November 3, 2023 by
A&S News
From the influence of Indigenous knowledge on the study of astrophysics to the appeal of horror films, 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.
October 27, 2023
- Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics Assistant Professor Laurie Rousseau-Nepton discusses on CTV: The Social how her research about how stars form and influence each other over generations is an extension of the knowledge passed down to her by her Innu ancestors.
- Department of English Professor and Acting Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life Randy Boyagoda reviews a book by Tananarive Duve for The New York Times (paywall).
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy Distinguished Fellow Stephen Toope argues in The Globe and Mail (paywall) that Canada needs to boost research funding.
- Department of Psychology Professor Paul Bloom writes in The Wall Street Journal (paywall) about the appeal of scary movies.
- Department of Geography & Planning Professor and Infrastructure Institute at the School of Cities Director Matti Siemiatycki and Director of the Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance at the School of Cities Enid Slack discuss with the Toronto Star (paywall) and CP24 Toronto’s plan to rehabilitate the Gardiner expressway.
October 29, 2023
- Department of Sociology Professor Scott Schieman writes in the Toronto Star (paywall) about his findings on Canadians’ desire to work.
- Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities director Karen Chapple comments for the Toronto Star (paywall) on the state of Toronto’s Yonge and Bloor streets.
October 30, 2023
- Munk School Citizen Lab Director and Political Science Professor Ronald Deibert comments for The Globe and Mail (paywall) and La Presse (paywall) on a Citizen Lab report about content surveillance on WeChat.
- Department of Computer Science Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton warns about the dangers of AI in The Globe and Mail (paywall).
- Matti Siemiatycki talks to the Ottawa Citizen (paywall) about development air rights — the right to build in the airspace above a property — in Lansdowne, Ottawa.
October 31, 2023
- Centre for Industrial Relations & Human Resources Director and Professor Rafael Gomez shares with The Globe and Mail (paywall) his research on aging demographics in the workforce. He also speaks to the Toronto Star (paywall) about Unifor’s recent deals and their impact on labour relations.
- Cinema Studies Institute PhD candidate Erin Mick explains to CBC News online why horror films offer comfort to some viewers.
November 1, 2023
- Michael Higgins, Distinguished Fellow at the University of St. Michael’s College, writes in The Globe and Mail (paywall) about how the Vatican gathering signals a new approach for the Catholic Church.
- The Department of Spanish & Portuguese invites the public to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, as highlighted by Radio-Canada.
- Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics fellow Ziggy Pleunis talks to Smithsonian Magazine about the valuable role of fast radio bursts in studying the intergalactic medium.
November 2, 2023
- Karen Chapple in the Daily Mail discusses results of research examining the extent to which people have returned to downtown areas of North American cities since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.