Author and historian Conrad Black discusses the Canadian political identity of Canada and the history of our great nation.

Are we conditioned by the media to be pessimists? In this talk author Peter Nowak discusses how the media is using technology to condition us and why we should embrace and not fear the future.

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Announcing at the beginning that his main goal of this talks is for you to go out and smash your smart phone, Nicholas Carr tells the audience exactly how the internet is affecting our memory and why this may not be a positive thing.

Joining us for the first time since his release from prison Marc Emery has joined us once again at ideacity along with his wife and fellow marijuana activist Jodie Emery. In their moving talk, Jodie discusses her struggle from the outside and dealing with the prison system, while Marc discusses his struggles from the inside and how supported he felt from his wife Jodie.

Author Kevin Bales ventures into areas with active slavery in the modern world. In his talk he discusses how slaves are being used to damage the environment.

Author Andrew Keen tells us that we should worry about what “the network” is changing and why we should be angry about the growing inequality and weaker social bonds.

Garlic is deeply rooted in history for both health purposes as well as mythical purposes. Watch author and garlic expert Liz Primeau as she discusses why we have an obsession with garlic and how this odours bulb has changed over the ages.

We all know icicles but what mysteries lie beneath them? Scientist Stephen ‘Dr. Freeze’ Morris tells the audience about his research on icicles and discusses his icicle database.

Author Tim Clark discusses how they develop The Old Farmer’s Almanac and explains some of the myths and wisdom which are inserted into the book come from.

Author and letter expert Simon Garfield imparts on the audience the importance of letter writing in our current technology driven era. Drawing from his most recent book, he unpacks famous love letters and why they are important historically.

Developer of the Glycemic Index Dr. David Jenkins became a vegetarian when his mother tried to feed him his pet chicken as a teen. In his talk he discusses how various diets can change both your health and the environment, and why we believe certain foods are ‘healthy’ when in reality they may be harmful.