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May 12, 2022

The dark side of social media influencing

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. Do you follow influencers on social media? Do you always check their posts? Do... More

May 8, 2022

Once the slick is gone: New tool helps scientists monitor chronic oil in Arctic wildlife

When we think about the Arctic, most of us think of a snow-covered barren landscape and vast stretches of icy ocean. This is far from the reality of the Canadian Arctic today. With approximately 150,000... More

April 27, 2022

Naked mole rats, frogs and other animals may hold the secrets to preventing brain injury

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. The brain is the organ that orchestrates all the diverse functions and complex decisions... More

April 21, 2022

Climate may not directly drive conflict but it’s critical for building peace

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. Climate change isn’t a direct driver of conflict. Most scientists agree on this and... More

April 18, 2022

Climate change will transform how we live, but these tech and policy experts see reason...

Climate change will transform how we live, but these tech and policy experts see reason for optimism

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. It’s easy to feel pessimistic when scientists around the world are warning that climate... More

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April 11, 2022

A universe without mathematics is beyond the scope of our imagination

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. Almost 400 years ago, in The Assayer, Galileo wrote: “Philosophy is written in this... More

April 5, 2022

Close to home: The Canadian far-right, COVID-19 and social media

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. Weeks after the so-called “freedom convoy” protests ended, a familiar quietness has returned to... More

March 23, 2022

How Russia is trying to stoke anti-Ukrainian sentiment in eastern EU countries

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. War in Ukraine is evolving into a humanitarian disaster right at the European Union’s... More

March 21, 2022

What every Canadian should remember about the ‘freedom convoy’ crisis

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. The recent trucker convoy was perhaps the most important crisis of public authority in... More

March 17, 2022

Provincial competition law needed to address the power of gig work platforms

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. With the invention of gig-based platforms like Uber and SkipTheDishes, the gig economy has... More

March 16, 2022

Is the welcome to Ukrainian refugees unusually generous — or overtly racist?

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. The invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing flow of refugees into neighbouring countries has... More

February 22, 2022

Ottawa convoy protest points to a failure of civic education in Canada

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. With a downtown Ottawa clean-up continuing after police dispersed the protestors’ occupation, it’s important... More