"In a world where “post-truth” was 2016’s word of the year, many people are starting to doubt the efficacy of facts. Can science make sense of anti-science and post-truthism? More generally, how can we understand what drives people’s beliefs, decisions and behaviors?"

"Pain is at the heart of Canada’s escalating opioid crisis. And so is the physician’s prescription pad. In Ontario, two people die of opioid overdose every single day. These deaths are less surprising when you consider that pain is a normal part of human life, and that doctors have been told to prescribe opioids to eliminate it. Staggeringly, one in seven Ontarians was prescribed an opioid at least once during 2015-2016."