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Vincent Gautrais, professor at the Faculty of Law at Université de Montréal

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Regulating infotech: 'we're still in a state of adolescence'

For three decades now, UdeM law professor Vincent Gautrais has been observing the rapid rise of information technology – and trying that consumers get better protected from the dangers.

There is a profound circularity between inner ecology and outer ecology: by caring for the planet, we care for ourselves, and by cultivating our inner world, we become agents of care for the Earth.

Take care of yourself to take care of the planet

Spirituality • Mar 11th

The concept of Rhythm Workers is simple: players tap the screen of a cellphone in time with the music being played, building virtual structures as their accuracy improves.

Sync to the beat and stutter less

Speech therapy • Mar 9th

When analyzing a request for medical assistance in dying, the clinical ethicist must, among other things, discern the underlying causes of suffering and determine if it is truly intolerable, and ensure that the person's consent is free and informed.

Using ethics to guide end-of-life decisions

Deaths • Feb 20th

According to Guillaume Dubé, lower-risk cannabis users resemble non-users more than higher-risk users.

Cannabis: What is the profile of adults at low risk of dependence?

Drugs • Feb 19th

According to the doctoral student, a relationship with AI can become a frictionless space.

Can AI fulfill our emotional needs?

Psychology • Feb 11th

The use of AI could expand access to mediation for minor conflicts and everyday disagreements, for examples.

Can robots play peacemaker?

Justice • Jan 22nd

Across the groups studied, the overall effect of disciplinary confinement was nil, or even negative.

Disciplinary confinement in prison does more harm than good

Criminology • Dec 18th

It is important to investigate a person’s motives when treating gambling addiction, according to Beáta Bőthe.

Escapism is an important factor in problem gambling

Psychology • Dec 10th

The strategy is simple and actionable with benefits for families, schools and communities.

Sports can breed respect for authority

Sports • Dec 9th

Crime is not gender-neutral, according to Franca Cortoni.

Recidivism rate for female sex offenders remains low

Criminology • Nov 27th

Analysis of 3300-year-old sediments from Lake Laguna Itzan in northern Guatemala challenges the hypothesis that the decline of the Maya was primarily due to repeated episodes of drought.

The collapse of Maya civilization: drought doesn’t explain everything

Anthropology • Nov 25th

Karmann believes that promoting walking can support social cohesion.

Better social health, one step at a time

Public health • Nov 13th

A study was dedicated to the automatic detection of the speech of involuntary celibates on Reddit.

Detecting incel misogyny on Reddit

Information sciences • Nov 11th

A study reveals two realities about the return of Mexicans to the country.

Mexican migrants struggle to reintegrate after being deported

Immigration • Oct 6th

Students enrolled in the History and Civilization program at Collège Lionel-Groulx and CEGEP de Rosemont with their supervisors.

CEGEP students join an archaeological dig at the ancient Greek city of Argilos

Students • Sep 23rd

Students help write a 2,600-year-old story from ancient Greece

Archaeology • Sep 23rd

Pawatik: navigating the rapids of Anishinabe history

First Peoples • Sep 18th

Virtual trials predated COVID-19 but the pandemic normalized them. Some argued they actually increase people's access to justice.

Even online, body language in court still matters

Communication • Aug 11th

Slavery in Montreal (also then known as Ville-Marie), one of the main settlements in the French colony, has long been neglected by researchers.

New France had child slaves – and they were Indigenous

First Peoples • Jul 2nd

The professor thinks it’s important not to lose sight of the fact that the repression of dissent takes many forms.

When political demonstrations are met by force

Politics • Jun 18th

The face of loneliness is changing. Today, it doesn’t just affect elderly shut-ins, recluses and explorers of remote climes, the extreme cases with which it has traditionally been associated.

Loneliness is spreading. What can sociology tell us about it?

Psychology • Jun 12th

The idea of recognizing deafblindness as a single impairment originated in Europe, led by a politician with a deafblind child.

'Deafblindness': more than meets the eye and ear

Audiology • Jun 10th

The study found that a lack of resources hindered families and communities in preparing for Tropical Storm Erika and Hurricane Maria, and in implementing measures that could have mitigated their negative effects.

Building climate resilience in the island nation of Dominica

Research • Jun 6th

After four years, the career guidance program yielded a 10 percentage-point increase in post-secondary enrolment among participants, who were 50 per cent more likely than members of the control group to continue their education.

A career compass is better than a cheque

Education • Jun 5th

“The student population has changed, so the system needs to adapt — not by lowering standards and sacrificing quality but by making programs more flexible and inclusive,” Cecilia Borges said.

Quebec’s student teachers: passionate and committed, but struggling

Teaching • Jun 4th

The authors state at the outset that they are proposing a vision in which secularism becomes a means of building a fairer and more inclusive society.

Secularism in Quebec schools: experts calls for dialogue and diversity

Education • May 29th

May is Speech & Hearing Month in Canada—a timely reminder that aphasia is a fairly common consequence of stroke that affects a person’s ability to speak, understand, read and write.

Finding a voice: people with aphasia sing out

Communication • May 22nd

Workaholism is defined as addiction to work, characterized by “constant internal pressure and obsessive thoughts focused on work-related tasks”.

Investing in your work: a fine balance between dedication and burnout

Research • Mar 31st

There are more crimes that can lead to deportation than one might think.

How Canadian immigration law turns judges into border guards

Criminology • Mar 27th

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