A&S scholars sharing their expertise in the media

From a new chair of artificial intelligence to the psychology behind viewing visual art, experts from a range of disciplines across the Faculty of Arts & Science are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media.

Here’s some of what they had to say this week.

November 28

• Department of Political Science course instructor Riley Yesno comments for CBC News on Ottawa’s pipeline deal with Alberta.
• Department of Psychology associate professor Jed A. Meltzer shares with CNBC Indonesia online his research on brain health.
• Department of Computer Science University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton tells the Sydney Morning Herald (paywall) that AI will eventually surpass human intelligence.
• David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics and Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics associate professor Renée Hložek and Department of Physics assistant professor Yonatan comment for CBC News and CTV News on research claiming the detection of dark matter.

December 1

• Department of Computer Science professor Arvind Gupta weighs in for BetaKit on Canada’s AI registry.
• Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities Infrastructure Institute director Matti Siemiatycki discusses speed cameras with CBC News.

December 2

• Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy senior fellow Akaash Maharaj discusses on TVO: The Rundown Canada’s agreements with countries accused of human rights violations.
• University College instructor Simon Lewsen talks to CBC Podcast: Front Burner about the challenges of institutional neutrality in higher education.
• Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy distinguished fellow Peter Warrian comments for CBC News the government’s support for Algoma Steel.

December 3

• The university creates a new chair in artificial intelligence in honour of Geoffrey Hinton of Computer Science thanks to support from Google, as reported by the Canadian Press, The Logic (paywall), BetaKit, Business Insider and CTV: Your Morning (clip begins at 1:48:47).
• Department of Statistical Sciences professor Jeffrey Rosenthal explains to The Globe and Mail (paywall) his findings about the 2022 FIFA World Cup draw.
• Citizen Lab director and Department of Political Science professor Ron Deibert, Department of History Professor Emeritus Margaret MacMillan and Department of English professor Ian Williams share with CBC Radio: Ideas how the Massey Lectures changed them.
• Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professor Mark Manger questions in the Financial Post (paywall) Canada’s use of a new fiscal anchor.
• Trinity College assistant professor Jack Cunningham talks to Bell Media radio about Ukraine-Russia peace efforts.
• Department of Psychology assistant professor Dirk Bernhardt-Walther explains to the Toronto Star (paywall) that art resonates most when it connects to familiar themes and experiences.

December 4

• Department of Computer Science professor Raquel Urtasun is recognized in Fast Company (paywall) and again in Fast Company (paywall) for pushing artificial intelligence in unexpected directions and talks about the self-driving truck startup she founded.