Governments should play to their existing strengths in data collection to make AI safer for their citizens, including assessing what kinds of data are too risky to allow private companies to collect.
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Is a cellphone ban, along with increased surveillance, the right way to deal with the impact of addictive and harmful technology in classrooms?
The proliferation of camera traps provided a rich source of observational information about animal behaviour during the pandemic.
As wildfire season approaches, Canadians —especially northerners and Indigenous Peoples — are being let down by Meta and their government when they need them most.
The Lesbian and Gay Liberation in Canada project uses a new online database to record the events, places, people, organizations and publications that have formed Canada’s LGBTQ+ rights movement.
Wild bees face risks from domesticated bees, habitat loss, and climate change. Supporting bee diversity in Ontario is an important component of promoting a healthy environment.
AI-powered mental health chatbots have the advantage of being easily accessible. However, users may overestimate their therapeutic benefits and underestimate their limitations.
The Netflix series ‘3 Body Problem’ is based on Liu Cixin’s scifi novel that follows what happens to the alien residents of a planet that orbits two stars.
Studying lifespan and mortality trends reveals that people are increasingly dying at similar ages.
The rise of generative AI and its effect on war-gaming will fundamentally transform how senior military and political leaders plan and prepare for war.
Existing regulations do not go far enough in protecting people’s information from being collected and shared when they visit websites.
It’s been 10 years since the #BringBackOurGirls campaign was launched to rescue kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. Looking back at the campaign reveals its innovations and limitations.
Space exploration is not a waste of resources, but a source of technological and medical advances, a tool for climate monitoring and a source of educational inspiration for youth.
The Canadian government’s proposed legislation to regulate artificial intelligence doesn’t address the government’s own applications. More oversight and consultations are needed to protect Canadians.
As AI tools for image and video generation become more widely available, this will have impacts on the production of pornography.
Integrating a rational tool into an irrational environment does not always produce the expected results.
Contrary to assumptions that seniors are technologically averse, many older adults now show remarkable agility in navigating digital media.
Analysis of fragments of the first solids that emerged out of the birth of the sun date our supernova as being 4.6 billion years old.
To protect their kings, ancient Mesopotamians discovered how to predict eclipses, which were associated with the deaths of rulers. This eventually led to the birth of astronomy.
Eclipses have long fascinated and intrigued people, and anticipation of the total solar eclipse on April 8 is no exception. The beauty, history, mythology and science of eclipses justify the hype.
A total solar eclipse is a beautiful phenomenon worth seeing, but worth seeing safely.
The sky is becoming more cluttered with satellites and space junk. This is affecting astronomical study, but will only have a minor effect — if any — on the viewing of the solar eclipse.
Human error may have contributed to the tragic accident in Baltimore harbour on March 26. Designing systems that reduce the potential for human error may help prevent future incidents.
A million people are anticipated to head to the Niagara Region to experience the total solar eclipse on April 8. Keeping large crowds of spectators safe may pose a challenge for the region.
Observations during historical solar eclipses confirmed Einstein’s theory of gravity, and led to the predictions of black holes.