The Online Harms Act doesn’t go far enough to protect democracy in Canada
The Liberal government’s recent proposal for regulating social media platforms, the Online Harms Act (Bill…
Deepfakes are still new, but 2024 could be the year they have an impact on elections
Disinformation caught many people off guard during the 2016 Brexit referendum and US presidential election.…
How Hispanic Americans Get Their News
U.S.-born Latinos overwhelmingly prefer to get their news in English; about half of immigrant Latinos…
Smart rings’ ultra-precise movement tracking take wearable technology to the next level
There is a lot of hype about smart rings right now – Samsung is due…
Building fairness into AI is crucial – and hard to get right
Artificial intelligence’s capacity to process and analyze vast amounts of data has revolutionized decision-making processes,…
The ‘digital divide’ is already hurting people’s quality of life. Will AI make it better or worse?
Today, almost a quarter of Australians are digitally excluded. This means they miss out on…
Do you have 7,513 unread emails in your inbox? Research suggests that’s unwise
How do you manage your emails? Are you an “inbox zero” kind of person, or…
Floating crystals slow stellar aging — for some stars, this can delay death by billions of years
Imagine the embers of a campfire, slowly dimming over time. That is the fate most…
Space tourists and crew suffer high radiation risks – regulation is needed to protect them
In a decade or two, journeys into space could become as normal as transatlantic flights.…
How do airplanes fly? An aerospace engineer explains the physics of flight
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question…