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"I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned." — Richard Feynman
"What you learn from a life in science is the vastness of our ignorance." — David Eagleman
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Ye Olde Printing Press Can Help Us Understand AI Regulation
Legal history shows how regulating the printing press in early modern England offers lessons for governing artificial intelligence in our digital age.


Early Cannabis Use Tied to Health Risks in Young Adults
Recent research finds that teens who start frequent cannabis use before age 15 face increased mental- and physical-health risks in young adulthood, strengthening calls for youth-focused prevention.


Cannabis-Tobacco Combo Boosts Brain's Bliss Molecule
Smoking both cannabis and tobacco alters brain chemistry, boosting levels of the "bliss molecule" anandamide.


Montreal’s Methane Problem: From Snow Dumps to Landfills
Montreal’s largest snow dump, along with inactive landfills and aging natural gas infrastructure, are top methane polluters.


Breakthrough Gel Could Help Restore Lost Voices
A new injectable hydrogel could help repair vocal cord injuries, offering new hope for people who have lost their voices.


New Chip to Track Alzheimer's in Real Time
A new "lab-on-a-chip" platform monitors how the brain's immune cells respond to toxic protein clusters associated with Alzheimer's.


Inside Canada’s Landmark Study on Aging
Scientists have launched the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, a decades-long national project on 50,000 Canadians.


New Aerospace Innovation Hub Takes Off in Quebec
A new collaborative aerospace innovation centre launches in Quebec's Espace Aéro zone.


New AI Tool Detects Hidden Warning Signs of Disease
A new AI tool detects invisible biological changes, allowing for rapid disease detection.


This AI Tool Could Transform Brain Surgery
A new AI-powered device can detect and isolate healthy brain tissue during live surgery.


AI Hallucinations Still Pose Problems for Academics
A researcher tested Consensus, an AI tool marketed as “hallucination-free” for academic searches.


Unpacking How Gaslighting Works. (It's Them, Not You.)
A new model helps explain gaslighting as a process that exploits trust and shapes one's reality.


Organ Chip Predicts Cancer Therapy Response
Researchers have created a patient-specific organ-on-a-chip that can predict the results of individual cancer therapy.


Healthcare Biases Block Access to Sexual Assault Evidence Kits
Health workers’ decisions to provide sexual assault evidence kits were found to be influenced by bias.


Overprotective Parenting Linked to Anxiety in University Students
Students with overprotective parents may be more vulnerable to anxiety during the transition to university.


Recreating Microplastics to Test Their Impact in the Lab
A new technique replicates microplastics in the lab, allowing scientists to better understand how they affect living organisms.


‘BPA-Free’ Doesn’t Mean a Plastic Container is Safe
Some chemicals used to replace BPA in food packaging can disrupt human ovarian cells, raising safety concerns of BPA alternatives.


Could Youth Despair and AI Be Fueling Extremists?
At the University of Waterloo, Dr. Travis Craddock is pioneering quantum neurobiology, using physics to understand the brain better and develop future treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.


Due Diligence in Space Law: A New Guiding Principle?
At McGill University, Kuan-Wei Chen argues that the ICJ’s climate change opinion strengthens the principle of due diligence, and that this evolving duty may also guide how states and private actors govern risky activities in space.


High-Salt Diet Could Lead to Brain Inflammation & Raised Blood Pressure
A McGill study of rats found that a high-salt diet triggered brain inflammation and drove up blood pressure.
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