Two paths for the personal essay
Article by Merve Emre, Professor in the Department of English "More than a fad and more than a form, we might think of the personal essay as a contract between reader and writer." Read more: Boston Review
The misplaced arguments against Black Lives Matter
Jacob Levy, a political philosopher, argues that BLM is “one of the most significant political mobilisations in defence of freedom” in decades. Its supporters oppose police brutality, mass incarceration, America’s drug war, police militarisation and civil-forfeiture abuses. Read more: The Economist
Can you sweat out toxins?
No one will ever be able to conduct a large enough study to link such low levels of chemicals with health problems, said Joe Schwarcz, a professor of chemistry at McGill University in Montreal. “It’s not figure-outable,” he said. Read more: The New York Times
Anti-immigrant protests in Canada shaped by more than just U.S. events: experts
Laura Madokoro, a history professor at McGill University, noted that Vancouver saw widespread anti-immigrant sentiment during the 1907 riots, which may make the city more vigilant of rising tensions, and more proactive in speaking out. “There has been a great awareness in Vancouver about the city’s past,” she said, noting since then, community groups have worked to raise awareness against discrimination.
Solar eclipse in Montreal: when and how to watch
McGill University astronomer Kelly Lepo has a trick for seeing the eclipse with the help of nature. Place yourself underneath a leafy tree, she says, and watch the ground. The holes in the leaves acts as pinholes, projecting mini solar eclipses on the ground for you to see without crafting one out of a box.
NAFTA: Everything you wanted to know
Confused by NAFTA? You're not alone. McGill poli-sci professor Krzysztof Pelc joins host Rebecca Ugolini to take your questions and demystify the agreement, which is under renegotiation. Find out more: CBC News
Opinion | Eli Lilly’s odyssey to use a fake rule and fake news to protect bad patents
This column originally appeared on STAT on August 16, 2017.
Advocates say Nova Scotia has some of highest barriers to abortion
Jennifer Fishman, associate professor in the biomedical ethics unit of the social studies of medicine department at McGill University, said the ethical problems that arise from making women wait for an abortion are enormous.
Wikipedia founder talks fake news, need for neutrality at Montreal event
In an hour-long panel discussion with McGill University professor Gabriella Coleman, Jimmy Wales said Wikipedia's reputation has soared as people seek out neutral sources in an era of fake news and intense partisanship. Read more: CTV News
Opinion: Clean water for First Nations must be a national priority
Anja Geitmann is dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at McGill University, Jan Adamowski is a professor and director of McGill’s Integrated Water Resources Management Program and Julien Malard is a PhD student in Bioresource Engineering at McGill.
Playing action video games may be bad for your brain, study finds
The study by Canadian researchers Dr. Véronique Bohbot of Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Montreal and Dr. Greg West, an associate professor at the French-language Université de Montréal, demonstrates that the way first-person shooter video game players use their brains to navigate within the game changes the impact various games have on their nervous system.
Eating protein at all three meals could help seniors stave off muscle decline
Stephanie Chevalier said, for seniors, "The important point is to create three meal occasions with sufficient protein to stimulate muscle building and greater strength, instead of just one." Chevalier is an assistant professor of medicine at McGill University in Montreal. Read more: The Daily Mail
Large commercial operators a growing concern in the Airbnb market, study says
And contrary to the Airbnb narrative that the online booking service is about regular people sharing their homes to help pay the mortgage, there has been disproportionately large growth of full-time, entire-home listings that belong to hosts with multiple Airbnb properties, according to a copy of a draft report prepared by the McGill University School of Urban Planning.
Interview: Protests in Venezuela
We learn more about the protests in Venezuela from Jose Mauricio Gaona. He is an O'Brien Fellow at McGill University. Watch video: CTV Channel News
More Canadians than ever are living alone, and other takeaways
Céline Le Bourdais, the Canada research chair in social statistics and family change at McGill University in Montreal, cautions that the statistics on one-person households can be misleading.
Read more: The Globe and Mail
