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  • Ep.47 – Parasites with Jimmy Bernot

    In this episode, we’ll be exploring the world of parasitic copepods! We’ll also talk about Jimmy’s decision to be infected with 50 hookworms in the name of science!

    • (0:00:49) Working at the Natural History Museum: Parasitic Copepods. 
    • (0:02:24) How do you tell if a copepod is parasitic?
    • (0:04:28) What parasitic copepods live on.
    • (0:05:34) Once a host is infected, is it still edible?
    • (0:06:50) How to find a parasitic copepod on a specimen. 
    • (0:07:39) Rock bass and the parasites that live on them: Trematodes.
    • (0:09:55) White spots on fish.
    • (0:10:26) Parasitic copepods in the ocean.
    • (0:11:44) Copepods and parasitic copepods on corals.
    • (0:13:48) Studying parasitic copepods: Where all the data comes from.
    • (0:15:19) The coolest copepods: Marine invertebrates and sea squirts. 
    • (0:18:01) Notodelphyidae and the search for photos.
    • (0:19:58) The World Association of Copepodologists.
    • (0:21:54) Parasitic copepods and climate change.
    • (0:23:31) Evolving parasites: The generalist and the specialist.
    • (0:24:56) The early life cycle of a parasitic copepod.
    • (0:27:01) The mating process of parasitic copepods.
    • (0:28:38) The journey to studying parasitic copepods: Dr.Janine Caira and tapeworms.
    • (0:31:23) The captivating process and longevity of sample preparation.
    • (0:33:32) The study of parasites and how it changes how we see the world.
    • (0:36:25) The dramatic and diverse microscopic world.
    • (0:39:59) Planarians.
    • (0:42:52) Jumping to the study of copepods: A fascination about evolution.
    • (0:46:00) The problems with parasitic nematodes and our health.
    • (0:48:06) Developing a vaccine for hookworms: A challenge study.
    • (0:49:31) Being infected with 50 hookworms.
    • (0:52:00) Hookworm secretions and seasonal allergies.
    • (0:53:59) Weightlifting, volleyball and a love of reading.
    • (0:54:57) The Left Hand of Darkness: Ahead of its time.
    • Visit Jimmy’s website: https://jimmybernot.com/

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      58 min
    • Ep.46 – Marine Plankton with David Johns

      Ever wonder how, and why, we research microscopic life in our oceans? In this episode, I speak with plankton ecologist, and head of the Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey about marine life, research, and more!

      • (0:00:26) Plymouth, England.
      • (0:02:07) Publication and reputation over a PhD in the UK.
      • (0:04:56) What are plankton? Phyto and Zoo.
      • (0:06:27) Zooplankton: Starting small.
      • (0:08:35) Microscopic crustaceans: It's all relative. 
      • (0:09:23) Copepods: A keystone species.
      • (0:10:30) Key species: Playing a pivotal role.
      • (0:11:54) Phytoplankton: Diatoms and Dinoflagellates.
      • (0:13:29) Changing seasons and how it affects populations.
      • (0:15:44) Marine Tardigrades.
      • (0:17:02) What is the best way to sample marine plankton communities?
      • (0:18:00) Microscopic Jellyfish and CPR Samples.
      • (0:19:00) Why study the microscopic? The canary in the coal mine.
      • (0:20:56) Moving North: The changing latitudes of plankton populations.
      • (0:21:30) Calanus Finmarchicus and Calanus Helgolandicus.
      • (0:23:16) The Global Association of CPR Surveys.
      • (0:25:30) The origin of the Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey.
      • (0:27:21) Plankton and changing water colours.
      • (0:29:25) Red tides, toxic blooms and the Environmental Agency.
      • (0:32:39) Ships of opportunity: How the CPR runs.
      • (0:35:45) The CPR design.
      • (0:36:40) Holographic 3D imaging and upcoming changes.
      • (0:37:34) Data collection: Getting more accurate positioning in the future.
      • (0:38:45) How far down does the CPR go?
      • (0:39:44) Testing the plankton of the deep.
      • (0:40:48) Long term trends and changes: What the data is used for.
      • (0:42:56) CPR: High success, low errors. 
      • (0:44:32) Surprising results and the diatoms of the NorthWest Atlantic. 
      • (0:48:01) CPR: Free and available for everyone.
      • (0:49:09) The CPR Survey and scientific research in the UK.
      • (0:52:08) Hobbies and interests: Natural History and the outdoors.
      • (0:53:04) If you could go anywhere, when and where would you go?
      • (0:53:49) Observing the natural world around us.
      • Visit the Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey: https://www.cprsurvey.org/

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        56 min
      • Ep.45 – Gemology with Kate Hubley

        In this episode, designer and gemologist Kate Hubley joins me to help me understand the difference between various kinds of gold, which gemstones are more valuable, how they’re mined, and which gems are more rare than others.

        • (0:00:52) Beginning a career in gemology and jewellery: So much to learn.
        • (0:02:32) The certification process.
        • (0:03:10) Gems and organic gems.
        • (0:04:06) Canadian Ivory and Amber.
        • (0:05:37) All about the colour.
        • (0:06:46) Where to find gemstones.
        • (0:08:28) How and where to purchase gemstones.
        • (0:10:26) The security involved.
        • (0:11:15) Spotting a fake: The heft test and spectroscopes.
        • (0:13:53) Who do you trust? Knowing how to find a professional.
        • (0:15:01) Lab grown diamonds: How to tell. 
        • (0:16:41) The ethics of diamonds and smuggling.
        • (0:17:55) The gem industries and opportunities for communities. 
        • (0:20:32) Afghanistan emeralds. 
        • (0:21:55) The Argyle mine and pink diamonds.
        • (0:23:02) New gems and Eudialyte.
        • (0:25:15) White gold: Nickel vs Palladium.
        • (0:26:53) Gold and Karats.
        • (0:28:04) Alloys and the recipes for different types of gold.
        • (0:30:18) Valuing gems: Topaz, Rubies and Sapphires.
        • (0:32:31) Emeralds: All about the origin. 
        • (0:34:07) Pearls.
        • (0:35:47) Slave ships and oysters.
        • (0:37:19) Canadian Pearls.
        • (0:39:27) Kate's design process: Celebration and fearlessness.
        • (0:40:25) The Pendulum story.
        • (0:42:19) Time and what we do with it.
        • (0:43:47) Expanding The Precious Time Collection.
        • (0:47:08) From a hobby to a business: The change in mindset.
        • (0:48:30) Business: Being responsible for all the parts.
        • (0:49:10) Getting it out there.
        • (0:50:12) Custom work.
        • (0:51:27) Working in the jewellery industry in Canada.
        • (0:54:02) The currency exchange and sales from the United States.
        • Visit K8 Jewelry: https://k8jewelry.com/

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          56 min
        • Ep.44 – The evolution of an artist with Genevieve Langlois

          Toronto-based artist Genevieve Langlois joins me to talk about her work as an actress and a painter. We also talk about voice acting and voice-over work, and we talk about imposter syndrome, aging and more!

          • (0:01:37) An artistic family and education.
          • (0:02:47) Moving to Toronto. 
          • (0:03:37) Montreal and Toronto: Family and freedom.
          • (0:05:28) The commercialization of art in Toronto: Past vs present.
          • (0:06:48) The next steps: Trusting inner guidance. 
          • (0:08:15) Slowing down and the pandemic.
          • (0:10:15) Death and dignity. 
          • (0:11:54) Yearning and new transitions.
          • (0:12:39) Embracing the beauty in aging: Coping in different ways.
          • (0:14:30) The industry and aging.
          • (0:16:47) Weight and the pandemic.
          • (0:18:09) Voiceover work and agism.
          • (0:21:00) Accepting playing old and plastic surgery in the industry.
          • (0:24:03) Tips for voiceover work.
          • (0:25:29) Making demos: Fake it 'til you make it.
          • (0:28:10) Filling your soul: Comedy and clowns.
          • (0:29:15) Theater vs Television and Film.
          • (0:30:01) Creating visual art during the pandemic.
          • (0:31:28) Theater after the pandemic.
          • (0:32:31) Future skits about aging women in their fifties.
          • (0:34:21) A day in the life of Genevieve.
          • (0:36:51) Sketching and painting: Dancing women and horses.
          • (0:40:25) Imposter Syndrome.
          • (0:41:05) Learning the art of art without the typical path.
          • (0:43:04) Future work: Movement and women.
          • (0:43:41) Succeeding financially in art: Finding the love.
          • (0:45:58) The New York model.
          • (0:47:02) The Toronto Art Fair and connecting with the people.
          • (0:48:05) The graphic novel.
          • (0:48:49) The whispers and next projects.
          • (0:50:49) Aging women working together to work.
          • (0:51:43) The beige period.
          • (0:53:43) Some quick questions: Travel, books and music.
          • (0:55:48) Leaving Toronto: What's next?
          • Visit Genevieve’s website: http://genevievelanglois.com/en/

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            59 min
          • Ep.43 – Gene editing with Olivier Belli

            PhD Student Olivier Belli joins me from Switzerland to talk about genetics and gene editing. We talk about the human genome, epigenetics, and CRISPR technology!

            • (0:00:35) A little background. 
            • (0:01:32) What is Molecular Biology?
            • (0:02:20) Gene editing and the academic path. 
            • (0:03:30) The Human Genome: Where we are. 
            • (0:04:33) The Human Genome: What is it?
            • (0:05:36) Epigenetics.
            • (0:08:10) Genetics: A young field.
            • (0:09:00) Classical genetics of the past vs the present approach.
            • (0:10:23) 23 and me: Genetics and our environment.
            • (0:13:11) The evolution of essential genes and their effects.
            • (0:14:59) Sickle cell disease and genetics.
            • (0:19:20) Correcting a mutation: Hemoglobin and genetics.
            • (0:20:30) What is CRISPR?
            • (0:23:17) CRISPR: Not a scary thing, just an easier one.
            • (0:25:05) The side effects of genetic modification: A work in progress. 
            • (0:26:00) Genetic Modification: A centuries old practice in agriculture.
            • (0:28:16) Cloning. 
            • (0:29:20) CRISPR and DNA breaks.
            • (0:31:46) Technology development in CRISPR: The study of disease mechanisms. 
            • (0:33:43) The study and work with the SARS-CoV-2 Virus.
            • (0:34:35) How viruses can infect and hijack our cells.
            • (0:36:35) The next five years: What's coming next?
            • (0:38:50) Ethical boundaries: Where do you draw the line?
            • (0:40:00) Embryo editing and eugenics: A Pandora's box.
            • (0:41:20) Science communication: Why it's so important.
            • (0:44:10) Politicizing science: Taking a stand in the public debate.
            • (0:45:30) Academics vs non-academics: The disconnect and how to solve it. 
            • (0:48:06) Music, Monoatomic God and playing the bass. 
            • (0:49:36) Science fiction and CRISPR.
            • (0:50:57) Alien DNA.
            • (0:52:13) Biology: Still so much to discover.
            • (0:53:32) Future plans.
            • Follow Olivier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/olivier_belli

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              56 min
            • Ep.42 – The Civil War with John Launius

              In this episode, I speak with John Launius. He's written a book about the life and work of Charles Parsons. We speak about the reasons why John wrote this book, but he also gives us a bit of a history primer on why the civil war occurred, and what life was like at the time. In order to understand the future, we must understand the past, and this episode aims to shed light on a brutal part of America's past, while also celebrating the people that fought for diversity, the arts, and freedom.

              • (0:01:04) A bit of background. 
              • (0:02:07) The career path: Being a media executive and brands.
              • (0:04:35) The Civil War: How did it begin?
              • (0:05:55) The economy of slave labour. 
              • (0:07:35) States rights vs Federal Government: Solving the question of who is in charge. 
              • (0:08:20) The importance of studying the Civil War.
              • (0:09:55) The symbolism of the Confederate flag.
              • (0:12:18) The Battle of Fort Sumter: War breaks out on the East Coast.
              • (0:13:45) General William T. Sherman and California.
              • (0:15:00) Railroads: The differences between North and South.
              • (0:16:15) What do people really know about the Civil War?
              • (0:17:27) The Civil War in film.
              • (0:19:13) The weapons and brutality of the Civil War.
              • (0:23:00) The Cherokee Nation and indigenous involvement.
              • (0:25:50) The atrocities during the unification of the railroads.
              • (0:27:33) Could the brutality of the Civil War occur today?
              • (0:29:33) 1861-1865 vs the Present: The conversation today.
              • (0:31:38) Why and how the Civil War ended.
              • (0:34:20) The Life and Times of Missouri's Charles Parsons: Between Art and War. 
              • (0:35:10) The study of incense.
              • (0:36:52) Charles Parsons: An influential individual.
              • (0:38:30) The Tokugawa Incense burner and the Charles Parsons art collection.
              • (0:40:50) Charles Parsons: Using success for the common good.
              • (0:41:48) Charles Parsons and artist Harriet Hosmer.
              • (0:43:40) Notes of travel in 1894 and 1895.
              • (0:45:43) Charles Parsons and the Wide Awakes. 
              • (0:47:15) Lewis B. Parsons and the Union cause: Revamping the way business is done.
              • (0:49:34) Martha Parsons: A bit of a mystery still.
              • (0:51:30) Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann and a clue in the letters.
              • (0:53:30) What's next? Audiobooks and Love and Letters in WWII.
              • (0:55:21) A poem by Charles Parsons.
              • John Launius on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-launius-ab54a285/

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                56 min
              • Ep.41 – The art of cake design with Amber Comadira-Smith

                In this episode, I speak with the founder of Commie’s Cupcakes, Amber Comadira-Smith. Amber is a cake designer, and we talk about the best way to bake cakes, how to use fondant, and why she enjoys working with miniature designs!

                • (0:00:40) Queensland, Australia: the sunshine state 
                • (0:02:00) Amber Comadira-Smith: the cake artist and designer
                • (0:02:40) Helping people move from cake decorator to cake designer/artist 
                • (0:03:05) Commie's Cupcakes
                • (0:04:35) Leaving graphic design
                • (0:08:15) The low point and finding a new creative outlet
                • (0:10:10) The honeymoon period vs the business 
                • (0:11:35) Inspiring creativity in others through cake
                • (0:14:35) Baking is a science: follow the recipe!
                • (0:16:43) Give your oven a hip check! How to know when your cake is ready.
                • (0:19:20) Do different cake types make a difference? 
                • (0:20:45) The easiest icing: American Buttercream 
                • (0:21:44) The American Buttercream recipe 
                • (0:22:40) Cream Cheese frosting 
                • (0:23:40) Recommendations for piping bags   
                • (0:25:27) The common mistakes 
                • (0:28:22) Piping: A good starting point 
                • (0:29:50) Why choose fondant? Taming the beast.
                • (0:35:20) Sculpting miniature foods
                • (0:39:41) Sculpture outside of food
                • (0:42:10) Managing a creative businesses 
                • (0:44:45) Learning to market yourself: a difficult transition 
                • (0:46:15) Going all in: social media 
                • (0:53:58) The future of Commie’s Cupcakes 
                • Visit Commie’s Cupcakes: https://www.commiescupcakes.com/

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                  57 min
                • Ep.40 – QA Automation with Michael Fritzius

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                  In this episode, I speak with Arch DevOps CTO, Michael Fritzius. We talk about software testing automation, the purpose of documentation, why tech companies use DevOps, and we also talk about the quirky work environments we’ve worked in in the tech industry!

                  • (0:00:45) Who is Fritz? Arch DevOps 
                  • (0:01:30) Starting the business - The entrepreneurial path
                  • (0:03:10) Software Quality Assurance 
                  • (0:04:10) Why automate?
                  • (0:06:20) Is automation replacing the creative component of testing? Are companies missing the point?
                  • (0:08:10) The dark art of testing
                  • (0:08:50) A good tester is a communicative tester
                  • (0:09:35) QA Advocacy - Does it reach the right people? And how can you make it?
                  • (0:11:07) Going over their heads - Building rapport to stop the fear 
                  • (0:12:15) What should never be automated? Making the right decisions
                  • (0:13:30) 100% coverage - The warm fuzzy problem
                  • (0:15:40) Exploratory testing
                  • (0:18:04) The "I told you so" moment - How to manage it positively
                  • (0:19:45) The different flavours of fear - We are not the enemy
                  • (0:22:00) Playful environments - Building rapport through casual competence and comradery
                  • (0:25:00) Tech culture
                  • (0:26:00) Silicon Valley - perks, games and nerf guns
                  • (0:28:25) The weirdness of building rapport in tech
                  • (0:29:20) The different subcultures in tech 
                  • (0:32:30) Tech creatives 
                  • (0:33:30) Are the developers trying to take over?
                  • (0:34:50) DevOps - The mindset and the challenges 
                  • (0:38:25) Evaluations - Dev vs QA 
                  • (0:39:05) Developers- Where the bugs come from 
                  • (0:40:00) Logging bugs - Details, details, details
                  • (0:41:30) Documentation - Do they see the value?
                  • (0:43:30) The two roles of documentation - The where and the who
                  • (0:45:35) Cutting down on time with documentation
                  • (0:46:30) US vs Canada - The differences in technology and culture
                  • (0:47:30) "At least in Texas they stab you in the front" The three tech cultures
                  • (0:49:00) Working in a non-tech focused city - Finding the tech in non-tech 
                  • (0:50:48) The Canadian tech culture
                  • (0:51:10) Action driven culture - moving too quick
                  • (0:52:25) Directness, dreaming and finding the balance
                  • (0:53:50) Isn't tech just tech?
                  • (0:54:15) Automation - The fear of a new Depression
                  • (0:55:40) Changes - How we all move forward during automation
                  • Visit Arch DevOps: https://archdevops.com/

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                    58 min
                  • Ep.39 – The culture of music with Rise Ashen

                    In this episode, I interview Canadian musician and DJ, Rise Ashen. Based in Ottawa, Rise is a 3-time Juno award nominee who has studied music in NYC, Montreal, and who has explored the various sounds and influences of music around the world. We talk about the arts in Canada, the influence of American music, and why online promotion and streaming isn’t necessarily a good model for today’s music artists.

                    • (0:01:00) The many facets of Rise Ashen
                    • (0:01:35) Growing up in Montreal
                    • (0:01:50) Why you should watch the Youtube link before listening any further!
                    • (0:02:10) Surviving as an artist in Canada 
                    • (0:02:50) Who has shaped your career? 
                    • (0:04:00) Figuring out the code 
                    • (0:05:15) Actualizing your childhood dreams 
                    • (0:07:10) When the magic shifts
                    • (0:08:00) Rise Ashen's genre of music - the ancient and the futuristic
                    • (0:11:00) The origins of hip hop and its influence on us
                    • (0:11:30) First trip to New York
                    • (0:12:15) Scratching the surface of the history of dance culture in New York
                    • (0:13:00) Why did you never move to New York?
                    • (0:14:45) Times are changing 
                    • (0:15:35) The New York Art Scene - making it and the star system
                    • (0:18:39) The star system in Montreal, Quebec 
                    • (0:19:30) The Arts in Canada - the differing arts communities 
                    • (0:22:46) Technology - changing the fabric of our society, art and how we consume it
                    • (0:25:42) The business of music - the good and the bad 
                    • (0:27:17) Self promotion and social media 
                    • (0:30:05) The pressure to be polished - self censoring and art
                    • (0:31:25) We are the bitcoin being mined
                    • (0:32:40) Where have all the rebels gone?
                    • (0:34:22) The Fountainhead experience - keeping it pure 
                    • (0:35:45) Archie Burnett - making time for your inner child
                    • (0:37:50) Discovering the pulse - finding the unsanitized art now 
                    • (0:39:15) After the pandemic - will it ever really end?
                    • (0:39:55) Kickstarting the art scene again - the ideal scenario
                    • (0:42:48) Art and the imposter syndrome
                    • (0:45:15) Kahil El'Zabar of the Chicago Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
                    • (0:48:10) Rise Ashen's family - growing up with art and preparing to live in our society
                    • (0:49:50) Making it rich from art - it won't be the only thing
                    • (0:50:35) Our economic system - breaking out of the imposed box
                    • (0:51:30) Celebrating the joy - home and design influencing your lifestyle
                    • (0:53:01) What's next? Mixed media, storytelling and roller skates
                    • (0:55:06) Build those synapses! Positive aging 
                    • (0:55:42) Guarding against the machine - maintaining peace in the rat race 
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                      58 min
                    • Ep.38 – The science of the universe with Islam Khan

                      In this episode, I’m speaking with early universe cosmologist Islam Khan. We talk about inflation theory, the multiverse, dark matter, and so much more! Is there such a thing as a parallel universe? Do we know why the universe has stretched? What does a cosmologist do for fun? 

                      • (0:00:50) What does a Cosmologist do? 
                      • (0:01:48) Islam Khan's journey into studying cosmology
                      • (0:04:50) The Infinite Universe vs The Observable Universe 
                      • (0:06:30) The Milky Way in the cosmic web
                      • (0:07:50) The scale of the Observable Universe
                      • (0:09:30) Are we alone out here? The possibility of alien life
                      • (0:11:50) The Inflation Theory - our stretchy Universe
                      • (0:12:45) How do we know it stretched?
                      • (0:13:30) The painting analogy 
                      • (0:14:35) How the Inflation Theory explains these problems
                      • (0:15:52) Multiverses: a consequence of inflation. What are they?
                      • (0:16:32) Max Tegmark - defining the four levels
                      • (0:17:55) Level 1: Inflation fields, Quantum Fields and the Higgs Boson
                      • (0:19:24) Level 2: Bubbles of Universes 
                      • (0:20:02) Level 3: The Many Worlds Theory
                      • (0:22:10) Level 4: An Abstract view: Changing the laws of physics
                      • (0:23:30) Do doppelgangers actually exist? 
                      • (0:24:20) Wave Function Collapse - Schrödinger's cat and Hugh Everett's theory 
                      • (0:26:03) Are we just a simulation? 
                      • (0:27:25) What caused the inflation? The ball and the hill 
                      • (0:29:10) Reheating the Universe 
                      • (0:30:25) Unifying Inflation Theory and dark energy/dark matter
                      • (0:31:45) The Theory of Everything
                      • (0:32:45) The real world applications - answering the big questions
                      • (0:34:46) The second stretching phase - what's happening now
                      • (0:35:50) Einstein's Cosmological Constant
                      • (0:37:35) Accelerated Expansion and Earth
                      • (0:40:00) Particle Cosmology - not just math
                      • (0:41:15) The Philosophical side
                      • (0:42:38) The Anthropic Principle
                      • (0:43:25) Evidence over opinion - why we can't all get along 
                      • (0:44:45) Working together - you need more than Theorists to make a theory
                      • (0:46:25) Exciting advances in research today! Stepping on Mars! New particles and more!
                      • (0:49:15) Islam Khan's interests; soccer, guitar and travel
                      • (0:52:25) Science and the arts - is there a link?
                      • (0:54:15) Conversations and discussions - other fields of interest 
                      • (0:56:20) Research is the dream
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