18 episodes

Every great science fair project starts with a simple question: ‘why?’, which sparks a pursuit of curiosity to ultimately discover the ‘how.’ Join Youth Science Canada’s Stuart McKelvie as he interviews science fair alumni to take a deep dive into their passion for STEM. If you’re wanting to start a science fair project, interested in STEM or just want to hear some great career & life advice, this is the podcast for you.

Why to How: Adventures in STEM Youth Science Canada

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Every great science fair project starts with a simple question: ‘why?’, which sparks a pursuit of curiosity to ultimately discover the ‘how.’ Join Youth Science Canada’s Stuart McKelvie as he interviews science fair alumni to take a deep dive into their passion for STEM. If you’re wanting to start a science fair project, interested in STEM or just want to hear some great career & life advice, this is the podcast for you.

    Episode 17 - Annabelle Rayson

    Episode 17 - Annabelle Rayson

    Welcome, welcome all, to this episode of the Why to How Podcast, where we explore adventures in STEM. After an amazing CWSF a few months ago, I wanted to check in with our Platinum & Best Project award winners, to learn more about their science fair projects & the adventures they’ve had along the way.   

    Today, I’m joined by Annabelle Rayson, a student from Lambton County and our Best Project Award - Discovery winner at CWSF 2022 for her project, "Plankton Wars: An Innovative Analysis of Daphnia Genotype Biomanipulation for Algae Bloom Prevention".  

    Feel free to check out Annabelle's project and leave comments of support at: https://projectboard.world/ysc/project/plankton-wars-an-innovative-analysis-of-daphnia-genotype-biomanipulation-for-algae-bloom-prevention


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    • 51 min
    Episode 16 - Arushi Nath

    Episode 16 - Arushi Nath

    Welcome, welcome all, to this episode of the Why to How Podcast, where we explore adventures in STEM. After an amazing CWSF a few months ago, I wanted to check in with our Platinum & Best Project award winners, to learn more about their science fair projects & the adventures they’ve had along the way.   

    Today, I’m joined by Arushi Nath, a student from Toronto and our Best Project Award - Innovation winner at CWSF 2022 for her project, "Strengthening Planetary Defense: Detecting Unknown Asteroids using Open Data, Math, and Python".  

    Feel free to check out Louis and Koral's project and leave comments of support at: https://projectboard.world/ysc/project/planetary-defense-detecting-unknown-asteroids-using-open-data-math-and-python


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    • 35 min
    Episode 15 - Louis & Koral

    Episode 15 - Louis & Koral

    Welcome, welcome all, to this episode of the Why to How Podcast, where we explore adventures in STEM. After an amazing CWSF a few months ago, I wanted to check in with our Platinum & Best Project award winners, to learn more about their science fair projects & the adventures they’ve had along the way.   

    Today, I’m joined by Louis Wu and Koral Kulacoglu, students from York and our Senior Platinum Award - Innovation winners at CWSF 2022 for their project, "FourSight Screenings".  

    Feel free to check out Louis and Koral's project and leave comments of support at: https://projectboard.world/ysc/project/foursight-screenings


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    • 57 min
    Episode 14 - Max Du

    Episode 14 - Max Du

    Welcome, welcome all, to this episode of the Why to How Podcast, where we explore adventures in STEM. After an amazing CWSF a few months ago, I wanted to check in with our Platinum & Best Project award winners, to learn more about their science fair projects & the adventures they’ve had along the way.   

    Today, I’m joined by Max Du, a student from Calgary Youth and our Intermediate Platinum Award - Innovation winner at CWSF 2022 for his project, "A Novel Pre-Hospital Indoor Rescue Drone".  

    Feel free to check out Max's project and leave comments of support at: https://projectboard.world/ysc/project/old-novel-pre-hospital-indoor-rescue-drone


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    • 50 min
    Episode 13 - Jasmine Schneider

    Episode 13 - Jasmine Schneider

    Welcome, welcome all, to this episode of the Why to How Podcast, where we explore adventures in STEM. After an amazing CWSF a few months ago, I wanted to check in with our Platinum & Best Project award winners, to learn more about their science fair projects & the adventures they’ve had along the way.   

    Today, I’m joined by Jasmine Schneider, a student from Waterloo-Wellington and our Intermediate Platinum Award - Discovery winner at CWSF 2022 for her project, "Phosphate Removal from Groundwater Using Mussel Shell Biochar".  

    Feel free to check out Jasmine's project and leave comments of support at: https://projectboard.world/ysc/project/phosphate-removal-from-groundwater-using-mussel-shell-biochar


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    • 43 min
    Episode 12 - Audrey Cowen

    Episode 12 - Audrey Cowen

    Welcome, welcome all, to this episode of the Why to How Podcast, where we explore adventures in STEM. After an amazing CWSF a few months ago, I wanted to check in with our Platinum & Best Project award winners, to learn more about their science fair projects & the adventures they’ve had along the way.   

    Today, I’m joined by Audrey Cowen, a student from Toronto and our Junior Platinum Award - Discovery winner at CWSF 2022 for her project, "The Hidden Side of Your Dog's Love".  

    Feel free to check out Audrey's project and leave comments of support at: https://projectboard.world/ysc/project/the-hidden-side-of-your-dogs-love-npdmr


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    • 29 min

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