How Western science is finally catching up to Indigenous knowledge
Traditional knowledge has become a highly valued source of information for archaeologists, ecologists, biologists, climatologists and others
Society
Pyeongchang 2018: How Olympic athletes deal with failure
Athletes train for years to compete at the Olympic Games, but there can be only one winner. Sports psychologists are studying how they can bounce back
Our increasing obsession with flying, and hating every second of it
Peter Shawn Taylor: If flying is such a complaint-ridden, exhausting nightmare, why is the rate of air travel heading relentlessly skywards?
Kirstine Stewart on the limits of “leaning in”
As the former head of the CBC and Twitter Canada embarks on new role, she says it’s time for business to adapt to women’s needs—not the other way around
One man’s obsessive campaign to change Canada’s official motto
The motto to ’From sea to sea to sea’ would acknowledge Canada’s north, says one proponent. What do you think? Take our poll and let us know.
The modern Baby Boomer’s guide to dying
Robert McCrum’s Every Third Thought contemplates the endgame for a generation that’s changed everything it touches
20 jobs that have the biggest gender wage gaps in Canada
The occupation with the highest wage gap may surprise you
Celebrity wage gaps where women are paid shockingly less than men
Women reportedly make as little as $0.30 to the dollar compared to their male counterparts
You are all complaining about the wrong stuff
Scott Gilmore: Despite living in an age of fulfillment, humans are bitter complainers. It’s time to focus that irritation on something important.
Why humans are so obsessed with time
Simon Garfield examines how railways and wars, among other factors, have fed our dependence on the ticking clock