Bots not only shape political discourse in Canada, they can be used to amplify specific narratives and reinforce ideological divides, Sophia Melanson Ricciardone’s research shows.
In the absence of better protection for voters, political parties can design election campaigns around personal information they have gathered without transparency, consent or accountability, expert Sara Bannerman explains.
A McMaster researcher has uncovered evidence of an intestinal parasite endemic to Africa in a 500-year-old latrine in what is now Belgium.