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Full episode: July 30, 2022

In this episode, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Suzanne Simard, George Murray, Daniel Heath Justice, Chevy Stevens and more.



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Full episode: Aug. 1, 2022

In this episode, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Lynn Crawford & Lora Kirk, Tareq Hadhad, Aparita Bhandari and more.



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Full episode: Aug. 6, 2022

In this episode, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Nicola Campbell, Brian Francis, Donna Bailey Nurse and more.



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Full episode: Aug. 8, 2022

In this episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with David Demchuk, Donna Morrissey, Heather Greenwood Davis and more.



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Full episode: Aug. 13, 2022

In this episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Ralph Benmergui, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Charles Demers and more.



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Full episode: Aug. 15, 2022

In this episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Lillian Allen, Jane Cawthorne and Kinnie Starr.



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Full Episode: Aug. 20, 2022

On this episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Susan Juby, Duncan Mercredi, Marlowe Granados and more



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Full episode: Aug. 22, 2022

In this episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks to Sarah Weinman, Hiromi Goto and Ann Xu, Donna Bailey Nurse and more.



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Full episode: Aug. 27, 2022

In this episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Brad Fraser, Katlia Lafferty, Wendy McLeod MacKnight and more.



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Full episode: Aug. 29, 2022

In this episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Zetta Elliott, Sylvia Legris, columnist Victor Dwyer and more.



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Full episode: Sept. 03, 2022

This week, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Alexander MacLeod, Carol Rose GoldenEagle and Zoey Roy.



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Full episode: Sept. 5, 2022

This week on The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Chelsea Vowel, Rachel Rose and Randy Boyagoda.



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Sept. 10, 2022

The season premiere of The Next Chapter features Danny Ramadan, Kathy Reichs, Marilyn Simonds and Chelene Knight.



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Dec 10: Dinosaurs go clubbing, the sounds of swearing, detecting 2 million year old DNA and more…

Dancing really is all about the bass and is it too late for fusion?



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Dec 17: Our annual holiday book show, including the health hazards of space travel and more

A history of COVID-19 and the neuroscience of religion.



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Dec 24: Testing reindeer hearing, a river runs under Antarctica and more

Saving sharks with electricity and cougars and grizzlies return to Manitoba



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Dec 31: Our annual holiday question show

On this year's edition of our holiday science question show, we've got answers for your burning science questions like why did Bob's voice change so much? Does more C02 help trees grow? Do insects and reptiles play? And more...



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Jan 7: A real viral video, is scientific innovation stagnating, rocks from the Oort cloud and more…

Constipated scorpions, nature and nurture and why we try to cool fevers.



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Jan 14: Exxon's excellent climate science, dolphins drowned out by noise, supersonic but boomless and more...

Climate change and insects, and designing Canada’s lunar rover



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Jan 21: Fork-headed trilobite, echidnas blow snot bubbles, Perseverance delivery drop-off and more…

Farming fish lose their fertilizer and inoculation against misinformation.



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Jan 28: Humans understand ape gestures, wolves eat sea otters, 'Golden Boy' mummy and more…

Polar pre-primate, Black in science update and domestication and taming.



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Feb 4: Dolphins and fishers work together, Arctic foxes' epic treks and more...

Plus: Neanderthal hunt giant elephants; rubble pile asteroid threat and how particle physics helped us understand what was the matter.



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Feb 11: Trouble for the 'love hormone,' shading Earth with moon dust, making memories with an app and more…

Orca sons inhibit mom’s future offspring and more detail on how the first people got to the Americas



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Feb 18: Super-size penguins, planning a mission to Uranus, an Egyptian embalming workshop and more…

A sandwich inspired water filter and 19 ways of looking at consciousness.



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Feb 25: Giraffe romance, CO2 record interruption, Stone Age farmer violence and more…

Recycled water purity and fears of a fungal future.



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March 4: Owls' hunt under snow, elephant gardeners, bats' sensory moustaches, cockatoos use tools and more...

Songbirds swarm their predators and seals appreciate a good rhythm



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March 11: Encore of Quirks & Quarks' 2005 special celebrating Albert Einstein's impact on science

"The Einstein Show" marked 100 years since his publication of four papers that changed the laws of physics



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Our Summer in the Field special

For many of us, summer is the time for things like beaches, bike rides, and BBQs. For some scientists, however, summertime is also when they are at their busiest, travelling to remote locations to get up close and personal with nature.



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Drone surveillance and crowdfunded ransom: How tech is changing borders and those who cross them

Millions of people are on the move today, in the biggest forced displacement since the Second World War. And unlike in decades past, new technologies are changing the narratives of their movement — both by reinforcing and extending borders, and acting as a lifeline for those trying to cross them. 




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Forget oil: Microchips are today's most valuable resource, says author

Nearly every powered device we use these days depends on microchips, from cars to electric guitars. A look at the origin of the integrated circuit, its rapid development, and the way this technology has changed the world's geopolitical and economic landscape.




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Tech alone can't solve the housing crisis, says researcher

A new crop of digital platforms aim to address housing equity, from improving mortgage terms to providing homelessness resources. But do technical answers work for social questions?




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Rethinking energy storage technology as our need for battery power grows

How can we meet the increased demand for the materials needed to build batteries, while keeping the environmental and human costs of resource extraction low?




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Social tech can be a lifeline and challenge to friendship, says researcher

The evolutionary biology of friendship and how digital tech has shaped our fundamental sense of togetherness.




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How the LED helped create a high-tech alternative to green screens

LEDs are found in our phones, TVs, lightbulbs and cars, but this technology is also revolutionizing film and television production.




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Pandemic online shopping boom has generated bumper crop of vulnerable personal data, e-commerce experts warn

The pandemic has driven consumers online for everything from groceries to outdoor heaters. But e-commerce experts caution that online sellers are netting not just revenue, but a treasure trove of personal data, too.




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These artists are exposing the dangers of AI and surveillance through art

From an AI-generated infinite conversation between thinkers to making art from easily obtained surveillance footage, artists are making the dystopia entertaining, at least




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The history of lock picking can teach us a lot about better digital security

Security experts and historians discuss how the 6,000-year-old invention has evolved, shaping how we think about safety, protection and trespass in the physical and digital world.




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Since the 60s, countercultures have subverted mainstream tech to connect and build community

From the Whole Earth Catalogue to Facebook drag queens: a short history of online counterculture.




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Decentralized web movement imagines 'a web with many winners' that puts community first

Mai Ishikawa Sutton and Alicia Urquidi Díaz discuss the vision behind the movement known as DWeb, and how the decentralized web combines the community aspect of the '90s online experience with today's equity and accessibility principles.




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Digital data has an environmental cost. Calling it 'the cloud' conceals that, researcher says

Routine online activities like sharing photos to social media, uploading files to shared drives, or streaming TV shows produce a lot of digital data. And as that data production soars, so does the energy demand for storing and processing it. 




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Fascination is key to healthy urban living, says researcher

Cookie-cutter condos, glass business towers, minimal green space — there's clear evidence that many urban spaces have negative impacts on our mental health. But does it have to be that way?




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Thanks to machines, humans are trained to change the way we speak

On today's social media platforms, people speak in code to elude algorithmic censors, an example of how improvisation reshapes language.




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The way we eat is changing. Here's what you need to know about the future of food

The food on our plate might look — and taste — different 30 years from now, but new approaches promise to equitably and sustainably feed everyone on the planet.




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Friday, Feb. 17, 2023: P!nk and Sarah Gadon

Today on Q with Tom Power: pop music superstar P!nk and actor Sarah Gadon




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Monday, Feb. 20, 2023: Neil Young and Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Today on Q with Tom Power: iconic musician Neil Young and actor Da'Vine Joy Randolph




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Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023: Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Monica Heisey

Today on Q with Tom Power: cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and writer Monica Heisey




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Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023: Hayley Williams and Emma Mackey

Today on Q with Tom Power: lead singer Hayley Williams and actor Emma Mackey




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Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023: Rebecca Black and Hannah Alissa Richardson

Today on Q with Tom Power: viral sensation Rebecca Black and dancer Hannah Alissa Richardson




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Friday, Feb. 24, 2023: Jay Ellis and Adrien Morot

Today on Q with Tom Power: actor Jay Ellis and make-up artist Adrien Morot




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Monday, Feb. 27, 2023: Lakecia Benjamin and Lindsay Wong

Today on Q with Tom Power: saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and author Lindsay Wong