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The COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to think critically about the place of prisons in society and how and why prisoners have been released in the past. COVID-19 could spark systemic change.
Blaming flooding on an act of God wrongly absolves government and developers of their liability for poor decisions that unfairly burden taxpayers.
Bats have been the reservoir for recent disease outbreaks, including SARS and the current COVID-19 pandemic. But it’s human activity that allows the virus to cross over.
Tim Hortons a modifié son jeu pour y inclure un élément numérique. Un statisticien a prédit que le fait de jouer le dernier jour du concours augmenterait considérablement les chances de gagner.
Tim Hortons changed Roll up the Rim to include a digital element. A statistician correctly predicted that playing on the last day of the contest would dramatically increase the odds of winning.
How politicians can benefit from a narrative of heroism.
Even before COVID-19, older adults were vulnerable to isolation and loneliness. Video conferencing apps can ease this. Here are some tips to help make that happen.
Forced to stay inside, here are some games suggestions for connecting with new people, old friends and older members of your family.
And why development funders should listen to smallholder farmers
This transformation provides lessons for the rest of world, for shifting away from chemical agriculture towards a healthier system for people and the planet.
Decades of planning on food security and a food reserve system kept China’s urban populations fed during the coronavirus outbreak, showing the significance of a resilient local food system.
Will a pandemic cause more people to return to Christianity or will the closure of churches become permanent?
The Canadian federal government’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan includes tax-related measures. It’s helpful to examine tax supports for individuals by considering the past, present and future.
Beaucoup de questions circulent sur la Covid-19, et les réponses ne sont pas toujours claires. Notre expert vous livre les dernières données de la science.
With the 2020 deadline for conserving biodiversity almost past, communities must now play a larger role in conservation.
With offices shut down, people staying at home and hospitals bracing for an influx of patients, many people are unsure of what’s safe and what’s not.
Some older adults are struggling to practise social distancing during the global pandemic, even though they’re at high risk. Here’s how to help them.
Video games are becoming just as popular as professional sports, so why do people think it’s only a game?
The Tim Hortons coffee chain has made some changes to its iconic Roll up the Rim contest, including the addition of “digital rolls.” A statistician explains how this changes the odds of winning.
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Associate professor, Culture and Language Studies, University of Waterloo
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PhD Student, Sustainabilty Management, University of Waterloo
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Associate Profesor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo
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Scientific Co-Director and Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
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Professor in the School of Planning, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo
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PhD Candidate, Political Science, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor, Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo
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Chair in Social and Political Philosophy of Language, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor and Schlegel-UW Research Chair in Dementia and Active Living, Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
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Professor, Computer Science, University of Waterloo
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Dorothy Killam Fellow, Canada Research Chair, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
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Lecturer; Biology and Health, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
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Professor, Departments of English Langauge and Literature & Communication Arts, University of Waterloo
