The Conversation Canada
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The Conversation Canada launched in June 2017 with The University of Winnipeg joining as a founding partner. It is a website devoted to sharing timely academic analysis and commentary based on research, evidence and insights generated by Canadian universities.
As a new national non-profit organization, The Conversation Canada seeks to rectify a key challenge: a significant portion of scholarly knowledge remains relatively hidden in academic journals and is not available to the broader public.
The Conversation model is based on fostering the broadest circulation of content and amplifying the impact of ideas and research.
All articles are free to republish by the media.
2021
November 22, 2021 - Mirjana Roksandic (and co-authors) - What's in a name? When it comes to human fossils, its complicated
October 28, 2021 - Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk, Erin A Maloney, and Heather P. Douglas - 5 ways sorting Halloween candy can help children develop mathematics skills
October 19, 2021 - Jaqueline McLeod Rogers - Why we must embrace geoengineering and other technologies to stop the climate crisis
September 27, 2021 - Shauna MacKinnon and Kathy Mallett - 'Want to decolonize education? Where classes are held matters'
September 12, 2021 - Shauna Labman and Adele Garnier - 'Federal election 2021: What the Conservatives don't understand about refugee resettlement'
August 30, 2021 - Kristi Kenyon (and co-authors) - 'Why it's hard to end elephantiasis, a debilitating disease spread by mosquitoes'
July 7, 2021 - Christina Fawcett - 'Resident Evil: Village' and first-person video game immersion: Why hands create intense connection
May 16, 2021 - Shauna Labman and Geoffrey Cameron - What Joe Biden can learn from Canada's private refugee sponsorship program
April 28, 2021 - Katharina Maier and Rebecca Hume - Overdose crisis: the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare decades of drug policy failures
April 20, 2021 - Shauna MacKinnon and Ian Hudson - Federal Budget 2021: More is needed to break the poverty cycle
March 16, 2021 - Kimberley Ducey and Joe R. Feagin - Will the Meghan/Harry revelations change Canadian attitudes about the monarchy?
March 8, 2021 - Chigbo Arthur Anyaduba - Memory practices are not enough to remedy Nigeria-Biafra war injustices
January 11, 2021 - Peter Ives - Why 'free speech' needs a new definition in the age of internet and Trump tweets
2020
December 1, 2020 - Alan McGreevy - COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ: 6 things to look for in clinical trial results
November 22, 2020 - Shauna Labman and Adele Garnier - Why Quebec's refugee sponsorship suspension is so misguided
November 1, 2020 - Jino Distasio - The demise of the department store heralds a shift in downtown areas
August 23, 2020 - Laura Sokal and Ellen Reimann - COVID-19's teaching challenges: 5 tips from pediatric care for teachers wearing masks
August 6, 2020 - Mark Meuwese - Hamilton ignores the statesman's strategy to fund genocidal warfare against Indigenous Peoples
July 9, 2020 - Nathan Hall and Melanie Gregg - Kids physical activity before age 5 matters so much because of the developing brain
June 23, 2020 - Alan McGreevy - Rare multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children linked to coronavirus
April 30, 2020 - Dr. Jane Barter - I once thought Catholic humanist Jean Vanier a hero. Now I'm wrestling with his coercive legacy.
April 29, 2020 - Dr. Jino Distasio - How to build more resilient cities post-coronavirus
April 20, 2020 - Dr. Matthew Flisfeder - Who's Zoomin' who? How the coronavirus crisis is finally putting the 'social' into social media
March 1, 2020 - Dr. Jason Hannan - Bernie Sanders: Making socialism cool again
January 13, 2020 - Dr. Angela Failler - Will Flight PS752 victims be remembered differently than those killed in the Air India bombing?
January 5, 2020 - Kawser Ahmed - Communities can combat racism, hate and extremism with education
2019
September 30, 2019 - Dr. Jino Distasio - A proven way to end homelessness in Canada
September 9, 2019 - Dr. Katherine Breward - How to conduct job interviews with candidates who have autism
August 18, 2019 - Devin Latimer - Green chemistry labs teach students a sustainable and innovative mindset
July 14, 2019 - Dr. Katherine Breward - How accommodating workers with autism benefits employers — and all of us
June 10, 2019 - Dr. Sylvie Albert - Intelligent - rather than smart - cities can address the roots of urban challenges
April 23, 2019 - Dr. Mirjana Roksandic and Joshua Lindal - A Neanderthal tooth discoverd in Serbia reveals human migration history
April 21, 2019 - Dr. Sylvie Albert - Smart cities: The promises and failures of utopian technological planning
April 4, 2019 - Dr. Chigbo Arthur Anyaduba - Portraying Rwanda's genocide as an encounter with hell
March 3, 2019 - Dr. Sylvie Albert - Print your city? 3D printing is revolutionizing urban futures
February 21, 2019 - Dr. David Telles-Langdon - Protecting young athletes from abusive coaches — let's get it right
February 12, 2019 - Dr. Chigbo Arthur Anyaduba- Nigerian writers compare genocide of Igbos to the Holocaust
February 10, 2019 - Dr. Sylvie Albert - Star Trek’s formula for sustainable urban innovation
February 5, 2019 - Dr. Lisa Sinclair - Out of the closet: Easing the backlash against same-sex couples in advertising
2018
December 16, 2018 - Dr. Melanie Gregg & Dr. Danielle Defries - Ten ways to indulge and stay healthy this holiday season
December 4, 2018 - Dr. Jonathan Sears - On the brink: why 2019 may be another bad year for beleaguered Mali
November 19, 2018 - Dr. Matthew Flisfeder - The trouble with saying ‘it’s okay to be white’
September 23, 2018 - Dr. Jonathan Sears - Mali faces a turning point as the country prepares for legislative poll
August 29, 2018 - Dr. Sylvie Albert - Are we ready for the digital tsunami?
July 25, 2018 - Dr. Jonathan Sears - Mali's next president: some 'what ifs' for the 2018 elections
June 7, 2018 - David Taylor - Multimedia resources help teachers share Indigenous resources in the classroom
April 19, 2018 - Dr. Matt Gibbs - We brewed an ancient Graeco-Roman beer and here's how it tastes
February 8, 2018 - Dr. Peter J. Miller - Would the founder of the Olympics approve of the Games today?
January 30, 2018 - David Taylor - The importance of teaching youth to guard against energy 'fake news'
January 24, 2018 - Dr. Kevin Walby - Rise of the SWAT team: Routine police work in Canada is now militarized
2017
December 14, 2017 - Stephanie Yamniuk - Five winter adventure stories to build a global mindset
December 11, 2017 - Dr. Christopher Wiebe - Star Wars’ last Jedi may use the Force of quantum science
November 13, 2017 - Dr. Matthew Flisfeder - Oculus and our troubles with (virtual) reality
October 26, 2017 - Dr. Christopher Wiebe - How quantum materials may soon make Star Trek technology reality
August 31, 2017 - Dr. Sylvie Albert - Smart cities present risks, opportunities
July 19, 2017 - Dr. Jason Hannan - Trolling ourselves to death in the age of Trump
June 28, 2017 - Dr. Jan Stewart - War, terror, neglect: How Canada's schools could tackle child trauma
June 26, 2017 - Dr. Shannon Sampert - Female politicians face glass cliff
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