Written by Yuan Stevens, Ryerson University; Stephanie Tran, Ryerson University. Alexandre Debiève Originally published in The Conversation. Cyberattacks are on the rise, impacting people, systems, infrastructures and governments with potentially devastating and far-reaching effects. Most recently, these include the massive REvil…
Written by Cheri L. Bradish, Ryerson University; David J. Finch, Mount Royal University; David Legg, Mount Royal University; Michael L. Naraine, Brock University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Single-event sports betting was recently approved by the Senate of…
Written by Sibo Chen, Ryerson University. Photo credit [Frank Gunn/THE CANADIAN PRESS. Originally published in The Conversation. The first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine dose in Canada sits ready for use at The Michener Institute in Toronto in mid-December 2020, less than…
Written by Craig Damian Smith, Ryerson University and Anja Kilibarda, Columbia University. Photo credit: Darryl Dyck/THE CANADIAN PRESS. Originally published in The Conversation. A record 26.4 million refugees are displaced globally. Typically, less than one per cent are resettled annually. Resettlement…
Written by Sibo Chen, Ryerson University; Henry Yu, University of British Columbia; John Price, University of Victoria . Photo credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young. Originally published in The Conversation. People wearing masks attend a rally opposing discrimination against Asian communities in…
Written by Sam Andrey, Ryerson University; Alex Rand, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Private messaging apps allow information to spread in an unchecked manner. The COVID-19 global pandemic has been accompanied by misinformation about the virus,…
Written by Sibo Chen, Ryerson University. Photo credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette. Originally published in The Conversation. People line up at a mass vaccination centre during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont. It’s a frightening and perplexing time for Canadians who have…
Written by Ethan Pancer, Saint Mary’s University; Matthew Philp, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. We’re more attracted to foods with a higher caloric density, and this is reflected in our social media activity. Life outside our…
Written by Lucia Nalbandian, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. The Canadian government’s employment of AI technology needs to be transparent. Like other governments around the world, the Canadian federal government has turned to technology to improve…
Written by Angela Lee, Ryerson University; Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa. Photo credit: Jon Lin Photography/flickr, CC BY-NC. Originally published in The Conversation. Aamjiwnaang First Nation is surrounded by ‘Chemical Valley,’ a large complex of petrochemical plants, located near Sarnia,…
Written by Lisa Taylor, Ryerson University. Photo credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch. Originally published in The Conversation. A woman ties a balloon that reads ‘In Solidarity with Survivors’ after former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi arrived at court in Toronto, in…