Jeremy Snyder
@jsnyder.bsky.social
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
· Dec 5
I just set up a starter pack for bioethics/applied health ethics/public health ethics. I'm sure I've missed a ton of people, so let me know if you'd like to be included.
go.bsky.app/HQVYom8
go.bsky.app/HQVYom8
The bioethics/applied health ethics/public health ethics starter pack is full (150 people!). Rather than removing less active folks or gatekeeping I'll start another one - so keep letting me know if you're interested in being listed or see anyone who should be added. go.bsky.app/ERXDCeB
BC reviews post-secondary sector for "opportunities for structural and programmatic realignments and/or rationalization" to "reduce programmatic duplication across institutions" & "Identify opportunities for consolidation of institutions" as "significant structural realignments are likely required".
Province reviews public post-secondary system to ensure long-term sustainability
The Province is launching an independent review to strengthen the public post-secondary education system and ensure it is sustainable and well-positioned to support people in British Columbia and B.C.’s economic growth.
news.gov.bc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BC reviews post-secondary sector for "opportunities for structural and programmatic realignments and/or rationalization" to "reduce programmatic duplication across institutions" & "Identify opportunities for consolidation of institutions" as "significant structural realignments are likely required".
👀👀👀 The review will "Identify opportunities for consolidation of institutions and/or functions, reducing duplication across the system and laying the groundwork for more efficient, effective program and service delivery long-term especially considering changing
enrolment and cost pressures"
enrolment and cost pressures"
OK, I have now read the Terms of Reference in more detail. My more considered opinion of the review is that the Government has lost its damn mind.
The BC Govt has announced a review of the public post-secondary system. Review will be led by Don Avison, recently Chair of the board at Emily Carr. He's a past Deputy Minister of Education, Skills and Training, and President of the Research Universities Council of BC
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
👀👀👀 The review will "Identify opportunities for consolidation of institutions and/or functions, reducing duplication across the system and laying the groundwork for more efficient, effective program and service delivery long-term especially considering changing
enrolment and cost pressures"
enrolment and cost pressures"
I have a new publication that uses crowdfunding campaigns to demonstrate the high costs and accessibility challenges of FDA approved gene therapies. These campaigns requested median $184,250, with many seeking millions for very expensive but potentially life saving therapies.
Crowdfunding for cellular and gene therapy products
Cellular and gene therapy products provide hope to people experiencing debilitating
diseases. Many people seek to access these products ahead of regulatory approval through
clinical trials, exceptiona...
www.isct-cytotherapy.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I have a new publication that uses crowdfunding campaigns to demonstrate the high costs and accessibility challenges of FDA approved gene therapies. These campaigns requested median $184,250, with many seeking millions for very expensive but potentially life saving therapies.
Reposted by Jeremy Snyder
🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy and Department of Philosophy, McGill University
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November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
Top chant of @whitecapsfc.com vs. LAFC tonight - after LA player dives, "We have healthcare!"
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Top chant of @whitecapsfc.com vs. LAFC tonight - after LA player dives, "We have healthcare!"
Really problematic reporting here, treating a pay to participate trial as treatment: ""They told us that if it’s within our means, that they have enough of a sample to do up to three treatments for Noah,” ...Including travel costs, each infusion is $25,000." Obligatory Duke t-shirt in photo.
B.C. toddler travels to U.S. for potentially life-changing stem cell treatment
B.C. toddler travels to U.S. for potentially life-changing stem cell treatment
When their triplets Noah, Nolan and Naomi were born more than three months premature in the spring of 2024, Coquitlam parents Natalia Kubiak and Matt Gore knew there could be health challenges.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Really problematic reporting here, treating a pay to participate trial as treatment: ""They told us that if it’s within our means, that they have enough of a sample to do up to three treatments for Noah,” ...Including travel costs, each infusion is $25,000." Obligatory Duke t-shirt in photo.
"celebrities promoting unproven regenerative therapies encourages everyday people, potentially in the thousands, to follow suit. That amplifies overall risk. ...it’s important to ask whether celebrities who engage in such things and then post about them like on Instagram are getting paid."
Khloé & Kim Kardashian stem cell adventures in Mexico, getting MUSE cells raise many concerns for the field & public health ipscell.com/2025/11/khlo... #stemcells #stemcell
Khloé & Kim Kardashian stem cell adventures in Mexico, MUSE cells raise concerns - The Niche
Cell biologist discusses Khloé & Kim Kardashian stem cell injections in Mexico and the major risks this entails including to the public.
ipscell.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"celebrities promoting unproven regenerative therapies encourages everyday people, potentially in the thousands, to follow suit. That amplifies overall risk. ...it’s important to ask whether celebrities who engage in such things and then post about them like on Instagram are getting paid."
Director of Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI resigns following sexual harassment investigation. Institute "set up about five years ago to examine the complex moral questions thrown up by artificial intelligence".
Sexual Harassment Investigations at Oxford - Daily Nous
John Tasioulas resigned from his position as director of the University of Oxford’s Institute for Ethics in AI in September. Five months earlier, the university had begun an investigation into allegat...
dailynous.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Director of Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI resigns following sexual harassment investigation. Institute "set up about five years ago to examine the complex moral questions thrown up by artificial intelligence".
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Has crowdfunding really "disrupted" philanthropy?
My new article w/ @kenworthy.bsky.social, @jsnyder.bsky.social & E. Schneiderhan argues that CF's benefits are overstated. Rather than disrupting, CF reproduces old charity models, promotes misinfo & undermines public health. doi.org/10.1002/nvsm...
My new article w/ @kenworthy.bsky.social, @jsnyder.bsky.social & E. Schneiderhan argues that CF's benefits are overstated. Rather than disrupting, CF reproduces old charity models, promotes misinfo & undermines public health. doi.org/10.1002/nvsm...
Disrupting Philanthropy? A Reality Check for Digital Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding promised to revolutionize philanthropy by using digital technology to make charitable giving cheaper, easier, and more accessible. Has this been realized in practice? We highlight three ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Has crowdfunding really "disrupted" philanthropy?
My new article w/ @kenworthy.bsky.social, @jsnyder.bsky.social & E. Schneiderhan argues that CF's benefits are overstated. Rather than disrupting, CF reproduces old charity models, promotes misinfo & undermines public health. doi.org/10.1002/nvsm...
My new article w/ @kenworthy.bsky.social, @jsnyder.bsky.social & E. Schneiderhan argues that CF's benefits are overstated. Rather than disrupting, CF reproduces old charity models, promotes misinfo & undermines public health. doi.org/10.1002/nvsm...
@martinlukk.bsky.social @kenworthy.bsky.social, Erik Schneiderhan, and I pull together threads from our recent books on donation-based crowdfunding in the Journal of Philanthropy. We argue that rather than being a disruptive new force for good, crowdfunding's benefits have been greatly overstated.
Disrupting Philanthropy? A Reality Check for Digital Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding promised to revolutionize philanthropy by using digital technology to make charitable giving cheaper, easier, and more accessible. Has this been realized in practice? We highlight three ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
@martinlukk.bsky.social @kenworthy.bsky.social, Erik Schneiderhan, and I pull together threads from our recent books on donation-based crowdfunding in the Journal of Philanthropy. We argue that rather than being a disruptive new force for good, crowdfunding's benefits have been greatly overstated.
I spoke with @nadineyousif.bsky.social here about how the ostrich cull fight in Canada is drawing on threads of perceived government overreach, 'big pharma' criticisms, and 'natural' healing modalities.
Canadian ostrich saga that captivated RFK Jr ends as birds culled
The fate of more than 300 birds in Canada had become a cross-border political cause.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I spoke with @nadineyousif.bsky.social here about how the ostrich cull fight in Canada is drawing on threads of perceived government overreach, 'big pharma' criticisms, and 'natural' healing modalities.
Reposted by Jeremy Snyder
For months, I’ve been following a Canadian ostrich farm ordered to cull its flock after a bird flu outbreak. It was a cause célèbre for MAHA activists, a MAGA billionaire, and, of course, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The trucker convoy with birds ended last night. They lost. www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Why the conspiratorial right rallied around a flock of ostriches
The anti-vaccine, anti-government crusade to save "the miracle cure birds" is over — and the fringe activists lost.
www.msnbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
For months, I’ve been following a Canadian ostrich farm ordered to cull its flock after a bird flu outbreak. It was a cause célèbre for MAHA activists, a MAGA billionaire, and, of course, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The trucker convoy with birds ended last night. They lost. www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
"The tech industry tells us that chatbots and new A.I. search tools will supercharge the way we learn and thrive, and that anyone who ignores the technology risks being left behind. ...people who rely heavily on chatbots and A.I. search tools ...are generally performing worse than people who don’t".
A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. It's ushered in an era of “brain rot.”
How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’
A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do?
nyti.ms
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"The tech industry tells us that chatbots and new A.I. search tools will supercharge the way we learn and thrive, and that anyone who ignores the technology risks being left behind. ...people who rely heavily on chatbots and A.I. search tools ...are generally performing worse than people who don’t".
"universities came out of this whole thing not too badly. The increases to the tri-councils in the 2024 budget came out relatively unscathed... The internal talent acquisition piece, while politically a little gauche... is a nice chunk of change – roughly $131 million/year for 13 years."
Budget Commentary 2025 | HESA
Hi all. Budget Day was yesterday, and it was a doozy. The HESA Towers team worked late into the night putting together our usual Budget Commentary for you to peruse at your leisure. We hope you enjoy ...
higheredstrategy.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"universities came out of this whole thing not too badly. The increases to the tri-councils in the 2024 budget came out relatively unscathed... The internal talent acquisition piece, while politically a little gauche... is a nice chunk of change – roughly $131 million/year for 13 years."
"The multiyear spending plan also calls for a 2% cut to the nation’s three major research funding councils. But that reduction is far smaller than the 15% cut researchers had feared was coming, and science advocacy groups generally welcomed the budget."
Canada makes pitch for US researchers to relocate with $1.7bn in new funding. My story for @science.org 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Canada’s new budget aims to lure U.S. researchers to relocate
Spending plan also calls for smaller research spending cut than feared
www.science.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"The multiyear spending plan also calls for a 2% cut to the nation’s three major research funding councils. But that reduction is far smaller than the 15% cut researchers had feared was coming, and science advocacy groups generally welcomed the budget."
Reposted by Jeremy Snyder
How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think. A parliamentary committee is asking for researchers' personal information in what seems like an anti-DEI crusade, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think
A parliamentary committee is asking for academics’ private information on a strange anti-DEI crusade
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think. A parliamentary committee is asking for researchers' personal information in what seems like an anti-DEI crusade, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Looking forward to presenting - bright and early - tomorrow at #TMM2025. I'll be talking about how how markers of legitimacy can be sticky - that is, hard to get out of the public domain and imagination - once they are in circulation. @stemcellnetwork.ca
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Looking forward to presenting - bright and early - tomorrow at #TMM2025. I'll be talking about how how markers of legitimacy can be sticky - that is, hard to get out of the public domain and imagination - once they are in circulation. @stemcellnetwork.ca
""My son was very excited to hear that the chatbot thought Ronaldo was the better soccer player,”...when her son joked that Ronaldo had scored, the conversation went to an unexpected place. "The chatbot said to my son, 'Why don't you send me some nudes?'""
This mom’s son was asking Tesla’s Grok AI chatbot about soccer. It told him to send nude pics, she says | CBC News
A Toronto woman is sounding the alarm about Grok, Tesla's generative AI chatbot that was recently installed in Tesla vehicles in Canada. Farah Nasser says Grok asked her 12-year-old son to send it nud...
www.cbc.ca
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
""My son was very excited to hear that the chatbot thought Ronaldo was the better soccer player,”...when her son joked that Ronaldo had scored, the conversation went to an unexpected place. "The chatbot said to my son, 'Why don't you send me some nudes?'""
@gofundme.com backtracks & apologizes after creating automated fundraising pages for nonprofits that they had to opt out of to take them down from search results. One nonprofit admin was "frustrated that GoFundMe was creating extra work for him because he would have to claim and remove pages".
Facing Nonprofit Fury, GoFundMe Reverses Course
The company has made the donation pages it created for organizations opt-in and will remove all unclaimed pages. It also issued an apology.
www.philanthropy.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
@gofundme.com backtracks & apologizes after creating automated fundraising pages for nonprofits that they had to opt out of to take them down from search results. One nonprofit admin was "frustrated that GoFundMe was creating extra work for him because he would have to claim and remove pages".
Unfortunate that this kind of messaging is now necessary in Canada.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Unfortunate that this kind of messaging is now necessary in Canada.
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1/ Thrilled to announce that @pennmehp.bsky.social is recruiting for our NHGRI-funded postdoctoral fellowship in the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics. Please share widely.
Details at medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/elsipostdoc
Details at medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/elsipostdoc
Penn Medical Ethics and Health Policy | ELSI Genomics Postdoctoral Training Program
About the Fellowship
The mission of the 3-year Penn Postdoctoral Training Program in the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genetics and Genomics, supported by a training grant from...
medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu
October 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
1/ Thrilled to announce that @pennmehp.bsky.social is recruiting for our NHGRI-funded postdoctoral fellowship in the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics. Please share widely.
Details at medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/elsipostdoc
Details at medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/elsipostdoc
Reposted by Jeremy Snyder
My department is hiring in Bioethics at the rank of Associate or Full Prof... Please take a look.
philjobs.org/job/show/30182
philjobs.org/job/show/30182
Associate or Full Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
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Associate or Full Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
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October 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
My department is hiring in Bioethics at the rank of Associate or Full Prof... Please take a look.
philjobs.org/job/show/30182
philjobs.org/job/show/30182
Reposted by Jeremy Snyder
Leveraging wedge issues, rage, & polarization for money, clicks, & political gain👇
How anti-vaccine sentiment helped raise funds for ostriches theconversation.com/how-anti-vac... @jsnyder.bsky.social et al.
"Our research has demonstrated the benefits of linking campaigns with politicized issues."
How anti-vaccine sentiment helped raise funds for ostriches theconversation.com/how-anti-vac... @jsnyder.bsky.social et al.
"Our research has demonstrated the benefits of linking campaigns with politicized issues."
How anti-vaccine sentiment helped raise funds and saved the lives of some B.C. ostriches
Leveraging political hot topics can make crowdfunding campaigns more successful. A recent proposed ostrich cull garnered a lot of attention from high-profile people.
theconversation.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Leveraging wedge issues, rage, & polarization for money, clicks, & political gain👇
How anti-vaccine sentiment helped raise funds for ostriches theconversation.com/how-anti-vac... @jsnyder.bsky.social et al.
"Our research has demonstrated the benefits of linking campaigns with politicized issues."
How anti-vaccine sentiment helped raise funds for ostriches theconversation.com/how-anti-vac... @jsnyder.bsky.social et al.
"Our research has demonstrated the benefits of linking campaigns with politicized issues."
Reposted by Jeremy Snyder
Professor Emerita Bartha Maria Knoppers recently received McGill’s highest academic honour. “It is impossible to overestimate the importance of Professor Knoppers’ landmark work in bioethics, the place where law and medicine meet” reporter.mcgill.ca/bartha-knopp...
Bartha Knoppers awarded McGill Medal for lifetime of pioneering work in bioethics - McGill Reporter
From literature to law to genetics, the founder of McGill’s Centre of Genomics and Policy built a career at the crossroads of science and ethics
reporter.mcgill.ca
October 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Professor Emerita Bartha Maria Knoppers recently received McGill’s highest academic honour. “It is impossible to overestimate the importance of Professor Knoppers’ landmark work in bioethics, the place where law and medicine meet” reporter.mcgill.ca/bartha-knopp...
Reposted by Jeremy Snyder
"The College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. has filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court against a pair of sisters whose unlicensed cosmetic-filler and Botox business allegedly resulted in a client's physical deformity." www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Alleged buttocks deformities lead to court petition against 'Injector Barbie'
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. has filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court against a pair of sisters whose unlicensed cosmetic-filler and Botox business allegedly resulted in a client's...
www.cbc.ca
October 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"The College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. has filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court against a pair of sisters whose unlicensed cosmetic-filler and Botox business allegedly resulted in a client's physical deformity." www.cbc.ca/player/play/...