Fighting Climate Change with Science   

  John Smol Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change and Professor, Department of Biology Synopsis: Dr. John Smol is world-renowned paleolimnologist (someone who studies long-term environmental change using lake sediments), and he has received over 60 awards for his research, outreach and teaching. He has conducted studies around the world on the impacts of humans on […]

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The Story of Paint

Patricia Smithen Assistant Professor, Paintings Conservation, Department of Art History and Art Conservation Synopsis: Patricia Smithen is an art conservator and Queen’s alumna who teaches in the Master of Art Conservation program at Queen’s. Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, she worked as a paintings conservator at the Canadian Conservation Institute, as a private practitioner in […]

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One Glass of Wine? You’ll Be Just Fine

Adrian Baranchuk Professor, Department of Medicine Synopsis: Dr. Adrian Baranchuk studies electrocardiography, sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease, and complex ablation. In this episode, Dr. Baranchuk discusses his motivation for entering the field of cardiology, including his intense curiosity to understand the mathematical modelling of cardiac arrhythmias. With the help of two students, Sohaib Hasseb and […]

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Making Math Your Friend

Lynda Colgan Professor of Elementary Mathematics, Faculty of Education Synopsis: Dr. Lynda Colgan’s lifelong mission is to make science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, fun. She has published award-winning books about mathematics education, created toolkits for educators and students, inspired several television series for children, and directed the wildly successful Science Rendezvous Kingston for […]

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Understanding Injustice and Resolving Conflicts

John McGarry Canada Research Chair in Nationalism and Democracy and Professor, Department of Political Studies Synopsis: Born in Belfast and educated at Trinity College Dublin, Dr. John McGarry is a highly decorated political scientist specializing in conflict resolution who received extensive international praise for his role in the Good Friday Agreement. He has acted as […]

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