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The Conversation Canadaby Sara Nabil, Associate Professor of Human-Centered Computing, Queen's University, Ontario5d ago
Weaving is an ancient craft that is still practised as a hobby by many people around the world. In recent years, it has found new life as more people have returned to hands-on making as a way to...
The Conversation Canadaby David Silver, Chair in Business and Professional Ethics, University of British Columbia5d ago
In February, the United States Department of Defense threatened to designate the AI firm Anthropic a “supply-chain risk” after a dispute over the military’s use of the company’s Claude models.
The Conversation Canadaby Mel Rutherford, Professor and Department Chair, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University5d ago
Leading always requires listening and understanding the goals and values of the people in your organization.
The Conversation Canadaby Saira Bano, Assistant Professor in Political Science, Thompson Rivers University5d ago
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed the Mecca Joint Defence Pact, a new collective defence arrangement that connects the Middle East with South Asia.
The Conversation Canadaby Ghazaal Habibyar, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Social Sciences, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa7d ago
In August 2021, the Taliban recaptured Kabul and, within weeks, barred girls from attending school beyond Grade 6. The ban has not lifted.
The Conversation Canadaby Alexander Castleton, Associate Professor of Sociology and Academic Director of the Politics, Philosophy and Economics Program, University of Montevideo; Carleton University8d ago
FIFA President Gianni Infantino recently cancelled plans to sell a 20 per cent stake in a company that would run the association’s tournaments, including the World Cup, to private investors.
The Conversation Canadaby Judah Adeniyi, Postdoctoral Researcher, Memorial University of Newfoundland8d ago
Employers are increasingly investing in training to prepare their employees for artificial intelligence (AI).
The Conversation Canadaby Janette Bulkan, Professor, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia8d ago
The MV Barima — an 87-year-old ferry owned and operated by the state of Guyana — recently sank off the country’s coast on its way from the country’s capital of Georgetown to Port Kaituma, a journey...
The Conversation Canadaby Meghan Moe Beitiks, Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre, Concordia University8d ago
As an artist who explores associations and disassociations of culture and nature, I am playing with sunlight in performance in the hot Montréal summer.
The Conversation Canadaby Diana Peragine, Lecturer in Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Toronto9d ago
We are in the midst of a sex recession. Young people today are having half as much sex as previous generations did, roughly the same amount as seniors.
The Conversation Canadaby David Pettinicchio, Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Toronto9d ago
On July 1, Alberta began moving most recipients of the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) to a new program, the Alberta Disability Assistance Program, or ADAP.
The Conversation Canadaby Ximena Rosenvasser, Architecture and Urbanism Researcher, Toronto Metropolitan University9d ago
Toronto’s rental market is unforgiving for everyone. But for students, it exacts a cost that has gone largely unmeasured in housing-affordability debates: academic performance.
The Conversation Canadaby Samuel Mugo, Professor & Associate Dean, Development, Department of Physical Sciences, MacEwan University9d ago
Last year in The Conversation Canada, we described Agrilo, an affordable “colorimetric” soil-testing system developed through research at MacEwan University.
The Conversation Canadaby Shivaji Mukherjee, Associate Professor, Somjee chair in Indian Political Development, Simon Fraser University9d ago
Gen Z protesters have taken to the streets in mass numbers in South Asia in recent years — particularly in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, leading to regime change in those countries.
The Conversation Canadaby James Jackson, Lecturer and Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester10d ago
If you ask an economist why everything is so expensive these days, you will likely get an answer explaining how oil — the lifeblood of the global economy — is currently facing supply bottlenecks in...
The Conversation Canadaby Nathalie Rothschild, Director, Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Concordia University10d ago
Early French immersion programs, designed for students who don’t speak French as a first language, are offered in every province and territory in Canada, except Nunavut.
The Conversation Canadaby Jason Piché, PhD Student, Christian Zionism and Dispensationalism, Concordia University10d ago
The American war on Iran has quickly become one of the most unpopular wars in United States history.
The Conversation Canadaby John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer and Academic Program Co-ordinator, Supply Network and Aviation Management, McGill University11d ago
Over the August long weekend, roughly 250,000 WestJet passengers had their flights cancelled when the airline’s flight attendants walked out over pay, including compensation for ground duties...
The Conversation Canadaby Noah Ramsammy, MA Student in Criminal Justice and Public Policy, University of Guelph11d ago
Canada’s new Protecting Victims Act strengthens legal provisions for victims of crime, representing one of Canada’s most significant reforms to addressing intimate partner violence (IPV).
The Conversation Canadaby Shayne A. P. Dahl, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, University of Calgary11d ago
For years, whistleblowers have publicly alleged that the United States government is withholding what it knows about UFOs (now formally referred to as “unidentified anomalous phenomena” or “UAP”).
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