10,000 ways | Jan Rainey is untangling the mysteries of spider silks
The Dalhousie University researcher is looking to create synthetic versions of spider's silk that have the potential to help heal damaged ne...
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10,000 ways | Pooneh Maghoul: Working at the forefront of geotechnical engineering
(Available only in French) Can our critical infrastructure withstand the effects of climate change? Pooneh Maghoul and her research team are...
10,000 ways | Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan are global leaders in pandemic preparedness
In 2002, German researcher Volker Gerdts relocated to Saskatoon. Cutting-edge vaccine research was the attraction. Now he is at the helm of...
10,000 ways | How neuroendocrinology crosses sectors to create promising new insights
(This podcast is only available in French) Nafissa Ismail focuses on the effects of hormones on the brain to pin down the interactions betwe...
10,000 ways | The future of flight depends on sustainability that goes beyond biofuels
The University of Waterloo’s Suzanne Kearns is a global leader in sustainable aviation, but her flight path wasn’t without turbulence. Suzan...
10,000 ways | Meet Acadian researcher Céline Surette, for whom interdisciplinarity is second nature
(The audio content of this podcast is only available in French.) Céline Surette embodies both the chemistry of living things and interdiscip...
10,000 ways | Should bodies of water have the same legal status as people?
This podcast is about curious researchers, leading-edge science and the joys of discovery and gets its name from Thomas Edison who said, “I...
10,000 ways | Science (sea) star
(Available only in French) This is a podcast about curious researchers, leading-edge science and the joys of discovery. Our podcast gets its...
10,000 Ways | Reinforcing the reliability of our vulnerable electricity grid
Welcome to 10,000 ways. This is a podcast about curious researchers, leading-edge science, and the joys of discovery. York University’s Pira...
10,000 ways | Alex Langlois fell in love with the Arctic. Find out why he's fired up!
(This podcast is available only in French) Alexandre Langlois is passionate about all aspects of his job. As a researcher in Northern Canada...
10,000 ways | The healing power of food: how nutrition and Carla Prado help treat cancer
On a cold March 2, 2004, Carla Prado arrived on the doorsteps of the University of Alberta. She left behind her native Brazil to fulfill a d...
10,000 ways | Why using sound to treat disease is beautiful music to Simone Dalla Bella's ears
(This podcast is available only in French) Simone Dalla Bella of Montréal’s International Laboratory for BRAin, Music and Sound Research ask...
10,000 ways | Learn how Leyla Soleymani's curious nature is making life less sticky!
Leyla Soleymani is Canada’s Research Chair in Miniaturized Biomedical Devices. Her passion for the miniature world of nanotech and her commi...
10,000 ways | How does Anna Blakney use TikTok to help people understand mRNA vaccines?
For many, RNA vaccines seem to have appeared out of nowhere. The curious and the hesitant have wondered how a vaccine to fight COVID-19 coul...
Julie Carrier: Taking on sleep medicine
This podcast is only available in French. Une chercheuse à l’Université de Montréal se concentre sur le sommeil des femmes. Julie Carrier of...
Stéphane Laporte: Using genetics to eliminate the side effects of drugs
This podcast is only available in French. A researcher at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre explores ways to imp...
Tigran Galstian: Creating molecular lenses
This podcast is only available in French. One of the co-founders of LensVector talks about the origins of their molecular lens. Tigran Galst...
Jacques Genest: Developing new interventions to cure cardiovascular disease
This podcast is only available in French. A researcher at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre studies the link bet...
Ian Clark: Tracing contaminants in the earth
Ce balado est uniquement disponible en anglais. Ian Clark , professor of Earth sciences at the University of Ottawa , explains how radiocarb...
Constantin Polychronakos: Using genetics to find a cure for juvenile diabetes - Podcast
Ce balado est uniquement disponible en anglais. Constantin Polychronakos has devoted his career to studying the genetics of juvenile diabete...