Denis Lavoie: The shale gas bonanza: opportunities and challenges
Denis Lavoie, Natural Resources Canada Tuesday February 3, 2015 The search for oil and gas is taking us to new settings on the Canadian landscape, testing the limits of our […]
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Extreme weather and climate: Measured response? | À météo et climat extrêmes, measures proportionnées?
Ronald Stewart, University of Manitoba Daniel Scott, University of Waterloo Thursday March 26, 2015 In Canada and around the world, extreme weather phenomena are becoming more frequent and more damaging. […]
Dr. Gerry Wright: The Crisis in Antibiotics | Les antibiotiques en crise
Gerry Wright, McMaster University Thursday April 23, 2015 As near daily headlines warn us, the rise of drug resistant microbes, or “superbugs”, – is impacting public health. We need antibiotics […]
Dr. Christopher Burns: Permafrost science heats up: understanding and preparing for change in northern landscapes | L’étude du pergélisol s’active : comprendre les changements au paysage nordique et s’y préparer
Chistopher Burn, Carleton University Thursday February 4, 2016 Climate change is the talk of the town these days. Not a day goes by without news about its effects. Much attention […]
Dr. Ted Sargent: Trees do it. Ferns do it. Why can’t PhD’s do it? Bio-inspired solar energy | Capter la lumière à la manière des plantes L’énergie solaire bio-inspirée
Ted Sargent, University of Toronto Thursday February 26, 2015 Humankind consumes electrical power at an average annual rate of 15 Terawatts (trillions watts). We meet this demand primarily by burning […]
Scott Knight: Rethinking cyberattacks: New strategies to counter the mounting costs to business and threats to Canada’s security | Repenser les cyberattaques : nouvelles stratégies pour réduire les coûts grandissants des entreprises et contrer les menaces pour la sécurité du Canada
Scott Knight, Royal Military College of Canada Thursday, March 10, 2016 Although cyber security regularly makes news headlines, the resulting discussions often fail to make crucial distinctions between cyber-crime, cyber-espionage […]
Dr. Chris Eliasmith: Exploring a simulated brain: from human behaviour to drug effects | Étudier le cerveau virtuel : du comportement humain aux effets des médicaments
Chris Eliasmith, University of Waterloo Jeudi, le 14 avril 2016 Large-scale brain models have become the centerpiece of many international "big science" projects. At the University of Waterloo, Chris Eliasmith […]
Dr. Jean Caron: Keeping food available and affordable : a twenty-first century challenge | Des aliments disponibles et abordables : un défi du 21e siècle
Jean Caron, Université Laval Thursday May 12, 2016 Agriculture today faces increasing challenges ranging from extreme weather and soil and water depletion to the relentless conversion of food land to […]
Kenneth Lee: Crude oil on water – an expert perspective on spills, their impacts and remediation | Les effets du pétrole brut sur l’eau – Le point de vue d’un expert sur les déversements, leurs répercussions et les mesures d’assainissement
Kenneth Lee, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Thursday June 9, 2016 Even with a concerted global effort to replace carbon fuels with other energy sources, oil continues to […]
Dr. Mike Flannigan: Living with Forest Fires: Lessons from Fort McMurray | Vivre avec les feux de forêt : leçons tirées des feux de Fort McMurray
Mike Flannigan, University of Alberta Thursday September 29, 2016 Every year, for millennia, thousands of small fires and dozens of large ones break out in Canada’s boreal forest. This will […]
Dr. Jeremy Kerr: The great biodiversity challenge: conserving nature through a century of unprecedented change | Le grand défi de la biodiversité : la conservation de la nature pendant un siècle marqué par des changements sans précédent
Jeremy Kerr, University of Ottawa Thursday October 27, 2016 Jeremy Kerr, Université d'Ottawa Jeudi, le 27 octobre 2016 Nous comptons sur la nature pour une foule de services essentiels […]
Sylvain Martel: Canadian nanorobots: an option for fighting cancer? | Les nanorobots canadiens : une option pour combattre le cancer?
Sylvain Martel, Polytechnique Montréal Thursday December 1, 2016 Sylvain Martel, Polytechnique Montréal Jeudi le 1er décembre 2016 L’intégration des nanotechnologies à la robotique connait une progression rapide, si bien […]