India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he’s ushering in a ‘new India.’ But this new era is of ethnic majoritarianism and erases differences, dissent and the rights of minorities.
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Data analytics have played a role in elections for years. But today’s massive voter relationship management platforms use digital campaigning practices to take it to another level.
Les villes ne tenant pas leurs données à jour, ce sont les cyclistes eux-mêmes qui sont les meilleurs pour cartographier les pistes cyclables de leurs villes.
Volunteers can contribute data to maps that help cyclists choose their routes and let planners know how city cycling can be improved.
Canadians would be better served by a calmer and better-informed debate over the specifics of Bill C-69 than what we have been seeing over the past few weeks.
There’s a reason many today have never heard of Norman Douglas: After his death, more and more came forward with stories of his sexual relationships with boys, and he soon faded into obscurity.
The effects of climate change above ground are well known, but what’s happening to underground aquifers which supply most of the world’s fresh water?
Le design thinking, qui consiste à résoudre des problèmes de façon créative, n’est ni un remède universel, pas plus qu’une mode passagère: dans de bonnes conditions, c’est un outil de grande valeur.
Design thinking isn’t a cure-all for every organization, nor is it a dying fad. But in the right circumstances, it can bring great value to a business.
La recherche démontre que la psilocybine thérapeutique est sûre et efficace contre l'anxiété et la dépression en fin de vie. Son interdiction viole-t-elle notre droit à “la vie, la liberté et la sécurité ?”
Researchers from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS share the latest research on HIV prevention, treatment and stigma.
Research shows therapeutic psilocybin to be a safe and effective antidote to end-of-life anxiety and depression. Does prohibition therefore violate our right to “life, liberty and security?”
Canada’s proposed new environmental assessment law is facing heated, if not necessarily well-informed, opposition. The real question is whether it goes far enough.
AI and human musical collaborations have been around since the 60s, but for the first time, we are hearing AI “pop” music: can AI actually create creative and emotionally engaging music?
Would an academic work that makes a case for genocide be fair game for publication, or is it beyond the ethical bounds of legitimate scholarly debate?
Employees with more than one cultural identity can help improve an organization’s performance.
Some conventional vegetable farms in Canada are starting to use organic methods in their operations.
Wildlife hunts are supposed to be grounded in sound science, but new research casts doubt on this assumption.
Most Canadians are more than happy to support free speech, believing it to be the foundation of democracy. But for speech to be free it must be aligned to freedom itself.
Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy’s famous novel, may be unfilmable – not because of its gruesome violent tale of U.S. imperialism in the Southwest, but because its religious vision is terrifying.
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Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Victoria
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Professor of American Literature and Religion, University of Victoria
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Accounting, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
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Assistant Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria
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PhD Student, Sociology, University of Victoria
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Professor of Biology, University of Victoria
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PhD Candidate in Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria
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Assistant Teaching Professor, Academic and Technical Writing Program, University of Victoria
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PhD Student, Anthropology, University of Victoria
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Professor of Sustainability and Strategy, University of Victoria
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Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Victoria
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CITA National Postdoctoral Fellow, Astrophysics, University of Victoria
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Lecturer in Communications, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
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Scientist, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research and Professor of Psychology, University of Victoria
