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Since 1997, the Canada Foundation for Innovation has invested in infrastructure that researchers need to think big, innovate and push the boundaries of knowledge. State-of-the-art research facilities and equipment increase the capability of Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research organizations to carry out high-quality research. This, in turn, helps them to attract and retain the world’s top talent, train the next generation of researchers and support world-class research that strengthens the economy and improves the quality of life for all Canadians. Website: https://www.innovation.ca

  1. 10,000 ways | Meet Acadian researcher Céline Surette, for whom interdisciplinarity is second nature

    8 MAY

    10,000 ways | Meet Acadian researcher Céline Surette, for whom interdisciplinarity is second nature

    (This podcast is only available in French.)This is a podcast about curious researchers, leading-edge science, and the joys of discovery.Céline Surette embodies both the chemistry of living things and interdisciplinarity to serve the real needs and questions of communities. And to achieve this, and ensure that critical thinking triumphs, she'll pull out all the stops. Céline Surette is Dean of the Faculty of Science and Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Université de Moncton. She has a unique perspective on natural ecosystems as well as New Brunswick’s research community, including mentors and students, for whom she is a guiding light. And she isn’t easily thrown off course, even in the face of attempts to criticize science. Listen to Céline Surette talk about all the dimensions of her work in the field and in the lab. Want to know more?Biography: Dr. Céline Surette, Environmental Scientist Group of Shediac, N.B. residents calling for bylaw to ban pesticides - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca Tracadie- Sheila looking at by-law to ban the use of glyphosate Manganese in water tied to kids' low IQ | CBC News Protecting the health of our oceans: Fisheries and Oceans Canada

    24 min
  2. 10,000 ways | Should bodies of water have the same legal status as people?

    15 MAR

    10,000 ways | Should bodies of water have the same legal status as people?

    This podcast is about curious researchers, leading-edge science and the joys of discovery. Researcher Kelsey Leonard, member of the Shinnecock Nation and founder of the Wampum Lab at the University of Waterloo, delves into ocean, water and climate justice.Shinnecock is a dialect derived from the Algonquian language. It means “people of the stony shores.” It’s along the stony shores of the Shinnecock Nation, on the Atlantic-facing eastern coast of New York’s Long Island that Kelsey Leonard developed her passion for the water. Undergraduate studies took her to Samoa and graduate studies brought her to the University of Waterloo, where she is now the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Waters, Climate and Sustainability.WANT TO KNOW MORE?Kelsey Leonard’s website (including her popular TEDTalk: Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans)WAMPUM lab: An Indigenous framework to advance water security in the face of sea level riseFind out more about the heritage of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and their connection to the sea

    24 min
  3. 10,000 ways | Science (sea) star

    17/11/2023

    10,000 ways | Science (sea) star

    (Available only in French)This is a podcast about curious researchers, leading-edge science, and the joys of discovery.Ocean science research is at a pivotal moment according to Guillaume St-Onge, Dir...

    23 min
  4. 10,000 ways | Reinforcing the reliability of our vulnerable electricity grid

    14/09/2023

    10,000 ways | Reinforcing the reliability of our vulnerable electricity grid

    This podcast is about curious researchers, leading-edge science and the joys of discovery.York University’s Pirathayini Srikantha studies power grid systems with the aim of keeping Canada’s infrastructure safe from fluctuations and hackers. Find out why she’s passionate about power.Our power grid is vulnerable. For one thing, it’s aging. For another, it’s prone to hackers. In the meantime, climate change means we need to find ways to integrate renewable energy sources that are intermittent with the shining sun or blowing wind. To avoid the crippling cost of replacing this infrastructure, jurisdictions must find ways to adapt. Pirathayini Srikantha, from York University’s, Lassonde School of Engineering, is an award-winning engineer who is confronting these multiple challenges. Want to know more? York University bio (http://bio/) for Pirathayini Srikantha Ontario Professional Engineering Awards (https://blubrry.com/) 2022 – Pirathayini Srikantha, P. Eng. (Engineering Medal – Young Engineer Electricity Canada – The Grid (https://blubrry.com/) Effects of Externally Mediated Rewards On Intrisic (http://intrisic/) Motivation – Edward L. Deci 1971 The Motivation Paradox: Why Is A Carrot-and-Stick (https://digilib.k.utb.cz/bitstream/handle/10563/21339/petrikovi%C4%8D_2013_bp.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y) Approach Contra-productive – Igor Petrikovic 2013 Commencement address delivered by the late Steve Jobs (https://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/12/youve-got-find-love-jobs-says/), CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studios on June 12, 2005

    23 min
  5. 10,000 ways | Getting fired up about the Arctic

    15/05/2023

    10,000 ways | Getting fired up about the Arctic

    (This podcast is available only in French) This podcast is about curious researchers, leading-edge science and the joys of discovery. Alexandre Langlois is passionate about all aspects of his job. As a researcher in Northern Canada, he studies the fastest-warming place on the planet and presents data on the issues that await us in terms of climate change.Like a high-level athlete, Alexandre Langlois has been training since the age of nine to live in extreme cold conditions. Today, his research in physical geography provides him with a unique understanding of the evolution of the Earth, past and future and his observations on the relationship between man and nature leave him with clear insights about the impact of humans on the climate and environment.Want to know more about Alexandre Langlois?Langlois' Université de Sherbrooke profile .Langlois' profile  from the Centre d'applications et de recherches en télédétection (CARTEL) at the Université de Sherbrooke.April 9, 2021 article from the CARTEL website  announcing new CFI funding for Langlois’ research project.A video of a conference presentation  about his CFI-funded project.A video from Université de Sherbrooke  that asks three questions about studying the Arctic to understand climate change.An April 3, 2021 article in La Tribune  about Langlois’ research.

    24 min
  6. 10,000 ways | Using the power of nutrition to treat those living with cancer

    08/03/2023

    10,000 ways | Using the power of nutrition to treat those living with cancer

    (Ce balado est uniquement disponible en anglais.)On a cold March 2, 2004, Carla Prado arrived on the doorsteps of the University of Alberta. She left behind her native Brazil to fulfill a dream of studying abroad.  Today, she is an academic leader in body composition research who passionately shares the benefits of protein-rich diets in the treatment of cancer. She uses social media and classic movies like The Wizard of Oz to help explain the science behind by her research. Want to know more about Carla Prado?Read Carla Prado’s profile (https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/cprado) at the University of AlbertaVisit the PradoLab website (https://www.drcarlaprado.com/) where you can download the cookbook called The High Protein Cookbook for Muscle Health During Cancer TreatmentWatch the video called “The importance of nutrition to prevent and treat low muscle mass (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDSX_jaDCDM)”Learn more about Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 2019 recipients (https://canadastop40under40.com/honourees-2019.html), including Carla PradoWe would also like to know more about you!Would you like to help us get to know our audience?Our survey (https://surveys.blubrry.com/cfi_fci) will only take a few minutes of your time and as a participant, you will help influence future episodes!

    25 min
  7. 10,000 ways | How using sound to treat disease is music to one researcher’s ears

    16/11/2022

    10,000 ways | How using sound to treat disease is music to one researcher’s ears

    (This podcast is available only in French) This podcast is about curious researchers, leading-edge science and the joys of discovery. Simone Dalla Bella of Montréal’s International Laboratory for BRAin, Music and Sound Research asks “How can music help us in our daily tasks? And how can it slow down the deleterious effects of diseases such as Parkinson’s?”Why is it that some people who are perfectly capable of hearing a beat still can’t dance? Researchers at the International Laboratory for Brain, Music, and Sound Research are trying to establish a correlation between music and cognitive skills such as speech, memory, attention span and a host of other executive functions. Their research findings could lead to major breakthroughs for people with cognitive impairments.Want to know more about Simone Dalla Bella?Psychology Department of the Faculty of Arts and Science at the Université de Montréal  (French only)International Laboratory for BRAin, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS) Want to know more about Isabelle Peretz ?Read “Musique et dopamine ”, an interview (French only) with the acclaimed researcher conducted by Acfas Magazine editor-in-chief, Johanne Lebel (March 11, 2021).Listen to this beautiful rendition of Brahms’s Waltz Op. 39, No. 15  performed by The Canadian Brass (album Brahms on Brass).

    25 min
  8. 10,000 ways | Rapid diagnostics: Nano discoveries and mega results

    08/09/2022

    10,000 ways | Rapid diagnostics: Nano discoveries and mega results

    (Ce balado est uniquement disponible en anglais.)Leyla Soleymani is Canada’s Research Chair in Miniaturized Biomedical Devices. Her passion for the miniature world of nanotech and her commitment to collaboration have led her and her colleagues at McMaster University (https://www.mcmaster.ca/) to inventions ranging from rapid tests that use pig saliva to disease detection to a plastic wrap that repels pathogens like rain drops off a lotus leaf.Want to know more about  Leyla Soleymani? Read her McMaster University bio  (https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/msbe/people/faculty/leyla-soleymani#biography)Learn how rapid tests developed at McMaster are fighting infection in Canadian livestock (https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/stopping-the-spread-mcmaster-researchers-create-rapid-test-for-deadly-infections-in-livestock-starting-with-pigs/)Find out how the next iteration of rapid tests will use chip readers and smartphones (https://vimeo.com/558103571)RepelWrap works using a self-cleaning surface design microscopically “tuned” to shed everything that comes into contact with it, down to the scale of viruses and bacteria.  Read how the design mimics the water-shedding properties of the lotus leaf (https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/mcmaster-inventors-repellent-wrap-shown-to-shed-all-viruses-and-bacteria/)Read the Tech Briefs story about award winning RepelWrap (https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/stories/blog/38102)

    26 min
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Since 1997, the Canada Foundation for Innovation has invested in infrastructure that researchers need to think big, innovate and push the boundaries of knowledge. State-of-the-art research facilities and equipment increase the capability of Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research organizations to carry out high-quality research. This, in turn, helps them to attract and retain the world’s top talent, train the next generation of researchers and support world-class research that strengthens the economy and improves the quality of life for all Canadians. Website: https://www.innovation.ca

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  • Creator
    Canada Foundation for Innovation
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2024
  • Episodes
    46
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    © Copyright 2024 Canada Foundation for Innovation
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