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Effective storytelling can encourage climate action from policymakers and the public
Scientists know more about climate change than ever before. So why isn’t the world moving faster to address it?
The Conversation 6 min read
Wild macaques don’t abandon babies. So why did Punch’s mother?
Little Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque living in the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has captured hearts on the internet. Abandoned by his mother in the first few days of his life and raised by the keepers at the zoo, he has had some trouble integrating into the group of…
The Conversation 8 min read
The ER Is For Real Emergencies, But These 46 Doctors And Nurses Reveal What Kind Of People Don’t Realize This
The emergency room is, well, for actual emergencies. If you’re badly hurt or your life is in danger, you must go to the ER. Otherwise, if you’re fine, you shouldn’t tie up doctors’ and nurses’ valuable time when they have serious cases to rush to. It sounds like common sense.…
Bored Panda 23 min read
Bringing the dance studio home can improve balance and reduce the risk of falls for older women
Exercise can help reduce the risk of falls — a major cause of injuries in older adults — but only four per cent of older Canadian women complete 30 minutes of daily physical activity. As a PhD candidate in health and exercise science at Concordia University, I am interested in…
The Conversation 6 min read
48 Times People Got Hurt In The Dumbest Ways And Had No Choice But To Visit The Er
What is the dumbest, most bizarre reason you've ended up in the emergency room?
Bored Panda 11 min read
Montreal by-election presents ‘litmus test’ for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals
Frustrations with Trudeau’s government and desire for change could see Liberal Party lose a long-held seat, experts say.
Al Jazeera 8 min read
The Walrus Talks Cultural Futures
How AI is impacting Canadian society, arts, and culture
The Walrus 2 min read
How counting by 10 helps children learn about the meaning of numbers
When children start school, they learn how to recite their numbers (“one, two, three…”) and how to write them (1, 2, 3…). Learning about what those numbers mean is even more challenging, and this becomes trickier yet when numbers have more than one digit — such as 42 and 608.
The Conversation 6 min read
Stuck in the waiting room: Why women and minority groups are still underrepresented in top management
Over the past few years, there has been a great deal of research looking at how well women are represented in top companies. The findings continue to be distressing.
The Conversation 7 min read
Korea's chaebol set to enter the twilight zone?
Korea’s family-owned conglomerates have enjoyed their privileges for decades. That may be set to end.
360info 6 min read