This Pandemic Isn’t Over until Everybody Sings
When the world reopens, karaoke may be the saviour that unites us all
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What Will Be the Tipping Point of the Climate Crisis?
Glaciers are melting. Coral reefs are dying. Eventually, the devastation will be impossible to reverse
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Should the Right to Die Extend to People with Mental Illness?
Adam Maier-Clayton wanted to change Canada’s euthanasia laws, then die under them. Instead, he was left behind
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Housebound and Bored? Turn Yourself into a Human Guinea Pig
During a time of endless lockdowns, self-discovery sometimes means self-experimentation
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How Do You Kill an Invasive Species? Bring in a Bigger, Meaner Species to Eat It
Before pesticides, biocontrol was all scientists had to combat introduced insects. Now, the controversial tactic is coming back
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Will Beauty Change When the World Comes Back?
Prepandemic, there was always pressure to dress a certain way. But, after months of isolation, looking good may have new meanings
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OCD Is Not a Joke
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder are often depicted as Type A clean freaks. The reality is much worse
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Modern Policing Is an Invention of Slavery
As calls to defund the police grow, a look back at the origins of contemporary law enforcement
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Standoff at 1492 Land Back Lane
How twenty-five acres of Ontario farmland have become a new front in the battle for Indigenous self-governance
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Therapy for the End of the World
Anxiety over the climate crisis is spreading like wildfire. Psychologists are just starting to figure out how to help
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