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Video game film adaptations used to be huge flops. Now studios can’t get enough
From Mario to the new Street Fighter film, the video game-to-film pipeline is now bursting open – and there are several reasons for it.
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What Australia could learn from its Southeast Asian neighbours about power and the changing global order
Southeast Asian countries have a more pragmatic view of the great power contest between the US, China and Russia.
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Natural hazards don’t obey electoral cycles. The next government faces crucial choices
New Zealand is a hazard-prone country and exposure to risk is rising. The choices the next government makes may be among the most consequential of the next decade.
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Data centres: Opposing them and developing them are not the only two choices
The question is not whether Canada builds more data centres, but what it asks of them before they draw on public systems and local landscapes.
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How Canada can better track what happens to trafficked wildlife after they’re seized
When wild animals are illegally imported to Canada, the law is clear about what happens to perpretrators. It fails to address how they are cared for after seizure.
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Why the ugly history of IQ testing matters for AI and education
To figure out what AI may be understood as replacing, we need to examine intelligence as a historical and dangerous idea — rather than as a biological fact.
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Alberta and Québec referendums test Canadian unity amid hostility from the U.S.
The Alberta and Québec independence referendums, motivated by vastly different concerns, will nonetheless create uncertainties for both provinces.
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Blood pressure rising: over 50% of Nigerians we tested had hypertension and over 65% didn’t know it
Millions of Nigerians are living with hypertension without knowing it – and the gaps in diagnosis and care run deep.
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Ultra-trail running: why women excel yet remain under-represented
Why are women still under-represented in trail and mountain running even though they excel over very long distances?
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Young voters fear mass shootings like the one in Oregon, but that fear divides them on gun control
An Oregon school shooting comes weeks before midterms when young voters could break turnout records, but research shows shared fear doesn’t mean shared views on guns.
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Can social media bans protect young people’s mental health? Early research suggests that bans aren’t the answer
Kids have found ways around most of the safeguards meant to keep them off social media platforms.
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Americans want electric cars – they just can’t find them
Sales reveal how many cars people actually bought, but not how many they actually wanted. Prices, on the other hand, show how demand is changing.