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Millennials now make up the largest share of the Canadian workforce, but many don’t have full-time jobs, predictable incomes, benefits or paid sick days. Today in The Conversation Canada, Arif Jetha from the University of Toronto says there are long-term health implications for millennials grappling with precarious work situations.
Sometimes it’s OK to do two things at once. Doodling during a lecture and listening to music when you study can help keep your mind engaged. Jim Davies from Carleton University takes a look at what the science says about multitasking and how to make smart choices to boost your productivity.
There’s an old myth that it’s impossible for educated women over 40 to get married. But Yue Qian from the University of British Columbia finds that American women who spend years in school don’t sacrifice their chances of getting married. But, according to Qian’s research, it’s a different story in China.
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Research among Canadians shows employment to be a critical social determinant of health, partly because those who earn higher wages have more access to safe housing, nutritious foods, social services and medical care.
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Arif Jetha, University of Toronto
No longer can young people invest in their education and work their way into secure employment. The health impacts of this job insecuerity are profound.
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Distractions at work can take up more time than you think, but doodling may just help you get through that lecture or meeting.
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Jim Davies, Carleton University
Multitasking may not be what you think it is and it might not even help you be more productive if you choose to do the wrong things at the same time.
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The myth that educated women over 40 find it impossible to find a mate to marry prevails - but it has long been debunked. What are the actual impacts of higher education on a women’s ‘marriageability?’ Here a wedding pic from Cambridge Mill, Cambridge, Canada.
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Yue Qian, University of British Columbia
The old myth that it's impossible for educated women over 40 to get married still lingers. Actually, educated women are doing OK in the U.S. In China, however, the story changes.
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Culture + Society
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David Bamford, University of Huddersfield; Marcus Mayers, University of Huddersfield
It can feel much faster to get the bus – but that could all be a matter of perspective.
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Environment + Energy
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Alona Armstrong, Lancaster University
Scientists have modelled the effects of huge hypothetical energy projects in the desert.
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Politics
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Gideon Cohn-Postar, Northwestern University
While Donald Trump's election may seem to US voters to present unprecedented questions of legitimacy, such questions were first asked more than a century ago, in an election that turned on bicycles.
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