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One of the most viewed articles we’ve ever published – on the female orgasm gap – was written by Gonzalo Quintana Zunino and Conall Eoghan Mac Cionnaith of Concordia University. Today in The Conversation Canada, the pair of sex researchers return with something equally as intriguing: what rats can tell us about our own orgasms.
That’s quite a way to start off the week! But there’s more to get you rolling on this Monday: Thilina Bandara of University of Saskatchewan offers an analysis on the potential danger of the Ontario government’s recent decision to reduce funding for the province’s public health agencies; Derek Lynch of Dalhousie University explains how carbon in soil can help with tackling climate change.
And finally…when you tip your server at a restaurant, you assume that the money will go to the staff, right? Not necessarily. Alison Braley-Rattai of Brock University explains why staff at a popular Niagara Falls eatery have gone on strike and how their employer’s tip-sharing policy remains a key sticking point in the dispute.
Regards,
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Rats have similar physiological reactions to humans when it comes to orgasms.
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Gonzalo R. Quintana Zunino, Concordia University; Conall Eoghan Mac Cionnaith, Concordia University
How do we get get aroused? And how can this happen without noticing it? Do the sounds we make during sex mean anything? Could rats help us figure these questions out?
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A nurse wears protective clothing during the SARS outbreak at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto in 2003. This outbreak was the impetus for establishing the Public Health Agency of Canada.
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Thilina Bandara, University of Saskatchewan
From tackling the opioid crisis to preventing pandemic flu, a strong public health infrastructure is essential. Proposed cuts in Ontario will be disastrous.
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Soil carbon can play a role in tackling climate change.
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Derek Lynch, Dalhousie University
Carbon in soil can help with tackling climate change. Maintaining soil quality by supporting farmers through economic incentives and technical approaches is important.
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Hospitality workers across the country are concerned about efforts by employers to zero in on their tips. The ongoing labour dispute at the Rainforest Cafe in Niagara Falls underscores the alarm.
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Alison Braley-Rattai, Brock University
The ongoing labour dispute at the Rainforest Cafe in Niagara Falls, Ont., highlights some dubious efforts by employers to take tips from hospitality workers due to minimum wage increases.
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Il faut en finir avec les clichés de mères parfaites ou, à l'inverse, de mères « à boutte ». Entre les deux, il y a les mères réelles, ambivalentes, avec leurs défaillance et leurs imperfections.
Marie-Noëlle Huet, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
L’influence exercée par les images collectives de la maternité parfaite est telle que les mères ressentent la pression de devoir répondre à ce modèle irréaliste.
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Arts
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Amna Khalid, Carleton College; Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, Carleton College
'The Life of Washington' was painted in the 1930s by an artist who sought to upend a rosy narrative of US history. Now some are saying its images 'traumatize' viewers – and ought to be taken down.
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Environment + Energy
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Cameron Brick, University of Cambridge
It's natural to feel powerless against climate breakdown. But transforming pain into action can be infectious, and might just tip the balance towards a healthy climate.
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Politics
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Richard Calland, University of Cape Town
Some have argued that were the ANC to win 60% or more in this election, it would have given the party a blank cheque for further larceny
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