January 15, 2021 by
A&S News
From identifying people involved in last week’s attack on the United States Capitol building, to the impact of technology on contemporary society, 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.
January 8, 2021
- Department of Economics professor Michael Smart comments in a Globe and Mail story (paywall) about the distribution of benefits under the Canada Emergency Wage subsidy program to already profitable companies.
- Department of Political Science professor Nelson Wiseman comments in The Guardian on anger directed at Canadian politicians and senior public figures over recent international travel.
- Matti Siemiatycki, a professor in the Department of Geography & Planning and interim director of the School of Cities, comments in the Toronto Sun on how property redevelopment impacts small businesses and neighbourhoods.
- John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, comments for CNN on online discussions calling for violent demonstrations in the U.S. ahead of the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden.
January 9, 2021
- Department of English professor Nick Mount contributes to an episode of CBC Radio’s Ideas examining the controversial legacy and continuing relevance of Canadian author Marian Engel’s 1976 novel Bear.
- David Evans, an associate professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and senior curator in vertebrate palaeontology at the Royal Ontario Museum, speaks on Connecticut Public Radio about the first ever discovery of malignant cancer in a dinosaur fossil.
- Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies PhD student Erick Laming co-authors an op-ed in the Toronto Star (paywall) discussing whether or not body-worn cameras increase police accountability.
- John Scott-Railton discusses in the New Yorker his efforts to help identify individuals involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol building.
- Shira Lurie, a fellow in early American history at University College, speaks on CBC Radio’s Fresh Air about the potential political ramifications of the violence at the U.S. Capitol building.
- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology assistant professor Chelsea Rochman explains on CBC Radio’s In Town and Out solutions to help tackle plastic pollution.
January 10, 2021
- In the Toronto Star, John Scott-Railton describes his ongoing efforts to identify people in images posted online following the violence at the U.S. Capitol Building.
January 11, 2021
- Martine Lokken, a graduate student in the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, comments in Science News for Students on a new measurement of the temperature of the universe.
- John Scott-Railton explains for NPR how digital crowdsourcing helped to identify individuals who participated in the violence and rioting at the U.S. Capitol building; and in GQ magazine, how he connects clues on the Internet.
January 12, 2021
- A recent report from the Citizen Lab is featured in a Toronto Star story examining the use of facial recognition applications and other digital surveillance technologies by various law enforcement agencies.
January 13, 2021
- Department of Sociology professor and chair Scott Schieman speaks on CBC Radio’s Ontario Morning about how working from home affects people (listen at 29:03).
- Mark Kingwell, a professor in the Department of Philosophy, contributes to a discussion in an episode of CBC Radio’s Ideas about technology’s impact on contemporary society.
- John Scott-Railton is noted in the New Zealand Herald for leading the way in identifying individuals involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol building.
January 14, 2021
- Centre for Ethics director and Faculty of Law professor Markus Dubber comments in the Toronto Star on the importance of looking beyond the technological aspects of artificial intelligence when developing public policy.