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Warning to first-year students: sharing a room the size of a bus shelter with a complete stranger can be a shock. See other photos by merkley??? at Flickr.com Read More

April 22, 2009 | By Scott Anderson

Are Emoji Becoming the World’s First Universal Language?

At U of T Mississauga, students are creating their own tiny icons for our phones. “Dizzy tornado face,” anyone? Read More

Isaiah Grewal, wearing headphones and typing on a laptop, with Morgan Barense seated next to him, both smiling

When Words Won’t Cooperate

Psychology professor Morgan Barense aims to crack the mystery of non-speaking autism Read More

Professor Ian Williams standing still outside of a building with large columns, while people walking around him are motion blurred

The Lost Art of Conversation

Ian Williams makes the case for talking to each other more meaningfully Read More

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Are Emoji Becoming the World’s First Universal Language?

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