine.com/features/thr...
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Three Days in the Theater of Old-Growth Logging and Protest | Hakai Magazine
A drama 150 years in the making is playing out as logging companies and police clash with First Nations and protesters over one of British Columbia’s last remaining stands of unprotected old-growth fo...
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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 23/09/2026
Political insiders have dismissed @rorywh.bsky.social's investigation of the creepy AI propaganda app being used by the Brad Bradford campaign. They say it's "inevitable." It's not.
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No, cyborg propaganda is not 'inevitable.' None of this is.
After Rory White revealed a Toronto mayoral campaign is putting AI-written comments in its supporters' mouths, political insiders were quick to dismiss it as run-of-the-mill politicking. So why does i...
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Canadians warned Carney not to sideline scientists. Bill C-39 does just that, critics say thenarwhal.ca/canada-bill-...
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Canadians warned Carney not to sideline scientists. Bill C-39 does just that, critics say
When the Liberals proposed overhauling major project approvals, the public worried it would concentrate power and infringe on Indigenous Rights. Now, pipelines and nuclear development will be reviewed by an energy agency, instead of environmental
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today's mood: Terms and Conditions - 156/Silence youtu.be/sdw54ldNtNM?...
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Terms and Conditions
YouTube video by 156/Silence - Topic
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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @eruptions.site · 24/09/2026
So, hey, congratulations to the wonderful Laura Guertin on winning the AGU Excellence in Earth and Space Science Education Award! www.agu.org/honors-home/...
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2026 Union Medals, Awards, and Prizes recipients | AGU
Congratulations to the 2026 union medals, awards, and prize recipients.
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Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
YUP
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“This case is about accountability under Canada's climate laws,” Thomson said. "Parliament has established a legal framework for Canada's 2030 climate target, and the government's own reporting raises serious questions about whether it is meeting those.” www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/22/n...
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Federal Court clears way for youth climate lawsuit against federal government
Young Canadians suing the federal government over its 2030 climate plan can proceed following a Federal Court judge’s rejection of a bid to dismiss the case.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“The ecosystem is now feeding on itself,” Bracco says. The belt “is a striking example of how the ocean can reorganize itself very quickly. What started as a wind-driven event has become a self-sustaining biological system.” www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/22/n...
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Sargassum superbloom: Seaweed scourge or ecological boon?
Stretching from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico, a massive bloom of sargassum seaweed is swamping beaches and killing coastal wildlife. But scientists have discovered the floating algae also shelter...
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“When systems are telling you what to post on social networks, there’s not really a clear distinction between human and bot anymore,” he said. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/21/i...
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Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford using Israeli app that feeds supporters AI-generated comments
The Victory App, a campaign tool built by the Israeli company LogiVote, prompted users to participate in a mission to post AI-written comments supportive of Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford.
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