Can 3D Printer Technology Tackle Canada’s Housing Crisis?
by Lee Rickwood
On a mission to increase access to housing, an Ontario company is building the first multi-unit 3D printed home in North America.
Tag: Canadian Innovation
Privacy Commissioner Steps Down, Says Canada’s Laws Need Ratcheting Up
by Lee Rickwood
Ending his term with the Tim Hortons announcement recalled other of his press conferences, about other major investigations into other privacy violations, committed by other large North American companies.
Red Bull Flugtag Calls for Entrants: Who Can Build a Flying Machine?
By Yasmin Ranade
Applications are now open to Ontario’s inventors interested and bold enough to design a flying machine, which must be human-powered!
STEM Scholarships a Woman’s Best Friend, Diamonds Not Withstanding
by Lee Rickwood
Diamond miner De Beers wants to get 10,000 women and girls in STEM and achieve gender parity across its workforce by 2030.
Young Canadian Innovators Battling Climate Change
By Yasmin Ranade
Knowledge Society (TKS) is a 10-month, global innovation program for driven and curious students aged between 13-17. Acceptance into the Calgary-born program, which is modelled after learning environments from Stanford, Harvard, and MIT, is rigorous and only those youth that want to make an impact in the world are selected
Consent of the Employed: Workplace Surveillance and Employee Monitoring
Employee monitoring and workplace surveillance means big business. It may also mean big brother. Employee monitoring lets organizations track the activities of employees and gather information that helps drive productivity and boost security. With an uptick in the number of…
Paid Advisory Group to Recommended Harmful Online Content Laws and Regulations
by Lee Rickwood
One in five Canadians have experienced some form of online hate, yet online safety ultimately means so much more than taking down or blocking harmful content.
Good Ol’ Viewing Machines Get Corrective Lenses
by Lee Rickwood
Standing on the Observation Deck of the Empire State Building, I felt very far away from the city; looking through the viewer, I thought it was right in my face.