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October 2, 2025

Our AI Model Can Help Improve Indoor Ventilation During Wildfire Season

A recent report from the University of Chicago's Air Quality Life Index found that wildfires are worsening air quality in Canada. The report found that in 2023, wildfires caused concentrations of particulate matter to rise... More

September 22, 2025

A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Could Give Trump Even More Influence Over Us Media –...

A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Could Give Trump Even More Influence Over Us Media – Shaping the News and Culture Americans Watch and Stream

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. Dwayne Winseck is a professor of journalism and communication at Carleton University. Following unprecedented... More

September 8, 2025

Our Understanding of Lightning Has Been Driven by Fear and Shaped by Curiosity

Playwright Tom Stoppard, in Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead, provides one of the best definitions of science: "The scientific approach to the examination of phenomena is a defence against the pure emotion of fear." Nowhere... More

September 8, 2025

Canada’s Response to the War in Gaza Raises Questions About Its Commitment to Human Rights...

Canada’s Response to the War in Gaza Raises Questions About Its Commitment to Human Rights and Justice

Canada and Canadians have long considered themselves defenders of human rights, democracy, justice and the rule of law. Canada played a significant role in the development of what’s known as the liberal international order, including... More

August 29, 2025

What’s in a Name? How the Sound of Names Can Bias Hiring Decisions

Imagine you’re hiring someone for a job that requires a very kind, agreeable and co-operative person. You have two candidates and all you know about them are their names: Renee and Greta. Who do you... More

August 25, 2025

Until Haiti Tackles Systemic Corruption and Bad Governance, Its People Will Remain Impoverished

Haiti’s Patriotic Congress for National Rescue, launched by the academic community and civil society organizations, recently held a nearly month-long period of consultations across Haiti and its diaspora over the worsening crisis in the Caribbean... More

August 21, 2025

Here’s Why Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Reunification Program Is Problematic

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s recent announcement that it’s accepting 10,000 sponsorship applications under the Parent and Grandparents Program (PGP) comes with an important caveat. Due to persistent backlog, invitations will only be sent to... More

August 15, 2025

Sanctuary Cities in the U.S. Were Born in the 1980s As Central American Refugees Fled...

Sanctuary Cities in the U.S. Were Born in the 1980s As Central American Refugees Fled Civil Wars

Sanctuary cities in the United States, which limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, have drawn the ire of President Donald Trump during both of his administrations. Border czar Tom Homan said in July 2025... More

August 7, 2025

Back-to-School Transitions Can Trigger Stress and Anxiety — These 5 Books Can Help

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. Joanna Pozzulo is a Chancellor's Professor and professor of psychology at Carleton University. As... More

July 31, 2025

From ‘God Emperor Trump’ to ‘St. Luigi,’ Memes Power the Politics of Feeling

Why do images of Donald Trump as a galactic emperor or Luigi Mangione as a Catholic saint resonate so deeply with some people? Memes don’t just entertain — they shape how we identify with power,... More

July 29, 2025

Congo and Critical Minerals: What Are the Costs of America’s Peace?

In March 2025, President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) offered the country’s critical mineral reserves to the United States and Europe in exchange for security and stability. At the time, the... More

July 7, 2025

The Oldest Rocks on Earth Are More Than Four Billion Years Old

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the Greek god of the underworld, reflecting the extreme heat that likely characterized the planet... More