Global shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans A rapid global shift to clean electricity could trigger a “cascade” of progress towards repairing the damage to the planet by the climate crisis, according to a report identifying the environmental solutions most likely to bring about change. The analysis focuses on “positive tipping points” – thresholds beyond which a sustainable technology or practice becomes increasingly cheap, widespread or politically popular, allowing progress to become self-propelling. Continue reading...

Podcast Episode · This is Vancouver · July 21 · 46m

America’s semiquincentennial celebration is getting injected with apocrypha and malarkey.

Have you ever thought about running for public office? Do you wish to deepen your understanding of the political system?

Have you ever thought about running for public office? Do you wish to deepen your understanding of the political system?

In this article, we explore the concept of a “hidden curriculum” within generative AI, specifically Large Language Models (LLMs), and its intersection with the ...

npj Science of Learning - Knowledge reshapes inquiry by changing question asking ability and impacting academic assessment

Premier Doug Ford had choice words for students expressing concerns over cuts to OSAP grants Tuesday, telling them to "not pick basket-weaving courses" and to invest in education that gives students i...

While Quebec parties have long sought independence, the secret meetings by unelected Albertans with US officials have been branded treasonous by some

Resilience is often presented as feats of bravery and endurance. But everyday practices like journaling, drafting a text or even writing a to-do list are manifestations of a capacity to adapt.