By Firouzeh Nahavandi, Professeure émérite, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Marjane Satrapi will be remembered for her eye-opening film Persepolis which transformed not only Westerners but also exiled Iranians’ understanding of Iran in a simple yet powerful way.
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By Jenny Hall, Associate Professor in Tourism and Events, York St John University
Brendan Paddison, Professor of Tourism Geographies, York St John University
Growing evidence suggests that excessive outdoor lighting at night may be harming wildlife.
For generations, rural communities worked to the rhythms of daylight and darkness. Today, the amount of harsh light switched on at nightime is having profound consequences for many living things.
Agricultural properties are often remote and vulnerable to equipment or livestock theft. In response, many landowners…
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By Simon Blanchette, Lecturer, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada’s AI for All strategy on June 4, committing over $2 billion in new spending and targeting $200 billion in additional GDP growth and 250,000 new jobs by 2031.
The plan is organized around several pillars: sovereign AI infrastructure, skills and talent, business and public-sector adoption, support for small and…
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By Paul Reilly, Senior Lecturer in Communications, Media and Democracy, University of Glasgow
Footage of a horrific knife attack in Belfast began to circulate on social media on Monday evening. A Sudanese asylum-seeker in his 30s, who entered the UK in 2023, has been charged with attempted murder. Meanwhile, the far-right was quick to exploit the situation to further an anti-immigration agenda.
Violent unrest followed on the streets of Belfast and beyond on Tuesday evening. Houses, cars and a bus were set alight, and masked men were seen smashing in windows. Some of the attacks…
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By Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Adjunct Professor, IE School of Humanities, IE University; California State University San Marcos
Comic book author Marjane Satrapi passed away last week in Paris at age 56, just before conflict between Israel and her native Iran re-erupted. While her work has enjoyed enduring fame, the present conflict has made it more relevant than ever before.
Satrapi’s work is unique for how it weaves her own personal story with Iran’s history and politics. In her comics and film Persepolis, for instance, there is a scene where the Iranian officer…
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By Nick Turner, Professor and Future Fund Chair in Leadership, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
Steve Granger, Associate Professor, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
Parents who hire their own kids often skip the safety conversations they’d have with any other new employee. But that assumption can put young workers in danger.
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By Ryan Prosser, Associate Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph
Nicholas Letwin, PhD Candidate, Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph
We may need to give the human digestive tract more credit for its ability to act as a barrier to microplastics.
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By Steve Lorteau, Long-Term Appointment Law Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Host cities’ agility in preparing for FIFA stands in sharp contrast to the usual rhetoric that municipalities cannot accomplish other civic needs with urgency.
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By Brendan Ciarán Browne, Associate Professor Conflict Resolution, Trinity College Dublin
The images coming out of Belfast overnight on Tuesday were shocking.
Violent unrest erupted in the north of the city after a man was seriously injured in a knife attack and a Sudanese migrant was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. British far-right agitators including Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (also known as Tommy Robinson) wasted no time in race-baiting. They encouraged angry white men and boys to take to the streets and vent their fury. Many did.
I live in Belfast, and in a hark back to the…
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By Amnesty International
Global demand for minerals is rising fast. This is being driven by the shift to renewable energy and electric vehicles, and increasingly by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres. Minerals such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt are essential for these technologies, but extracting them often comes at a high cost to people and planet. Amnesty International’s research, spanning more than a decade and many countries, shows that […] The post What are ‘critical minerals’ and why do they matter for human rights? appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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