University Canada West- B.C. allocates one-third of international undergraduate seats to private institutions. Here's why that matters - Vancouver Sun November 14, 2025
- B.C. student sues his teachers over plagiarism, judge strikes case - Business in Vancouver November 13, 2025
- Costly Fumbles by a BC College Left Me Stuck, Student Claims - The Tyee November 3, 2025
- University Canada West - UCW Professor Dr. Jafar Heydari Named Among the World's Top 2% Scientists - Education News Canada September 23, 2025
- The rise, fall and rise again of Peter Chung’s private-school empire - Vancouver Sun August 22, 2025
- Scenes From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Los Alamos Daily Post August 7, 2025
- Foreign student cuts hit Vancouver office leasing market - RENX.ca July 11, 2025
- University Canada West - University Canada West Announces New Interim Chairs for its Departments for 2025 - Education News Canada May 7, 2025
- Social Media Policy
- Social media reacts to Chargers' 16-3 loss to Patriots - Chargers Wire January 12, 2026
- Social media kindness sees new home built for disabled friend - theherald.co.za January 12, 2026
- Experts speak on misinformation regarding ICE on social media - WEAU January 12, 2026
- Social Media Reacts To Another Dominant Women's Win - Sports Illustrated January 12, 2026
- Council returns with social media scrutiny, transit fights - The Worcester Guardian January 12, 2026
- Meta removes nearly 550,000 social media accounts under Australian age ban - Nikkei Asia January 12, 2026
- Golden Globes 2026: Top moments from the red carpet according to social media - Orange County Register January 12, 2026
- Eagles NFL playoff loss causes fans to furiously vent. What they said - The News Journal January 12, 2026
Author Archives: Robert Basil
More on Sacks
Lawrence Weschler wrote And How Are You, Dr. Sacks: A Biographical Memoir of Oliver Sacks. I remember it being a very fine book. I was wondering how Weschler would address the revelations published in Rachel Aviv’s New Yorker piece. I … Continue reading
Kristi Coulter
The editors at No Contest Communications have long admired Kristi Coulter for her brilliant writing and depthless wit and insight. Read her marvellous new piece in “Business Insider”: “I was an ambitious Amazon exec who solved my burnout without skipping … Continue reading
Oliver Sacks
I remember the bookstore in Buffalo where I found “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” in 1985. I finished the book before I went to bed. Starting the next day, I relied on the work of Oliver … Continue reading
Happy American Thanksgiving
Even though I live in Canada, there is no holiday more meaningful to me than American Thanksgiving, having been raised south of here. I always obey the name, and spend the day reflecting in gratitude.
Our friendly tour guide
From my point of view as a prof and as a writer/editor, Ethan Mollick has been the best and most sensible guide through the world of AI since the dawn of ChatGPT. His article “An Opinionated Guide to Using AI: … Continue reading
Jay Rosen
NoContest Communications readers know all about Jay Rosen, the marvellous analyst of media and journalism who recently retired from his position as Professor at NYU. His new gig is working to promote News Creators Corps. He writes: For the last … Continue reading
Small changes here
I’ve replaced the feed for “Kwantlen Polytechnic University” with one for “University Canada West” to reflect my new academic home. Gone is the feed for “Education and AI” because it’s already impossible to avoid utter immersion in this topic. And … Continue reading
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Devotion
Zach Helfand’s article describing the history and sensibility of The New Yorker‘s famous fact-checking department is hilarious – and, to me, enthralling – from top to bottom. “I find that often a fact checker forces you to tie a knot … Continue reading
Avoid unnecessary fates
Our website’s founding friend Chet Wisniewski has a new podcast: “Security. Take. Two. Real. Serious. Security.” Chet with his colleague Ben Verschaeren revisit notable IT security calamities with profound and lively stories – “once the truth is known, discovering lessons … Continue reading
Mind = Soul
Reading is a form of controlled hallucination. AI sidesteps one of the most wonderful miracles of the mind.
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