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Unmasking the ‘manosphere’: Dal Health researcher explores online radicalization, masculinity and power

Unmasking the ‘manosphere’: Dal Health researcher explores online radicalization, masculinity and power

Dal researcher Dr. Luc Cousineau investigates how online communities radicalize young men, revealing the dangerous intersection of digital culture, masculinity, and far-right extremism.  Read more.

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Alison Auld
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Erosion, saltwater flooding and more frequent storms are taking a costly toll on Sable Island's fresh groundwater resources, with this reduction serving as a bellwether for small, densely populated islands worldwide.
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This week on Sciographies, meet Dr. Michael Freund, whose research informs the design of energy storage technologies and whose work as director of ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓÆµâ€™s Clean Technologies Research Institute helps facilitate studies on how build a more sustainable future.
Niecole Killawee
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This week on Sciographies, meet Dr. Erin Bertrand, an associate professor in the Department of Biology who is leading an international scientific effort to map marine microbes all over the world.
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A new digital app created in a Dal lab uses a mixture of artificial intelligence and machine-learning techniques to translate journal entries and contextual data into personalized, evidence-based recommendations.