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Are algorithms unfairly screening out immigrant job applications?
As AI becomes increasingly embedded in hiring, Canada needs to consider how opportunity is distributed once immigrants enter the labour market.
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How ‘catchy’ music is driven by rhythmic patterns
Catchy rhythms like the tresillo are examples of how our musical perception and preference negotiate between simplicity and complexity.
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The Muslim wage gap in Canada’s largest metro area costs workers an estimated $1.2 billion a year
A pilot study drawing on 2021 Census data found that Muslim workers in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area earn significantly less than non-Muslim counterparts.
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The revamped hiking trail regenerating an Italian region blighted by mafia stereotypes
Hiking tourism is helping to rehabilitate a once-notorious region of Calabria and boost the local economy in area suffering from rural decline.
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Businesses often row back on ethics when times get tough. Here’s how technology can keep them on track
But blockchain and other technology could improve traceability in supply chains.
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Education is important when it comes to tackling domestic abuse
Young people aged between 16 and 19 are among the groups most affected by domestic abuse.
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Dementia care: how praise can help – and when it can miss the mark
Research shows that praise can guide people with dementia through difficult tasks on busy wards, but unclear or poorly timed praise may cause confusion.
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China’s Dong minority: why we’re digitally recording and preserving their Indigenous architectural heritage
A new project uses cutting-edge digital technology to precord the architecture and culture of China’s Indigenous Dong minority.
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Three million years after Lucy walked upright in Africa, the inside story of another landmark journey
More than any other ancient relative, Lucy has challenged us to think deeply about what it means to be human.
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Alan Greenspan, el presidente de la Reserva Federal que creía ciegamente en la autorregulación de los mercados
Encumbrado en vida como maestro de las finanzas, la reputación de Greenspan quedó ensombrecida por la crisis financiera de 2008, que estalló apenas dos años después de su retiro.