{"id":62773,"date":"2020-01-17T14:57:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T19:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?page_id=62773"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:04:32","slug":"the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton University on The Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Carleton Univeristy on The Conversation Canada\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"boost-your-visibility-and-share-your-knowledge\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boost Your Visibility and Share Your Knowledge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carleton University is a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Conversation Canada<\/a>, a digital platform that amplifies the voices of Canada\u2019s academic community. This service provides faculty and PhD candidates under supervision by an academic the opportunity to share their expertise with over 4.8 million readers each month, with content often republished by major media outlets worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"benefits-of-writing-for-the-conversation-canada\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of writing for The Conversation Canada<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Share Your Expertise: <\/strong>Make your research and ideas accessible to the public, media and policymakers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Knowledge Mobilization: <\/strong>Translate academic insights into impactful stories that inform and engage society.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Professional Support: <\/strong>An experienced editor will guide you through the writing process, helping you craft a clear and compelling piece.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"getting-started\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting Started<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Submitting a story idea is easy. 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Contact <a href=\"mailto:steven.reid3@carleton.ca\">Steven Reid<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/become-an-author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sign up to become an author<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white cu-section--cards ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\" data-attributes=\"&#x7B;&quot;blockHeader&quot;&#x3A;&quot;Recent&#x20;Features&quot;,&quot;moreButton&quot;&#x3A;&quot;loadmore&quot;,&quot;numberOfColumns&quot;&#x3A;3,&quot;blockBackground&quot;&#x3A;&quot;white&quot;,&quot;numberOfPosts&quot;&#x3A;6,&quot;currentPage&quot;&#x3A;1,&quot;blockType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cards&quot;,&quot;contentType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cu_story&quot;,&quot;taxName&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cu_story_type&quot;,&quot;order&quot;&#x3A;&quot;desc&quot;,&quot;orderBy&quot;&#x3A;&quot;date&quot;,&quot;showImages&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showDates&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showTimeToRead&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showExcerpts&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showFilter&quot;&#x3A;false,&quot;categories&quot;&#x3A;&quot;1623&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;&#x3A;&quot;&quot;&#x7D;\" data-page=\"2\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                            \n\n\n<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h2 id=\"recent-features\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        Recent Features\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n        \n                \n        <div class=\"cu-loading hidden text-center mx-auto h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n    <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n        Loading&#8230;\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n                                        \n        <p class=\"cu-no-posts hidden\">\n            No\n            story\n\n            posts are available.\n        <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n                        \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/ancient-animal-microbe-partnerships\/\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/09\/ancient-fossil-china-1920x1280-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Conotubus fossil revealing evidence of ancient animal microbe partnerships.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 text-left first:mt-6\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-row w-full gap-1\">\n                                <time datetime=\"2026-09-02T20:00:00-04:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        September 3, 2026\n    <\/time>\n\n                                <\/div>        \n        \n    \n    <h3 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    Ancient Fossil From China Reveals Animal-Microbe Partnerships Dating Back 550 Million Years\n            <\/h3>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                                            We often think of microbes as organisms that live around us, like the salmonella bacteria and flu viruses that cause illness. But some of our&hellip;\n                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/rain-gardens-prevent-urban-flooding\/\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/09\/rain-garden-calgary-1920x1280-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"A rain garden in front of a Calgary, Alberta home.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 text-left first:mt-6\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-row w-full gap-1\">\n                                <time datetime=\"2026-09-02T20:00:00-04:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        September 3, 2026\n    <\/time>\n\n                                <\/div>        \n        \n    \n    <h3 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    How Cities Can Use Rain Gardens To Help Prevent Flooding\n            <\/h3>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                                            The Canadian capital of Ottawa was bombarded with 167 millimetres of rain in five hours earlier this summer in what the city called a one-in-200-year&hellip;\n                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/mark-carney-canada-trump-tariffs\/\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/08\/parliament-canada-1920x1280-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Parliament of Canada, Peace Tower, Canadian Flags.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 text-left first:mt-6\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-row w-full gap-1\">\n                                <time datetime=\"2026-08-25T20:00:00-04:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        August 26, 2026\n    <\/time>\n\n                                <\/div>        \n        \n    \n    <h3 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    Mark Carney\u2019s Defiance: Canada Shows the World How To Respond to Donald Trump\u2019s Threats\n            <\/h3>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                                            Canadian Prime Minister Carney has announced the suspension of Canada-United States trade talks, citing &#8220;last-minute changes&#8221; 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Sure enough, Carney soon&hellip;\n                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/home-carbon-footprint-buyers\/\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/08\/istock-house-for-sale-1920x1280-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"A For Sale sits in front of a home.\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 text-left first:mt-6\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-row w-full gap-1\">\n                                <time datetime=\"2026-08-19T20:00:00-04:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        August 20, 2026\n    <\/time>\n\n                                <\/div>        \n        \n    \n    <h3 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    Homebuyers Are Choosing Homes With Much Higher Carbon Footprints Than They Realize\n            <\/h3>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                                            When people shop for a home, they tend to focus on the information listings put front and centre: price, floor area, number of bedrooms and&hellip;\n                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/world-cup-fans-commercialization\/\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/08\/unsplash-fifa-world-cup-match-1920x1280-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Fans celebrate during a FIFA World Cup match as debate grows over commercialization of the tournament.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 text-left first:mt-6\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-row w-full gap-1\">\n                                <time datetime=\"2026-08-17T20:00:00-04:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        August 18, 2026\n    <\/time>\n\n                                <\/div>        \n        \n    \n    <h3 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    The FIFA World Cup Should Belong to Fans, Not Super-Rich Investors\n            <\/h3>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                                            FIFA President Gianni Infantino recently cancelled plans to sell a 20 per cent stake in a company that would run the association&#8217;s tournaments, including the&hellip;\n                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n        <\/div>\n        \n                                            <button aria-label=\"Load More\" class=\"loadMore cu-button not-prose cu-button--dark-grey cu-button--center \" type=\"button\">\n    <div class=\"block load-more-button\">\n        Load More\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hidden no-more-posts\">\n        No more to load\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"items-center justify-center hidden load-more-spinner cu-pageloader\">\n    <div class=\"inline-block h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n        <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n            Loading&#8230;\n        <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/button>\n                    \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boost Your Visibility and Share Your Knowledge Carleton University is a member of The Conversation Canada, a digital platform that amplifies the voices of Canada\u2019s academic community. 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