Written by David Chandross, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. The World Health Organization is building a game world to allow medical practitioners to admit virtual patients for emergency treatment during a mass casualty simulation. The pandemic has…
Written by Laleh Samarbakhsh, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. A NFT is a digital file with verified identity and ownership. Last week, Christie’s sold a digital collage of images called “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” for US$69.3…
Written by Sibo Chen, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. The direct confrontational tactics adopted by environmental activists over the past decade have transformed the global climate movement. Despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent comment that Canada and…
Written by Joe Masoodi, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Wearable devices can help track the spread of COVID-19 in places where smartphone use isn’t possible. In February, the Ontario government announced it had invested $2.5 million…
Written by Anna Triandafyllidou, Ryerson University; Laura Lam, University of Toronto. Photo credit: AP Photo/Frank Augstein. Originally published in The Conversation. Uber drivers of the App Drivers & Couriers Union celebrate as they listen to a British Supreme Court decision that…
Written by Linying Dong, Ryerson University; Karim Keshavjee, University of Toronto. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Digital health technology, such as electronic health records, is believed to enhance patient-centred care, improve integrated care and ensure financially sustainable health…
Written by Shin Imai, York University; Sarah Colgrove, Ryerson University. Photo credit: James A. Rodríguez, Author provided. Originally published in The Conversation. Guatemalans protest against the Escobal mine in Guatemala in 2012. Investors in Canadian mining company Tahoe Resources paid a…
Written by Ron Stagg, Ryerson University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta. Originally published in The Conversation. Supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Does the world seem in turmoil?…
Written by Louis-Etienne Dubois, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. There’s strong pressure to use more technology to capture student attention, but what about inviting students to adopt a contemplative posture? As another virtual university semester unfolds —…
Written by Cheryl Thompson, Ryerson University. Photo credit: 20th Century Fox. Originally published in The Conversation. Bill Robinson dancing with Shirley Temple in ‘The Little Colonel.’ Published nearly 170 years ago, Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe had a profound impact…