Written by Ramona Pringle, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit: Charles Sykes Originally published in The Conversation. Picketers carry signs outside Paramount in Times Square on July 17, 2023, in New York. Hollywood actors went on strike on July 14, joining…
Written by Deborah de Lange, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick. Originally published in The Conversation. It’s no secret that Toronto is falling behind on sustainable transportation compared to other cities around the world, hurting the city’s economy, quality of…
Written by Donna Appavoo, Toronto Metropolitan University and Monika Korzun and Ashley Jean MacDonald, Dalhousie University. Photo credit: Ashley Jean MacDonald, CC BY-NC. Originally published in The Conversation. By only focusing on how to keep food costs low, we risk ignoring the…
Written by Omar H. Fares, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Deinfluencing involves influencers discouraging their followers from buying overpriced or otherwise ineffective products. A new social media trend has recently emerged in response to the…
Gathering geoscientific data for mining and energy industries through ground-level surveys can be time-consuming, costly and physically dangerous. Drones can replace traditional surveying methods, reducing labour and equipment costs and completing surveys more quickly, but they have their own limitations.…
Written by Linda Mussell, University of Canterbury, and Jessica Evans, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck. Originally published in The Conversation. The peace arch monument on the Canadian side of the Canada-U.S. border crossing, in Surrey, B.C.…
Diabetes patients have to monitor their diet’s glucose levels closely to avoid serious health complications. While some tools exist to help manage this challenging disease, one that accurately pre-evaluates diabetes patients’ meals and allows for on-the-spot portion adjustments is lacking.…
Written by Omar H. Fares, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu. Originally published in The Conversation. The Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed in a showroom on the Apple campus on June 5, 2023, in Cupertino, Calif. The…
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) researchers Reza Eslami and Hadis Zarrin have developed non-invasive sensors powered by movement that can determine the blood sugar levels of diabetes patients from their sweat. The researchers aim to revolutionize diabetes management by creating a…
Written by Gene Allen, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. Kent Cooper worked for the Associated Press for over four decades, changing the news media landscape in the process. Photo credit: Shutterstock. On the day of Kent Cooper’s…
Written by Ethan Pancer, St. Mary’s University, Matthew Philp, Toronto Metropolitan University and Theo Noseworthy, York University. Originally published in The Conversation. Social media posts featuring unhealthy foods get more likes and engagement. But there are ways to change that.…
