Royal Commonwealth Society  -  Ottawa

With modern solutions such as air-con aggravating the problem, ancient heat-management techniques can offer answers. On this year’s...

Democracy is in trouble, despite popular uprisings and dynamic social movements in Lebanon, Hong Kong and across Europe and Latin...

Social media, by design nurtures addiction in order to maximize advertising profit. Social media platforms use "notifications" and...

According to EIU’s measure of democracy, almost half of the world’s population live in a democracy of some sort (45.4%), but only 7.8%...

Global coronavirus deaths have been falling—but scientists are worried that more infectious new variants of the virus may reverse those...

We have a long road ahead before a vaccine is safe, effective and, most crucially, widely available. We need a multi-pronged public...

Before January 31, 2021, individuals, groups or teams, organisations, companies, charities or government ministries / departments /...

As of late summer, governments around the world had pledged $12.2 trillion of relief in response to the coronavirus pandemic. That’s...

If many still see the pandemic as a faraway problem, that’s because they aren’t seeing the pandemic at all, just a number. It’s time to...

Through youth empowerment, education and high-level advocacy, the RCS champions four focus areas: literacy; equality and inclusion; the...

Clinical trials of four vaccine candidates are showing remarkable promise, with three exceeding 90% efficacy, no safety concerns and one...

Fox News acknowledged Trump’s loss. Facebook and Twitter cracked down on election lies. Mainstream social platforms have continued to...

people have the maximum flexibility and time to consider and cast their vote. Ideas like automatic voter registration, standardized voter...

City councils are on the frontline of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis. 33% of the West Midlands residents said that...

Whatever size of community they represent, urban leaders are under pressure to deliver the same results – better health, efficient...

Collaborating across municipal borders can raise ambition and accelerate action. Read more ... Identify and fill data gaps. Climate...

In a ‘15-minute city’, everyone is able to meet most, if not all, of their needs within a short walk or bike ride from their home. It...

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Session 1 Youth Engagement - From 1:00 - 1:50 EST, Prof. Valerie-Anne Maheo, Université de Laval and Aaron Myran, Future Majority....

DiResta tests out OpenAI’s GPT-3 language generator—which recently penned several drafts that were edited together into an op-ed by The...