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April 7, 2020

Coronavirus isn’t the end of ‘childhood innocence,’ but an opportunity to re-think children’s rights

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought drastic changes to the lives of families across the globe and parents have had to decide how to talk with children about coronavirus. Many experts, including child psychologists, trauma and... More

March 26, 2020

Coronavirus: How new simulations can predict the spread of future pandemics

Pandemics are not new. We have historical records on the effects of pandemics dating from as early as 3000 BC. Between 1348 and 1350, the Black Death killed a quarter of the population in Europe.... More

March 23, 2020

Coronavirus: Racism and the long-term impacts of emergency measures in Canada

The dangers to public health during the COVID-19 pandemic are terrifying, so it’s not surprising governments around the world are taking extraordinary measures to curb its spread, including closing borders to non-nationals. Canada has become... More

February 27, 2020

Carbon pricing may be overrated, if history is any indication

A common demand in discussions about climate change is to respect the science. This is appropriate. We should all be paying close attention to the urgent and terrifying conclusions being published by climate scientists. But... More

February 18, 2020

How genetic testing is helping scientists save animals from disease and illegal hunting

DNA testing kits for humans and their pets are a growing business. The draw for consumers ranges from understanding why their dog looks like a Labrador but acts like a German Shepherd, or what diseases... More

February 18, 2020

How afrofuturism gives Black people the confidence to survive doubt and anti-Blackness

In 2018, Black people globally got a signal of hope when director Ryan Coogler and Marvel Studios released the critically acclaimed movie, Black Panther. While few knew of the Black Panther as a superhero despite... More

January 6, 2020

Clearer, faster, smoother: Improving online video watching on cellular networks

Each one of us could be watching an online video at some point on any given day. We could be following the news, listening to a report, learning from a how-to video, taking in sports... More

January 5, 2020

Self-driving cars will not fix our transportation woes

It’s 2035, and you’re going to a movie. As you walk out the door, you reach for your phone instead of the car keys because you don’t have a car. Instead, you’ve ordered your ride... More

January 3, 2020

La fin du «ne pas toucher» ? L’ère est à l’immersif dans les musées

Un changement est en cours dans les musées, de même que dans la manière dont l’histoire de l’art est présentée globalement. De plus en plus de musées semblent désormais privilégier l’expérience du visiteur et on... More

January 1, 2020

I spy on turtles to learn more about how they have sex

I am a turtle voyeur. I record the private lives of turtles with hidden cameras and have gone as far as posting online some of the zesty bits. This peculiar penchant is part of my... More

December 18, 2019

India’s new citizenship act legalizes a Hindu nation

India’s recently passed Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 is a frontal assault on the idea of India as a secular, pluralist democracy. For the first time, legal sanction has been given to the recasting of India... More

December 11, 2019

Mexico transformed Challenges, changes after a year of leftist government

A year ago, the first leftist president in Mexico’s modern history took office. The victory of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, commonly referred to as AMLO in Mexico, swept aside a long-standing political establishment in a... More