April 1, 2022 by
A&S News
From how to analyze the infamous Oscars incident to how to define happiness, scholars 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.
March 25, 2022
- Department of Sociology professor Scott Schieman tells The Atlantic that according to his research, more people say they are contemplating quitting than express dissatisfaction with their current jobs.
- Department of Geography & Planning and School of Cities professor Matti Siemiatycki tells The Globe and Mail that road safety should be a major priority as Toronto Mayor John Tory seeks a third term.
- On CTV News, Jack Cunningham of the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History at Trinity College talks about how the war has not gone according to plan for Russian President Vladimir Putin, and what may be next.
- Aurel Braun, professor of political science and the Centre for European, Russian & Eurasian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, explains to CTV News why Mariupol is important to Russia and talks about the latest developments in Ukraine for Newsweek and CGTN.
March 27, 2022
- Mark Manger, associate professor of political economy and global affairs at the Munk School, explains to the National Post why it’s important for Canada to follow suit with sanctions against Russia, despite its limited trade relationship.
March 28, 2022
- In the Toronto Star, Felix Cheung, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, and Kevin O’Neill, professor in the Department for the Study of Religion and Director of the Centre for Diaspora & Transnational Studies, discuss how to measure happiness in the context of Canada’s ranking in the World Happiness Report.
- William Paris, assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy, writes in the Toronto Star about the myriad of analyses following the Will Smith and Chris Rock incident at the Oscars.
- Lynette Ong, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and the Munk School’s Asian Institute, comments in The Guardian on the handling of the COVID-19 crisis in Hong Kong.
- Peter Loewen, director of the Munk School and professor of political science, travels to Spain to speak with institutions about weaponizing disinformation, as featured in SWI.
- Bloomberg notes that the Citizen Lab at the Munk School investigated international governments’ use of FinFisher spyware.
- Beth Savan, senior lecturer emerita at the School of the Environment, talks to the Toronto Star about funding and other barriers to improving uptake of Toronto’s free public bike system.
March 30, 2022
- Department of Statistical Sciences professor Jeffrey Rosenthal writes in the Toronto Star that the current FIFA World Cup draw method leads to unequal opportunities.
March 31, 2022
- In The Guardian, the Citizen Lab analyzes how NSO’s spyware is being used by governments.