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Why the Future Is Analog

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 - by David Sax

During the pandemic, our digital lives hollowed us out. Getting back in touch with reality could make us whole again

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Society

Why Don’t Millennials Have Hobbies?

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 - by Alisha Sawhney

I sought the help of an algorithm to figure out how to spend my free time. It made me question my generation’s relationship with leisure

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Environment / June 2022

Ask an Environmental Expert: What’s the Carbon Footprint of the Internet?

May 16, 2022June 9, 2022 - by Laura Marks

Our digital habits are worse for the environment than flying. That toll is expected to grow

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Hooked-up Culture

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 - by Katie Underwood

Edged out of the city by ever-inflating housing prices—and freed up by flexible working parameters, courtesy of COVID-19—Canadian millennials might finally have a shot at financial stability. If the Wi-Fi’s good, that is.

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March/April 2022 / Technology

How Canada Accidentally Helped Crack Computer Translation

March 7, 2022March 8, 2022 - by Christine Mitchell

A technological whodunit—featuring Parliament, computer scientists, and a tipsy plane flight

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The Walrus Wins Gold at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards

February 10, 2022April 9, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

The team at The Walrus was nominated for four awards in the Consumer category

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January/February 2022 / Society

The Dirty Work of Cleaning Online Reputations

January 4, 2022January 10, 2022 - by Paul Gallant

For a fee, companies will tackle damaging search results. But is the new economy of digital makeovers making things worse?

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Technology

Your Sex Toy Might Be Spying on You

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 - by Jessica Duffin Wolfe

As more people reach for “smart” bedroom devices, experts worry about flawed security

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The Internet Works—and It’s No Accident

September 21, 2021February 25, 2022 - by Katie Underwood

The pandemic has revealed the incredible value–and non-negotiable costs–of keeping Canadians connected. Both are expected to increase in the future.

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Arts & Culture

Life in the Stacks: A Love Letter to Browsing

June 24, 2021June 9, 2022 - by Jason Guriel

Algorithms are integral to how we find and consume art. But old-fashioned browsing still has its benefits

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