Written by Asma Atique, Harshita Yalamarty, Toronto Metropolitan University, Megan Gaucher, Carleton University, Ethel Tungohan, York University. Originally published by The Conversation. Despite the benefits migrant grandparents provide, sponsored grandparents are consistently suspected of taking advantage of Canada’s health care…
Written by Anurada Amarasekara, Toronto Metropolitan University, Lara B. Aknin, Kristina Castaneto, Tiara A. Cash, Simon Fraser University. Originally published in The Conversation. Written and spoken thank-yous are a customary response to kindness. (Taylor Daugherty/Unsplash) Gratitude statements like “Thanks! You are…
Written by Afsoun Soudi, Gavin Adamson, Lorena Escandon, and Reem El Asaleh, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. The AI robot, Ai-Da, at a United Nations summit with its paintings, which sold for US$1 million. 2025 © Ai-Da Robot…
Written by Louis-Etienne Dubois, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Miikka J. Letonen, Rikkyo University. Originally published in The Conversation. With live service games, players are learning that what they’ve really bought is not a game but access to it. And, evidently,…
Written by Ann Dale, Royal Roads University, and Sabrina Careri, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. Simple things like avoiding chemical pesticides and leaving leaves where they fall can help make your garden a more welcoming environment for…
Written by Lauren McNamara, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Tracy Vaillancourt, University of Ottawa. Originally published in The Conversation. Children need pauses from cognitive effort, ideally involving unstructured play. Students play during recess on Lasqueti Island, B.C., in 2016. THE CANADIAN…
Written by Jason Wang, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. Chris Martin of Coldplay performs during Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour at D. Y. Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish…
Written by Shiva S. Mohan, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. A traveller hands documents to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection office at the Peace Bridge Port of Entry in Buffalo, N.Y. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston) Canada’s…
Written by Eugene Y. Chan, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Ali Gohary, La Trobe University. Originally published in The Conversation. People look at a Bergdorf Goodman window display on Fifth Avenue on Dec. 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)…
Written by Mohammadamin Ahmadfard, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. By integrating renewables, AI can enable cities to manage diverse energy sources as a single, intelligent system. (Shutterstock) Artificial intelligence (AI) is quietly transforming how cities generate, store and…
Written by Deborah de Lange, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. Prime Minister Mark Carney is seen during the closing news conference at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld The G7…
Written by Anthony Bonato, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. President Donald Trump, from foreground centre to right, Elon Musk, his son, and in background at left, Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a mixed martial arts fight…