By Ty Ferguson, University of South Australia; Carol Maher, University of South Australia, and Rachel Curtis, University of South Australia Some of us used to imagine a world where the…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Sitting is bad for your health and exercise doesn’t seem to offset the harmful effects
By Daniel Bailey, Brunel University London Advances in technology in recent decades have obviated the need and desire for humans to move. Many of the world’s population sit for long…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
The video game industry is booming. Why are there so many layoffs?
By Kenzie Gordon, University of Alberta; Jennifer R. Whitson, University of Waterloo; Johanna Weststar, Western University, and Sean Gouglas, University of Alberta The video game industry had a banner year…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
View from south of the border: U.S. Supreme Court word-count limits for lawyers, explained in 1,026 words
By Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson, University of Colorado Boulder The dispute over former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on the Colorado ballot will come to a head on Feb. 8,…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
The motherhood pay gap: Why women’s earnings decline after having children
By Marie Connolly, Professor of Economics, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); and Catherine Haeck, Full Professor, Economics Department, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Inequalities between men and women…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Canada’s military is ‘too woke?’ Hardly — it must embrace diversity to survive
By Paul T. Mitchell, Professor of Defence Studies, Canadian Forces College The publication of the latest issue of the Canadian Military Journal (CMJ) has angered some of Canada’s right-wing media…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Why Elon Musk’s ‘self-driving’ of Tesla’s board and its decision to pay him $56B collided with the law – and what happens next
By Justin P. Klein, University of Delaware Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick has blocked Elon Musk’s US$55.8 billion pay package, which Tesla’s board of directors approved in…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Hockey Canada’s issues go beyond a few bad apples — the entire system needs to be re-engineered
By Jennifer Walinga, Royal Roads University Former NHL and Canadian world junior hockey player Alex Formenton has surrendered himself to police in London, Ont. in connection with an alleged sexual…
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By Claudine Mangen, Concordia University The COVID-19 pandemic brought the longstanding economic inequalities between women and men into sharp focus. From the onset of the pandemic, up until the summer…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Saskatchewan teacher strike: It’s about bargaining for the common good
By Charles Smith, University of Saskatchewan and Simon Enoch, University of Regina For the first time in more than a decade and for only the fourth time since 1973, people…
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