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The last seven days were humanity at its worst: Charlottesville and Barcelona. The coming week offers a remarkable reminder that we’re all human beings on a small planet: the eclipse of the sun that will be viewable throughout Canada.
The Conversation Canada and its global partners offer up some weekend reading that will help you better understand the past week and to get you ready for Monday’s celestial event.
Have a great weekend and we’ll be back in your Inbox on Monday.
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Your Weekend Reads
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Melissa J. Gismondi, University of Virginia
Media pundits are promoting Canada as exceptional in its tolerance and diversity but the truth is, Canadians have a tendency not to be not less racist than Americans, but to be less loud about it.
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Bryan Gaensler, University of Toronto
If you've ever wondered why you can look at a solar eclipse and why it can harm your eyes, the answer is in the sun's rays.
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David Alpher, George Mason University
Trump is a master of using anger to motivate his base. An anti-terrorism researcher explains how to stem the tide.
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Roger Culver, Colorado State University
The sun was worshiped as a deity in many cultures – and witnessing it get extinguished could be a particularly terrifying event.
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Karl McLaughlin, Manchester Metropolitan University
A toxic combination of history and social tension makes Spain fertile ground for extremist recruitment.
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Bryan Gaensler, University of Toronto
People universally believe scientists' solar eclipse calendars, but vaccine warnings or climate predictions are forms of science that strangely do not enjoy equivalent acceptance.
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Mark McKinty, Queen's University Belfast
The boulevard runs through the heart of the city, drives its tourist economy and acts as a symbol of life in Catalonia.
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Shannon Schmoll, Michigan State University
An astronomer explains how and why – and when – eclipses happen, what we can learn from them, and what they would look like if you were standing on the moon.
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