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Technology / Web Exclusives

The Problem with Callout Culture

May 30, 2016July 24, 2016 - by Kitty Stryker

Why are we encouraging marginalized people to fight each other?

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Screenshot from The Third Man

Technology / Web Exclusives

How the Internet Ruined Fandom

May 26, 2016July 24, 2016 - by Jason Guriel

Being a cult follower once tested your mettle. Now it’s all too easy

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Illustration by Brandon Celi

March 2016 / Society

Junk Foodie

February 17, 2016November 22, 2017 - by John Semley

Eat your way to Internet stardom—by stuffing your face at the drive-thru

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Illustration by Mugluck

April 2016 / Memoir

Modern Grief

January 22, 2016September 13, 2018 - by Nancy Westaway

Confronting my husband’s digital ghosts—one email at a time

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Illustration by Katie Carey

December 2015 / Technology

Me against the Troll Army

November 19, 2015June 30, 2016 - by Russell Wangersky

It’s time to get rid of online comments

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Illustration by Suzanne Forbes

Technology / Web Exclusives

Imagining a Steampunk Internet

September 17, 2015July 24, 2016 - by The Walrus

“An adaptation of wireless methods with the telephone seems to be indicated”

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Illustration by Tom Froese

Media / October 2015

Bohemian Days on Richmond Street

September 14, 2015July 1, 2016 - by Jonathan Kay

Drawing inspiration for thewalrus.ca from an ink-stained Nostradamus

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Illustration by Michael George Haddad

May 2015 / Technology

Revenue Streaming

March 13, 2015April 5, 2017 - by Astra Taylor

The case for a Netflix tax: why digital media companies must ante up for Canadian film and TV productions

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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!

Accessibility information

To provide a fragrance-free event, we request that attendees refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to The Walrus Talks.
If you require special accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact events@thewalrus.ca or (416) 971-5004, ext. 247.

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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Keith Banting, Stauffer Dunning Fellow and Professor Emeritus, Queen’s University

Samra Habib, writer, photographer, and activist

Adrian Owen, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging, University of Western Ontario, and Koerner Fellow and Co-Director, Azrieli Program in Brain, Mind & Consciousness, CIFAR

Paige Raibmon, Professor, Department of History, University of British Columbia

Prerna Singh, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Brown University

Mary Soderstrom, writer

And more!

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

Accessibility information

To provide a fragrance-free event, we request that attendees refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to The Walrus Talks.
If you require special accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact events@thewalrus.ca or (416) 971-5004, ext. 247.

	Présente The Walrus Talks — frontières
	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

Accessibility information

French simultaneous translation services will be provided.
To provide a fragrance-free event, we request that attendees refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to The Walrus Talks.
If you require special accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact events@thewalrus.ca or (416) 971-5004, ext. 245.

TD Bank Group Presents The Walrus Talks Inclusion (Waterloo) @ Waterloo Delta Hotel

Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Inclusion
	How design, technology, education and more can remove barriers for people with disabilities
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To provide a fragrance-free event, we request that attendees refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to The Walrus Talks.
If you require special accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact events@thewalrus.ca or (416) 971-5004, ext. 247.

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