Signed in March 2016, the Türkiye–EU border externalization deal included benefits but also required actions from both parties involved. It established that the European Union (EU) would waive visa requirements for Turkish citizens and aimed to advance Türkiye’s EU accession process, facilitate the resettlement of certain asylum seekers from Türkiye to EU member states, and […]
Today I’d like to talk about something closer to home… the human microbiome! I mentioned this briefly in a previous post where I introduced metagenomics, describing how the human microbiome isn’t just a collection of cells that happen to live with us, but a complex community of bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses, all coexisting in […]
If you have joined me in previous blogs, I hope I have imparted a deeper understanding of interprofessional education and why it is significant to developing future health professionals who are collaborative-practice ready. However, you may be still wondering about our current health workforce. What is the relevance to their professional practice? Why should current […]
Introduction Few countries shape the fate of global climate governance as much as the United States (U.S). As the world’s second-largest emitter and a geopolitical heavyweight, U.S participation—or absence—casts a long shadow over the Paris Agreement. Over the past decade, the Paris regime has weathered three major U.S. policy shifts: Trump’s withdrawal, Biden’s return, and […]
Over the last posts, we travelled back in time to visit the first whales: four-legged, wolf-like creatures that walked the Earth 50 million years ago. We were introduced to the ever-changing paths of evolution and how scientists try to make sense of them, summoning the power of coding to trace the footprints of natural selection. […]
October is breast cancer awareness month. This month serves as a reminder of how far we’ve come in understanding breast cancer and how continued research is vital to developing more effective and personalized treatments. When it comes to treatment, several factors guide the medical team’s approach. The stage and grade of the tumor determine the […]
Today, I will be talking about a topic in AI governance called “Agent Infrastructure”. It answers the question: “How do we build and enforce protocols for safe and secure interactions with AI?” We’ve done this before many times with new technology: radio and television, traffic (cars, trains, ships, planes), space, financial securities, and closest to […]
Introduction The Paris Agreement’s greatest challenges lie not only in international negotiations, but in how countries reconcile global climate commitments with domestic energy policies. Canada provides a vivid example of this tension, with its climate leadership narrative on the global stage and its ongoing support for oil sands and liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects at […]
Every second, somewhere in the world, a car sends a location update, a financial system verifies a transaction, a sensor in the ocean records a wave, and a social media platform reacts to a trending post. All these actions create tiny pieces of information flowing through the digital world. Together, they form a never-ending river […]
We are socialized early in our lives to the concept of teams. Whether through sport or school, we often get to experience working alongside, and with others to achieve a goal. Naturally, our earliest idea of a ‘team’ is founded on temporality and space- teams are groups of people who share space and place, and […]