Sunday, December 22, 2024

Canada is chasing away its greatest citizens

Cheering for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League playoffs at a local pub the other day, I had the pleasure of getting to know a celebrity in the music business. This gentleman, who will not be named in this column, is a true Canadian success story, having produced music that garnered many millions of record sales worldwide. He took his talent down to Los Angeles, carved out a tremendously successful career, then brought his earnings...

Plans for global expansion include BIG recruiting campaign

I have BIG plans for the little news company that I founded three years ago with renowned data scientist/entrepreneur Laurie Weston and some other brilliant scientists. We have successfully introduced an elevated form of journalism that we believe is desperately needed in the polarized times that come with sensationalism, algorithms, and agenda-driven news reporting employed habitually by our media rivals. Now, we are going to take BIG Media Ltd. global ... because we believe that everyone...

‘Far right’ label is correct in one regard

Because much of our coverage flies in the face of narratives promoted by the western world's political and social left, many critics have called us a "far right" news organization. And to a degree, they are correct ... because, so FAR, we have been RIGHT. We were right about COVID lockdowns doing more harm than good – Analysis of excess deaths in 2020 reveals surprising deviations We were right about most excess deaths during the pandemic being among younger, healthier segments...

Pushback against rise of disinformation is paramount

Speaking last week at the Economic Developers Alberta annual conference about the risks and opportunities that come with the burgeoning realm of artificial intelligence, the room seemed to be evenly split in terms of who appreciated my message and who looked at me as if I were an evil creature from another planet. I took that as a compliment, since three years earlier when we launched BIG-Media.ca, roughly 97% of people thought I was a...

Are you a ‘persuadable’? Simple test facilitates self-diagnosis and provides immediate cure!

Many millions of educated, rational people in the western world are asking themselves, "How did this happen – how did such foolish and morally bankrupt people get into the highest positions of influence in politics, the medical community, and in the environmental realm?" I believe it is all about the persuadables. Many politicians and high-ranking officials target the unfortunately high percentage of the population that is easily persuaded. They manipulate the persuadables through fear-mongering and orchestrated disinformation...

Charting an informative course

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, a good infographic might be worth about a million. My team of scientist/journalists, with support from infographic wiz Muriel Protzer, has produced many mind-blowingly educational graphics. To follow are some of our best, and I will include no words of interpretation; the data and images tell important stories on their own: Link: copy-infographic-modern-1h0n25y850oxz6p?live"] Source: Alberta government (Alberta data)

The most un-Canadian article you will ever read

Warning: to follow is a very un-Canadian article that will trigger many. There will be no modesty in this article. There will be no apology in this article. Some of you will find it obnoxiously arrogant. Some will feel inclined to knock me down a few pegs. That is OK – in three years of documenting facts in the face of powerful conflicting narratives, my skin rivals that of an alligator ... and that is no...

BIG Media’s Top 10 Myths Busted

In three years of covering the big issues with verifiable facts and logical interpretation, we have dispelled many myths.   Today, I present the Top 10 Myths Busted by BIG Media's Editorial Team ... accompanied by evidence for each item:   A climate catastrophe is upon us as we experience the hottest temperatures ever ... and it's all because of the oil and gas industry, obviously – https://big-media.ca/optimal-holocene-climate-is-in-our-rear-view-mirror/; https://big-media.ca/real-climate-science-uncertainty-and-risk/   The Canadian government was completely justified in using...

My war against really nice people – Part 2

Having endured a barrage of insults stemming from my article titled "Really nice people are a really big problem" (https://big-media.ca/really-nice-people-are-a-really-big-problem/), I feel inspired to make it a two-part series. In my crosshairs today are the friendly folks who enthusiastically load their recycling bins to the brim, with the telling smile of someone who is doing their part to save the world from environmental disaster. One problem – these righteous recyclers are arguably the worst offenders when...

Celebrating entrepreneurial scientist Laurie Weston on International Women’s Day

This International Women's Day, I celebrate my BIG Media Ltd. co-founder Laurie Weston. Laurie is a sensational scientist, exceptional entrepreneur, marvellous mother/grandmother, and fantastic friend. Her international geophysics firm Sound QI Solutions, through its proprietary QI-Pro software, is helping oil and gas explorers make seismic shifts in how they interpret data and pinpoint lucrative hydrocarbon reservoirs. Said a geoscientist from one of North America's leading energy companies: "The good news is that we are using QI-Pro in big ways right...