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Faculty at the iSchool are participating in groundbreaking, interdisciplinary research that investigates information in its many manifestations. Our researchers are leading the way in shaping the information field.

February 16, 2018

One of Associate Professor Matt Ratto‘s projects was featured at the World Economic Forum in Davos as an example of “VR (Virtual Reality) for Social...

January 15, 2018

Sidewalk Labs’ proposal to build Quayside as an experimental urban neighbourhood “from the internet up” should raise red flags for those who care about privacy and democracy....

December 18, 2017

Imagine a therapist who exists only on Facebook. Or a doctor who’s just an avatar although that avatar may occasionally be the embodiment of an...

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Faculty New Briefs: From virutal reality to museum dining rooms

In building Toronto’s experimental Quayside neighbourhood, Sidewalk Labs must respect privacy and democracy, writes surveillance expert Andrew Clement

From telemedicine to ‘therapy bots,’ professor studies ‘virtual care’ spectrum