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This post was previously published on October 7, 2020.

For the first time in the long history of the Olympics, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have been postponed until summer 2021 due to COVID-19. Unfortunately, this was not the only sporting event affected by this year’s pandemic—various leagues, tournaments, and … Read More >

“As the Model T Ford was to the 1920s, so are the smartphone, and mobile devices more generally, to the present day.” Gregory Taylor and Catherine Middleton, Frequencies

Providing easy access to our pictures, our music, or social media, our technological identity is strongly dependent on, and affected by, smartphones and mobile devices. … Read More >

“… trust in technological fixes is a cultural perception having profound implications for human actions and power relations.” Sean Johnston, Techno-Fixers

In the 21st century, technology seems to provide solutions for almost any problem imaginable. From hi-tech medical equipment to an overabundance of varying phone apps, the implementation of technological fixes … Read More >

Paul Socken, editor of The Edge of the Precipice: Why Read Literature in the Digital Age?, was recently featured on Critical Margins. The following is an excerpt from his discussion with Hope Leman. 

Anyone who cares about literature and the act of reading should read the collection of essays, The Edge of the Precipice: … Read More >

Yesterday the Conservative government gave its 2013 Speech from the Throne (#SFT13).

Gregory Taylor, author of Shut Off: The Canadian Digital Television Transition, was a guest on BNN’s The Close to talk about the Throne Speech, as well as the financial impact that the “pick-and-pay price model” would have on Canadian broadcasting.

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