Research & Ideas

Photo of Graham Collingridge in a lab
Photo of Graham Collingridge in a lab

When Memory Fails

Understanding how we learn and make memories will lead to better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, says Brain Prize winner Graham Collingridge Read More

Two photos shot in a studio against a light grey background: Kinnon MacKinnon (left), in a white and grey-polka-dotted short-sleeved, button-up shirt and black-framed glasses with a tattoo on his left bicep, and Cassandra Williams, in a black T-shirt with a white print illustration, wearing a lip ring and her long brown hair draped over one shoulder.
Two photos shot in a studio against a light grey background: Kinnon MacKinnon (left), in a white and grey-polka-dotted short-sleeved, button-up shirt and black-framed glasses with a tattoo on his left bicep, and Cassandra Williams, in a black T-shirt with a white print illustration, wearing a lip ring and her long brown hair draped over one shoulder.

Generation T

For trans students at U of T, the fight for rights and equality is about much more than just washrooms Read More

Photo of Jonathan Sun speaking into a microphone
Photo of Jonathan Sun speaking into a microphone

Loving the Aliebn

Jonathan Sun tweets funny, heartfelt – and often misspelt – observations about what it means to be a 21st-century human Read More

Photo of Boy George
Photo of Boy George

Mx

New honorific is for people who don't want to reveal their gender Read More

A man surveys the rubble in Guangzhou, China
A man surveys the rubble in Guangzhou, China

Cities in Ruins

Prof. Tong Lam's photographs depict urban decay in Asia, and the parallels between security and surveillance in east and west Read More

Illustration of a blue shirt with white clouds, a green striped tie, and a joint being smoked
Illustration of a blue shirt with white clouds, a green striped tie, and a joint being smoked

High Time?

When it comes to legalizing marijuana, drug and public health experts caution that “the devil is in the details” Read More

Illustration of a smartphone app (left side) and a car (right side)
Illustration of a smartphone app (left side) and a car (right side)

Uberization

Companies such as Uber are disrupting entire industries, but this is good for the economy overall, says an economics prof Read More

Close-up photo of a teenged boy in a tank top holding a basketball
Close-up photo of a teenged boy in a tank top holding a basketball

Team Spirit

Adolescents who play team sports are less likely to experience mental illness later in life, study finds Read More

Illustration of two surgeons operating within a box being opened
Illustration of two surgeons operating within a box being opened

A Cut Above

A “black box” for the operating room is leading to improved training for physicians and better knowledge of surgical errors Read More

Illustration of a wooden frame with a tube in the middle, dividing and ending in four pencils depicting four national flags
Illustration of a wooden frame with a tube in the middle, dividing and ending in four pencils depicting four national flags

Say What?

Knowtions aims to make translating complex scientific documents into any language faster and more accurate Read More