The Dangerous Populist Science of Yuval Noah Harari

The best-selling author is a gifted storyteller and popular speaker. But he sacrifices science for sensationalism, and his work is riddled with errors.

China’s Electric Car Market Is Booming

But can it last?

A Programmer Duplicated ArriveCan In Two Days

An app that cost Ottawa $54 million.

Scheduled to Die

The rise of Canada’s assisted suicide program.

French Police Are Checking Fuel Tanks

Before allowing people to fill up over shortages.

The Myth of the Kamloops Mass Grave

Gruesome claims that Native Canadian children were buried en masse have completely unravelled.

New Zealand Proposes Taxes

On animal burping, peeing.

Germany

What poverty looks like in a rich country.

Encampment Activists Callously Harass Victims of Street Crime

When my neighbours and myself spoke up about the frequent assaults, thefts and vandalism, encampment supporters told us to shut up.

The Mystery of France's ‘Stonehenge’

Built 1,000 years before the famed English site, the Alignements de Carnac’s 3,000 perfectly aligned stones continue to baffle historians.

‘The Beauty Isn’t Out There, It’s Down Here’

William Shatner says going to space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket felt like ‘a funeral’ and filled him with ‘overwhelming sadness.’

My Dinner With Julia Child

The bestselling cookbook author hosts a dinner party for someone she considers an ‘enemy of food.’

In Defence of ‘Dead White Males’

Shakespeare speaks to everyone – not just white people.

Our Cancers Are Filled With Fungi

Many cancers play host to their own unique microbiomes of fungi, which may affect our chances of surviving them.

The High Cost of Living Your Life Online

Constantly posting content on social media can erode your privacy—and sense of self.

Canada Has Devolved Into A Childish Country

Incapable of solving big problems.

A Postcard From Portland

Lost in pathological compassion, much of the city is allied with ‘campers’ and criminals.