Here’s a selection of my published articles.
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Notifications stress me out. How I cut them down to improve my well-being
How can we tame the bleep-bloop? I examined the effect that constant notifications have on our mental health an attention Click here to hear the radio documentary. From CBC Radio’s Spark.
Students should be taught resilience, but educators struggle with the best way forward
Callers and audience members during Checkup’s live show at Glenlawn Collegiate in Winnipeg worried students aren’t prepared for a rapidly changing job market. But figuring out how best to prepare them isn’t as easy said as done. From CBC Radio’s Cross Country Checkup.
‘Stop using the racial card’: Checkup callers react to Stanley verdict
Emotions ran high as Canadians shared their thoughts on Friday’s not guilty verdict. From CBC Radio’s Cross Country Checkup.
Roombas, Kuri and Pepper, oh my! How we feel about our robots at home
Today’s robots are cute and expressive, but they’re shiny machines first and foremost. We take a look at what companies are doing to get them in your living room. Click here to hear the radio documentary. From CBC Radio’s Day 6.
‘Loudly Crying Face’: Your cute emojis are spoiling social media for blind users
Accessibility consultant Sassy Outwater-Wright is fed-up with people using too many emojis in their Twitter user name. She makes the case for a more inclusive internet while keeping social media trendy with GIFs and emoticons. From CBC Radio’s Spark.
Google’s fun ‘match your selfie with art’ app points to the scary future of facial recognition
Google’s Arts and Culture app is a fun game, but privacy researcher Vitaly Shmatikov cautions that you should think seriously about how freely you handover your selfies. From CBC Radio’s Spark.
‘All of our team was in tears’: Video shows polar bear starving in the North
A video shows disturbing images of a starving polar bear, and the conservation group that filmed it believes climate change may be to blame. From CBC Radio’s As It Happens.
Cluttered polling location frustrates Nova Scotia voter who uses wheelchair
John Yorke says casting a ballot last week in New Glasgow was more difficult than it should have been. From CBC News Nova Scotia.