How a child's first language includes more than words
Mar 02, 2020 23:59 pm UTC| Life
This International Mother Language Day (Feb. 21), Canadians celebrated their multilingual heritage by recognizing flexible uses of languages. According to UNESCO, Mother tongue or mother language refers to a childs first...
Better rat control in cities starts by changing human behavior
Mar 01, 2020 13:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
For centuries, rats have thrived in cities because of human behavior. In response, humans have blamed the rats and developed techniques for poisoning them. We research urban rat populations and recognize that rats...
4 ways to protect yourself from disinformation
Mar 01, 2020 13:21 pm UTC| Life
You might have fallen for someones attempt to disinform you about current events. But its not your fault. Even the most well-intentioned news consumers can find todays avalanche of political information difficult to...
Grassroots projects make urban sustainability a way of life
Mar 01, 2020 13:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Urban grassroots initiatives do vital work raising awareness and taking action on sustainability issues. Run largely by volunteers, they fill important gaps left by the public and private sectors, addressing specific local...
Stocking up to prepare for a crisis isn't 'panic buying'. It's actually a pretty rational choice
Mar 01, 2020 13:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Recent days have brought reports of shoppers clearing out supermarket shelves from Wuhan and Hong Kong to Singapore and Milan in response to the spread of coronavirus. This behaviour is often described as panic...
How cameras in public spaces might change how we think
Mar 01, 2020 12:38 pm UTC| Life
Facial recognition is increasingly being used in many countries around the world. In some cases the take up has been dramatic. As a result, people are being observed by cameras more than ever, whether in stores, on public...
Why philosophy is an ideal travel companion for adventurous minds
Mar 01, 2020 12:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
In 2019, there were 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals globally and, given that the planet only holds 7.7 billion humans, this figure alone suggests that a lot of us are travelling. The World Tourism Organization...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects