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It’s been 80 years since the last undisputed sighting of the striking black-and-white bird. The U.S. government believes the ivory-billed woodpecker is extinct — but many will keep searching for it.
Flooding constitutes a threat to Nigeria achieving the global sustainable development goals.
Was participating in ceremony despite pandemic restrictions an act of Indigenous resistance and resurgence and did it reflect reassertion of nationhood and self-determination?
Plus, an extract from the Don’t Call Me Resilient podcast on the damage done when North Americans pretend to have Indigenous identity. Listen to episode 38 of The Conversation Weekly.
One in three Canadian youth experience dating violence. Early intervention is critical to preventing the negative effects, but adolescents report significant barriers to finding support.
Patients with Lyme disease can develop Lyme carditis, a potentially serious complication that affects cardiac function.
Peatlands play an outsized role in filtering water and mitigating floods, drought and wildfire — and they store twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests.
There is no easy path to power for any political party without the support of women. Has the CPC narrowed the gender gap with Liberals this election? It’s unlikely.
Plus, new clues on why mosquitoes bite some people more than others. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Leaders’ debates are perhaps the most over-rated, media-hyped and uber-analyzed events in politics, though they rarely have a meaningful impact on electoral outcomes.
Natural language coding means that people won’t need to learn specialized coding languages to write programs or design websites. But large corporations will control the means of translation.
A former political insider explains that the view inside government is generally the sooner minority rule is put to bed in favour of a majority, the better. That’s why Trudeau really called an election.
Within the parasport community itself, inclusivity and access is a real issue, especially for those who do not fit the mold of how we think an athlete “should” look or move.
Legislating a woman’s right to timely access to abortions, rather than simply ensuring she’s not punished for having one, is the first step to striking the balance between physician and women’s rights.
The Vietnam War was the defining issue for Joe Biden’s generation. His botched withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan could be the defining act of his presidency.
Cancelling campus events won’t address the potential harms of binge drinking this fall. Universities must plan additional activities to curb risky alcohol use and promote student wellness.
Coverage of Russian vaccination rollout has focused largely on concerns about ethics of development and inconsistent messaging. But Russian-language research complicates this picture.
Earnings management is one of those genteel business terms that looks a lot less innocent the more you study it.
Robot pets are marketed as substitutes for living animals. Rather, we should use existing technologies to design robots that provide other services, like health care and lifestyle support.
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Assistant Professor of Multiliteracies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, Classics and Archaeology; Philosophy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Candidate, Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Ontario
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Postdoctoral fellow at Queen's University's Centre for International Policy and Defence (CIDP), Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Candidate in Political Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Student in Human Geography, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Oncology, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Manager for Education and Public Outreach, Adjunct Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Postdoctoral fellow, Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor, Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor, Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen's University, Ontario
