Le 15 août 2007, six ressortissants italiens sont assassinés à Duisbourg, en Allemagne. Avec ce sanglant épisode de la guerre des clans, les citoyens européens découvrent l’emprise de la ‘Ndrangheta, l’équivalent de la Mafia en Calabre. Sur les traces de ce massacre, Agnès Gattegno enquête, de la Calabre à Milan et de la Costa del…
Un article de la BBC Many of us use earphones throughout the day to drown out noise in our commutes and at work. But is it prematurely damaging our hearing? Molly Crain investigates.
TED Talks Decades ago, few pediatricians had heard of autism. In 1975, 1 in 5,000 kids was estimated to have it. Today, 1 in 68 is on the autism spectrum. What caused this steep rise? Steve Silberman points to “a perfect storm of autism awareness” — a pair of psychologists with an accepting view, an…
300 enseignants par année victimes de voies de fait Journal de Montréal Ils sont intimidés sur les réseaux sociaux, victimes de voies de fait, mordus ou percutés par un objet lancé du fond de la classe. La violence envers les enseignants est bien présente dans les écoles du Québec. Chaque année, plus de 300 employés…
With all the droughts happening across the world, water management has clearly become one of the most urgent challenges for governments and citizens to tackle. According to a recent study by NASA, twenty-one of the world’s 37 largest aquifers have passed their sustainability tipping points, meaning more water was removed than replaced during the decade-long…
aeon Is the office cubicle actually designed to crush your soul? The strange history and significance of a much-loathed space
National Post To some, the Confederate flag is a symbol of Southern heritage and pride, adorning everything from bars to T-shirts to licence plates. To others, it’s a token of racism and segregation, waving in the face of a divided nation. In the wake of the Charleston shooting and images of 21-year-old killer Dylann Roof…