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We talk to Duncan Wood, VP for Strategy and New Initiatives at the Wilson Center, about the global battle to secure critical minerals like nickel, lithium and cobalt. Plus, JP Gladu, a prominent Indigenous business leader, joins us to discuss the roadblocks to accessing Canada's critical minerals, including solutions for a way forward. Also, we take a look at some hot tech for the sizzling days of summer. In Socially Speaking, we dive into the history of deliberate spreading of confusion and deceit known as agnotology and how it is affecting us today.
Links to this week's stories and discussion:
[09:15] Duncan Wood: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/ (wilsoncenter.org)
[18:48] Apptastic
[25:38] JP Gladu: https://mokwateh.com/ (mokwateh.com)
[33:41] Hot Tech For Summer'=
[43:54] Socially Speaking: The Deliberate Spreading of Misinformation

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Collision is underway this week and one Farm Tech company is teaching plants to communicate with humans to help improve crop yields. InnerPlant’s CEO and Co-Founder, Shely Aronov, joins us with more. Next, Alison Darcy, Founder and President of Woebot Health, explains the AI-powered chatbot that is capable of creating a therapeutic bond with users to help with mental health issues. Also, Manulife' Chief Information Officer, Shamus Weiland, reveals their plan to encourage more women to work in tech. Plus, we take a look at rad Dad gifts in tech.
Links to this week's stories and discussion:
[09:35] Shely Aronov: https://innerplant.com/ (innerplant.com)
[16:51] Apptastic
[24:19] Alison Darcy: https://woebothealth.com/ (woebothealth.com)
[34:59] Shamus Weiland: https://www.manulife.ca/ (manulife.ca)
[41:43] Rad Dad Tech Gifts

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Tech friend and expert, Marc Saltzman, joins us with the latest scoop on high-tech gifts for Dads and Grads. Plus, QueerTech is a Canadian non-profit that empowers the 2LGBTQ2S+ community to access the tech industry, advance their career, and launch tech businesses. CEO, Naoufel Testaouni, discusses their approach. Also, online hate is a growing problem and the Toxic Hush campaign is working hard to make sure that everyone is safe online. We have Shari Graydon to explain how. In Socially Speaking, we wonder if TikTok is the new TV.
Links to this week's stories and discussion:
[09:04] Marc Saltzman: https://marcsaltzman.com (marcsaltzman.com)
[17:39] Apptastic: brought to you by https://www.ecobee.com/en-ca/ (ecobee)
[25:51] Naoufel Testaouni: https://www.queertech.org (queertech.org)
[33:26] Shari Graydon: https://www.sharigraydon.com (sharigraydon.com)
[42:40] Is TikTok the new TV

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Israeli start-up, Beewise, is on a mission to save the bee colonies, which are decreasing at an alarming rate. Co-Founder and CEO, Saar Safra, joins us to explain more. Dr. Sina Habibi, co-founder and CEO of Cognetivity Neurosciences, reveals the AI tool that predicts dementia. Also, we crack into plant-based eggs with Eran Groner, CEO of Yo! Egg. Plus, Clinton May, Federal Strategist from Deepgram, explains how AI can improve astronaut training and support space missions by transcribing and analyzing international space station communication.
Links to this week's stories and discussion:
[08:34] Saar Safra: https://www.beewise.ag/ (beewise.ag)
[17:37] Apptastic: brought to you by https://www.ecobee.com/en-ca/ (ecobee)
[25:44] Dr. Sina Habibi: https://cognetivity.com/ (cognetivity.com)
[35:39] Eran Groner: https://www.yo-egg.com/ (yo-egg.com)
[43:41] Clinton May: https://deepgram.com/ (deepgram.com)

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We look at the future of smart agriculture tech with Benjamin Turner, the Chief Operating Officer of Agrimetrics. Plus, what would a world without flying look like? We talk to Jocelyn Timperley, author of an article in the BBC Future that examines a future without airplanes. Also, we speak to ecobee’s co-founder and CEO, Stuart Lombard about their energy-saving smart home products. In Socially Speaking, we discuss the social media war between Meta and TikTok.
Links to this week's stories and discussion:
[08:10] Benjamin Turner: https://agrimetrics.co.uk (agrimetrics.co.uk)
[16:40] Apptastic: brought to you by https://www.ecobee.com/en-ca/ (ecobee)
[24:30] Jocelyn Timperley: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200317-climate-change-cut-carbon-emissions-from-your-commute (BBC Future article)
[32:34] Stuart Lombard: https://www.ecobee.com/en-ca/ (ecobee)
[42:07] The Social Media War Between Meta and TikTok

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We speak to David MacLaren, Founder and CEO of MediaValet, about the task assigned by the Jane Goodall Institute to securely archive and manage over sixty years of their historic and present-day scientific research and conservation digital assets. Plus, we take a look at the proclamation from Brian Chesky, Airbnb’s CEO, that the office as we know it is over. Also, with the US Congress holding its first open briefing on UFOs in more than 50 years we turn to ufologist Jeremy Corbell to find out more. In Socially Speaking, we discuss Twitter’s new global disinformation policy and how it will work.
Links to this week's stories and discussion:
[08:46] David MacLaren: https://www.mediavalet.com/ (MediaValet)
[16:53] Apptastic: brought to you by https://www.ecobee.com/en-ca/ (ecobee)
[25:47] Brian Chesky: https://www.airbnb.ca/ (Airbnb)
[34:25] Jeremy Corbell: https://www.extraordinarybeliefs.com/ (Extraordinarlly Beliefs)
[44:34] Twitter's New Global Disinformation Policy

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