Dan Riskin, CTV’s Science and Technology Specialist, rounds up the most interesting, strange, and fascinating headlines from the science and tech worlds and teaches you a little something Mondays on Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal.

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Dogs Blink Back When Owners Blink First
Why Some Bird-Songs Charm Human Ears

Tune in every Monday at 10:45am to Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal for the latest Science with Dan Riskin!

Dan Riskin, CTV&rsquo;s Science and Technology Specialist, rounds up the most interesting, strange, and fascinating headlines from the science and tech worlds and teaches you a little something Mondays on Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal.
Here's what we're covering this week:
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<li><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/if-your-dog-is-blinking-at-you-it-may-be-trying-to-tell-you-something-science-suggests?utm_source=riskin.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=dan-riskin-s-weekly-science-stories">Dogs Blink Back When Owners Blink First</a></li>
<li><a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-08-scientists-key-ingredients-birdsong-pretty.html?utm_source=riskin.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=dan-riskin-s-weekly-science-stories">Why Some Bird-Songs Charm Human Ears</a></li>
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Tune in every Monday at 10:45am to Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal for the latest Science with Dan Riskin!

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Patricia Boal speaks with Sara Austin, the Founder & CEO of Children First Canada, about the new report flagging online harms as the greatest risk to youth, why that is, and what Children First Canada proposes doing to tackle it moving forward.

Patricia Boal speaks with Sara Austin, the Founder &amp; CEO of Children First Canada, about the new report flagging online harms as the greatest risk to youth, why that is, and what Children First Canada proposes doing to tackle it moving forward.

New report calls online harms greatest threat to youth, calls for stronger social media legislation

Carmi Levy, tech analyst and journalist, is here for Tech Tuesdays on Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal.

Here's what we're covering this week:
Government of Canada launches Canada’s Responsible Data Centre Development Principles
Appalling AI menu pictures keep going viral. But what makes them so revolting?
What to expect at Apple’s September 9th launch event

Tune in every Tuesday at 10:45am to Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal for the latest Tech Tuesday with Carmi Levy!

Carmi Levy, tech analyst and journalist, is here for Tech Tuesdays on Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal.
Here's what we're covering this week:
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<li><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2026/09/government-of-canada-launches-canadas-responsible-data-centre-development-principles.html">Government of Canada launches Canada&rsquo;s Responsible Data Centre Development Principles</a><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/02/us/ai-food-slop-menus-viral-cec"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/02/us/ai-food-slop-menus-viral-cec">Appalling AI menu pictures keep going viral. But what makes them so revolting?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.ph/nxyRa#selection-1775.0-2311.215">What to expect at Apple&rsquo;s September 9th launch event</a></li>
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Tune in every Tuesday at 10:45am to Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal for the latest Tech Tuesday with Carmi Levy!

Tech Tuesdays with Carmi Levy: Why do people not like AI-generated food images?

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