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A Taiwanese gamer from the esports team Flash Wolves takes pills during a training session for the ‘League of Legends’ World Championship at a boot camp in Shanghai. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Professional gaming is brutal on the body – inside the growing field of treating esports injuries

Gamers face eye strain, repetitive-use conditions, back problems and even blood clots. Lessons from music, dance and car racing can help prevent and treat these injuries.
Canadian workers are increasingly using generative AI, and employers are responding with more training. How it is delivered may matter as much as whether it is offered. (Unsplash+)

Why AI training can backfire for older workers

For older employees already experiencing burnout, poorly designed or poorly timed training can become an additional job demand rather than a solution.
A worker fits solar panels for South Africa’s first municipally owned solar plant in 2025. Photo by RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images

South Africa’s move to greener energy is creating new jobs, but benefits aren’t evenly spread

A just transition to a green economy with broad growth in employment will require deliberate efforts.
U.S. skier Rosie Brennan leads a group during the women’s team sprint classic cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics. AP Photo/Aaron Favila

What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine‑made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier – and it’s everywhere

US Olympic skiers and scientists explain the sharp differences between natural snow and machine-made snow, from the science to the rising risk of crashes.
Elite athletes don’t just move faster — they see smarter. Andrey Rublev of Russia keeps a close eye on the ball as he hits a backhand to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain during their match at the National Bank Open in Toronto on Aug. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

The mental edge that separates elite athletes from the rest

Some of the most decisive moments in sport hinge on how athletes perceive, process and act on information in a matter of milliseconds.
Training and experience are the foundation for a group of experts to provide solid guidance. Tashi-Delek/E+ via Getty Images

‘Expertise’ shouldn’t be a bad word – expert consensus guides science and society

Expertise comes with training, experience and accreditation. And expert consensus is the best guide modern democracies have for making decisions about complicated challenges.
The umbrella organization Aktivklubb Sverige, which brings together several Swedish Active Clubs.There are now Active Club chapters in Canada as well as Europe. (Compte X Aktivklubb Sverige)

Active Clubs: How the body has become a battleground for the far right

Active Clubs combine fitness and white nationalism, transforming the body into a tool for radicalization and normalizing far right ideology as part of everyday life.
The war in Syria that began in 2011 sparked mass migration to neighbouring Turkey. In this photo, Syrians work in their bakery shop in Istanbul’s working-class district of Kucukcekmece on July 5, 2019. Bulent Kilic/AFP

Syrian forced migrants in Turkey have built businesses despite challenges. Here’s what has helped them succeed

Research into these entrepreneurs may carry lessons for societies and governments around the world.
Cliff and Cara Blauvelt, owners of Odie B’s sandwich shops in Denver, have created a recovery-friendly workplace thanks in part to a program from the Colorado School of Public Health. Courtesy of BehindTheApronMedia

More Colorado workplaces are becoming safe places for employees in recovery

Workplaces across the country are becoming safe and supportive places for people with substance use issues.

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