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Jeremy Snyder

@jsnyder.bsky.social
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Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. Interested in public health ethics, bioethics, philosophy, crowdfunding, and exploitation, among other things.

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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Great piece from @j-alonso.bsky.social in @insidehighered.com discussing how tuition and cost of living costs are leading some students to crowdfund their expenses.
insidehighered.com
GoFundMes for College Tuition Are Up This Year
Students facing acute challenges affording their tuition are increasingly turning to crowdfunding. Experts warn it’s a temporary fix to systemic affordability issues.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 24/09/2026
Belleville Police just played a new video at a press conference showing the gunman screamed "you are going to die for the Jews" before shooting a police officer outside a synagogue It's been reported the gunman was suing the military over its vaccine mandate and blamed Jews for COVID-19
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 24/09/2026
"If medical schools and universities don't want the literature to be overwhelmed with garbage," Oransky said, "then they should probably stop giving every applicant ... an incentive to publish a lot of crap."
medpagetoday.com
Is AI Flooding Medical Journals With 'Meaningless' Research?
'It's not fraudulent, and it's not really slop,' one expert says
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Gregg D Caruso @greggdcaruso.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
On Wed, October 23th at 4:00pm, the Waide Center for Applied Ethics will host a virtual seminar (via Zoom) w/Sven Nyholm on “The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.” The seminar is free and open to all. Details are available here: events.fairfield.edu/event/sven-n... | @svennyholm.bsky.social
events.fairfield.edu
Sven Nyholm: “The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence”
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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hmm...
koreajoongangdaily.com
AI era puts philosophy in demand at Korea’s top universities
Philosophy programs at Korea’s top universities are drawing intense competition as students seek critical-thinking skills for an AI-driven future.
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I would also like to see this, which was reported by the WSJ www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚩 Ivermectin = MAJOR RED FLAG FOR BUNK 🚩 Watchdog asked Amazon to remove listings for dozens of medicines, many of which included Ivermectin www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/... "...promoted online as a cure or treatment for a wide variety of health conditions including cancer and autism."
irishtimes.com
Watchdog asked Amazon to remove listings for dozens of medicines, many of which included Ivermectin
HPRA wrote to the online retailer asking for a permanent block to be placed on products
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Christopher A. Riddle @christopherariddle.com · 12/09/2026
Accepting proposals for book reviews for the Canadian Journal of Disability Studies. Send me an email with your book, or idea for a review of a book. I'm open to reviews of art and film as well. So get creative and send me a note.
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
@leighturner.bsky.social & I show how problematic journal articles can keep shambling along after retraction. These zombie articles continue to appear without notice of their status on publishers' websites, other publications, promotional materials, and, now, AI search results.
academic.oup.com
Why retracted articles can have an influential afterlife—and what to do about it
Abstract. Retractions of published journal articles are an increasingly common means by which the research community ensures the quality and integrity of p
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm very happy to share a new OA publication in Public Health Ethics. I argue for the inclusion of a principle of non-complicity among other public health ethics principles & that non-complicity complements other ethical principles & particularly addresses limitations in a principle of solidarity.
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Non-complicity as a principle of public health ethics
Abstract. The concept of complicity has received increased interest in academic and popular venues to describe a range of moral phenomena including contrib
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Faculty position at Calgary careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1820090...
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Eric Schares @eschares.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🚨Update: Our analysis of global APC expenditure has now been expanded to cover more publishers (7 -> 14) and more years (2019-2025). We estimate $15B in APCs paid over seven years, $3.7B in 2025 alone. Elsevier crosses the $1B threshold by itself in 2025. arxiv.org/abs/2608.16322 #ScholComm
Line chart showing 5 biggest publishers from 2019-2025
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is heartbreaking. “Presten had chronic myeloid leukemia, but he had not been seen by the hospital’s oncology team in more than a year. Mooney had been caring for him at home, using alternative treatments guided by an unlicensed practitioner. She didn’t trust the hospital to help her son”
nytimes.com
Why MAHA Rallied for a Mother Seeking Alternative Treatments for Her Son’s Cancer
Dayna Mooney chose alternative remedies over the recommendations of her son’s doctors. Was that her right as a parent or a threat to his care?
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Very happy that philosopher Talia Mae Bettcher has been appointed as an Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair of Canada @ Waterloo, with long term funding to lead ambitious research programs aligned with Canada’s strategic priorities. #philosophy uwaterloo.ca/news/waterlo...
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Waterloo welcomes inaugural Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs | Waterloo News | University of Waterloo
Global research leaders choose Waterloo to advance transformative research that supports Canada’s strategic priorities and future prosperity
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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
International student visa applications and approvals, Canada 2022-2025. We're down 90% on where we were three years ago. Given that intl student fees brought in about $14B at their peak, we're looking at the potential loss by 2028 of $12B of PSE income (or about 16% of the total).
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Aimee Milliken PhD, RN @abmilliken.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
If you haven’t already, I encourage you to check out The Society for Nursing Ethics International (SONEI). The SONEI website includes a rich repository of nursing-ethics related resources. My essay on everyday ethics in nursing is on the SONEI blog this week:
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Ethical awareness in everyday nursing practice
Aimee Milliken PhD, RN, HEC-C When you think about ethics, what comes to mind? You may imagine famous cases you learned about in school, like Karen Ann Quinlan, Nancy Cruzan, or Terri Schaivo.…
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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
2025-26: the first year Canadian universities employed more tenured/TT professors over the age of 70 than under the age of 35.
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Lots of British Columbians would love to see some US nurses and family physicians heading up here.
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Interesting interview with @gofundme.com CEO Tim Cadogan and @reckless.bsky.social. Cadogan says an advantage of private donations over the public safety net is that donations come "with love". This ignores consistent findings that this 'love' is distributed very, very inequitably.
"No system is perfect, and we can supplement that. It gives people a way to come together that is different from an institution supporting you. An institution can do a lot. The NHS can do a lot. Medicare in Australia can do a lot, but it’s not coming with love, right?"
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Itai Bavli @itaibavli.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Our new piece in BMJ: Artificial intelligence as a new commercial determinant of health www.bmj.com/content/bmj/...
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A detailed write up of the link between Harp, Right to Try, and the Trump administration from @benstockton.bsky.social in the Telegraph with some quotes and analysis from me.
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Natalie Harp and Right to Try (RTT) thread! Natalie Harp is in the news this week. I became very familiar with her story six years ago in writing a piece for the Washington Post that focused on Trump’s federal RTT legislation aimed at providing access to unapproved medical interventions. /1
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Perspective | Trump brags that he’s helping patients access medical ‘miracles.’ He isn’t.
Evidence that ‘Right to Try’ has improved patients’ lives is basically non-existent.
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Wow - wildly unethical at the very least: “Median Strategies was created as a short-term social experiment examining how purported polling information could enter and spread through the political information ecosystem without independent verification.” "Purported" here seems to equal "fake".
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Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Learn to Ode!
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
CIHR, Canada's health granting agency, reports a flat number of grants funded with applications up over 50% in 5 years. "The result is more time spent preparing, administering and reviewing applications with ever-lower likelihoods of funding success"
cihr-irsc.gc.ca
What we heard: Strengthening the long-term sustainability of the Project Grant program - CIHR
The purpose of this phase of our engagement has not been to make or announce decisions. It has been to build a shared understanding of the pressures facing the system and to hear from applicants, reviewers and institutions on possible interventions and their implications.
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Hank Greely @hankgreely.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This is very good article in the Beijing News on the gene therapy trial death of a girl, a story broken in Borrell's stunning piece in Science. (At least it looks good in my laborious Google Translate version, despite quoting me) www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/17858... www.science.org/content/arti...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
RFKJr continues to stack FDA advisory panels with charlatans and snake oil salesmen. RFK Jr. adds 8 members to a 6 member FDA advisory panel. 6 of them were sellers of peptides, and the 7th a compounding pharmacist.
nytimes.com
FDA Panel Supports Lifting Restrictions on Four Peptides
In an all-day hearing, the agency’s scientists argued against allowing broad access to unproven drugs that the agency had banned three years ago.
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Itai Bavli @itaibavli.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
How is AI changing the ways commercial actors influence health? Check out our new article published in BMJ: "Artificial intelligence as a new commercial determinant of health." We introduce the AI commercial determinants of health (AI-CDoH) framework 🧵 @bmj.com 1/9
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Yet another Kalshi offering that serves no legitimate economic purpose. It's not possible to make a rational bet on this without material non-public information. It's a market solely for fraud by both regulators and corporate insiders, and everyone connected to it in any way should go to prison.
bloomberg.com
Kalshi Will Offer Sports-Style Betting on Drug Trial Results
Kalshi Inc. is expanding in biotechnology by offering wagers on the outcomes of clinical trials and regulatory decisions, giving traders a more direct way to bet on key industry catalysts.
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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics Blog Editors are always seeking new submissions. Here is a quick overview of: - who edits the blog - how to reach us - general post guidelines - examples of post types Please share with the feminist bioethicists in your life!
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Writing for the IJFAB Blog
The IJFAB Blog editors are always seeking new submissions for the blog. Here is an update of who the editors are, how to contact us, some general guidelines for blog posts, and an open call for creati...
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 05/07/2026
US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra welcomed Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich to his July 4 party in Ottawa tonight Lich is currently serving a house arrest sentence in relation to a criminal conviction over her role in the convoy's three-week occupation of Canada's capital city
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It was an honour and a pleasure to attend the 4th of July American Independence Day celebrations at the Ambassador's residence in Ottawa. I had the opportunity to speak with Ambassador Hoekstra and thank him, the President, and the American people for their heartfelt support throughout the Freedom Convoy and ever since. @ChrisBarber1975

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Tyler Olsen @tyolsen.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
STORY: Earlier this year, I obtained localized life expectancy data in B.C. The figures show that in many areas outside big cities, life expectancy is LOWER than 20 years ago. At the bottom of the story, you can find trends for every local health area in B.C. STORY HERE: thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
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LymeScience @lymescience.org · 26/06/2026
New study examines crowdfunding for unproven stem cell-based treatments for ALS. It’s disheartening to see quacks targeting ALS patients. Note the bogus #Lyme and toxins claims. Authors: @marcozenone.bsky.social @caulfieldtim.bsky.social @jsnyder.bsky.social Michael Jewer doi.org/10.1080/2167...
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Bold choice to use this as an opportunity to promote AI-enabled public surveillance: "Those are Ray-Bans? From Meta? Ok. Oh my God! I know your age!"
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Great overview of how the US FDA under RFK Jr. is enabling scientifically unsupported 'stem cell' clinics 'treating' autism. Dangerous and exploitative.
ipscell.com
RFK Jr. , stem cells for autism, & more clinics including one selling sheep cell injections - The Niche
Stem cell biologist discusses the growing stem cells for autism problem in the US under RFK Jr. as he promotes unproven offerings.
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Must be nice to be this specific, well connected (then) 79 year old man with influence over pharmaceutical companies and the Food and Drug Administration.
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Mason the dog is ready for Macbeth at @bardonthebeach.bsky.social
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"GoFundMe said it recognizes that most users are not professionals and may need support in telling their stories and deciding what information to include. The company said it has “built products like AI-powered tools — now used more than 85 million times — to help make it easier to ask for help"”
cbc.ca
Some Canadians are crowdfunding their way through the cost of living crisis | CBC Radio
Faced with rising costs for necessities such as rent, groceries and utilities, more Canadians are turning to GoFundMe to help make ends meet.
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Brian D. Earp, PhD @briandavidearp.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Explaining the Wrongs of Undisclosed LLM Use: Reply to Sahebi and Montefiore - Philosophy & Technology link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Explaining the Wrongs of Undisclosed LLM Use: Reply to Sahebi and Montefiore - Philosophy & Technology
Sahebi and Montefiore (2026) provide a compelling and timely criticism of undisclosed LLM use in writing. Their central point, put briefly, is that undisclosed LLM use epistemically deprives an…
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Caught this bumper sticker on my way home today.
Bumper sticker saying "I don't argue with people John Brown would've shot."
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
"“I found stem cells on TikTok... The algorithm served them to me. I know that sounds crazy, but it changed my life.” ...The doctor who founded the clinic... says in one of the TikTok videos that “umbilical cord blood is like the chicken soup for healing”."
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
"Since Prodromos’s exchange with Kennedy, the Guardian has learned that he is now offering umbilical cord stem cell infusions to autistic children from two of his US clinics – in Naples, Florida, and Dallas, Texas."
theguardian.com
‘Autistic kids are being experimented on’: inside America’s booming market for unproven stem cell infusions
Feeling abandoned and overwhelmed, families are turning to controversial new therapies backed by the US health secretary
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
For decades I've studied the harms done by pushing unproven stem cell therapies. Exploitive, stigmatizing & so so harmful. Stop "scienceploitation." 🛑 Autistic kids are being experimented on’: inside America’s booming market for unproven stem cell infusions www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
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‘Autistic kids are being experimented on’: inside America’s booming market for unproven stem cell infusions
Feeling abandoned and overwhelmed, families are turning to controversial new therapies backed by the US health secretary
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Vancouver never plays itself, but @sfu.ca does play host to Zuckerberg apparently.
dailyhive.com
B.C. universities featured in new trailer for Hollywood blockbuster | Daily Hive | News
Movie buffs won't have to wait long to see Metro Vancouver on the big screen, as two local universities are featured in The Social Reckoning.
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Seems insufficient? "AI chatbots will need measures to respond when a user expresses ideas of suicide or self harm or an intention to commit an act that could cause death or serious bodily harm... The bill would not require the companies behind the chatbots to report those interactions to police."
cbc.ca
Ottawa moves to restrict social media for kids under 16 | CBC News
The federal government is moving to restrict young Canadians' access to social media unless those companies can show they've made their platforms safe.
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 10/06/2026
Canada has introduced new legislation to regulate social media companies and LLMs — taking aim at CSAM and violence-encouraging chatbots — with penalties up to 5% of the company's global revenue if they refuse to comply.
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Tess Johnson @drtessjohnson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
AJOB call for responses closes June 19! Shorter is better - ethics of antibiotic course duration. We want to hear your views! Article and call at: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/uajb
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
"There are two beneficiaries of this. One is the grifters who are monetizing. They are engaged in this activity because it is financially profitable for them. The other is the platform itself … the ad revenue monetization around the attention that they're getting."
cbc.ca
Facebook is paying people overseas promoting Alberta separatism | CBC Music
A CBC News investigation found a number of Facebook accounts run by people overseas impersonating real Albertan separatists.
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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