Online ‘likes’ for toxic social media posts prompt more − and more hateful − messages
The rampant increase of hate messages on social media is a scourge in today’s technology-infused…
Why OpenAI developing an artificial intelligence that’s good at maths is such a big deal
With the recent sacking and swift rehiring of Sam Altman by OpenAI, debates around the…
Could you move from your biological body to a computer? An expert explains ‘mind uploading’
Imagine brain scanning technology improves greatly in the coming decades, to the point that we…
Why Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge is missing the mark
The Canadian federal government launched the Smart Cities Challenge in 2017 to award up to…
Canada’s Fall Economic Statement signals the ‘right to repair’ your tech devices
On Nov. 23, the Government of Canada released the 2023 Fall Economic Statement. In a…
The technology poised to make British steelmaking more sustainable
In a move to embrace sustainable steelmaking, British Steel has unveiled a £1.25 billion plan…
PFAS forever chemicals found in English drinking water – why are they everywhere and what are the risks?
PFAS chemicals (per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances), also known as forever chemicals, are rarely out of…
Bringing classical physics into the modern world with Galileo’s Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment
If you drop a light object and a heavy object from a tower, which one…
A guide for parents on conversations about ‘sextortion’
Sadly, a 12-year old child in British Columbia died by suicide following a case of…
Controversial claims about extinct humans are stirring up evolution research. Here’s how the mess could have been avoided
In June, researchers led by palaeoanthropologist Lee Berger published sensational claims about an extinct human…