September 29, 2023 by
A&S News
From a new report on how Ontario’s music venues can be revived to a new AI code of conduct, 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 22, 2023
- Department of History Professor Piotr Wróbel comments for the National Post (paywall) on how Poland narrates Jewish history.
- Centre for Industrial Relations & Human Resources Director and Professor Rafael Gomez comments for the Toronto Star (paywall) on the Canadian autoworkers strike.
September 23, 2023
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy Citizen Lab Director and Department of Political Science Professor Ron Deibert and Citizen Lab senior research fellow Bill Marczak share their latest spyware discoveries targeting Egyptian politicians with The Washington Post (paywall), Al Jazeera, Associated Press, Canadian Press, BNN Bloomberg online and the Toronto Star (paywall). The Lab’s findings about phone hacks in Russia and the latest iPhone operating system update are also covered by Forbes (paywall), The Guardian and Daily Mail.
September 24, 2023
- Department of Anthropology Associate Professor Bence Viola comments for the Associated Press on the discovery of a new species of hominin known as Denisovans.
- University College Sessional Lecturer Shawn Micallef writes in the Toronto Star (paywall) about a School of Cities report on how Ontario’s live music venues can be revived. The report is also featured in The Globe and Mail (paywall).
- Munk School distinguished fellow Arif Lalani discusses on Global News: The West Block the fallout of Canada’s allegations against India.
- Department of East Asian Studies Assistant Professor Michelle Cho talks to CBC Radio about Korea’s music labels creating girl groups in the style of K-pop.
- School of Cities Director and Department of Geography & Planning Professor Karen Chapple comments for the Toronto Star (paywall) on the restructuring and modernization of Yonge-Dundas Square.
September 25, 2023
- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Assistant Professor Soren Brothers is profiled in The Walrus for his unique role weaving climate solutions into ROM exhibits.
September 26, 2023
- Citizen Lab senior legal advisor Siena Anstis argues in The Globe and Mail (paywall) that extraterritorial killings require a human rights law response.
- Department of History Professor Emeritus Robert Bothwell comments for the Associated Press on House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota’s resignation following the invitation of a Nazi vet to the Canadian Parliament.
September 27, 2023
- Vice-President, International Joseph Wong of the Department of Political Science and the Munk School tells the Economic Times (paywall) and Indian Express (paywall) that those concerned about tensions with India are welcome and supported.
- Department of Psychology Professor Emeritus Endel Tulving is remembered in The New York Times (paywall) for unlocking how the mind organizes memories.
- Victoria University President Rhonda McEwen argues in the Hill Times (paywall) that AI urgently needs meaningful regulation.
- School of the Environment Assistant Professor Kerry Bowman discusses on CTV: Your Morning (53:30 mark) a new AI code of conduct.
- Department of Anthropology Professor David Begun talks to The Globe and Mail (paywall) about the process of volunteering to take part in excavations.
September 28, 2023
- University of St. Michael’s College distinguished fellow Michael Higgins writes in The Globe and Mail (paywall) about Pope Francis’s upcoming plans in Rome.
- Political Science Professor Nelson Wiseman talks to Global News about finding a new House Speaker.
- Department of Psychology professor Paul Bloom talks to The New York Times (paywall) about empathy and compassion.