By Stephen Gorard, Professor of Education and Public Policy, Durham University
Secondary schools introduce separate subject disciplines, many of which are almost impossible to understand without the ability to read fluently.
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By Johanna Weststar, Associate Professor of Labour and Employment Relations, DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies, Western University
Louis-Etienne Dubois, Associate Professor, School of Creative Industries, The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University
Sean Gouglas, Professor, Digital Humanities, University of Alberta
The acquisition of EA for US$55 billion is a continuation of similar consolidation trends that have been seen across the creative sector, including music, film and television.
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By Guest Contributor
The ongoing conflict in Eastern DRC, allegedly fuelled in part by Uganda’s support for M23 rebels, has inflicted devastating consequences on Congolese civilians as well as the wider region.
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By Janine Mendes-Franco
In its dealings with Venezuela, which have included challenges to Maduro’s presidency and a border dispute with Guyana, CARICOM has upheld the region as a “zone of peace.”
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By Yuanyuan (Gina) Cui, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Coastal Carolina University
Patrick van Esch, Associate Professor of Marketing, Coastal Carolina University
AI agents are poised to do your online shopping for you, with major consequences for the e-commerce industry – and your ability to make choices.
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By Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Adjunct Professor, IE School of Humanities, IE University; California State University San Marcos
August 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Just a month after the attacks, on 19 October 1945, George Orwell published an essay in the London Tribune, entitled “You and the Atom Bomb”. In it, he surmised what if “the great nations make a tacit agreement never to use the atomic bomb against one another?” He wrote that what would emerge is a “peace that is no peace”, and “a permanent state of ‘cold war’”, introducing…
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By Navid Tahvildari, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida International University
Storm surge is the No. 1 cause of deaths and damage during a hurricane, yet detailed storm surge forecasts are difficult to create. AI could turn that around.
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By Jay L. Zagorsky, Associate Professor Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Halloween is a fun, scary time for children and adults alike – but why does the holiday seem to start so much earlier every year? Decades ago, when I was young, Halloween was a much smaller affair, and people didn’t start preparing until mid-October. Today, in my neighborhood near where I grew up in Massachusetts, Halloween decorations start appearing in the middle of summer.
What’s changed isn’t just when we celebrate but how: Halloween has evolved from a simple folk tradition to a massive commercial event. As a business…
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By Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
From 19th century British navy to US destroyers in the Caribbean, diplomacy at seas has been accompanied by military might.
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By George Anastasia, Adjunct Professor of Law and Justice Studies, Rowan University
The bloody mob war that is the focus of the new Netflix series “Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia,” which premieres Oct. 22, 2025, is full of the murder and mayhem, treachery and deceit that have been the hallmarks of the nation’s Cosa Nostra family conflicts.
What was different in Philadelphia was that the FBI had it all wired for sound.
Electronic surveillance has been a major tool in the government’s highly successful war against the Mafia…
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