Scientists make discoveries by building on previous discoveries made by scientists before them. But what happens when the next generation of scientists is not an accurate representation of the population? What happens when we fail to bring in fresh perspectives? On this episode, we talk about the importance of diversity and inclusivity in the world of science.

Recommended Links:

Inspiring minds, 17 ways to get excited about STEM - https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science/inspiring-minds-17-ways-get-excited-about-stem/23335

The Sweet Spot Between Petroleum and Environmental Science - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN_oyb8a6Hs&t=1s

CanmetENERGY in Devon - https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/energy-offices-and-labs/canmetenergy/5715/devon-ab-research-centre/5743

Simply Science Website: www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science

Simply Science YouTube Channel: https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCNbgD_ZfyM6lh1KbemOKfeg%3Fview_as%3Dsubscriber%253Fsub_confirmation%253D1&token=5be173-1-1594998865448

Simply Science on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NRCanScience

Simply Science on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Simply-Science-580046026023390

Simply Science on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplysciencenrcan/

Simply Science on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/natural-resources-canada

When it comes to nuclear energy, Canada has always been an innovator. This goes all the way back to 1952 with the development of the world-renowned CANDU reactor. Seventy years later, Canada is leading the charge once again. On this episode, we talk about the future of nuclear energy — small modular reactors.

Photo Credit: Third Way (https://www.thirdway.org/blog/nuclear-reimagined)

Recommended Links:

• Nuclear: The Forgotten Clean Energy (Previous Simply Science podcast with Diane Cameron) - https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science/nuclear-forgotten-clean-energy/20651

• SMR Roadmap - https://smrroadmap.ca/

• Nuclear energy and uranium (Natural Resources Canada)- https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/our-natural-resources/energy-sources-distribution/nuclear-energy-uranium/7691

Simply Science Website: www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science

Simply Science YouTube Channel: https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCNbgD_ZfyM6lh1KbemOKfeg%3Fview_as%3Dsubscriber%253Fsub_confirmation%253D1&token=5be173-1-1594998865448

Simply Science on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NRCanScience

Simply Science on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Simply-Science-580046026023390

Simply Science on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplysciencenrcan/

Simply Science on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/natural-resources-canada

The elm zigzag sawfly, an exotic insect found in Asia and Europe that feeds on elm trees, has never been found in North America… that is until now. On this episode, we talk about how a photo by a nature photographer lead to the discovery of the insect on this side of the pond.

Recommended Links:

•Citizen scientist spots a newcomer on Canadian elm trees (Simply Science article) - https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science/citizen-scientist-spots-newcomer-canadian-elm-trees/23000?_ga=2.130340235.50910390.1603122913-952557420.1574967179

•Citizen Science Portal (Industry Canada) - https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/063.nsf/eng/h_97169.html

•Slowing Down the Spruce Budworm (Simply Science podcast) -https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science/20299/slowing-down-spruce-budworm-ask-nrcan/22113?_ga=2.88865567.50910390.1603122913-952557420.1574967179

•International Year of Plant Health 2020 - https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/nature/science/conservation/plante-plant

•Véronique Martel on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MartelVronique3

Simply Science Website: www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science

Simply Science YouTube Channel: https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCNbgD_ZfyM6lh1KbemOKfeg%3Fview_as%3Dsubscriber%253Fsub_confirmation%253D1&token=5be173-1-1594998865448

Simply Science on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NRCanScience

Simply Science on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Simply-Science-580046026023390

Simply Science on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplysciencenrcan/

Simply Science on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/natural-resources-canada

If you introduce a foreign species to a new environment, even by accident, it can wreak havoc on the ecosystem. On this episode, we talk to a scientist who has been dealing with one of these foreign species, the Asian longhorned beetle. This insect is black and white, about the same length as your thumb, and likes to get around by hitching rides on your car!

Links of interest…

Asian longhorned beetle (Natural Resources Canada): https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/our-natural-resources/forests-forestry/wildland-fires-insects-disturban/top-forest-insects-diseases-cana/asian-longhorned-beetle/13369

Asian longhorned beetle (Canadian Food Inspection Agency): https://www.inspection.gc.ca/plant-health/plant-pests-invasive-species/insects/asian-longhorned-beetle/eng/1337792721926/1337792820836

Simply Science Website: www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science

Simply Science YouTube Channel: https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCNbgD_ZfyM6lh1KbemOKfeg%3Fview_as%3Dsubscriber%253Fsub_confirmation%253D1&token=5be173-1-1594998865448

Simply Science on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NRCanScience

Simply Science on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Simply-Science-580046026023390

Simply Science on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplysciencenrcan/

Simply Science on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/natural-resources-canada

Forests provide us with an array of social, economic and environmental benefits, which is why we need to ensure that they stay healthy. Things like natural disasters, pests and resource extractions can pose a problem. On this episode, we talk to a scientist who is working with industry, academia, Indigenous communities and various levels of government to reclaim and restore damaged forest landscapes.

Links of interest…

Land reclamation and forest science: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/our-natural-resources/forests-forestry/forest-industry-trade/land-reclamation-forest-science/17876

Simply Science content on forestry and insects: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/our-natural-resources/forests-forestry/forest-industry-trade/land-reclamation-forest-science/17876

Simply Science Website: www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science

Simply Science YouTube Channel: https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCNbgD_ZfyM6lh1KbemOKfeg%3Fview_as%3Dsubscriber%253Fsub_confirmation%253D1&token=5be173-1-1594998865448

Look around! Apollo 11, the smallpox vaccine, the first direct evidence of dark matter in space. These are just a few of the outstanding scientific breakthroughs made possible by women working hard behind the scenes. In this episode we look at how women have helped make science, and our world, what it is today. Do you want to be an arctic explorer, a fossil hunter or a green energy guru? Then stay tuned!

International Women's Day – Status of Women Canada: https://cfc-swc.gc.ca/commemoration/iwd-jif/index-en.html

NRCan Career Opportunities: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/careers

CanmetENERGY in Ottawa: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/offices-labs/canmet/ottawa-research-centre/5753

NSERC Women in Science and Engineering: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Women-Femmes/index_eng.asp

International Women’s Day: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

Women in Science in the Government of Canada: https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/063.nsf/eng/h_97436.html

Simply Science: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science

Simply Science YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbgD_ZfyM6lh1KbemOKfeg?view_as=subscriber%3Fsub_confirmation%3D1

The spruce budworm is an insect that eats the needles of fir and spruce, weakening the trees an putting them at risk for disease or even death. As if that wasn't enough, researchers are now looking at the potential impact that spruce budworm outbreaks could have on climate change. On today's episode: killer insects, scientific collaboration and elaborate cheese plates…

Slowing Down the Spruce Budworm (podcast) - https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/slowing-down-spruce-budworm-ask-nrcan/22113

Eat, Prey, Love – Stopping the Spruce Budworm (article) - https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science/20681

Healthy Forest Partnership - http://healthyforestpartnership.ca/

Spruce Budworm – NRCan Website - https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/our-natural-resources/forests-forestry/wildland-fires-insects-disturban/top-forest-insects-diseases-cana/spruce-budworm/13383

Soil Carbon - https://soilcarbon.org/

Simply Science: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science

Simply Science YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbgD_ZfyM6lh1KbemOKfeg?view_as=subscriber%3Fsub_confirmation%3D1

Today, we hear from someone who started his career by fighting fires on the ground. Now, he’s turned his sights to the sky. We’re about to find out how a satellite the size of a dishwasher could radically change the way we fight fires in Canada.

WildFireSat: Enhancing Canada's ability to manage wildfires, Canadian Space Agency – https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/wildfiresat/default.asp

Forest Fires, Natural Resources Canada – https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/our-natural-resources/forests-forestry/wildland-fires-insects-disturban/forest-fires/13143

Simply Science: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science

Simply Science YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbgD_ZfyM6lh1KbemOKfeg?view_as=subscriber%3Fsub_confirmation%3D1

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to conduct research up North? Like, way up North, in the middle of the Arctic, in the middle of nowhere up North? David Mate from the Polar Continental Shelf Program joins us to talk about how his team supports nearly 1,000 people per year to conduct scientific research in some of the most extreme conditions.

Polar Continental Shelf Program – https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/science-data/science-research/arctic-science/polar-continental-shelf-program/10003

Arctic Logistics Hub in Resolute, Nunavut – https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/science-and-data/science-and-research/arctic-science/polar-continental-shelf-program/arctic-logistics-hub/9993

Simply Science: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science

Simply Science YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbgD_ZfyM6lh1KbemOKfeg?view_as=subscriber%3Fsub_confirmation%3D1

We received a lot of feedback from listeners who are interested in energy efficiency and curious about what they can do to make their existing home more energy-efficient. We decided to bring back Chris McLellan from the Office of Energy Efficiency to discuss getting better performance and comfort out of your home.

The Future of Energy Efficiency for Homes (Ask NRCan) - https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science/21703

Energy efficiency for homes - https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy-efficiency/energy-efficiency-homes/20546

EnerGuide in Canada - https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy-efficiency/energuide/12523

Simply Science: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science

Simply Science YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbgD_ZfyM6lh1KbemOKfeg?view_as=subscriber%3Fsub_confirmation%3D1