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![Text reads: Congress in Conversation. Headshot of Nehal El-Hadi and Christopher Dietzel. Text reads: Part I with Christopher Dietzel. Text reads: Part I with Christopher Dietzel.](/sites/default/files/styles/fhss_card_image_500_x_300_/public/2024-06/BTP%20%40%20Congress%20EP1%20-%20website%20thumbnail%20EN.png?h=1b59ed55&itok=Q3zJOM8t)
Congress in Conversation - Part I with Christopher Dietzel
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Introduction | About the guest | Christopher Dietzel's Research at Congress | Transcript | Follow us Introduction Welcome to Congress in Conversation, a special series presented by the Big Thinking...
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Artificial Intelligence law: the importance of fair regulation
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description Does ChatGPT, DALL-E and Midjourney ring a bell? These platforms are just a few examples of the many new artificial intelligence...
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Open Access In The Humanities And Social Sciences In Canada: A Conversation
Over the last decade, open access (OA) has gained support among researchers and policymakers, with increasingly vocal advocacy for free online access to scholarly work. While incorporating open access policies in Canada reflects a rapidly changing...
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How worried should we be about ChatGPT?
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description Artificial Intelligence is on the rise, and ChatGPT is one of the most prominent examples of a new technology that is changing our...
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What is the future of books?
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description Digital technologies are reshaping every aspect of our society, and books are no exception. But as physical objects, books have a...
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From the Jheri curl to TikTok: Canada and the global business of Black beauty
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description Every day we are bombarded by words and images telling us what we should find beautiful, and what we should aspire to look like. Black...
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Who cares for the caregivers?
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description Who cares for the caregivers? is a question too important to ignore especially after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed how our society...
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Professionalism, inclusivity, and social media: Educational foundations in these digital times
At the event “Professionalism, Inclusivity, and Social Media: Educational Foundations in these Digital Times” presented by the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, three presentations discussed the education sector and its future role in...
![A teal, blue and purple wave pattern make up the Congress 2022 logo, with English text reading “Congress 2022 of the Humanities and Social Sciences” and French text reading “Congrès 2022 des sciences humaines”. The theme name reading “Transitions” sits at the bottom of the logo.| Une forme de vague bleue sarcelle, bleue et violette constitue le logo du Congrès 2022, avec le texte en anglais « Congress 2022 of the Humanities and Social Sciences » et le texte en français « Congrès 2022 des sciences humaines »](/sites/default/files/styles/fhss_card_image_500_x_300_/public/2022-03/Congress%20blog%20thumbnail.png?h=1b59ed55&itok=ZEp1CpkQ)
“But, where are you really from?”
In a keynote address to the Black Caucus of the Canadian Sociological Association, Dr. Debra Thompson (Associate Professor of Political Science and Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies, McGill University) explored the...