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Back to SearchThe ultimate to-do list for living a good life
The guided principles on this list are based on Jesuit Bernard Lonergan's philosophy. His thought will likely shape the world for centuries to come, …
3 weeks, 6 days ago
How Hitchcock's 'The Birds' speaks to 21st-century anxieties
The face we give to our monsters says much about our anxieties as a culture. But birds? Two classic works of 20th-century horror featured a violent a…
4 weeks ago
The Billionaire Age Pt 1 | How did we get here?
There are 19 centibillionaires and a growing list of 3,000 billionaires worldwide. So it might not surprise you that the richest one per cent possess…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Why everything you thought about earthworms is wrong
Earthworms are supposed to be a sign of healthy soil. But they're actually an invasive species that can even damage forests. So have we been sold a l…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Massey Lecture Part 5 | A human rights agenda for Canada
In more than 40 years on the front lines of international human rights Alex Neve has heard Canada described as ‘the land of human rights’ — and seen …
1 month ago
Why is bombing civilians still a military tactic?
The bombing of civilians has been called one of the "great scandals" of modern warfare. So why, despite nearly a century of drafting laws and signing…
1 month ago
Why we should 'fight like hell' against Big AI
"Our democracy is what’s at stake," says Karen Hao, an engineer who used to work in Silicon Valley. Now she’s an outspoken critic of its AI giants. T…
1 month ago
The common ground of fact and fiction can be powerful
Fact and fiction may seem poles apart but writers Esi Edugyan and Tiya Miles find the two intertwine perfectly in their award-winning storytelling. B…
1 month ago
When a poem changes your life
Poetry can find you when you need it most. It can be life-altering to read that poem just at the right moment. It was for six IDEAS producers who joi…
1 month ago
Massey Lecture Part 4 | How people power makes human rights real
Eleanor Roosevelt once said that universal human rights begin in “small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any…
1 month, 1 week ago