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Melania Trump's pith helmet is not just a hat
theconversation.com - Jacqueline L. Scott
Sometimes a hat is just a hat. But not when it’s a pith helmet worn by a white politician visiting Africa. Pith helmets are relics of colonialism and …
Innovation
True "innovation" generates ideas not wealth
theconversation.com - Eleftherios Soleas
Ancient innovators were poets, thinkers, artisans and scientists, not business owners. The classical Greek philosopher Socrates did not become famous …
Fossil Fuels
Hurricanes, hog manure and the dire need for carbon pricing
theconversation.com - D.T. Cochrane
“Once-in-a-lifetime” hurricanes are striking the southern United States with alarming frequency. Hurricane Michael just slammed into the Florida …
U.S. Federal Courts
What the Supreme Court ruling means for Indigenous consultation
theconversation.com - Dwight Newman
Must governments in Canada consult with Indigenous communities prior to adopting legislation that could affect their rights? The Supreme Court of …
Women's News
In Jane Austen, fairy tales meet biting feminist critiques
theconversation.com - Robert Morrison
Jane Austen is not an obvious ally of today’s feminist movement. All six of her novels are now more than two centuries old. All six centre on a tale …
Binge Drinking
Trauma 101 in the aftermath of the Ford-Kavanaugh saga
theconversation.com - Dillon Thomas Browne, PhD
Brett Kavanaugh is now a United States Supreme Court justice. His contentious confirmation followed emotionally charged testimony to a U.S. Senate …
Christine Blasey Ford
Confessions to sexual assault are rare: #ItWasMe
theconversation.com - Lucia Lorenzi
In the wake of Tarana Burke’s #MeToo hashtag being revived last fall after the exposé of Harvey Weinstein, some men took responsibility for their …
Kinder Morgan
How post-truth politics is sinking debate on environmental assessment reform
theconversation.com - Mark Winfield and Deborah Curran and Martin Olszynski
The past few weeks have been characterized by a growing chorus of political and media voices, many from the West, decrying the Canadian government’s …
Social Media
The social implications of teens leaving Facebook
theconversation.com - David R Brake
For years, Facebook grew in size and influence at a staggering rate. But recent reports suggest its hold on users — particularly in the developed …
Canada
First Ontario, now Quebec: The notwithstanding threat
theconversation.com - Jeffrey B. Meyers
Newly elected Quebec Premier François Legault has announced his intent to use Section 33 of the Constitution of Canada, more often referred to as the …
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
New guide kick-starts reconciliation in the justice system
theconversation.com - Michelle Stewart
It’s been almost three years since the release of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on the systematic abuse and …
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
The truth about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
theconversation.com - Carly McMorris and Catherine Lebel and Chantel Ritter
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is often overlooked and understudied. Caused by prenatal alcohol exposure, it is sometimes referred to as an …
Nobel Prize
How we can turn the tide for women in science
theconversation.com - Rowan Thomson
For the first time in 55 years, a woman has won the Nobel Prize in physics — Prof. Donna Strickland. This win has publicly highlighted that women are …
Masculinity
Masculinity should not be defined by the Kavanaugh hearings
theconversation.com - Michael Kehler
With the hearings that led to the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as a United States Supreme Court justice still in our rear-view mirrors, what have …
Christine Blasey Ford
What young people can learn from the Kavanaugh hearings
theconversation.com - Shauna Van Praagh
Against the backdrop of the recent Senate confirmation hearings to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, young people — especially those …
Canada
Canadians increasingly live in the auto-dependent suburbs
theconversation.com - David L.A. Gordon
Canada is a suburban nation. More than two-thirds of our country’s total population now live in the suburbs, meaning policy-makers must deal with the …
Public Health
Time and money -- the biggest hurdles to healthy eating
theconversation.com - Tiff-Annie Kenny
Philippe Couillard, the freshly defeated Quebec premier, made headlines during the election campaign when he suggested a family of three — comprised …
Developing trust after disasters -- and every day
theconversation.com - Jordan Richard Schoenherr
Hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires have tested our resolve as individuals, communities and societies. Along with social crises such as political- …
Me Too movement
Why the Kavanaugh hearings were a show trial gone bad
theconversation.com - Heidi Matthews
The controversial and bitterly fought confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court has solidified a 5-4 conservative split …
Muslim Women
New premier, same old story: Québec's longtime anti-niqab efforts
theconversation.com - Hannah Dick
One day after the surprise victory of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) in the recent Québec election, Premier-elect François Legault told a news …
Nobel Prize
Why I’m not surprised Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland isn’t a full professor
theconversation.com - Michelle Stack
Donna Strickland, an associate professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada, was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics this week. The third …
Muslim Women
Art show takes on the misrepresentation of Muslims
theconversation.com - Nadiya Ali
Muslim women in the West have been battling inaccurate stereotypes for ages. In the post-Sept. 11 era, Muslim women have come to be seen as …
Prenatal Development
Poor women who use midwives have healthier babies
theconversation.com - Nazeem Muhajarine and Daphne McRae
Women who are marginalized by poverty may be reaping the greatest benefits from midwifery care. This is the finding of a large study that we …
Pope Francis
Why we think businesses are out to get us
theconversation.com - Laurence Ashworth
Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, made headlines in the U.K. recently for his speech at the Trades Union Congress conference in Manchester, …
Jordan Peterson
The end of scientific, rational thinking: Donald Trump, Doug Ford and Jordan Peterson
theconversation.com - David Chandross
This has been a terrible year for science and evidence-based decision making, which are the newest casualties of the growing wave of populism in …
Smallpox
The elimination of smallpox showed how humans can work together to solve deadly global problems
theconversation.com - Steven M Opal and J.M. Opal
If you were to watch a split-screen broadcast with global weather on one side and world politics on the other, you could easily conclude that we are …
Health Care
How theatre training can boost your doctor's empathy
theconversation.com - Hartley Jafine
I teach improvisational theatre to health scientists and trainee doctors. When I tell people this, they are often confused because theatre and …
City Politics
Toronto must keep fighting Doug Ford -- for the good of democracy
theconversation.com - Estair Van Wagner and Alexandra Flynn
After the Ontario Court of Appeal recently ruled that Toronto’s upcoming municipal election would go ahead with 25 wards instead of 47, the province …
Algorithms
AI's first pop album ushers in a new musical era
theconversation.com - Melissa Avdeeff
Last December, the world ushered in a new era of popular music: human and artificial intelligence (AI) collaboration. Musical eras are often defined …
TED Talks
What a widely attacked experiment got right on the harmful effects of prisons
theconversation.com - Ashley Rubin
The Stanford Prison Experiment is one of the few scientific studies to enter the public consciousness through mainstream news, documentaries, popular …