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Ep. 263: How the sun affects temperatures on Earth

We reached out to Professor of Mathematics Valentina Zharkova of Northumbria University, one of the first people to raise awareness of the decrease in solar activity, for a Conversation That Matters about the sun, its reduced activity and her reading of the impact it will have on temperatures on earth.

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Ep. 256: Are we prepared for a nearby volcanic eruption?

We invited volcanologist Glyn Williams-Jones of SFU’s Earth Sciences Department to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the program he and a complex web of other scientists are putting in place that will be an early warning system when Mount Meager decides to change its shape again.

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Ep. 198: Reducing Carbon Through Regulation

We invited Mark Jaccard, a professor of sustainable energy in the School of Resource and Environmental Management at SFU, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the ways in which we can nudge, control or force all of us to transition away from fossil fuels.

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Ep. 161: Are we overdeveloping Howe Sound?

Andrew Day, the past Executive Director of the Coastal Ocean Research Institute, which released its report card on Howe Sound, joins us this week on Conversations That Matter to share what we know, where are the gaps in our understanding and what the well-being of the Sound means to the south coast and the Salish Sea.

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