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Ask an Expert / 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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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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Technology

Is Buying a Piece of Virtual Art Better for the Environment?

May 18, 2021October 21, 2021 - by J.B. MacKinnon

Online consumption behaves exactly like real-life shopping, devouring more and more resources every year

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September/October 2020 / Technology

The Making of an Incel

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 - by Katherine Laidlaw

How misogyny in online forums turns into real-life violence

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COVID-19 didn’t break the internet.
It brought the future to our doorstep

June 26, 2020February 25, 2022 - by Shaw Communications

Canada is in a strong position to keep pace with the insatiable demand for bandwidth

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Technology

This Is the Internet We Were Promised

April 29, 2020May 1, 2020 - by Angela Misri

The World Wide Web hasn’t felt this supportive since it was invented. Why did it take a pandemic?

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