SCIENCE

An artist's rendition of two greyhound-like robots

Silicon dogs of war

January 24, 2023
Predictions about the military future of machine learning
A drawing of downtown Toronto showing a geothermal project deep beneath the UofT St. George campus

The Landmark Project: Geoexchange field and new beginnings

January 24, 2023
UofT taking steps to create a more inviting and beautiful campus
A still from the 2022 Avatar film showing a character underwater surrounded by fish

Climate change at the movies

January 24, 2023
What Avatar: The Way of Water Tells Us About Our Planet
A drawing of a COVID-19 vaccine vial with a Band-Aid in the background

The new COVID-19 bivalent vaccine: what you should know

November 29, 2022
Toronto Public Health’s Dr. Vinita Dubey answers questions
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What is stimming?

November 29, 2022
A layperson’s introduction to what it is and why (we think) people do it
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Unscientific science

October 25, 2022
How forensic science can fail at solving crimes
Decorative illustration of pink stars and galaxies on a purple background

Who’s afraid of the dark?

October 24, 2022
The search for dark matter
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Entropy: the disorder of the universe

October 11, 2022
The chaos we witness every day, which resides in the order of the universe
Abstract illustration of sociologist studying students

The case for reinventing scientific academia

October 11, 2022
Why the current system fails to retain bright scientific talent, and how we can fix it
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“Green” clothing?

September 20, 2022
Environmental impacts of the fast fashion industry