CFIC Town Hall Meeting #9 – “Technological Innovation in the Performing Arts. Who are the Big Winners?”
Technological Innovation in the Performing Arts. Who are the Big Winners?
Author: Martin Zielinski
CFIC Town Hall Meeting #8 – “Are we ready for AI?”
Are we ready for AI?
CFIC Town Hall Meeting #7 – Are the New Ways We Communicate and Share Information, Changing Us, Our Society, Our Human Civilization?
Town Hall: November 16, 2025, 8pm EDT Yuval Harari argues that Homo Sapiens’ biggest advantage is not our brain power but the fact that we know how to cooperate on a large scale. Language and sharing of information, data, and experiences are, of course, critical prerequisites for cooperation. In the next Town-Hall meeting we will discuss the impact…
Inquiry… For a More Secular Nation
Research has shown that secularism and quality of life are correlated. And although Canada has made progress towards becoming a more secular nation since Confederation, we still have far to go. It is through the process of inquiry that CFIC makes Canadians aware of the degree to which government decisions are based on religion, the…
Inquiry… For Science
Science involves systematic, empirical research and builds on all past scientific investigation. As such, it is constantly self-evaluating and self-correcting. Science leads to better, longer lives. Yet science is under attack. Self-serving “snake oil salesmen” seek to undermine science. Naïve consumers opt for quick fixes and easy solutions, undermining the ability of science to improve…