Canada’s Path to Clean Energy
Electricity from renewable sources is getting cheaper, but how do we make it available to all Canadians? Read More
Clearing the Air
U of T wants to drastically cut carbon emissions by 2050. It’s enlisting on-campus ingenuity for help Read More
The Search for a Vaccine
U of T scientists are pursuing a made-in-Canada solution to end the pandemic Read More
How Will We Fix Fake News?
Technology gave rise to the current problems, but technology alone won’t solve them Read More
The Deadly Global Fungus
Prof. Leah Cowen’s lab aims to understand how C. auris works and how to stop it Read More
Neighbourhood Watch
Students in U of T Scarborough’s City Studies program learn first-hand how local immigrants are adapting to life in Canada Read More
The Universe in a Lab
Physics undergrad Aysha Abdel-Aziz is making her own unique contribution to a massive international research project Read More
Is That Mozart, or a Machine?
Software developed at U of T can compose music in classical, pop or jazz styles – and as a solo or an ensemble of different instruments Read More
Mind Games
Doctors have been trying for decades to classify mental illnesses. So why do precise definitions still elude us? Read More
Meet Brian, the Social Robot
Advances in technology are bringing us robots that can interact naturally with humans Read More
Gay or Straight?
Do some cultures have better “gaydar” than others? Read More
Bicycle Power!
Why not use exercise bikes to supply electricity back to the grid? Read More
Bar Brawls
It seems young men fight primarily to gain the approval of … other men Read More
A Cure for Red Tape
Instead of fighting bureaucratic inefficiency, why not go around it? Read More
The Living City
Engineers are using the idea of "urban metabolism" to design more sustainable neighbourhoods Read More
Overqualified − and Stressed Out
Immigrants who are overqualified for their Canadian jobs might not just be bored. Their mental health might be suffering as well Read More
Can Our Forests Stand the Heat?
Scientists discover unusual die-off in sugar-maple leaves due to high spring temperatures Read More
Do You Drink Too Much?
A behavioural scientist offers new criteria for defining how much is too much Read More
The Age of a Face
The culture and language you are raised with can affect your ability to judge the age of people's faces Read More
Ending It All
We run our lives as we wish. Why can’t we have a say in our own death? Read More
Is Life Getting Better?
A new measure of national wealth would include health, education and other things Canadians consider important Read More
Revelations from Qumran
Ancient peoples may have viewed the Dead Sea scrolls much as we see the web – fluid, social and open to change Read More
Why Smart People Do Stupid Things
Intelligence by itself doesn’t make you rational. Thinking rationally demands mental skills that some of us don’t have and many of us don’t use Read More
How Rational Are You?
Five questions to get you thinking Read More