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An illustration of a person peeking through their fingers. Their eyeball is the shape of the COVID-19 germ (a small round microbe with protrusions that look like the spokes of a crown).

Health / May 2020

Anatomy of a Pandemic

March 11, 2020April 10, 2022 - by Kevin Patterson

Like major contagions throughout history, the new coronavirus causes fear as well as illness. The remedy for both, it turns out, is the same

The Walrus Talks

The Walrus Talks Exploration

March 5, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Understanding our universe, from the centre of earth to the far reaches of space

The Walrus Talks

The Walrus Talks Women of Distinction

November 26, 2019February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Seven esteemed YWCA Toronto Women of Distinction award recipients discuss the advancement of women in health, science, arts, business, social justice, and more

The Walrus Talks

The Walrus Talks Living Better (Toronto)

November 20, 2019February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

The adaptations and innovations that fuel life and resilience

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Arts & Culture

Don’t Blame the Internet for New Slang

September 10, 2019March 14, 2024 - by Gretchen McCulloch

Language is always changing. How has technology forced it to evolve?

A land rover searches through rocks in a lake.

Science

What Canada’s Rocks Can Tell Us About Extraterrestrial Life

August 21, 2019April 16, 2020 - by Nicole Schmidt

Scientists are studying Ontario limestone to learn about life on Mars

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Science

Indigenous Knowledge and the Future of Science

August 12, 2019May 27, 2022 - by Jimmy Thomson

Research on First Nation land often exploits the people who live there. What discoveries could come out of true collaboration?

Environment

Whales Are People Too

July 25, 2019July 29, 2019 - by Lyndsie Bourgon

Could granting legal personhood save an endangered species?

April 2019 / Science

They’re Small. They’re Spore-y. They’re Yeast. And They Will Change Our World

March 14, 2019April 20, 2020 - by Sarah Musgrave

Only a fraction of the world’s yeast species have been discovered. The ones still out there could revolutionize health care, green energy, and beer

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Science

Want to Cure Math Anxiety? Start with a Magic Trick

August 8, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Siobhan Roberts

Manjul Bhargava is among a small group of mathematicians bringing math to the masses

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Anatomy of a Pandemic

Don’t Blame the Internet for New Slang

What Canada’s Rocks Can Tell Us About Extraterrestrial Life

Whales Are People Too

They’re Small. They’re Spore-y. They’re Yeast. And They Will Change Our World

Want to Cure Math Anxiety? Start with a Magic Trick

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