Blowing Away Bad Indoor Air with Personal Purifiers
by Lee Rickwood
When putting a value on the air we breathe, there can be many decision-making factors to consider.
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Music, Memory and MP3 Players: Therapy for Mental and Physical Health
by Lee Rickwood
Health and well-being gains are being realized through music therapy and the use of MP3 players, but there’s obviously a problem with putting headphones on a person with dementia and leaving them alone.
Canadian Co. Fights Climate Change with Cheaper Carbon Capture Tech
by Lee Rickwood
Our attempts to reduce carbon output are not working, leaving us to see absorption of the CO2 we have already emitted as the next best choice.
Smart Cities: Mapping Current Technologies, Funding New Developments
The importance and impact of technology in the smart city will lead to a big brother-ish city of surveillance or a rewarding smorgasbord of urban independence and opportunity.
Cellphones in the Classroom: Teaching Tool or Dangerous Distraction?
by Lee Rickwood
The image of a cellphone cage outside every classroom is one of the ramifications of banning their use inside, if not a terribly ironic reflection of the world around us.
Privacy in Public: Nothing to Hide or Nothing of Value?
by Lee Rickwood
We’re learning very quickly about the value of information in the digital age: we don’t have to hide our data, we need to control it!
Drone Developments Bring New Rules, Regs, Restrictions
by Lee Rickwood
Think of a pilotless drone as part of the Internet of Things, automatically, remotely, independently capturing massive amounts of data from its unique vantage point high above the city, its people and its patterns.
Women, AI and Mining in Canada: Revolutionary But No Magic Bullet
by Lee Rickwood
Whether as chief data scientists or machine learning project leaders, women in Canada are using artificial intelligence tools and techniques to revolutionize the country’s mining industry.