Queen's In The News Friday, April 29, 2022
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Airton, Lee |
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Globe and Mail: Census sheds light on trans, non-binary Canadians for the first time Prof. Airton says that for safety reasons, transgender people must be able to opt out of the sex question in the census, since it needs to be filled out alongside others in their household. |
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Akanksha Bij |
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Global News: Queen's University astronomers break down how Kingstonians can view a celestial event Akanksha Bij, Master’s student, talks about how Canadians may be able to see four planets in a row, with no telescope needed. |
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Sean Cleary |
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ctvnews.ca: Climate cost to Canada could be trillions of dollars by 2100: report Dr. Cleary talks about the Institute for Sustainable Finance’s report that the total cost of climate change to the Canadian economy would be trillions of dollars by the end of the century if temperatures continue to rise. |
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Robert Colautti |
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The Weather Network: Meet the lone star & Asian longhorned ticks: 2 species inching towards E. Canada Dr. Colautti talks about bacteria and other pathogens that ticks can carry. |
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Christian Leuprecht |
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ctvnews.ca: Mounting evidence Canada trained Ukrainian extremists, gov't needs to be held to account: experts Global News: Emergency alert would have sent public into ‘frantic panic’: RCMP officer Dr. Leuprecht talks about the claims around the Canadian Armed Forces having trained members of Ukraine’s military who were reported to be part of extremist groups. He also speaks to the police response to the Nova Scotia mass shooting in 2020. |
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Raj Patel |
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Global News: Queen's University astronomers break down how Kingstonians can view a celestial event Raj Patel, Master’s student, talks about how Canadians may be able to see four planets in a row, with no telescope needed. |
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Jessica Selinger |
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New Scientist: People instinctively run at their most energy-efficient speed Daily Mail (UK): Don't pick up the pace! Humans naturally run at the most energy-efficient speed – whether it's a quick jog or a marathon, study finds Wall Street Journal: Running Faster Means Overriding Your Body’s Natural Tendency to Conserve Calories Science News: Joggers naturally pace themselves to conserve energy even on short runs phys.org: Runners prefer the same pace, regardless of distance Popular Science: Humans naturally fall into energy-efficient speeds when they run Dr. Selinger talks about how the human body naturally chooses a running pace that minimizes their body’s energy use over a given distance. |
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