Move over, longevity: Healthspan is what we should be chasing
The Conversation Canadaby Stuart Phillips, Professor, Kinesiology, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health, McMaster University·12d ago
I’ve spent more than three decades studying how exercise and diet keep us healthy. But one thing keeps showing up in the data: living longer and living well are not in sync.
Why the real test of Canada’s AI strategy is in university classrooms
The Conversation Canadaby Johanathan Woodworth, Assistant Professor, Education, Mount Saint Vincent University·12d ago
Back to school this fall brings not only syllabi and lectures, but growing uncertainty about how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping Canadian classrooms.
New research estimates around 20 million insect species on Earth — doubling those facing extinction
The Conversation Canadaby Dirk Steinke, Research Scientist, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph·12d ago
The dragonfly that perches delicately on your foot as you drift on the lake. The mosquito you swat at around the campfire. The ants that march your cracker crumbs away.
Independence from Canada could cost Albertans a lot more than it saves them
The Conversation Canadaby Constantin Colonescu, Professor of Economics, MacEwan University·12d ago
Alberta’s separation debate has entered a new phase. Elections Alberta recently declared the independence petition successful, with 222,597 verified signatures, above the 177,732 required.
How Netflix’s ‘Little House on the Prairie’ expands the book and TV series for today
The Conversation Canadaby Melanie Fishbane, PhD Candidate, English and Writing Studies, Western University·15d ago
This article contains spoilers for the Netflix series ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and references to racist historical depictions of Indigenous people and African Americans.
Nearly 1 in 100 Canadians has inflammatory bowel disease. Too many believe it rules out having children
The Conversation Canadaby Elizabeth Squirell, Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology, Queen's University, Ontario·15d ago
I often reflect on the advice of an outdated article on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and pregnancy from 1956.
Wealthsimple’s new prediction markets app exposes gaps in Canada’s gambling protections
The Conversation Canadaby Jeffrey Derevensky, Professor & Chair, Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University·15d ago
Wealthsimple’s new prediction markets app recently launched, in partnership with Kalshi, an American prediction market platform.
Canada is becoming less accepting of gender diversity, new Statistics Canada data shows
The Conversation Canadaby Corinne L. Mason, Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, Mount Royal University·15d ago
For a long time, Canadian attitudes toward gender diversity moved in one direction: progressive acceptance.
Reconciliation or recolonization? What Canada can learn by looking abroad
The Conversation Canadaby Tariq Harney, PhD Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Climate Justice, University of British Columbia·15d ago
There has been a surge in anti-Indigenous sentiments and politics in Canada, seen most recently in a rancorous race to lead the British Columbia Conservative Party, as well as in provincial...
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