Science + Tech – Views & Research

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Digital clones of real models are revolutionizing fashion advertising

Luana Carcano, Simon Fraser University

A Black model stands next to a computer screen showing an AI replica of her.

Fake models for fast fashion? What AI clones mean for our jobs — and our identities

Jul Parke, University of Toronto

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Using fire to produce nanoparticles could revolutionize various industries

Keroles Riad, Carleton University

From COVID to cancer: Why Canada’s RNA vaccine leadership matters more than ever

Anna Blakney, University of British Columbia and Pieter Cullis, University of British Columbia

Three scientists speak about what it’s like to have research funding cut by the Trump administration

Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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Why film adaptations of popular video games often fall flat

Jason Hawreliak, Brock University

Changing the Eurocentric narrative about the history of science – why multiculturalism matters

Karen K. Christensen-Dalsgaard, MacEwan University

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150 years ago, the Metre Convention determined how we measure the world — a radical initiative for the time

Jonathan Simone, Brock University

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A golden era for personalized medicine is approaching, but are we ready?

Nazia Pathan, PhD, McMaster University

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The icons for the smartphone apps DeepSeek and ChatGPT are seen on a smartphone screen

Medicine’s over-generalization problem — and how AI might make things worse

Benjamin Chin-Yee, Western University and Uwe Peters, Utrecht University

A white man speaks on a stage to a crowd of people in front of a giant projection of an American flag

DOGE’s AI surveillance risks silencing whistleblowers and weakening democracy

Thomas Stuart, University of Victoria

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Investigators are increasingly using technology in conflict-related sexual assault cases

Valerie Oosterveld, Western University

Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding

Jacqueline Rifkin, Cornell University; Barbara Kahn, University of Pennsylvania, and Cindy Chan, University of Toronto

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What users need to know about privacy and data after 23andMe’s bankruptcy filing

Aileen Editha, Queen's University, Ontario

23andMe sign seen on the outside of a building

How our unconscious memory keeps us functioning efficiently in our daily lives

Ben Sclodnick, McMaster University

A man sits in the driver's seat of a car. His hands are both on the wheel, and part of his face is visible in the rearview mirror.

Email signatures are harming the planet and could cost people their lives — it’s time to stop using them

Joshua M. Pearce, Western University

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Canada’s aluminum industry faces U.S. tariffs, but innovation could open new markets

Keena Trowell, McMaster University and Jeffrey Bergthorson, McGill University

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Social media influencers blur the lines between political content and campaigning, potentially affecting elections

Louise Stahl, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Elizabeth Dubois, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Michelle Bartleman

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Wildfire season is changing in Canada — posing even greater risks to the nation’s communities and ecosystems

Hossein Bonakdari, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

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Using smart technologies and artificial intelligence in food packaging can reduce food waste

Tohid Didar, McMaster University

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Astronomy

Illustration showing a ring of rocks and dust circling a brightly glowing body in space.

How was the Earth built?

Alexander E. Gates, Rutgers University - Newark

The best space telescope you never heard of just shut down

Laura Nicole Driessen, University of Sydney

Is there life out there? The existence of other technological species is highly likely

Maikel Rheinstadter, McMaster University

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A total eclipse of the Moon, Saturn’s rings ‘disappear’, meteors and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2025

Nick Lomb, University of Southern Queensland

Canada’s first moon rover will soon have a name as it prepares to explore a hostile lunar region

Gordon Osinski, Western University

An orange moon sets behind towers at night.

What are the chances an asteroid will impact Earth in 2032?

Gordon Osinski, Western University

one large and one small rock hurtle thorugh space towards the planet Earth

Someone drives a car with their phone on display showing Google Maps.

Is Google Maps brainwashing us? It might be if the theory of ‘extended cognition’ is correct

Susan Dieleman, University of Lethbridge

Put a finger down if TikTok has made you think you have ADHD

Vasileia Karasavva, University of British Columbia and Amori Yee Mikami, University of British Columbia

Amplifying delusions: How social media can negatively impact our mental well-being

Bernard Crespi, Simon Fraser University and Nancy Yang, Simon Fraser University

Thanks to social media platforms, election interference is more insidious and pervasive than ever

Andrew Buzzell, Western University

With 23andMe filing for bankruptcy, what happens to consumers’ genetic data?

Julia Creet, York University, Canada

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Ambitious changes to Canadian conservation law are needed to reverse the decline in biodiversity

Trevor Swerdfager, University of Waterloo and Derek Armitage, University of Waterloo

The secret lives of polar bear families

Louise Archer, University of Toronto

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How studying trends in human lifespans can measure progress in addressing inequality

Peter Zizler, Mount Royal University and Shoba Ittyipe, Mount Royal University

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Extinctions of Australian mammals have long been blamed on foxes and cats – but where’s the evidence?

Arian Wallach, Queensland University of Technology and Erick Lundgren, University of Alberta

Fungi are among the planet’s most important organisms — yet they’re overlooked in conservation strategies

Jonathan Cazabonne, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) and Danny Haelewaters, Czech Academy of Sciences

A cluster of orange _Mycena leaiana_ mushrooms growing from a dead log.

An individual is holding a remote control; a television screen shows a woman in her underwear.

In terms of violence, what’s the difference between classic ‘real’ porn and deepfake porn platforms?

Andreanne Bergeron, Université de Montréal

Two-thirds of Canadians have experimented with generative AI, but most don’t understand its impacts

Anatoliy Gruzd, Toronto Metropolitan University; Anthony Clements Haines, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Philip Mai, Toronto Metropolitan University

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AI is making elections weird: Lessons from a simulated war-game exercise

Robert Marinov, Concordia University; Colleen McCool, Concordia University; Fenwick McKelvey, Concordia University, and Roxanne Bisson, Concordia University

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AI is for the birds: How machine learning can help predict and manage avian flu outbreaks

Rozita Dara, University of Guelph

two signs on a gate one reading "Do Not Enter Biosecurity in Effect" and the second "Chicken Farmers of Canada"

The use of AI in war games could change military strategy

John Long Burnham, University of Alberta

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Increasingly sophisticated AI systems can perform empathy, but their use in mental health care raises ethical questions

A.T. Kingsmith, OCAD University

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The federal government’s proposed AI legislation misses the mark on protecting Canadians

Joanna Redden, Western University and Fenwick McKelvey, Concordia University

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AI is bad for the environment, and the problem is bigger than energy consumption

Hamish van der Ven, University of British Columbia

A young black woman who is wearing glasses looks at her smartphone in concern.

Emergency alerts and news notifications can make us stressed and anxious — here’s what you can do to cope

Indu Subramanian, University of California, Los Angeles and Sahib Khalsa, University of California, Los Angeles

The use of drones during wildfires can disrupt response operations

Ali Asgary, York University, Canada

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Canada’s immigration process is increasingly digitized, but that can make it difficult to navigate

Ashika Niraula, Toronto Metropolitan University

A frustrated man sits at a desk in front of a laptop looking at paper documents

False alerts — like the one sent during the Greater Los Angeles wildfires — can undermine trust and provoke anxiety

Jack L. Rozdilsky, York University, Canada and Dom Baldasaro, York University, Canada

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How America courted increasingly destructive wildfires − and what that means for protecting homes today

Justin Angle, University of Montana

Homes with fire in the hills behind them.