Tricky math and haunting messages accumulate in unresolved poetics this fall at the Art Gallery of York University (AGYU). The AGYU invites you to "surge out there" as it joins with Raqs Media Collective: technological poets for an India in transition, to present their newest exhibit Surjection. Of the current generation of Indian artists, the […]
Jamie Cameron, professor at York’s Osgoode Hall Law School, talked about the Linda Gibbons case, in which Ontario launched a lawsuit in 1994 against a group of protesters some say were terrorizing staff and patients outside an abortion clinic, on CBC Radio’s “Sunday Edition” May 15. Cameron's interview is available on CBC's website and begins […]
CBC Radio's Ideas program is re-airing "It's a Girl's World," Lynn Glazier's audio documentary about the social world of girls where a hidden culture of nastiness lurks beneath a cultural facade of niceness. The series examines the tumultuous nature of female relationships from girlhood to adulthood. The radio series, and its companion National Film Board […]
Anne Russon, a cognitive ecologist and professor of psychology in York’s Glendon College, spoke about orangutans’ ability to communicate using mime, on CBC Radio’s “Quirks & Quarks” Sept. 18. You can listen to Russon's interview with host Bob McDonald on Quirks & Quarks' Website. The interview begins at the 1:30 mark. Russon has observed 18 […]
Professor Maggie Toplak, a clinical psychologist in York’s Faculty of Health, discussed a new American study that found that attention deficit disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children are commonly misdiagnosed with Matt Galloway on CBC Radio’s “Metro Morning” in Toronto Aug. 19. The clip runs 6:15 and can be found on CBC's Website. Posted […]
Alan Middleton, professor of marketing in the Schulich School of Business, spoke to Toronto's 680 News about the success of Old Spice's youtube video campaign to rebrand their image using commercial spots featuring actor and former NFL player Isaiah Mustafa. You can listen to the spot on 680News.com (click the play button below Mustafa's photo): […]
Stuart Shanker, Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology and Philosophy and director of the Milton & Ethel Harris Research Initiative at York University, spoke about the concept of self-regulation – managing our inner emotional life – and its increasing role in treating children with mental disorders, such as autism, and adults on CBC Radio’s “Ideas” program […]
Professor Laurence Packer, professor of biology in the Faculty of Science & Engineering, spoke to Bob McDonald, host of CBC's Quirks & Quarks on June 26 about his research on international bee populations. He is the author of Keeping the Bees: Why All Bees Are at Risk and What We Can Do to Save Them. […]
Ron Atkey, lawyer and adjunct professor of national security law in York’s Osgoode Hall Law School, spoke about who has security jurisdiction at the G8 and G20 summits, on CBC Radio’s “The Current” June 22. You can listen to his interview on The Current's Website. The interview appears in the show's first part. Professor Atkey's […]