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Month: May 2021

Children & Family

“Mamma, Do You Love Me?” – A New Poetry Book by Dominique Forbes

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“MAMMA, DO YOU LOVE ME?” – Life through the eyes of a child who sees no grey is a poetry book that consists of 100 + poems, has been tested and proven! ABOUT THE BOOK […]

Children & Family

Expanding the definition of family to reflect our realities

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The second Monday in February is Family Day in parts of Canada. Started in Alberta in 1990, four additional provinces celebrate Family Day: British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick. (Other provinces have holidays reflecting their […]

Home & Decor

Renovating your home could ruin your relationship … but it doesn’t have to

The Conversation

Many Canadians have turned to home renovations to find space — both literally and metaphorically — after a year of working, learning, exercising and doing just about everything else from home. As we head into spring and […]

Home & Decor

What adds value to your house? How to decide between renovating and selling

The Conversation

The government’s HomeBuilder scheme allows certain home owners to apply for a tax-free grant of A$25,000 if they are spending between $150,000 and $750,000 renovating a home or building a new home. Eligibility criteria are strict. The scheme has […]

Home & Decor

Have you tested your home for cancer-causing radon gas?

The Conversation

Back in 2013, in my first winter in my newly renovated Calgary home, I spent $45 on a radon testing kit. This was a logical move. I am an assistant professor in the Cumming School […]

Children & Family

How intimate partner violence affects children’s health

The Conversation

Childhood should be a happy and carefree time, but often it doesn’t work out that way. Children are exposed to all the stresses and strains that affect the families and communities in which they grow […]

Children & Family

Children own around 3 digital devices on average, and few can spend a day without them

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More than nine out of ten parents think digital media and technologies are a negative distraction in their lives. And 83% think their children are also negatively distracted by digital devices. These are some of […]

Children & Family

Family meals are good for the grown-ups, too, not just the kids

The Conversation

For all the parents feeling exhausted by the cooking, cleaning and planning of a million meals during the pandemic, there’s some good news. Commensality, or the sharing of food with others, is beneficial for your […]

Top Stories

  • Yelp’s addition of a ‘Black-owned’ tag led to a slight drop in business ratings in Detroit

    When the online review platform Yelp added a “Black-owned” tag in 2020, it boosted the visibility of Black-owned restaurants in Detroit. It also caused their ratings to drop, according to our recent study.This post was [...]
  • A creative, collaborative and sustainable approach to pub crawls could safeguard the British tradition

    Pubs could safeguard their future by creating more collaborative and sustainable pub crawls, according to research by the University of York.This post was originally published on this site
  • Systemic risks in leveraged US loan market may herald new financial crisis: Study

    A new study from the University of Bath has found that highly leveraged loans are increasingly underpriced in the U.S. loan market, particularly among non-bank lenders that are not subject to the same oversight as [...]

Highlights

  • Heat impairs teamwork more than individual performance, researchers find
  • What if universal rental assistance were implemented to deal with the housing crisis?
  • Yelp’s addition of a ‘Black-owned’ tag led to a slight drop in business ratings in Detroit
WHAT’S NEW
  • Good deals that are bad for the climate: Supermarket volume discounts lead to food waste
  • Colorful, ‘healthy’ branding makes cannabis edibles ‘appealing’ to teens, study finds
  • Economists say long-term investments can become more equitable
  • Research finds ‘attractiveness advantage’ in customer experience
WHAT’S INTERESTING
  • The war won’t end Iran’s nuclear program—it will drive it underground, following North Korea’s model
  • Overconfident conspiracy theorists: Many unaware their beliefs are on the fringe
  • Q&A: Why is politically motivated violence on the rise in the US?
  • Polite political punditry may be quietly silencing women on TV
Last Thoughts:
  • Talking with peers strengthens critical awareness about sharing learner data
  • Researchers say using ChatGPT can rot your brain. The truth is a little more complicated

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