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May 15, 2024
Protecting Wildlife Begins With Understanding How Best To Counter Wildlife Crimes
Protecting Wildlife Begins With Understanding How Best To Counter Wildlife Crimes
Every day across the world, conservation organizations, community members, conservation scientists and law enforcement authorities work tirelessly to counter this biodiversity decline. These actions can take the form of community-based patrols or enforcing regulations, such... More
May 3, 2024
What Students Protesting Israel’s Gaza Siege Want — and How Their Demands on Divestment Fit...
What Students Protesting Israel’s Gaza Siege Want — and How Their Demands on Divestment Fit Into the BDS Movement
A wave of protests expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people is spreading across college and university campuses. There were more than 400 such demonstrations by the end of April 2024 just in the U.S., with... More
April 26, 2024
The Planetary Orbit in Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ Is Random and Chaotic, but Could It...
The Planetary Orbit in Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ Is Random and Chaotic, but Could It Exist?
I first encountered the three-body problem 60 years ago, in a short story called "Placet is a Crazy Place" by American science fiction writer Frederic Brown. In Brown’s story, Placet is a planet in a... More
April 24, 2024
How Marketing Classes Can Rescue ‘Ugly Produce’ From Becoming Food Waste
How Marketing Classes Can Rescue ‘Ugly Produce’ From Becoming Food Waste
At a time of rising food costs and growing food insecurity, a large percentage of food grown for consumption never reaches our tables. Indeed, some estimates suggest that approximately 40 per cent of fruits and... More
April 19, 2024
Type 2 Diabetes Is Not One-Size-Fits-All: Subtypes Affect Complications and Treatment Options
Type 2 Diabetes Is Not One-Size-Fits-All: Subtypes Affect Complications and Treatment Options
You may have heard of Ozempic, the "miracle drug" for weight loss, but did you know that it was actually designed as a new treatment to manage diabetes? In Canada, diabetes affects approximately 10 per... More
April 15, 2024
Journalism Students See an Industry in Crisis. It’s Time To Talk About It
Journalism Students See an Industry in Crisis. It’s Time To Talk About It
It's hard not to see the journalism industry as one in crisis. In February, Bell Media announced it was ending multiple CTV newscasts, making other programming cuts and selling 45 radio stations. Its parent company,... More
April 12, 2024
The Art of Musical Tribute, Including Maestro Fresh Wes Hip Hop Sampling, Moved Fans During...
The Art of Musical Tribute, Including Maestro Fresh Wes Hip Hop Sampling, Moved Fans During JUNOs 2024
Annual music award ceremonies — like the recent Juno Awards of 2024 in Canada — afford opportunities to pay tribute to artists who have passed away and acknowledge the living art of creative musical and... More
April 11, 2024
The Triumph of Vinyl: Vintage Is Back As LP Sales Continue To Skyrocket
The Triumph of Vinyl: Vintage Is Back As LP Sales Continue To Skyrocket
Previously relegated to the dustbin of media history, the vinyl LP has undergone a revival during the past decade to once again become the best selling physical format for recorded music today. Where barely one... More