Written by Arne Kislenko, Ryerson University. Photo credit AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi. Originally published in The Conversation. Protesters chant slogans and hold up posters of Qassem Soleimani during a demonstration in front of the British Embassy in Tehran on Jan. 12,…
Written by Veronica Ann Hislop and Dérick Rousseau, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Candy canes are an iconic symbol of Christmas. Their red and white stripes adorn trees and homes during the holidays while their…
Written by Anne Wagner, Ryerson University. Photo credit Shuttershock. Originally published in The Conversation. Research over the last decade has shown MDMA-assisted psychotherapy to be effective in treating PTSD from military combat, sexual assault and childhood abuse. Now researchers are…
Written by Louis-Etienne Dubois, David Gauntlett & Lorena Escandon, Ryerson University. Photo credit AP Photo/Gregory Bull. Originally published in The Conversation. The Furby craze was a big deal in the 1990s, just like Cabbage Patch Kids were in the 1980s…
Written by Linying Dong, Ryerson University. Photo credit Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Despite massive investments, Canada’s health-care system has not reaped the benefits of digital technology like banking and retail sectors have. Recently Ontario released its Digital First…
Written by Wendy Cukier, Ryerson University. Photo credit Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Engineering programmes can learn about recruitment, inclusion and retention from different fields. The 30th anniversary of the Montréal Massacre is an opportunity to reflect on what…
Written by Cheryl Thompson, Ryerson University. Photo credit Focus Features. Originally published in The Conversation. Why is ‘Harriet’ receiving a Twitter backlash? When Harriet, the biopic about Harriet Tubman, debuted earlier this month, reviews were mostly favourable and it did…
Written by Tracey Raney, Ryerson University & Loleen Berdahl, University of Saskatchewan. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken. Originally published in The Conversation. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Chrystia Freeland meet in Edmonton after she was named deputy prime minister…
Written by Brad Poulos, Ryerson University. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld. Originally published in The Conversation. Cannabis plants are seen during a tour of a Hexo Corp. production facility in October 2018 in Masson-Angers, Québec. The province is raising…
Written by Peggy Nash, Ryerson University. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld. Originally published in The Conversation. Chrystia Freeland, newly named deputy prime minister and minister of intergovernmental affairs, speaks following the swearing-in of the new cabinet at Rideau Hall…
Written by Dr. Steven N. Liss, Vice-President Research and Innovation, Ryerson University. Originally published in Research Infosource Inc. Knowledge creation and the headwaters of innovation are deeply embedded in the tradition of university research, scholarship and creative activities. Our students,…
Written by Anna Triandafyllidou, Ryerson University and Katie Kuschminder, United Nations University. Photo credit AP Photo/Renata Brito. Originally published in The Conversation. A migrant hugs an SOS Mediterranee rescuer aboard the Ocean Viking ship before stepping into the port of…