The ethics of putting eye scanners in nursing homesAs eye scanners come to nursing homes, they raise questions about how we’ll use technology to contend with an aging population
Are bed-bug bylaws a good idea?Pest infestations are driving renters around the bend, but Toronto’s response might be harder on tenants’ finances than it is on the vermin
This neuroscientist says your sense of free will is an illusionThe acclaimed author and neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky explains the deep biological roots of human behaviour, from racism to religion to romance
The real taboo in ’13 Reasons Why’Netflix’s new series has prompted uncomfortable discussions about teenage suicide. But is there more to the story we’re missing?
Until A.I. replaces us, we all work for FacebookThe social media giant may be hiring thousands of people to respond to objectionable content, but its users are still its first line of defence
A new weapon in the war on Canada Geese: baseball batsA campaign to reduce the Canada Goose population at the University of Manitoba has provoked outrage over its brutal methods
Why are children’s toys so boring?Fidget spinners are just the latest dull, mind-numbing toy—a trend caused by economic forces, with consequences for kids
Prince Philip may be slowing down, but he’s not bowing outThe Duke of Edinburgh will turn 96 in June, and his energetic schedule was no longer realistic. Today’s announcement merely confirmed the inevitable.
The wildfire baby who came back to Fort Mac’Time really does heal,’ says Brielle Brunet’s mother Monique, on the eve of her daughter’s first birthday
What the census tells us about Canada’s aging populationFace it Canada, we’re getting old, though as the latest census figures show, not every part of the country is growing grey at the same pace