Bitcoin mining consumes more electricity a year than Ireland
Network’s estimated power use also exceeds that of 19 other European countries, consuming more than five times output of continent’s largest windfarm
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Sex After Cancer
It can be difficult to experience desire if you fear your body or if you cannot recognize it as your own.
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Opinion | Stop driving children to school: It could be a lifesaver
Parents all across this city — downtown and suburbs alike, in virtually every neighbourhood — will know already that we have somehow collectively turned our schoolside streets into chaotic, overcrowded, apparently lawless car-dodging zones.
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No Longer Writing, Philip Roth Still Has Plenty to Say
In an exclusive interview, the (former) novelist shares his thoughts on Trump, #MeToo and retirement.
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Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble
Yes, it’s driven by greed — but the mania for digital cash could wind up building something much more important than wealth.
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Opinion | Guess Who’s Coming to ‘Peanuts’
The introduction, 50 years ago, of a black character into the Schulz comic strip was a major social statement.
My parents were born in Vancouver -- Dad in 1909, Mom in 1911 -- and married during the Great Depression. It was a difficult time that shaped their values and outlook, which they drummed into my sisters and me.
Exercise Alters Our Microbiome. Is That One Reason It’s So Good for Us?
Lean people were especially responsive to exercise’s effects on the bacterial makeup of our guts.
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The Cost of Government Debt in Canada, 2017
Budget deficits and increasing debt are key fiscal issues as the federal and provincial governments prepare to release their budgets this year. Combined federal and provincial net debt has increased from $833 billion in 2007/08 to a projected $1.4 trillion in 2016/17. This combined debt equals 67.5% of the Canadian economy or $37,476 for every man, woman, and child living in Canada.Debt accumulation has costs. One major consequence is that governments must make interest payments on their debt similar to households which must pay interest on borrowing related to mortgages, vehicles, or credit card spending. Spending on interest payments consumes government revenues and leaves less money available for other important priorities such as spending on health care and education or tax relief.Canadian governments (including local governments) collectively spent $62.8 billion on interest payments in 2015/16. That works out to 8.1% of their total revenue that year and $1,752 for each Canadian or $7,009 for a family of four. The total amount spent on interest payments is approximately equal to Canada’s total spending on public primary and secondary education ($63.9 billion, as of 2013/14, the last year for which we have finalized data).