ICYMI - Why Online Debates Are Rarely Actual Debates
Professor Timothy Caulfield argues that most viral online debates aren't built to uncover truth at all, they're built to produce a winner, a loser, and maximum shares. This one is for anyone who has w...
25 Jul 0s
Canada’s Sweet Treats - Saskatoon Berry Pie vs. Nanaimo Bar: The Debate
A look back at how BeaverTails turned into one of Canada's most recognisable food exports since its 1980 debut in Ottawa's Byward Market kicks off a wider question: what actually is the best Canadian ...
24 Jul 0s
NEW - Grocery Stores: Selling Food or Convenience?
Grocery stores sell the idea of fresh food, but Food Professor Dr. Sylvain Charlebois makes the case that most of what shoppers pay for is convenience dressed up as necessity. Anyone who has ever wond...
24 Jul 0s
SHIFTHEADS: The Weight Loss Pill Won't Fix How You Eat
GLP-1 drugs suppress appetite and the weight comes off, but registered dietitian Abby Sharp explains why the pill alone leaves people right back where they started the moment they stop taking it. Anyo...
24 Jul 0s
NEW - Throwback Thursday: 1980 Explains a Lot More Than You'd Think
BeaverTails started on Sparks Street in Ottawa in 1980, and that single detail opens up a wider look back at a year that turns out to have set the stage for arguments still playing out in Canada today...
24 Jul 0s
Shiftheads - Why Silence From Ottawa Feels Like Endorsement
Rob Breakenridge breaks down why Canadians are growing tired of hearing that the government will do whatever it takes, while new Trump tariffs keep landing with no exemptions left under the existing t...
24 Jul 0s
ICYMI - Coffee Doesn't Dehydrate You, Turns Out
New research suggests up to five cups of coffee a day may actually support heart health rather than work against it, and that's just the starting point for a full round of coffee myth busting. Anyone ...
24 Jul 0s
