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Happy Monday!
If you're a parent of school-age kids in Ontario, you're facing another week of labour disruptions that could mean they'll be out of class again in the days to come. So today in The Conversation Canada, we have three stories focused on young people.
Gabrielle Wilcox of the University of Calgary urges parents to jump on the problem early if they notice their young children are struggling to learn to read. That could mean everything from spending more time reading with your child to enlisting the help of a tutor -- but early intervention is critical, since learning to read gets more difficult as people grow older.
Also in today's edition:
Finally, we've got an interesting story about how vegan activists are pushing hard for social change, compelling politicians to scramble to protect agri-businesses and restaurateurs.
Four great reads to kick off your week.
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Lack of access to quality reading instruction and early diagnoses and intervention of reading disorders can have significant, long-lasting effects.
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Gabrielle Wilcox, University of Calgary
Early intervention with reading challenges has very high success rates for supporting reading development, but it is much more difficult to improve reading skills in older students.
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Epigenetic clocks are a fascinating new technology, but some potential applications are controversial.
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Charles Dupras, McGill University; Martine Lappé, California Polytechnic State University; Michael S. Kobor, University of British Columbia
Pediatric epigenetic clocks have the potential to accurately assess biological age. However, possible applications in law enforcement and immigration raise ethical issues.
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Young people stand on the steps of the Alberta legislature during the climate strike in Edmonton in 2019. Youth are often seen as problems rather than as people who are creating solutions.
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Heather Lawford, Bishop's University; Heather L. Ramey, Brock University
Young people are often seen as lacking but research shows they're motivated by their concern for future generations.
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A vegan activist holds up a protest sign during a demonstration in Montréal. The movement is unflinching in its efforts to change how people look at consuming food.
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Alexia Renard, Université de Montréal
Vegan activists are doing more than promoting healthy diets, they are increasingly vocal about the ethical treatment of animals and pushing for social change.
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La Conversation Canada
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Diane Alalouf-Hall, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Caroline Bergeron, Université de Montréal; David Grant-Poitras, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Jean-Marc Fontan, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
La philanthropie sous forme de don en argent n'est pas une solution aux catastrophes naturelles causées les changements climatiques. Il faut une nouvelle philanthropie du changement social.
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Health + Medicine
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Phaedra Henley, University of Global Health Equity
The interdependency between humans, animals and the environment is becoming more pronounced. This calls for an interdisciplinary approach to health problems.
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Culture + Society
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Eyal Winter, Lancaster University
We don't always realise it, but emotions play a positive role in decision making.
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Politics
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Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
Confidentiality agreements are back in the news after Bloomberg's use of them was brought up at the Nevada Democratic debate.
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