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Businesses are struggling in these difficult times — but there is a shimmer of hope in the incredible creativity, ingenuity and resilience that we see from around the globe.
During this outbreak, parents are suffering. They are dealing with one of the most consequential impacts on psychological health amongst the modern-day workforce: work-family conflict.
During the Second World War, anxious but also bored BBC listeners found comfort in the soothing sounds of Sandy Macpherson, Canadian-born organist.
By isolating SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, researchers can now work on developing tests, treatments and vaccines in Canada.
If lab-grown meat is truly going to be the next frontier in ethical eating, it’s important to consider who’s most at risk of being left behind in the race to develop it.
Why have conspiracy theories so easily circulated during the COVID-19 pandemic? What do these theories tell us about societies and what challenges do they present?
Les décisions du Canada concernant la fermeture de ses frontières nous font réfléchir à la manière d'appliquer des mesures de distanciation sociale qui ne soient pas préjudiciables aux autres.
The immune system can respond to stress in ways that harm health. But there’s a stress-buster that can help keep you calm and healthy: exercise.
Canada’s decisions about its border closures prompt us to reflect on how we should apply measures of social distancing that are not harmful to others and that still protect human dignity.
The face mask shortage shows how governments can either work together with global supply chains in positive ways or revert to state-centric policies that prevent us from dealing with COVID-19.
Urgently needed treatment for opioid use disorder is often denied to incarcerated people, feeding the crisis in prisons and jails.
In a health crisis, decisions about treatment and containment must be made quickly. It’s crucial those decisions be based on research evidence, but fast and easy access is not always available.
Olive oil, grapes and fish. There’s a lot to love about the Mediterranean diet but focusing on it might be a way to exclude other healthy and global diets.
The Bank of Canada is proposing a federally managed digital currency that flies in the face of the decentralized approach to money that cryptocurrencies have established.
Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the 2019-nCoV outbreak, is now under lockdown. What does that mean for its 11 million citizens, and for the rest of the world?
Political parties protect themselves rather than voters in refusing to be bound by privacy laws.
Until recently, there were few ways in which tires could be recycled or repurposed – but researchers have discovered a new chemical process that shows promise.
Rather than helping and providing new unbiased tools for policing, police surveillance technologies tend to be reactionary and biased.
Indian student protests suggest Indian universities have successfully educated youth to participate and lead in public life. For exercising this right, students have been beaten and detained.
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Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Media Arts, McMaster University
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Professor, Faculty of Science, McMaster University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University
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Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, McMaster University
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McCall MacBain Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University
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Professor, Political Science; Academic Director, Wilson College of Leadership and Civic Engagement, McMaster University
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Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University
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Clinical Professor, Psychiatry, McMaster University
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Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
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Medical Sciences PhD Candidate, McMaster University
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PhD Student, Earth & Environmental Science, McMaster University
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PhD candidate, Biology, McMaster University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University & Chair Suicide Prevention Community Council of Hamilton, McMaster University
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Professor, Biology, McMaster University
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Graduate Director and Associate Professor, Master of Communications Management Program, McMaster University
