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Ep. 520: Artificial intelligence: Is it a good investment?
We invited Murray Leith, Chief Investment Officer at Odlum Brown, to join us for a Conversation That Matters on what to know if we dare to venture into AI investments.
Ep. 515: Electronic Recycling Done Right
We invited Mohammad Doostmohammdi to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the process his team has developed that reduces costs and increases productivity in the realm of critical mineral recovery.
Ep. 507: A Bleak Market for EVs
We invited Adam Pankratz to join us for a Conversation That Matters on the trajectory of electric vehicle sales and what that says about government directives versus market forces.
Ep. 506: Will AI produce a state of deep utopia?
We invited Nick Bostrom to join us for a Conversation That Matters about our flirtatious and tempestuous relationship with the evolution of intelligence.
Ep. 489: The Path to Urban Net Zero
We invited Jeanette Jackson to join us for Conversation That Matters about the opportunities and challenges ahead for us on our path to greenhouse gas reduction.
Ep. 469: Boosting scientific innovations in British Columbia
We invited Minister Bailey to join us for a Conversation That Matters about BC’s strategy to build a vibrant life sciences, biomedical and high-tech base that will help to reshape our future.
Ep. 235: Why is technology the great social equalizer?
We invited Bethany Edmunds to join us for a Conversation That Matters about how technology is accessible to us, all coupled with the path to a career for all of us non-nerds – a path she says is within our reach.
Ep. 171: Vancouver as a Virtual Reality Centre of Excellence
We sat down with Etienne Farreyre and Patrick Pennefather for a real Conversation that Matters on video about virtual reality.
Ep. 142: Can Tech Make You a Smarter Patient?
When Dr. Roni Zieger left his role as Google’s Chief Health Strategist, he wanted to create Smart Patients, an online network of what he calls “micro-experts.”
Ep. 082: Cyber Criminals Target Small Business
Big businesses are doing such a good job of thwarting the efforts of hackers they have turned their attention to small business. That is according to cyber security expert Dominic Vogel.
Ep. 080: Ensuring Success for Women in Tech
The percentage of women in computing sciences is exceptionally low and many experts point to the introduction of the Personal Computer as the culprit.
Ep. 019: Personalized Medicine Tech is Coming to Canada
2015 is the year genomics gets real. That is according to Dr. Corey Nislow. From his lab at UBC, he is working on a pilot project with the BC Pharmacy Association and Genome BC that moves us one step closer in the promise of personalized medicine.