In 2000, the world of medicine and research was all aflutter with possibility. The human genome project was about to wrap up and we were promised huge health benefits. That was 16 years ago and so far, reality has come up short of the promised potential.

Be careful whose information you're consuming and who you can trust. That is according to Scott Hargrove of the Fraser Valley Regional Library.

Dr. Patrick Moore is one of the most controversial figures in the environmental movement.

When it comes to shipping safety on the West Coast and in Canada, the numbers speak for themselves. That is according to Robert Lewis-Manning, the President of the Chamber of Shipping in BC, on the state of the industry in the coastal waters of British Columbia.

Why do men die almost five years earlier than women? Dr. John Oliffe is the driving force behind a University of British Columbia research project looking into that question.

The secret to getting old and being happy and healthy is relatively simple. That is according to Dr. Gifford-Jones, who has been writing health columns for more than 25 years. He has a list of do’s and don'ts which are pretty easy to follow.

Why do we have so much trouble integrating cultures? That is the question that Malfalda Arias, a cultural integration specialist, wants to address.

Read the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions report. That is what Jennifer Manuel is challenging us all to do.

Donald Trump and BREXIT campaigns are filled with mis-information that is playing on the breakdown of voter trust in traditional politics. That is according to Professor Lord David Blunkett.

Vancouver is on the cusp of becoming a generational ghost town. That is according to Paul Kershaw of Generation Squeeze.

"I don't see the Jian Ghomeshi case as a poster case for the need to change the system." That is according to Carol Baird Ellan, former British Columbia Provincial Court Chief Judge. "Having said that, I don't think survivors are well-served by our current system for a number of reasons."

Brian Riddell of the Pacific Salmon Foundation says the number of fish that have vanished is extraordinary and he, along with a host of other agencies on both sides of the Canada-US Border, are working to understand what is happening.

What if you can capture your healthy immune cells, freeze them and then get them back later if you get cancer or some other life threatening disease? That is the vision of Jeff Schulz, who is spearheading a Vancouver based company that wants to do that.

What is the B Corp movement? According to Craig Ryan, a B Corp is to corporations what LEED is to building design.

Does Canada need electoral reform? Gordon Gibson isn't convinced that it does.

Thirty years later Expo 86 stands as the beginning of Vancouver’s transformation to an international city, one that is just starting to realize its full potential.

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.

Horrifying circumstances that have forced 13.5 million Syrians from their homes. More than six million people have been forced to flee fearing for their lives. 147 member states of the United Nations agreed people in fear of their lives can and will be accepted as refugees without prejudice regardless of race, sex, age, disability, religion or nationality.

The percentage of women in computing sciences is exceptionally low and many experts point to the introduction of the Personal Computer as the culprit.

Lady Fiona is the current Countess of Carnarvon. She is also a historian and the author of "Lady Almina" – the woman whose real-life story formed the basis of the popular TV show "Downton Abbey."