On Monday, March 30, at from 5 PM to 6:30 PM, The Institute for Science, Society and Policy and the Royal Canadian Institute for Science will host the second panel of the third year of the ISSP-RCIScience Lecture Series. The series focusses on the impact of emerging science and technology on society.
Misinformation is influencing public opinion, decision making, and even geopolitics. And it’s not just coming from Facebook and Twitter—it’s coming from our political leaders. Yet our ability to detect misinformation is diminishing.
Kimberly Girling discusses the disruptive influence of misinformation on societies, and explains what individuals can do to help stem the tide of misinformation.
Here is the evaluation report of the federal government’s fourth open government action plan, written by Professor Daniel Paré, Core member of the ISSP.
Canada-China relations are in uncharted territory. To understand the current tangle of trade disputes and hostage diplomacy, it helps to go back to the beginning.
Margaret McCuaig-Johnston traces Canada's relationship with China back to the establishment of formal diplomatic ties in 1970, discusses China's scientific ambitions, and lays out the stakes of Huawei's 5G bid.
The Hill article, written by Sophie Yeo, about the collaboration between experts and local indigenous people to develop new shipping routes through the region that minimize harm, with a quote by Professor Jackie Dawson, Core Member and Leader of the Arctic Change ISSP Research Cluster.
