SciSection
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Tackling Misinformation During A Pandemic (Interview with Lucas Chu, founder of the Coronavirus Visualization Team and a student at Harvard University))
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Lucas Chu, a student at Harvard Univesity and the founder of the Coron...
Surround Yourself With People Who Lift You Up (Interview with Dr. Vianne Timmons, the President and Vice-Chancellor of Memorial University)
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Vianne Timmons, the President and Vice-Chancellor of Memorial Univ...
You Are Not Students, You Are Investors (Interview with Dr. Louis Barriault, the Dean of the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Science)
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Louis Barriault, the Dean of the University of Ottawa's Faculty of...
Taking the First Step is Like Overcoming Static Friction (Interview with Stefan Mladjenovic, Valedictorian of McMaster University's Faculty of Science Class of 2020 )
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Stefan Mladjenovic, the Valedictorian of McMaster University's Faculty...
Discovering Exoplanets and Career Paths (Interview with Dr. Michelle Kunimoto, discoverer of over 20 exoplanet candidates)
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Michelle Kunimoto, a recent PhD graduate who discovered 4 new plan...
Immunology, Multiple Sclerosis, and COVID-19 Research (Interview with Dr. Jennifer Gommerman, the Canada Research Chair in Tissue Specific Immunity)
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Jennifer Gommerman, the Canada Research Chair in Tissue Specific I...
Working With Doctors Without Borders (Interview with Dr. Richard Heinzl, Founder of the Canadian Chapter of Doctors Without Borders)
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Richard Heinzl, the founder of the Canadian chapter of Médecins S...
The Importance of Financial Literacy (Interview with Dr. Benjamin Croitoru, Director of the McGill Personal Finance Essentials course at McGill University )
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Dr. Benjamin Croitoru, a professor of finance at McGill University and the Academic D...
Getting into Science Journalism (Interview with David Shukman, BBC News' first science editor)
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest David Shukman, the first science editor at BBC News who has created scientific docume...
Allow Yourself To Discover What You Are Truly Passionate About (Interview with Dr. Santa Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia)
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Dr. Santa Ono, the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Colombi...
Solving Medical Questions Using Chemistry and Engineering (Interview with Dr. Molly Shoichet, Ontario's first Chief Scientist)
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Dr. Molly Shoichet; a professor at the University of Toronto specializing in chemistr...
Leukemia and Questioning Advancements in Cancer Research and Treatment (Interview with Dr. Azra Raza, the Chan Soon-Shiong Professor of Medicine and Director of the MDS Center at Colombia University)
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Dr. Azra Raza; a physician-scientist, Chan Soon-Shiong Professor of Medicine and Dire...
The Functional Anatomy of Speech and the Cortical Auditory System (Interview with Dr. Gregory S. Hickok, Director of the Center for Language Science at the University of California, Irvine)
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Dr. Gregory S. Hickok, a professor at the University of California, Irvine and the Di...
The Science Behind the Marvel Universe and Quantum Realm (Interview with Dr. Spiros Michalakis, science adviser to Hollywood filmmakers)
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Dr. Spiros Michalakis, a mathematical physicist and science adviser to Hollywood film...
Behind the Scenes of Science Communication, (Interview with Dr. Derek Muller, YouTuber at Veritasium)
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Dr. Derek Muller, an Australian-born Canadian science communicator and creator of the...
Computational Neuroscience (Interview with Ben Cuthbert)
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Ben Cuthbert, a Queens University PhD student in computational neuroscience🧠🧪! ...
Psychology, Pedagogy, and Learning (Interview with Dr. Michelle Cadieux)
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Dr. Michelle Cadieux, a professor at McMaster University for Introductory Psychology ...
CRISPR and Stem Cell Technology (Interview with Nicole Wong)
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Nicole Wong, the president of McMaster University's Science Society for 2020-2021🧠...
Interview with Dr. Jennifer Young, the President of the Ontario College of Family Physicians (The Choosing Wisely Campaign)
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Dr. Jennifer Young, the president of the Ontario College of Family Physicians🩺! We...
Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, and More (Interview with Dr. Ben Evans)
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Dr. Ben Evans, a Biology professor and researcher at McMaster University and editor o...
Neuroscience of Music (Interview with Dr. Laurel Trainor)
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Dr. Laurel Trainor, a cognitive psychologist and the director of the McMaster Univers...
Thoughts as a Clinical Geneticist (Interview with Dr. Marjan Nezarati)
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Dr. Marjan Nezarati, a clinical geneticist at the North York General Hospital 🩺🧬...
Researching at Harvard (Interview with Arani Kulamurugan)
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Arani Kulamurugan, a student at McMaster University who participated in an opioid rec...
Genetic Diversity and Abronia umbellata (Interview with Hana Thompson)
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us today is our special guest Hana Thompson, a Queen's University student who completed her thesis on the genetic i...
Biotechnology (Interview with McMaster SynBio)
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
**This episode is taken from the radio version, which is originally broadcasted on CFMU 93.3 FM radio station** In this episode, we learn about the hi...
Probability in Science
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
**This episode is taken from the radio version, which is originally broadcasted on CFMU 93.3 FM radio station** In this episode, we learn about the co...
Vegeterianism
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
*This episode has been taken from the radio version, broadcasted originally on CFMU 93.3 FM* In this episode, we talk about the different forms of a v...
Language (Interview with Caleb Gordon)
08 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we learn about language. We also have an interview with Caleb Gordon, a language enthusiast and a conlanger (which is a person who ma...
Studying (Interview with Jill McMillan)
13 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about different study methods that can be beneficial during exam season, like Pomodoro technique. We also have an interview w...
Caffeine
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look into one of the important elements of our day to day life: Caffeine. We talk about the impact of caffeine on memo...
Breakfast
30 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look into breakfast to see if it really is the most important meal of the day. We talk about perfect healthy options for the...
Sleep
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look for reasons behind sleeping and its influence on our function. Moreover, we look into different sleep cycles and a rece...