January/February 2018 | The Walrus

January/February 2018 / Memoir

Looking Back on My Montreal Kitchens

January 11, 2018July 12, 2019 - by Heather O'Neill

These rooms have always tried to tell me something about my relationships

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Illustration by Irma Kniivila

January/February 2018 / Society

Inside the Weird World of Historical Re-enactors

January 10, 2018March 12, 2019 - by Erin Sylvester

From Civil War uniforms to Viking smelts, meet the people who bring history to life

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First Person / January/February 2018

I Was a Bank Robber Until I Read Kant

January 4, 2018March 12, 2019 - by Robbie Dillon

The one thing that criminals and philosophers share is a sense of being an outsider

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Feature / January/February 2018

How Canada’s Health Care System Helped Create a Killer

December 18, 2017July 10, 2019 - by Martin Patriquin

Johnathan Townsend’s family knew he was a danger. Nobody listened

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Environment / January/February 2018

Our Obsession with Glass Is Killing Birds

December 15, 2017July 17, 2019 - by Moira Farr

We’ve designed our buildings with shiny, transparent, or mirrored surfaces that hundreds crash into day after day

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Illustration by Victor Wong

January/February 2018 / Technology

Toss of the Bitcoin

November 27, 2017July 16, 2019 - by Joshua Oliver

Canadians have poured millions into blockchain, but many don’t know what they’re buying

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McKesson Presents The Walrus Talks The Future of Consumerism (Toronto) @ Artscape Daniels Launchpad

Sep 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks The Future of Consumerism
	Exploring trends and innovations in health care, technology, and more
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Featuring:
Onur Bodur, professor of marketing, Concordia University
Zayna Khayat, futurist, SE Health
Rebecca McKillican, CEO, Well.ca
Craig Patterson, editor-in-chief, Retail Insider

And more!

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CIFAR Presents The Walrus Talks Boundaries (National Capital Region, Gatineau) @ Canadian Museum of History

Sep 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Boundaries
	How divisions shape our lives, what lies between borders, and what membership means now
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Speakers announced soon!

CIFAR is a Canadian-based, global charitable organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address science and humanity’s most important questions.

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	Présente The Walrus Talks — Les limites
	Comment les divisions définissent-elles notre vie? Qu’est-ce qui se trouve entre les limites? Que signifie maintenant l’appartenance à un groupe?
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Les conférenciers seront annoncés prochainement!

Le CIFAR est une organisation sans but lucratif basée au Canada qui rassemble de brillants cerveaux pour trouver réponse aux plus grandes questions de la science et de l’humanité.

Pour en savoir davantage sur la série The Walrus Talks, consultez notre Foire aux questions ici ou envoyez un courriel à events@thewalrus.ca.

Suncor Presents The Walrus Talks Energy (Montreal) @ Centre Phi

Sep 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Energy
	Building a Canadian approach to energy transition
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Featuring:
Shawn McCarthy, journalist
Eryn Stewart, project director, Lumos Energy
Brendan Haley, policy director, Efficiency Canada
Aisha Bukhari, senior manager, Advanced Energy Centre, MaRS Discovery District
Johanne Gélinas, president and CEO, Transition Énergétique Québec
Christopher Ragan, academic, economist, and chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission
Alison Cretney, managing director, Energy Futures Lab

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Concordia University Presents The Walrus Talks Living Better (Toronto) @ Isabel Bader Theatre

Oct 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Living Better
	The science, culture, and politics changing how we live now.
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Speakers announced soon!

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