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Three Canada Reads books hover in colour over top of a pile of black and white versions of the same, with a tree of knowledge hovering in the distance.
Thinking

Power and class remain hidden in Canada Reads discourse

By Andrew McWhinney October 1, 2021October 8, 2021

There’s not enough discussion of class in Canadian politics. How can looking at Canadian fiction and Canada Reads help shed light on how class is working today?

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Thinking

Can I change your mind?

By Jennifer Kingsley September 24, 2021October 1, 2021

Please note that the time codes referenced here are for the web version of the story and will differ slightly if you are listening to…

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Overview of a sheet of paper with notes from a narrative design research process.
Design

The use of narratives in research and design

By Sherwin Arnott August 6, 2021October 7, 2021

These videos by Dr. Stan Ruecker and Dr. Milena Radzikowska are an excellent resource.

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screenshot of the edge of a Romanian town in Google streetview
Thinking

The unexpected life of design decisions

By Hannah Rhoslyn July 2, 2021September 22, 2021

The more Geoguessr I played, the more I notice how design permeates our world, and lets us know where we are in surprising ways.

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The book, Diet for a Small Planet, floats over a field of farm workers.
Thinking

In it for the long haul: On food, democracy, and courageous action

By Ryan Elizabeth Cope June 16, 2021October 7, 2021

Frances Moore Lappé’s ‘Diet For a Small Planet’ was first published in 1971, but to anyone steeped in the world of food – be it…

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house sparrow on an iron fence
Notes

Birdsong and Victoria’s city soundscape

By Hannah Rhoslyn April 8, 2021September 22, 2021

Beyond just looking at and identifying birds, I’ve come to enjoy learning about bird-related issues. On that note, here are two recent(ish) articles about local Victoria bird news.

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Takeout picnic at Saxe Point by Samantha Fernandes via unsplash.
Thinking

Creativity and the COVID era

By Hannah Rhoslyn April 8, 2021September 22, 2021

Capital Daily Podcast has a great episode about the creative ways Victoria restaurants have pivoted to meet the current situation.

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Simone Giertz cuts her tesla in half to create "truckla"
Design

Fearless and fun design with Simone Giertz

By Hannah Rhoslyn March 26, 2021September 22, 2021

As a maker of digital (and occasionally tangible) things, I love watching makers who use big, solid materials like wood, metal, and in this case,…

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A montage of episode covers from the Ologies podcast.
Communications

Ologies podcast can teach us heaps about interviews and story telling

By Sherwin Arnott March 24, 2021September 22, 2021

Ooh, nerds. The best. Also, amazing interviewer. I wonder if she was ever a theatre or improve nerd.

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Ainsley Currey, Dela Hini, Desmond Cole, and Robyn Maynard on Zoom.
Thinking

Desmond Cole and Robyn Maynard, Beyond the Police State

By Sherwin Arnott March 12, 2021September 22, 2021

Robyn Maynard and Desmond Cole share their thoughts in this compelling talk on issues surrounding abolitionism.

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An illustration of a rat with a magnifying glass held up to it. Rather than magnifying it, the glass turns the grey rat technicolour.
Communications | Design

Ologies podcast and the art of interviewing

By Hannah Rhoslyn March 10, 2021September 22, 2021

Each episode of Alie Ward’s Ologies podcast begins with the premise of a featured “-ology” (a branch of science), but by the end is so much more.

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panels from Aubrey Hirsch's comic, "Anger"
Design | Thinking

An argument for anger

By Hannah Rhoslyn March 10, 2021September 22, 2021

Aubrey Hirsch’s comic blends simple, clear visuals with research data on women and expressions of anger.

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A person holds their hands up on a hot air balloon.
Thinking

That story worked like a lead balloon

By Pink Sheep Design March 8, 2021September 22, 2021

Insights into story telling, building thrilling narratives, editing, and bringing your full self to science communication.

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Tom Scott looks on annoyed as popups crowd his video
Web

What are cookies?

By Hannah Rhoslyn March 4, 2021September 22, 2021

A Tom Scott video asks (and answers): What are cookies and we are we asked to accept them?”

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Someone walks out onto a log jutting out over the rocks on Here are some helpful guides to pronunciation of lands: W̱SÁNEĆ and lək̓ʷəŋən land.
Thinking

Pronunciation guides for place names

By Pink Sheep Design March 2, 2021September 22, 2021

Here are some helpful guides to pronunciation of lands: W̱SÁNEĆ and lək̓ʷəŋən.

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