Reading Time: 3 minutes Isolation has its downsides, but it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t have some fun while at home
Month: August 2020
Defunding police requires understanding the role of policing
Reading Time: 5 minutes Demystifying police work is needed to increase public support for major reforms, argues U of A sociologist
Is it time to walk away from trade with China?
Reading Time: 4 minutes If China wants to keep trading with the West, it needs to do something about the living standards of its working people
Equalization rebate should go to Albertans, not the Alberta government
Reading Time: 3 minutes If the feds send the larger equalization rebate to Alberta, then it should be made out to the taxpayers who have been paying the bills
Being careless around poison ivy can cost you
Reading Time: 4 minutes There’s a high likelihood of a rash arising as a result of contact with the plant. Have I mentioned I’m in agony?
Get science out of the lab and onto the street to save lives
Reading Time: 6 minutes We know good safety practices from our grandmother – but are we courageous and persistent enough to follow them?
A change agent’s guide to the brain
Reading Time: 4 minutes The way to focus people on the organization’s optimal future is to get them to pay attention to their own insights
Pandemic further reveals exploitation of U.S. college athletes
Reading Time: 3 minutes There simply is no ethical justification for colleges calling athletes back to campus while telling other students to stay home
The blessing of COVID-19
Reading Time: 3 minutes The long-term outcome of the prolonged lockdown is positive for many businesses, leaders and families
Federal government undermines COVID-19 vaccine development
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s amended Patent Act weakens protections for intellectual property in the life sciences just when rights are vital for mobilizing a rapid response