Research & Technology

Attention influences nearly every aspect of daily life, from remembering information and solving problems to navigating distractions and shifting between tasks. Yet researchers are increasingly finding that attention is not simply about maintaining focus. Nicholaus...

Can people unlearn violence? For sociologist and U of M assistant professor Marie Laperrière, the answer lies in understanding violence beyond why it happens and focusing on how it can be prevented, as well as...

Does knowing more than one language amount to just another skill on a resume? Research suggests otherwise. Speaking more than one language can feel like switching between different versions of oneself. So much so...

For Christine Mayor, trauma is not just an individual experience, rather it is often produced by the very systems meant to provide care. Mayor, an assistant professor in the U of M faculty of social...

In today’s digital world, spirituality is increasingly shaped by online spaces. Social media, apps and websites provide new ways to engage with faith, but they also reshape how people think about and practice spirituality....

Understanding how people think might seem abstract, but for Randy Jamieson, it is a question that sits at the centre of human intelligence and, increasingly, the future of artificial intelligence (AI). Jamieson, a U of...

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has officially rolled out a formal strategy governing its use of artificial intelligence (AI), signaling that the technology is now deeply embedded in the country’s immigration processing machinery...