In a previous professional life, I was a political reporter. It never really leaves your blood. Elections in Canada over the last decade have fascinated me because in many cases – the last federal vote, provincial contests in Alberta and British Columbia, just to name a few – the conventional wisdom when the writ is dropped is replaced by a completely different outcome a few weeks later when the votes are counted. Consider now the current Ontario election. Today in The Conversation Canada, Christo Aivalis of the University of Toronto explores the once-unthinkable scenario of the province electing an NDP government. Premier Andrea Horwath anyone?
Doctors agree that having more omega-3 fats in our diet is good for our health. David Mutch of the University of Guelph writes about his research that shows young adults know they should be eating more omega-3 foods, but not enough are consuming them.
And finally…did you once own a Che Guevara T-shirt? If so, you may want to read Markus Giesler’s article about the nostalgic allure of socialism in Germany. The York University associate professor of marketing reveals why the popularity of “Ostalgie — a nostalgic yearning for life in the German Democratic Republic, also known as East Germany — is unbroken.”
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Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath speaks to a packed room of supporters at an NDP rally in Brampton on May 21.
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Christo Aivalis, University of Toronto
On June 7, Ontario may have a new premier, and there is a decent chance it will be the NDP's Andrea Horwath.
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Omega-3 fats can be found in many food sources, including salmon, flax seeds and walnuts as well as over-the-counter supplements.
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David Mutch, University of Guelph
A new study shows that most young adults know about the connection between omega-3 fats and brain and heart health. Despite this, only two out of five reported buying or eating omega-3 foods.
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The socialist traffic symbol Ampelmann, seen here in Berlin, constitutes an international brand empire. In the age of mass consumerism, what’s behind a nostalgia for socialist symbols and the sugarcoating of socialist regimes?
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Markus Giesler, York University, Canada
In the age of rampant consumerism, there is nonetheless an odd nostalgia for socialist regimes and symbols. What does it mean?
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Health + Medicine
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Matthew Campbell, Leeds Beckett University
Nutrition expert – sugar does not cause type 2 diabetes on its own.
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Politics
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Babatunde Fagbayibo, University of South Africa
Reports of profligacy by the leaders of the Pan African Parliament could further diminish its legitimacy, which is already being questioned .
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Science + Technology
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Chris Firth, Macquarie University
The current eruption of Kilauea on Hawai'is big island can tell us a lot about what is going on beneath the volcano and may provide lessons for future eruptions.
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