Insurance Research Institute Says Climate Change Drives Up Auto Insurance Loss Ratios—Climate Risk Should Be Reflected in Expected Losses

South Korea's Insurance Research Institute warns that climate change is driving up auto insurance loss ratios, urging insurers to factor climate risk into expected losses to curb rising social costs.

The hidden cost of your supermarket sea bass

Revealed: an investigation shows how consumers buying fish in the UK are playing a role in food insecurity and unemployment in Senegal

Environmental Lecture Series – Referat für Umwelt

OECD Analysis - Soaring Housing Prices Major Culprit for 'Low Birth Rates and Economic Downturn'

OECD study reveals rising housing prices lead to lower birth rates, decreased consumption, and economic downturn, highlighting significant social costs of housing market volatility

2025 CAFS Social, Book Launch and Awards Ceremony

Join us for an unforgettable evening of celebration and social connection at one of Toronto's newest hot spots, And/Ore.

Zoom bias: The social costs of having a 'tinny' sound during video conferences

Most job candidates know to dress nicely for Zoom interviews and to arrange a professional-looking background for the camera. But a new Yale study suggests they also ought to test the quality of their microphones.

Upcoming Conference

FOUNDATIONS, EVOLUTIONS, & REVOLUTIONS We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Canadian Association for Food Studies Assembly will be hosted at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario from June 2- June 5, 2025, and will be delivered in conjunction with the Federation for Humanities & Social Sciences Congress (running May 30 to June 6, 2025). The broader theme of

Researcher says high screen time associated with social, emotional problems in children

A developmental psychologist says children who spend too much time in front of a screen can develop social and emotional problems well into adolescence.