A&S scholars sharing their expertise in the media

From the suspension of late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel to the preservation of artifacts in Gaza, 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.

September 19

• Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professor Jason Stanley tells New York Magazine: The Cut that the Trump administration is openly using authoritarian tactics to silence dissent and control the media.
• Provostial advisor on civil discourse and Department of English professor Randy Boyagoda reviews The Uncollected Stories of Mavis Gallant by Steven Heighton for The Globe and Mail (paywall).
• Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professor Drew Fagan discusses on BNN Bloomberg and CBC Radio: Metro Morning Canada’s strategic partnership with Mexico.
• Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professor Jason Stanley talks to CBC Radio: Metro Morning on the suspension of late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel.
• Department of Geography & Planning associate professor Luisa Sotomayor comments for CP24 on the Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation suing Sanctuary Ministries.
• Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities Infrastructure Institute director Matti Siemiatycki tells CBC online that Toronto’s housing plan is a long-term investment that could curb urban sprawl and reshape the region if implemented effectively.
• Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities director Karen Chapple tells the Toronto Star (paywall) that the Ontario density targets may lead to too many small tower units and too few complete, affordable communities.

September 20

• Department of Economics professor emeritus Gustavo Indart writes in the Toronto Star (paywall) about the Bank of Canada’s recent interest rate cut.
• New College assistant professor (teaching stream) of Caribbean Studies Chris Ramsaroop comments for the Niagara Falls Review (paywall) on the treatment of farm workers under the temporary foreign worker program in Canada.

September 21

• Department of Near & Middle East Civilizations sessional lecturer Moain Sadeq discusses in The New York Times (paywall) the preservation of artifacts in Gaza.
• Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professor Jason Stanley talks to CBC Radio: Sunday Magazine about the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.

September 22

• Department of Computer Science University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton talks to Bloomberg TV about the importance of developing AI models responsibly.
• Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology associate professor Chelsea Rochman discusses in the Toronto Star (paywall) her research on plastic litter in Toronto.

September 23

• Department of History professor Andres Kasekamp comments for Global News on several drones spotted in Danish airspace that sparked fears of a Russian invasion.
• Department of Computer Science professor Daniel Wigdor talks to Global News online about the impact of new changes to the H1-B visa for highly skilled workers.

September 24

• Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities director Karen Chapple discusses housing issues in Toronto Life.
• Department of Political Science and School of the Environment professor Jessica Green analyzes on CBC Radio: Metro Morning Donald Trump’s remarks about climate change.
• Department for the Study of Religion professor Robert Gibbs argues in The Walrus for how universities can reckon with artificial intelligence.
• St. Michael’s College distinguished fellow Michael Higgins writes in The Globe and Mail (paywall) about contrasting Charlie Kirk with a new Catholic saint.
• Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy senior fellow Brian Lewis writes in TVO online about what to expect from Ontario’s financial update.
• Department of Computer Science and Statistical Sciences professor Arvind Gupta examines for the Hill Times (paywall) whether Canada should have a program like the United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
• Department of Chemistry professor Walid Houry writes in Hill Times (paywall) about the contributions universities make to Canadian prosperity.
• Department of Political Sciences professor emeritus Nelson Wiseman writes in the Hill Times (paywall) about Canada-U.S. relations.

September 25

• Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology professor Marga Vicedo Castello shares with NPR online misconceptions around the causes of autism.