Director / Editor: Victor Teboul, Ph.D.

Looking inside ourselves and out at the world
Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic principles on which tolerance is based.

Why do you have to wear a helmet when you’re skateboarding?

By Christian Franck, Bjorn Borgen Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

Why do you have to wear a helmet when you’re skateboarding? – Artie, age 13, Queens, New York

Back when I was 13, I was an avid skateboarder – the kickflip was my…

Read complete article

~	Canada’s United Nations abstention on slavery recognition wasn’t neutral — it was a choice

~	The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the load mothers carry — a burden that’s still being ignored today

~	Wars destroy lives and the climate. Why aren’t we counting military emissions?

~	LIVE: 2026 World Press Freedom Day

~	Canada: Xenophobic, racist tropes drive online hate against racialized women and LGBTQI+ people

~	Sub-Saharan Africa: Why do less than 12 percent of Africans have AI access?

~	Police equipment can be tracked via Bluetooth. What about your phone, watch and headphones?

~	Lake mud reveals 7,000 years of Kangaroo Island’s complex fire history

~	Oil refineries are catching fire in war or by accident. How does this worsen the energy crunch?

~	The Venice Biennale jury has resigned, proving art institutions cannot remain separate from politics