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Tracking me, tracking you The Globe and Mail 2024-06-21 | Location-sharing apps are growing in popularity, not just among families and Gen Z friend groups but with investors, too. (The tracking app Life360 made its Nasdaq debut earlier this month.) If we're already passively sharing this information with companies almost all the time, why not share it with our loved ones?Our guest, Dr Katina Michael (https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/scientists-scholars/person/katina-michael/) , who was on the cutting edge of building location-based services in its earliest days, says that the trust and connection we desire when signing up for these apps is exactly what’s being lost by using them.Michael is a professor at the school for the Future of Innovation in Society (https://sfis.asu.edu/) and the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence (https://scai.engineering.asu.edu/) at Arizona State University. She researches emerging technologies and their corresponding social implications, and she’s published six books.Also, Vass and Katrina discuss how boring it is to track Vass’ husband.This is Lately. Every week, we take a deep dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech that are reshaping our every day.Our executive producer is Katrina Onstad. The show is produced by Andrea Varsany. Our sound designer is Cameron McIver.Subscribe to the Lately newsletter (theglobeandmail.com/newsletters) , where we unpack more of the latest in business and technology.Find the transcript of today’s episode here. (lately.simplecast.com/episodes/tracking-me-tracking-you/transcript) We’d love to hear from you. Send your comments, questions or ideas to lately@globeandmail.com.
AI hype vs. AI reality The Globe and Mail 2024-06-19 | Artificial Intelligence has been creeping into our lives more and more as tech companies release new chatbots, AI-powered search engines, and writing assistants promising to make our lives easier. But, much like humans, AI is imperfect and the products companies are releasing don’t always seem quite ready for the public.The Globe’s Report on Business reporter, Joe Castaldo is on the show to explain what kind of testing goes into these models, how the hype and reality of AI are often at odds and whether we need to reset our expectations of Generative AI.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Celine Dion moved by fans at NY showing of documentary #shorts #celinedion #music #documentary The Globe and Mail 2024-06-18 | Celine Dion got emotional in New York on Monday (June 17) as she thanked her fans ahead of screening of her new documentary, ''I Am: Celine Dion.'' 'This movie is my love letter to each of you,' Dion told the crowd.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
The Real World Cost of AI The Globe and Mail 2024-06-18 | It seems like the loudest voices in AI often fall into one of two groups. There are the boomers – the techno-optimists – who think that AI is going to bring us into an era of untold prosperity. And then there are the doomers, who think there’s a good chance AI is going to lead to the end of humanity as we know it.While these two camps are, in many ways, completely at odds with one another, they do share one thing in common: they both buy into the hype of artificial intelligence.But when you dig deeper into these systems, it becomes apparent that both of these visions – the utopian one and the doomy one – are based on some pretty tenuous assumptions.Kate Crawford has been trying to understand how AI systems are built for more than a decade. She’s the co-founder of the AI Now institute, a leading AI researcher at Microsoft, and the author of Atlas of AI: Power, Politics and the Planetary Cost of AI.Crawford was studying AI long before this most recent hype cycle. So I wanted to have her on the show to explain how AI really works. Because even though it can seem like magic, AI actually requires huge amounts of data, cheap labour and energy in order to function. So even if AI doesn’t lead to utopia, or take over the world, it is transforming the planet – by depleting its natural resources, exploiting workers, and sucking up our personal data. And that’s something we need to be paying attention to. Mentioned:“ELIZA—A Computer Program For the Study of Natural Language Communication Between Man And Machine (https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs124/p36-weizenabaum.pdf) ” by Joseph Weizenbaum“Microsoft, OpenAI plan $100 billion data-center project, media report says, (reuters.com/technology/microsoft-openai-planning-100-billion-data-center-project-information-reports-2024-03-29) ” Reuters“Meta ‘discussed buying publisher Simon & Schuster to train AI (theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/09/meta-discussed-buying-publisher-simon-schuster-to-train-ai) ’” by Ella Creamer“Google pauses Gemini AI image generation of people after racial ‘inaccuracies’” (globalnews.ca/news/10311428/google-gemini-image-generation-pause) by Kelvin Chan And Matt O’brien“OpenAI and Apple announce partnership (openai.com/index/openai-and-apple-announce-partnership) ,” OpenAIFairwork (https://fair.work/en/fw/homepage/) “New Oxford Report Sheds Light on Labour Malpractices in the Remote Work and AI Booms (oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/new-oxford-report-sheds-light-on-labour-malpractices-in-the-remote-work-and-ai-booms/#:~:text=Rankings%20of%20the%2015%20companies,point%3B%20Freelancer%20%E2%80%93%200%20points%3B) ” by Fairwork“The Work of Copyright Law in the Age of Generative AI (https://direct.mit.edu/grey/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/grey_a_00389/119006/The-Work-of-Copyright-Law-in-the-Age-of-Generative?redirectedFrom=fulltext) ” by Kate Crawford, Jason Schultz“Generative AI’s environmental costs are soaring – and mostly secret (nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00478-x) ” by Kate Crawford“Artificial intelligence guzzles billions of liters of water (english.elpais.com/technology/2023-11-15/artificial-intelligence-guzzles-billions-of-liters-of-water.html) ” by Manuel G. Pascual“S.3732 – Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2024 (congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3732/text) ″“Assessment of lithium criticality in the global energy transition and addressing policy gaps in transportation (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32917866) ” by Peter Greim, A. A. Solomon, Christian Breyer“Calculating Empires (knowingmachines.org/publications/calculating-empires) ” by Kate Crawford and Vladan Joler Further Reading:“Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence (https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300264630/atlas-of-ai/) ” by Kate Crawford“Excavating AI (excavating.ai) ” by Kate Crawford and Trevor Paglen“Understanding the work of dataset creators (knowingmachines.org/publications/dataset-creator) ” from Knowing Machines“Should We Treat Data as Labor? Moving beyond ‘Free’” (aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pandp.20181003) by I. Arrieta-Ibarra et al.
Climate change, migration and Menaka’s epic birding day The Globe and Mail 2024-06-18 | Point Pelee National Park juts out into Lake Erie like a finger, as every spring thousands of birds touch down on it. It’s a key stop along their migratory routes from the southern U.S., Central and South America to northern Canada.But climate change has been shifting the conditions of migration, making it harder for some birds and ultimately affecting bird populations, which are already in steep decline. Decibel host Menaka Raman-Wilms, producer Rachel Levy-McLaughlin and Globe and Mail columnist Marcus Gee headed to Point Pelee to see spring migration up close.A special thanks to Matt Fuirst and Birds Canada, and, as well as, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, who provided some sounds from their Macaulay Library in this episode.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
The fallout from a law school’s pro-Palestinian letter The Globe and Mail 2024-06-17 | Canada’s newest law school is in crisis. After an open-letter called for the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University to drop its neutral position on the Israel-Hamas war, donors pulled funding and law firms withdrew summer internship placements – leaving students feeling ostracized and abandoned. The fallout has left the law school asking questions about who and what they represent and where they go from here.The Globe’s corporate law reporter, Robyn Doolittle, breaks down the rift within the school, what the self-deemed progressive law school is doing to mitigate the damage and the letter’s consequences with the professional legal world.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
The elite soldiers behind the major battles for Ukraine: Part Two The Globe and Mail 2024-06-14 | Yesterday on The Decibel, The Globe’s senior international correspondent Mark MacKinnon told us about the top commanders and soldiers he’s been following and speaking with in the Ukrainian army. These soldiers have been in incredibly dangerous situations, many at the centre of the major battles in the war against Russia.Today, Mark joins us for the second part of that conversation. He’ll tell us about the critical role these soldiers played in the defence of Kharkiv, the toll the fighting and military setbacks have had on them, and how they make sense of everything they’ve been through.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
The summer of music industry mayhem The Globe and Mail 2024-06-14 | It’s summer concert season, and you may be paying a fortune to see your favourite artists at home, travelling abroad for cheaper tickets, or forgoing the pricey concert experience altogether. For most musicians, the financial picture is dire. Our guest, author and Polaris Award-winning artist and producer Cadence Weapon (cadenceweapon.net) – the tech skeptic behind the new album Rollercoaster (cadenceweapon.substack.com/p/rollercoaster) – breaks down the depressing economics of an industry governed by Ticketmaster trauma, streaming algorithms and an AI invasion. Also, Vass and Katrina discuss getting cooler friends.This is Lately. Every week, we take a deep dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech that are reshaping our every day.Our executive producer is Katrina Onstad. The show is produced by Andrea Varsany. Our sound designer is Cameron McIver.Subscribe to the Lately newsletter (theglobeandmail.com/newsletters) , where we unpack more of the latest in business and technology.Find the transcript of today’s episode here. (lately.simplecast.com/episodes/the-summer-of-music-industry-mayhem/transcript) We’d love to hear from you. Send your comments, questions or ideas to lately@globeandmail.com.
The elite soldiers behind the major battles for Ukraine: Part One The Globe and Mail 2024-06-13 | For the past few years, The Globe’s senior international correspondent Mark MacKinnon has been building relationships with some of the top commanders and soldiers in the Ukrainian army, following them in the war against Russia. These soldiers have been in the midst of major battles – Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkiv, Bakhmut – and many have been fighting Russia since long before the full-scale invasion in 2022.Today and tomorrow, Mark tells us about this group of elite soldiers, what roles they’ve played in the major battles for Ukraine, and how they think about everything they’ve been through so far.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Maternity care and midwives in Canada’s health labour shortage The Globe and Mail 2024-06-12 | Hospitals across Canada have long been overwhelmed by patient demand and staff shortages. But another category of medical experts, specializing in childbirth and pregnancy care, has been growing to lift the weight – midwives. In 2021, midwives oversaw more than 48,000 live births. So why aren’t they recognized as other health professionals are?Carly Weeks, the Globe’s former health reporter joins the show to explain why midwives could be a vital answer to Canada’s health care labour shortage.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
How will Canada manage major energy demands in the next decade? The Globe and Mail 2024-06-11 | Canada’s ‘green energy’ transition has begun. By 2035, the federal government is aiming to achieve a net-zero electricity grid. But is it possible? And is one of the answers to help in that transition in front of us right now? With an expected increase in energy demands, how does the aging technology of hydroelectric power plants factor in and how essential are they now to keep everything running?The Globe’s environment data journalist, Matt McClearn, explains how important hydroelectricity is to Canada’s energy infrastructure and looks into whether the cost of keeping hydro dams in business is justified.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Honey hunters in Nepal face dwindling bee numbers The Globe and Mail 2024-06-08 | For several rural communities in Nepal, cliff-side honey hunting is a tradition handed down for generations and also a source of income besides paddy, corn, millet and wheat they grow in their farms. But villagers are worried because the bee numbers and hives have been declining.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Funding for the arts in Canada is broken The Globe and Mail 2024-06-07 | Canada’s cultural institutions are coming up against serious economic challenges. Theatre companies say they’re facing a crisis as they struggle to recover from pandemic closures. The Montreal-based ‘Just For Laughs’, one of the world’s biggest comedy festivals, has canceled their 2024 festival and filed for creditor protection. In May, Hot Docs, an international documentary festival, announced they would temporarily close their theatre due to financial constraints.Globe business reporter Josh O’Kane has reported on a number of arts organizations cancelling shows, closing their doors, and announcing they’re on the brink of collapse. He joins the show to break down what factors lead up to this moment and what hope the arts industry can look towards.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
The millennial economist who took on the world The Globe and Mail 2024-06-07 | Was all this inflation really necessary? Our guest, economist Isabella Weber (isabellaweber.com) says no. In fact, she’s been saying no since the Omicron variant was a thing. In 2021, at age 33, Weber wrote an article for The Guardian that tied inflation to corporate greed – calling out “an explosion of profits” (theguardian.com/business/commentisfree/2021/dec/29/inflation-price-controls-time-we-use-it) as a central force in driving up prices. She was vilified online, and the establishment turned her into “the most hated woman in economics.” (newyorker.com/news/persons-of-interest/what-if-were-thinking-about-inflation-all-wrong) But history has proved Isabella Weber right, and the world’s caught up to her thinking. Weber travelled to Toronto recently to receive the Broadbent Institute’s 2024 Ellen Meiksins Wood Prize. (broadbentinstitute.ca/2024-wood-lecture) She joined us at The Globe to talk about the tumultuous ride of the past four years, the historical impact of price controls, and the bittersweet taste of vindication. Also, Vass and Katrina lament the rising cost of deodorant.This is Lately. Every week, we take a deep dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech that are reshaping our every day.Our executive producer is Katrina Onstad. The show is produced by Andrea Varsany. Our sound designer is Cameron McIver.Subscribe to the Lately newsletter (theglobeandmail.com/newsletters) , where we unpack more of the latest in business and technology.Find the transcript of today’s episode here. (lately.simplecast.com/episodes/the-millennial-economist-who-took-on-the-world/transcript) We’d love to hear from you. Send your comments, questions or ideas to lately@globeandmail.com.
King Charles honours veterans at D-Day ceremony #kingcharles #royalfamily #dday80 #england #france The Globe and Mail 2024-06-06 | King Charles expressed his "profound sense of gratitude" to veterans who fought during the Normandy landings by Allied forces during a ceremony to commemorate 80 years since the historic operation (June 6).Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
What the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut means for you The Globe and Mail 2024-06-06 | The Bank of Canada lowered the interest rate to 4.75 per cent on Wednesday – the first rate cut in four years. As the country’s central bank aims to get the inflation rate closer to 2 per cent, further cuts could be on the horizon. Realtors are hoping the rate cut will reignite a stagnant housing market, by possibly allowing more people to qualify for mortgages and increasing the number of potential buyers.Mark Rendell is a journalist with The Globe’s Report on Business. He joins the show to discuss the art and science behind rate cuts, what the current cut means for people and the economy and how the Bank of Canada might move forward.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Why Trump’s apocalyptic rhetoric has such wide appeal The Globe and Mail 2024-06-05 | Last week, former U.S. president Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts. In speeches and interviews following the decision, he used religiously-charged language and called on supporters to get revenge at the polls. This isn’t the first time Trump has utilized evangelical references, but his 2024 election campaign is increasingly relying on apocalyptic rhetoric.U.S. political analyst and author Jared Yates Sexton is on the show to explain the wide appeal of the religious right’s messaging, the intersection of evangelicalism and the Make America Great Again Movement and how a loss of faith in democratic institutions underlies the appeal of religious narratives.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Can AI Bring Humanity Back to Health Care? The Globe and Mail 2024-06-04 | Think about the last time you felt let down by the health care system. You probably don’t have to go back far. In wealthy countries around the world, medical systems that were once robust are now crumbling. Doctors and nurses, tasked with an ever expanding range of responsibilities, are busier than ever, which means they have less and less time for patients. In the United States, the average doctor’s appointment lasts seven minutes. In South Korea, it’s only two.Without sufficient time and attention, patients are suffering. There are 12 million significant misdiagnoses in the US every year, and 800,000 of those result in death or disability. (While the same kind of data isn’t available in Canada, similar trends are almost certainly happening here as well).Eric Topol says medicine has become decidedly inhuman – and the consequences have been disastrous. Topol is a cardiologist and one of the most widely cited medical researchers in the world. In his latest book, Deep Medicine, he argues that the best way to make health care human again is to embrace the inhuman, in the form of artificial intelligence.Mentioned:“Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again (drerictopol.com/portfolio/deep-medicine) ” by Eric Topol“The frequency of diagnostic errors in outpatient care: estimations from three large observational studies involving US adult populations (qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/23/9/727) ” by H. Singh, A. Meyer, E. Thomas“Burden of serious harms from diagnostic error in the USA (qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/33/2/109) ” by David Newman-Toker, et al.“How Expert Clinicians Intuitively Recognize a Medical Diagnosis (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28238695) ” by J. Brush Jr, J. Sherbino, G. Norman“A Randomized Controlled Study of Art Observation Training to Improve Medical Student Ophthalmology Skills (aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(17)31708-6/fulltext) ” by Jaclyn Gurwin, et al.“Abridge becomes Epic’s First Pal, bringing generative AI to more providers and patients, including those at Emory Healthcare (https://news.emory.edu/stories/2023/08/hs_ehc_abridge_epic_ai_ambient_listening_tool_16-08-2023/story.html) ”“Why Doctors Should Organize (newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/why-doctors-should-organize) ” by Eric Topol“How This Rural Health System Is Outdoing Silicon Valley (fortune.com/2018/03/19/big-data-geisinger-health-hospital-silicon-valley) ” by Erika FryFurther Reading:"The Importance Of Being" (healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0837) by Abraham Verghese
Where do the university campus protests stand now? The Globe and Mail 2024-06-04 | It’s been more than a month now since the pro-Palestinian protests started up at campuses across Canada, protesting the war in Gaza and calling for the universities to make changes. There’s been a wide range of responses to these protests.So today, The Globe’s postsecondary education reporter Joe Friesen is here to explain where the campus protests are now, what the students are asking for, and how the universities have responded.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Claudia Sheinbaum to be Mexicos first female president The Globe and Mail 2024-06-03 | Mexico's ruling party declared Claudia Sheinbaum the winner of the presidential election by a 'large margin' after polls closed on June 2, putting her on course to be the country's first woman president.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Suggestive campaign highlights gender inequality The Globe and Mail 2024-05-31 | The tagline 'So many dicks, so few of everyone else' has been splashed throughout New York's financial district in Lower Manhattan. It's calling attention to the under-representation of women and minorities atop U.S. companies. Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Hollywoods climate consultant The Globe and Mail 2024-05-31 | Climate anxiety is keeping us all up at night, but you’d never know it from watching a Hollywood blockbuster. Our guest, Anna Jane Joyner, is the founder and CEO of Good Energy, (goodenergystories.com) a non-profit that advises filmmakers and showrunners on how to weave in climate narratives – without killing the vibe. She talks about growing up with a climate-denying dad, how rarely climate change shows up in entertainment and how a simple climate reality check – a new kind of Bechdel test – can help.Also, Vass and Katrina consider buying the Batmobile now that it’s electric.This is Lately. Every week, we take a deep dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech that are reshaping our every day.Our executive producer is Katrina Onstad.The show is produced by Andrea Varsany.Our sound designer is Cameron McIver.Subscribe to the Lately newsletter (theglobeandmail.com/newsletters) , where we unpack more of the latest in business and technology.Find the transcript of today’s episode here. (lately.simplecast.com/episodes/hollywoods-climate-consultant/transcript) Survey alert! We want to know about you and what you’d like to hear on Lately. Please go to latelysurvey.ca (survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50255466/G-M-Lately-April24) to fill out a brief survey (less than five minutes, we promise) and we’ll enter your name to win one of three $50 gift cards you can use to shop online.We’d love to hear from you. Send your comments, questions or ideas to lately@globeandmail.com (mailto:lately@globeandmail.com) .
Iceland volcano erupts for fifth time in months #volcano #iceland #lava #shorts #globalclimate The Globe and Mail 2024-05-30 | A volcano in southwestern Iceland sent glowing hot lava shooting into the air on Wednesday, its fifth eruption since December and the most powerful one since its volcanic system became active three years ago. Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Rarely seen Banksy artworks revealed in Toronto The Globe and Mail 2024-05-30 | Rarely seen private art pieces by Banksy went public in Toronto on May 28, as part of the 'The Art of Banksy' exhibit, featuring works usually held in private collections around the world.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
How schools are dealing with the problem of phones in class The Globe and Mail 2024-05-30 | Social media use among students is a big concern for schools across Canada. Ontario school boards and educators are taking matters into their own hands by suing social media companies like Meta, Snap and ByteDance for allegedly harming kids and disrupting education. And educators have had to devise creative methods to keep students engaged.The Globe’s education reporter, Caroline Alphonso, explains how cell phones and social media use are affecting student learning, the details of the lawsuits, and what schools are doing to refocus student attention in classrooms.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
The man shaping Alberta’s controversial drug policy The Globe and Mail 2024-05-29 | Recently we’ve seen a shift in the national conversation around how to deal with Canada’s ongoing opioid crisis. B.C. all but cancelled their decriminalization trial. And the federal government rejected Toronto’s request to decriminalize possession of drugs. Decriminalization is part of a harm reduction strategy which advocates argue is the best short-term solution to save lives.Alberta is also moving away from a harm reduction model and it’s all because of Marshall Smith. He’s the man that’s overhauling the province’s drug policy with a plan that’s facing a lot of criticism.The Globe’s Marcus Gee is a columnist focusing on cities and the opioid crisis, and he recently spent some time with Marshall Smith. He’s on the show to tell us how Smith became so influential, his plan to upend conventional wisdom on how to deal with the drug crisis and whether we might see it replicated elsewhere.Read more: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-marshall-smith-alberta-addiction-drug-policySubscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
The money behind the boom of women’s pro sports The Globe and Mail 2024-05-28 | The PWHL is wrapping up a successful inaugural season, with the three Canadian teams boasting big crowds for most games. The WNBA is adding a 14th team; this one’s in Toronto. And there’s a push from a group called Project 8 to launch a professional women’s soccer league in Canada by 2025.There’s an undeniable momentum in the realm of women’s professional sports in Canada right now. Rachel Brady, a sports reporter for The Globe, explains what’s happening this time around that has changed the game.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Why aren’t there more public toilets? The Globe and Mail 2024-05-27 | When nature calls, you have to answer, and quickly. The last thing you’d want is to walk several kilometers to find a public toilet.. And yet, public bathrooms aren’t easy to find in many cities across Canada. Overall, Canada has 18 public toilets per 100,000 people, which puts it in 15th place globally. And for those facing homelessness or a medical condition, public toilets are crucial for their ability to move freely through urban spaces.The Globe’s urban affairs reporter, Oliver Moore, explains why good public toilets are so hard to find, how the pandemic created a two-tier system of access, and what Canadian cities are doing to address the scarcity.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Marine life suffering as Thai sea temperatures hit record highs The Globe and Mail 2024-05-27 | Aquatic life from coral reefs to fish in the Thailand's eastern gulf coast is suffering as sea surface temperatures hit record highs this month amid a regional heatwave, worrying scientists and local communities. Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-updateFollow The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.comTwitter: twitter.com/globeandmail
Climate change could be making air turbulence worse The Globe and Mail 2024-05-26 | One passenger died and over 30 others were injured aboard a Singapore Airlines flight that was hit by 'severe turbulence.' Experts say climate change could be making air turbulence more prevalent. Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-updateFollow The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.comTwitter: twitter.com/globeandmail
This beer is made from sewage water The Globe and Mail 2024-05-25 | A beer called 'Reuse Brew,' made from sewage water, is a collaboration between the Technical University of Munich, Xylem Water Solutions and the city of Weissenburg, Germany. Its creators say it tastes good and is good for the planet. Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-updateFollow The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.comTwitter: twitter.com/globeandmail
Young female drivers take aim at F1s male monopoly The Globe and Mail 2024-05-24 | No woman has raced in Formula One for nearly half a century but a group of 13 and 14-year-old female racers are making their first moves on a long road that could lead to the top. Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
In Chornobyl, after the Russian invasion The Globe and Mail 2024-05-24 | On the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, troops occupied Chornobyl. Since the nuclear disaster in 1986, the 30-kilometer exclusion zone around the nuclear plant has been largely abandoned. But 38 years later, some Ukrainians still call the land home, including a handful of elderly residents and people who oversee the disused power plant.Janice Dickson, the Globe’s international affairs reporter, visited Chornobyl and the surrounding exclusion zone in April. She’s on the podcast to talk about what she saw there, and how Ukraine is dealing with the challenges of war, two years on.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
The ADHD economy The Globe and Mail 2024-05-24 | Everyone knows someone who is on Adderall: ADHD diagnoses are at an all-time high and trending on TikTok. Our guest, Daniel Kolitz (https://x.com/danielkolitz) , author of The History of Adderall (pioneerworks.org/broadcast/club-med-adderall) for Pioneer Works, tells us about the rise of the medication, how it’s changed the way we work, and his own experience on and off the drug.Also, Vass and Katrina self-diagnose via some questionable online quizzes.This is Lately. Every week, we take a deep dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech that are reshaping our every day.Lately is a Globe and Mail podcast.Our executive producer is Katrina Onstad. The show is produced by Andrea Varsany. Our sound designer is Cameron McIver.Subscribe to the Lately newsletter (theglobeandmail.com/newsletters) , where we unpack more of the latest in business and technology.Find the transcript of today’s episode here. (lately.simplecast.com/episodes/the-adhd-economy/transcript) Survey alert! We want to know about you and what you’d like to hear on Lately. Please go to latelysurvey.ca (survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50255466/G-M-Lately-April24) to fill out a brief survey (less than five minutes, we promise) and we’ll enter your name to win one of three $50 gift cards you can use to shop online. We’d love to hear from you. Send your comments, questions or ideas to lately@globeandmail.com.
A CEO battle, a Honduras factory, and the shirt in your closet The Globe and Mail 2024-05-23 | Gildan t-shirts are everywhere. The ubiquity of their products has turned Gildan into one of the biggest clothing manufacturers and wholesalers in the world, bringing in billions in revenue every year. But recently, Gildan has been in the news about a fight between its former CEO and the board. And this boardroom drama has refocused attention on how the Montreal-based company makes its clothes so cheaply.Robyn Doolittle, a reporter with The Globe’s Report on Business, looked into Gildan’s work conditions at their factories in Honduras and explored the tension behind wanting cheap clothes that are ethically made.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
How 2016 looms over the wildfires in Fort McMurray today The Globe and Mail 2024-05-22 | It has been eight years since the infamous Fort McMurray wildfire that levelled several neighbourhoods and businesses. As wildfires are once again on the rise in Western Canada, the sky was a familiar smoky orange last week in Fort McMurray as a fire crept closer to the city.The Globe’s Calgary reporter, Carrie Tait, tells us about the current fire, and explains how for many residents and officials, they’re feeling the lingering effects of what happened in 2016.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
The Battle for Your Brain The Globe and Mail 2024-05-21 | Earlier this year, Elon Musk’s company Neuralink successfully installed one of their brain implants in a 29 year old quadriplegic man named Noland Arbaugh. The device changed Arbaugh’s life. He no longer needs a mouth stylus to control his computer or play video games. Instead, he can use his mind.The brain-computer interface that Arbaugh uses is part of an emerging field known as neurotechnology that promises to reshape the way we live. A wide range of AI empowered neurotechnologies may allow disabled people like Arbaugh to regain independence, or give us the ability to erase traumatic memories in patients suffering from PTSD.But it doesn’t take great leaps to envision how these technologies could be abused as well. Law enforcement agencies in the United Arab Emirates have used neurotechnology to read the minds of criminal suspects, and convict them based on what they’ve found. And corporations are developing ways to advertise to potential customers in their dreams. Remarkably, both of these things appear to be legal, as there are virtually no laws explicitly governing neurotechnology.All of which makes Nita Farahany’s work incredibly timely. Farahany is a professor of law and philosophy at Duke University and the author of The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology.Farahany isn’t fatalistic about neurotech – in fact, she uses some of it herself. But she is adamant that we need to start developing laws and guardrails as soon as possible, because it may not be long before governments, employers and corporations have access to our brains. Mentioned:“PRIME Study Progress Update – User Experience (neuralink.com/blog/prime-study-progress-update-user-experience) ,” Neuralink“Paralysed man walks using device that reconnects brain with muscles (theguardian.com/science/2023/may/24/paralysed-man-walks-using-device-that-reconnects-brain-with-muscles) ,” The GuardianCognitive Warfare – NATO’s ACT (https://www.act.nato.int/activities/cognitive-warfare/#:~:text=NORFOLK%2C%20VA%20%E2%80%93%20Cognitive%20Warfare%20includes,an%20advantage%20over%20an%20adversary.) The Ethics of Neurotechnology: UNESCO appoints international expert group to prepare a new global standard (unesco.org/en/articles/ethics-neurotechnology-unesco-appoints-international-expert-group-prepare-new-global-standard)
Alice Munro, remembered The Globe and Mail 2024-05-18 | The celebrated Canadian author Alice Munro died on May 13. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013 as a “master of the contemporary short story,” and the Man Booker International Prize in 2009.On today’s show, members of The Globe newsroom share their reflections on Alice Munro’s life and work, and columnist Marsha Lederman joins to talk about Munro’s impact and legacy.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
How Ottawa is preparing for a possible second Trump term The Globe and Mail 2024-05-17 | As the U.S. election looms, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s team is getting ready for both possible outcomes: a Biden re-election and a second Trump term. They are assembling a team of officials to remind American politicians about the importance of free trade across our borders.Adrian Morrow is The Globe’s U.S. correspondent based in Washington, D.C., and he explains who is on this so-called Team Canada, and how their strategy works.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
High salary, high expectations, hightail it out of there The Globe and Mail 2024-05-17 | Pop culture loves to fetishize the world of high finance, but are the perks and the profile really worth the pain? Our guest, Carrie Sun (carriesun.com) , author of the new memoir Private Equity (penguinrandomhouse.com/books/727375/private-equity-by-carrie-sun) , describes her disillusioning journey working at a billion-dollar Wall Street hedge fund.Also, Vass and Katrina talk about what happens when your job doesn’t love you back.This is Lately. Every week, we take a deep dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech that are reshaping our every day. Lately is a Globe and Mail podcast.Our executive producer is Katrina Onstad.The show is hosted by Vass Bednar and produced by Andrea Varsany. Our sound designer is Cameron McIver.Subscribe to the Lately newsletter (theglobeandmail.com/newsletters) , where we unpack more of the latest in business and technology.Find the transcript of today’s episode here. (lately.simplecast.com/episodes/high-salary-high-expectations-hightail-it-out-of-there/transcript) Survey alert! We want to know about you and what you’d like to hear on Lately. Please go to latelysurvey.ca (survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50255466/G-M-Lately-April24) to fill out a brief survey (less than five minutes, we promise!) and we’ll enter your name to win one of three gift cards you can use to shop online. We’d love to hear from you.Send your comments, questions, or ideas to lately@globeandmail.com. (mailto:lately@globeandmail.com)
Mona Lisas mysterious background may finally be decrypted The Globe and Mail 2024-05-16 | Over 500 years after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, an academic believes she has unravelled the mystery about the backdrop to one of the world's most famous works of art. Follow The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.comInstagram: instagram.com/globeandmailTwitter: twitter.com/globeandmailFacebook: facebook.com/theglobeandmail
Hydrogen trains might be the future of Canadian rail The Globe and Mail 2024-05-16 | Hydrogen fuel is sometimes called the fuel of the future, and it’s being used in a number of ways around the world. The rail giant CPKC is trialling a new hydrogen train in Alberta, that it hopes can replace diesel-fuelled freight locomotives in delivering goods across the continent.The Globe’s Alberta and energy reporter, Kelly Cyderman, joins us to discuss hydrogen trains, how they work, and how this development might lead toward a greener Canada.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
How nurse practitioners could help Canada’s primary care crisis The Globe and Mail 2024-05-15 | Canada is in the midst of a primary-care crisis. 6.5 million Canadians don’t have reliable access to a family doctor, and some jurisdictions are turning to nurse practitioners to fill the gap. Alberta recently announced a program that would make it possible for nurse practitioners to receive public funding to establish a practice, although it comes with its conditions and concerns from other organizations.The Globe’s national health reporter, Kelly Grant, walks us through the role nurse practitioners have in providing primary care, how they’re funded, and Alberta’s new plan to address the shortage of primary-care providers.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Speedy mixed-breed dog makes history at Westminster # shorts #dogs #WestminsterKennelClub The Globe and Mail 2024-05-14 | A dog named Nimble zigged and zagged her way to history at the 2024 Westminster Kennel Club dog show becoming the first mixed-breed dog to claim the kennel club's 11th Annual Masters Agility Championship. Video courtesy Fox SportsSubscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
How geomagnetic storms make spectacular auroras The Globe and Mail 2024-05-14 | A geomagnetic storm sparked by solar flares led to spectacular displays of the Northern Lights across the U.S., U.K. and other countries. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) space scientist Robert Steenburgh says it is the biggest geomagnetic storm in about 21 years. Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
The problem with Canada’s affordable housing The Globe and Mail 2024-05-14 | The housing affordability problem in Canada continues, and people are desperate for solutions. The federal government is handing out billions of dollars as part of the Apartment Construction Loan Program intending to create more affordable housing. But, a Globe analysis found a disconnect between what’s considered affordable in this program, and what renters can actually afford.The Globe’s real-estate reporter Rachelle Younglai explains why these units aren’t actually attainable to many Canadian renters and looks at the concerns with the program’s definition of affordability.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
The $34-billion bet on boosting Canada’s economy The Globe and Mail 2024-05-13 | After more than a decade, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMX) has finally been completed. One of the country’s biggest infrastructure projects is seen as a major win for Albertan oil producers, with nearly 600,000 extra barrels shipped daily, ready for international buyers.But the future ownership of the pipeline remains up in the air. Many of the issues and questions that delayed the project – concerns over its safety and the environment, fights over Indigenous land rights, long-term economic risks – remain.Jeffrey Jones, The Globe’s sustainable finance reporter, explains the ballooning costs of the TMX and why one of Canada’s top exports is creating tension with its future climate targets.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Understanding Israel’s push into Rafah during ceasefire talks The Globe and Mail 2024-05-10 | Tension is ratcheting up in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military descends on the southern city of Rafah. This move has forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians sheltering there to flee yet again. All of this has been happening this week against the backdrop of ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and the Israeli government and souring relations between Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden.The Globe’s Senior International Correspondent Mark MacKinnon brings us up to speed on the many developments, breaks down what happened in the ceasefire talks this week, and what this means for the people in Gaza and the remaining Israeli hostages.Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-update
Boycotting the Loblawpoly The Globe and Mail 2024-05-10 | This month, people across Canada are boycotting Loblaw and its affiliated stores, thanks to momentum from a popular sub-reddit (reddit.com/r/loblawsisoutofcontrol) . It’s a sweeping revolt but it isn’t just about sticker shock, bread fixing and Galen Weston’s folksy image. It’s about how your friendly neighbourhood grocer turned into Amazon, and why Canada is struggling to adapt to the new competitive era.Our guest is Denise Hearn (denisehearn.com) , a researcher who looks at how economic power shapes our world. Hearn is a resident senior fellow at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, (https://ccsi.columbia.edu/directory/denise-hearn) and she coauthored The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition (amazon.ca/Myth-Capitalism-Monopolies-Death-Competition/dp/1119548195) . She and Vass are the 2024 McGill Max Bell Lecturers (mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/events/lectures) and will publish their book on corporate power in Canada this fall.Also, Vass and Katrina talk about crowdsourcing the title of the aforementioned book in progress.This is Lately. Every week, we take a deep dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech that are reshaping our every day. Lately is a Globe and Mail podcast.Our executive producer is Katrina Onstad.The show is hosted by Vass Bednar and produced by Andrea Varsany. Our sound designer is Cameron McIver.Subscribe to the Lately newsletter (theglobeandmail.com/newsletters) , where we unpack more of the latest in business and technology.Find the transcript of today’s episode here. (lately.simplecast.com/episodes/boycotting-the-loblawpoly/transcript) Survey alert! We want to know about you and what you’d like to hear on Lately. Please go to latelysurvey.ca (survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50255466/G-M-Lately-April24) to fill out a brief survey (less than five minutes, we promise!) and we’ll enter your name to win one of three gift cards you can use to shop online. We’d love to hear from you.
Researchers uncover phonetic alphabet in sperm whale vocalizations The Globe and Mail 2024-05-09 | A new analysis of years of vocalizations by sperm whales in the eastern Caribbean has found that their system of communication is more sophisticated than previously known. Subscribe to The Globe and Mail's Morning Update to get stories directly in your inbox: theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-updateFollow The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.comTwitter: twitter.com/globeandmail
