Sex robots. Do I really need to say anything else to get you to read our lead story? Well, here goes….Today in The Conversation Canada, Neil McArthur of the University of Manitoba has teamed up with Markie Twist of the University of Wisconsin to tell us about “digisexuals” and how technology is rapidly having a profound effect on people’s intimate lives. And, yes, sex robots are coming...

It’s just one of several good reads we have for you this Thursday.

• With the upcoming election in Alberta, Jordan Long of the University of Alberta says the NDP government should, before facing a potential defeat at the polls, make changes to a controversial law about how children are taught sex education in schools.
• City planners and companies working to build “smart cities” will collect massive amounts of data about the people who live and work in these communities. Sara Bannerman of McMaster University says a new survey shows most Canadians are rightly concerned about the impact on their personal privacy.
• In this year’s federal election, tt’s expected the Liberals will campaign on a promise of a national pharmacare plan. While that sounds great for consumers, Jaden Brandt and Nancy Kleiman of the University of Manitoba say there are financial downsides that need to be considered.

And finally….the animated movie Into the Spider-Verse is getting rave reviews, especially for its positive message for kids. Nikki Martyn of University of Guelph-Humber writes that the film helps children “learn the importance of relying on people and fighting through life’s adversity to save ourselves and the world.”

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