COVID-19 – Current pandemic stirs memories of the Y2K scare
By LEE HARDING Research fellow Frontier Centre for Public Policy TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO, the world panicked over an invisible, media-hyped enemy. That enemy was Y2K, a [Continue]
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SUZUKI – Rethinking roads can drive down the decline of species
WITH ROADS CLOSED and vehicle traffic down during the pandemic, some animals are getting a better shot at survival. Roads are a main driver of wildlife decline in Canada, [Continue]
COVID-19 – The importance of social connection in a time of isolation
Social isolation has become a defining feature of modern Western societies and there’s a growing concern about its effects By GERAINT OSBORNE Professor, University of [Continue]
POLITICS – Why leaders who bullshit are more dangerous than those who lie
By HAMID FOUROUGHI University of Portsmouth MARIANNA FOTAKI University of Warwick YIANNIS GABRIEL University of Bath BULLSHIT SEEMS TO BE the new currency in politics. Around [Continue]
SUZUKI – Do ‘murder hornets’ really pose a serious buzzkill?
AS IF WE DIDN’T have enough to contend with, now we’re facing a “murder hornet” invasion — but it’s more an invasion of newsfeeds than an actual descending [Continue]
HENRY – Why we don’t just ‘test, test, test everyone’ for signs of COVID-19
By Dr. BONNIE HENRY B.C. Provincial Health Officer TESTING FOR COVID-19 and other infectious diseases is a core tenet of public health.It tells us the what, who and where of [Continue]
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