The Conversation News Archive
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The Conversation: After Humboldt: What is being done to reduce risks on Canadian roads?
January 9, 2019 —
In the aftermath of a major road crash or a bridge collapse, two types of investigations are necessary
The Conversation: Why you resolved to get thinner and fitter this year
January 7, 2019 —
The patterns of resolutions, considered collectively, reveal what many of us consider to be virtuous
The Conversation: Aspirin could help reduce HIV infections in women
November 20, 2018 —
Imagine if instead of targeting the virus, we could make people less susceptible to HIV
The Conversation: In defence of Statistics Canada’s request for financial data
November 19, 2018 —
Proposal to collect a range of detailed financial data from 500,000 Canadians has certainly touched a nerve
The Conversation: The surprising secret to successful psychotherapy
October 19, 2018 —
'Understanding how clients make therapy work requires a drastic overhaul of the assumption that they passively respond to the ministrations of guru-like therapists'
The Conversation: How we solved an Arctic mercury mystery
October 19, 2018 —
Why do marine animals in the western Arctic have higher mercury levels than those in the east?
The Conversation: Canada’s growing challenges with economic sanctions
September 17, 2018 —
Canada is an enthusiastic supporter of economic sanctions.
The Conversation: Foster care damages the health of mothers
November 6, 2017 —
'We found that among mothers who had a child taken into care, the number of mothers with depression, anxiety and substance use diagnoses was much higher in the years after their children were placed'
The Conversation: Experimental brain technology can rewind Alzheimer’s disease
September 21, 2017 —
Alzheimer’s disease is considered a global challenge of the century. Alzheimer’s disease is a thief.
The Conversation: Do minorities prefer ads with white people?
September 18, 2017 —
'In a forthcoming paper in the International Journal of Research in Marketing, our team of marketing experts at three Canadian universities reports a backlash effect'