November 25, 2003 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment
With his academic pedigree as a sociologist, Peter Urmetzer offers a fresh perspective on free trade. His book provides a more nuanced view of the topic than is usually peddled by journalists, demonstrators, and politicians. ... Read More »
With his book The Cure of Folly, University of Toronto psychiatry professor Gordon Warme attempts to recast the practice of psychiatry as “soul care,” an idea close to its roots, rather than a dubious science ... Read More »
November 25, 2003 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment
An innocuous, unarmed United States with health care – this is what Canada is to many. However, according to Michael Adams’ second book, Fire and Ice (much less intriguingly titled than his first, Sex in ... Read More »
November 25, 2003 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment
Notwithstanding the soporific title, this book on technology is a lot of fun. Professor of human factors engineering – what we lay people often call ergonomics – Kim Vicente gives readers plenty of real-life examples ... Read More »
November 20, 2003 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment
In Forever Young, University of Toronto professor Marcel Danesi aims to expose our society’s view of adolescence and its associated “problems” as an artificial construct perpetuated by a media-driven culture. This is worsened, Danesi argues, ... Read More »
November 20, 2003 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment
Of the four elements, earth is the most silent. And yet writing and painting found on the Earth’s stones are also our only form of communication with lost ancestors. Like this, its central symbol, Ross ... Read More »
November 19, 2003 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment
Some people believe the World Wide Web will usher in a new era of peace and social justice. Some say it’s the greatest invention since the taming of fire. Others say simply, “Let’s go shopping!” ... Read More »
October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment
Some people believe the World Wide Web will usher in a new era of peace and social justice. Some say it’s the greatest invention since the taming of fire. Others say simply, “Let’s go shopping!” ... Read More »
October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment
Some people believe the World Wide Web will usher in a new era of peace and social justice. Some say it’s the greatest invention since the taming of fire. Others say simply, “Let’s go shopping!” ... Read More »
October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment
Some people believe the World Wide Web will usher in a new era of peace and social justice. Some say it’s the greatest invention since the taming of fire. Others say simply, “Let’s go shopping!” ... Read More »
October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment