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Back to SearchHow brutal wildfires are 'killing' Indigenous ways of life
In 2021, a deadly heat dome produced a devastating wildfire season across British Columbia. While immediate media coverage often focuses on evacuatio…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The movement that unlocked a new masculinity – Dandyism
For over 200 years, the Dandy has been a provocateur, someone who pushes against the boundaries of culture, masculinity and politics. From Beau Brumm…
9 months ago
How Canadian nationalism died
In George Grant's famous 1965 essay, Lament for a Nation, the Red Tory philosopher argued that Canadian nationalism had died. He believed that when C…
9 months ago
The famously polarizing father of capitalism
The 18th-century philosopher Adam Smith is often called “the father of economics,” and sometimes “the father of capitalism.” IDEAS contributor Matthe…
9 months ago
What it’s like to discover you have ADHD after 50
When IDEAS contributor Sandra Bourque was diagnosed with ADHD in her early 50s, she was relieved. Finally, everything made sense to her. Bourque beca…
9 months ago
What it means to fully embrace neurodiversity
Imagine a world without Mozart or Michelangelo, Einstein or Edison. Famous for their creativity, a "mysterious force" that psychiatrist and ADHD expe…
9 months ago
Do books have the power to heal us?
If you're someone who thinks reading is therapeutic, you aren’t alone. On the surface, bibliotherapy might sound like another personal wellness trend…
9 months, 1 week ago
Why we can’t live without the universal feeling of disgust
Disgust — an emotion that makes us human. It can keep us safe from drinking milk that's gone off, thanks to the revolting smell. And as Charles Darwi…
9 months, 1 week ago
The philosophy behind why humans are so self-conscious
For centuries, Western philosophers have contemplated the question: “Who am I?” To get to the answer, 19th-century German philosopher Georg Wilhelm F…
9 months, 1 week ago
How the fear of fire is taking control of us
Humans used fire as a tool. Now we fear its destruction. But we're responsible for changing the climate, argues John Vailliant, "in a way that favour…
9 months, 1 week ago