Why It’s Time to Close the AI Knowledge Divide
The first iPad came out in 2010, and within a few years, the market was also flooded with affordable Android handhelds. On these devices, Skype and FaceTime made the Jetsons-era idea of a videophone possible, but I noticed a glaring issue. I wanted to purchase one for my grandmother so she could bet
Immigrants Don’t Need ‘Canadian Experience,’ Actually
It’s no secret that many Canadian employers routinely discriminate against immigrants for the crime of lacking “Canadian experience.” Advocates and non-profit organizations have long bemoaned this unfair practice. For decades, immigrants have found crafty ways to sidestep this hurdle, acquirin
Newsflash: An App Isn’t Going To Solve Racism
If you don’t think too deeply about it, it sounds like the type of problem-solving gadget that could have useful applications: an app that can change anyone’s accent to a “Western” one (think: nondescript suburban American) in real time. That was exactly the intention for Sanas.ai, a Pal
Why The Best Group Chats Know When To Take It Offline
One of my work besties recently dropped a link into our group chat. “Pretend you’re Black,” she wrote. She is a university professor creating a groundbreaking new online survey for Black journalists in Canada. This was her way of saying, Hey, friend! Can you click through these multiple-choice
There Is No Such Thing as the ‘Immigrant Vote’
From its inception, Canada has been a country founded by and for immigrants. But, for just as long, a deep anxiety has been cultivated about how new Canadians shape our politics. No sooner had our constitution acts been signed, in 1867, that politicians in the capital began to warn that its rapidly
