Silicon or Graphene?
Carbon-based semiconductors could revolutionize the chip industry
Sci + Tech
An Interview With ThinkSci Outreach Program
On behalf of the Daily, I had the opportunity to interview Phoenix Plessas-Azurduy and Aidan Shoham Amizlev, McGill students and cofounders of ThinkSci; and Chloe,… Read More »An Interview With ThinkSci Outreach Program
Science Sensationalism in the Media Damages Trust
How the planet K2-18 became misrepresented
Interview with the Organizers of Our Giant Leap Hackathon
2nd edition of international competition comes to Montreal
Big Tech Could Soon Get Smaller
Government lawsuits signal possible unravelling of corporate tech monopolies
LK-99
How internet hype rammed ahead of the scientific process
The Danger of Personality Tests
The pseudoscience and business-oriented model of personality tests overshadow their potential for serious interpretation
GPT Detectors Seem Like the End of the Era, but ChatGPT Still Has Potential
Now that algorithms can spot text generated by GPT, more creative – and potentially fruitful – uses of chatGPT can take the spotlight
The Dangers of Algorithmic Policing
AI in Canada lacks proper regulation and oversight and should not be in the hands of law enforcement
Blurring the Line Between Human and Machine
AI’s potential raises questions about its role in academia
Diabetes in East Asia
Unique risk factors affect East Asian individuals
Racism’s Effect on Aging
How racial discrimination shortens life expectancy among Black people
The Cost of Montreal’s Tech Hub
Gentrification in Mile End is pushing local business out.
Ultra-Processed Foods: The Non-Communicable Epidemic
How and why the Big Food industry got us hooked on ultra-processed foods loaded with added-sugar, salt, and saturated fat
From Mycophobia to Mycophilia
A fungi-de to Mushrooms