Dr. Olivera Kesler - Jun 17, 2009 - 2:45 pm
When you hear the words “fuel cell” you probably think two things: one, that this zero-emission technology is years away,
When you hear the words “fuel cell” you probably think two things: one, that this zero-emission technology is years away,
Although food prices have disappeared from the news after last year’s soaring prices, hunger continues to rise.
Odds are that you haven’t thought much about nitrogen, but perhaps you should.
One-on-one with Professor D.W. Livingstone of OISE
D. W. Livingstone is a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Lifelong Learning and Work and is director of the Centre for the Study of Education and Work and leader of the Changing Nature of Work and Lifelong Learning (WALL) [...]
Eight University of Toronto research projects looking at a variety of climate change and air quality issues have received funding from the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS). The $1.6 million in funding will support groundbreaking research that will advance Canada’s science and technology objectives and help prepare for the impacts of climate [...]
As the drama of the Republican and Democratic conventions in the U.S. recedes, our attention north of the border has turned toward our own election. Why are there almost always just two political parties in the U.S., while we have several in Canada?
There are a few interrelated answers, according to Professor Lawrence LeDuc of political science. First, the U.S. has a different electoral structure. “Some of the third party movements that we’ve traditionally had in Canada get absorbed in the U.S. through the primaries,” he says. For example, “there’s not much of a movement to start a [...]
Imagine a microchip that could detect and analyze brain waves. Now, imagine it implanted inside the brain.
Law prof suggests changes to legal aid system
An Ontario lawyer group is calling for reforms to the legal aid system so that more Canadians have access to justice.
Are we more likely to buy humanized products like Mr. Peanut?
IN THEIR DAILY LIVES, people often see human elements in non-human forms and events. For instance, who hasn’t looked at a cloud formation – or the moon – and seen a human face in it? This tendency to ‘anthropomorphize’ pervades human judgment. People even sometimes attribute human goals, beliefs, and emotions to animals, for example, [...]
“Are you nuts?” When he was running marathons, that’s what people (including his mother) would ask Professor Jack Goodman as he would head out on a long run on a hot and humid day.
Is it tempting fate to exercise with summer now in full swing and temperatures and humidity at their peak? The short answer is that it is safe to exercise in the summer. But it is also essential to take precautions, whether you are going for a good walk at lunch, playing soccer or training for [...]