The Alberta government is interfering in public sector bargaining on an unprecedented scale
Apr 15, 2024 10:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In the coming months, over 200,000 public sector workers in Alberta will begin bargaining with their employers for new contracts. The most recent agreements expired in March and, after many years of high inflation and few...
After Iran’s attack on Israel, is a devastating regional war next?
Apr 15, 2024 10:30 am UTC| Insights & Views
After almost two weeks of waiting, Tehran retaliated against Israel for the April 1 bombing of its consulate in Damascus, Syria, launching multiple waves of drones and cruise missiles at Israel. More than 300 weapons...
Is attachment theory actually important for romantic relationships?
Apr 15, 2024 10:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
There has been a recent surge of attention toward attachment theory: from TikTok videos to online quizzes that claim to assess your attachment style. Its become a hot topic, especially in the context of romantic...
The big dry: forests and shrublands are dying in parched Western Australia
Apr 15, 2024 10:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Perth has just had its driest six months on record, while Western Australia sweltered through its hottest summer on record. Those records are remarkable in their own right. But these records are having real...
Rogue waves in the ocean are much more common than anyone suspected, says new study
Apr 15, 2024 10:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
We used three-dimensional imaging of ocean waves to capture freakish seas that produce a notorious phenomenon known as rogue waves. Our results are now published in Physical Review Letters*. Rogue waves are giant...
An education in music makes you a better employee. Are recruiters in tune?
Apr 15, 2024 10:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
See the word musician on a resume and you might not immediately think stellar employee or exceptional leader. Perhaps the word evokes the image of a rock star, in trouble for chucking a television out of a hotel room...
Apr 15, 2024 10:27 am UTC| Insights & Views
Byung-Chul Han is the enigmatic philosopher and author of The Burnout Society and Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power. In his latest book The Crisis of Narration, he argues that despite the present...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight