Wade Rowland
Wade Rowland is a Canadian science, technology, and history writer. He is currently an emeritus Professor at Toronto's York University.
Biography
Rowland was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1944. He was married in 1978 to Christine Collie, with whom he has two children, Simon and Hilary Rowland.Rowland has worked as a journalist for the Winnipeg Free Press, the Toronto Telegram, and Canadian television networks CBC and CTV. He holds a Ph.D. in communication and culture from Toronto's York University, where he taught from 2005 to 2020. He was granted tenure in 2009. He has lectured at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, and is a former Maclean Hunter Chair of Ethics in Communication at Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto. He is currently emeritus professor of media and communications at York University. He has resided in Port Hope, Ontario since 1982.
Books
The Pollution Guide Toronto, Clarke IrwinThe Plot to Save the World: The Life and Times of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment
Fuelling Canada's Future
Making Connections: The Behind-the-Scenes Story
How to Find Relief from Migraine
Nobody Calls Me Mr. Kirck
Polar Passage: The Historic First Sail through the Northwest Passage
Spirit of the Web: The Age of Information from Telegraph to Internet
Ockham's Razor: A Search for Wonder In An Age of Doubt
Galileo's Mistake: A New Look at the Epic Confrontation between Galileo and the Church
Greed, Inc.: Why Corporations Rule Our World and How We Let It Happen |
Saving the CBC: Balancing Profit and Public Service
Canada Lives Here: The Case for Public Broadcasting
Morality By Design: Technology's Challenge to Human Values
The Storm of Progress: Climate Change, AI, and the Roots of Our Dangerous Ethical Myopia