York’s AI profile is on the rise thanks to a compelling variety of projects from Lassonde, including person-following robots and robotics in agriculture. This is real-world application with social impact and value.
Regina Rini, a philosopher who came to York in 2017 from NYU, raises some uncomfortable questions about machine-robot consciousness, and what we might owe ‘them’ on moral grounds.
Scientific Director of CIHR’s Institute of Population and Public Health, Steven Hoffman, offers keen insights on how AI could improve health outcomes of Canadians. He believes York could take a leadership role.
Schulich’s Markus Giesler considers how to market AI-based technologies without challenging the consumer’s decision-making capacity. He says manufacturers need to get the balance right between power enhancing and power stealing.
Through a ground-breaking new brief, the Homeless Hub paints a vivid picture of youth homelessness and the child welfare system. Its findings will be relevant to decision- and policy-makers at all levels of government.
York Theatre Prof talks about his deepest examination to date into the trauma of the residential school experience: Bearing, which premiered last spring. He hopes this highly collaborative production will help the nation move forward, together.
Beyond providing an overview of advertising methods and research, York’s University’s Russell Belk presses for the combination of qualitative research and data analytics to paint a more vivid picture of consumer behaviour.
A new study out of York University shows that the experience of mental effort is different in individuals at risk for ADHD compared to those not at risk – a research ‘first’ in the most commonly studied childhood mental disorder.
Exec Director describes the Knowledge Mobilization Unit’s great leap forward. The sky’s the limit for this powerhouse as it engages with others around the world interested in impact.
Environmental Studies professor releases book on the global phenomenon of suburbanization. This, on the heels of a major international conference, will shape future thought on this important topic.