The best science is not always the best engineering when it comes to building codes. It’s also a problem across the US, as an engineer who works on disaster resilience explains.
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How dangerous is borax? And what’s the best way to judge the toxicity of everyday household products?
Emergency management plans need to address the growing risks emerging from increasing applications of artificial intelligence.
Some of the worst risks of earthquakes are in a zone running from the Great Lakes to the St. Lawrence River that includes major cities like Toronto, Ottawa and Québec City.
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Assistant Professor (Structural Geology), McMaster University
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Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies & Director, CIFAL York, York University, Canada
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Structural Geology and Tectonics, McMaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Engineering, University at Buffalo
