AI has been around for a while now but its applications are still very much shrouded in hyperbole and myth. To be sure, important advances are taking place today, pioneered by people like Demis Hassabis, the lead at what is now Google’s ‘Deepmind’. However, much of...
As COVID-19 continues to ravage some countries, others seem to be turning a corner. Governments around the world are being tested, and whether a country is still fighting to contain outbreaks or has found a path toward easing restrictions, without active measures to...
Ok, I have been officially quarantined for one hundred and thirty-seven days. Am I suffering from claustrophobia? Have I, all of a sudden, started advocating against my deepest beliefs? Have I just finished teaching a class on motivating students into doing something...
Social entrepreneur, business owner, and certified fitness trainer, Robyn Henry, instructs several weight-training classes a week and coaches up to four private clients daily. Well, she used to. Before COVID-19. Before many industries, including her own, experienced a...
Imagine if a public toilet was your only sanitation option. In the best of times it’s a scary and unpleasant choice. Now imagine being asked to stay home when you don’t have a toilet in-house. Most of us take private bathrooms for granted. But public washrooms are...
We’ve seen this narrative repeated so often lately: COVID-19 is the ultimate equalizer. At the heart of the statement is the fact that no one is immune to the virus, regardless of socioeconomic status, geographical location, or color of their skin. But the assertion...
