Podcasts by Sci Comm and Civic Tech

Sci Comm and Civic Tech

Welcome to the Sci Comm and Civic Tech podcast where our guests help explain scientific concepts to the masses AND how technology is solving complex problems in communities and government alike.

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Mathew Brown: COVID-19, Flattening the Curve and the Global Surge of Data Visualization from 2020-05-19T03:00

Mathew Brown a Scientific Data Visualization Specialist and founder of the Hakia Institute in British Columbia explains:

  • What is data visualization and why this is a remarkable moment...

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Caroline Colijn: COVID-19 in British Columbia and the MAGPIE Research Group's Mathematical Modelling from 2020-05-16T15:00

Caroline Colijn from SFU’s MAGPIE Research Group in British Columbia speaks about her team’s work on COVID-19 Mathematical Modelling in collaboration with the BC Centre for Disease Control and:<...

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Tom Masterson: Caregiver Support Technologies and the Liquidity of Geography from 2020-05-15T02:00

Tom Masterson discusses their new digital product Blue, the community assistant that
organizes ongoing community support for caregivers and their supporters, in a way that is sustainable and...

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Luke DeCoste and Renée LeVangie: Government Cloud Software in Canada with Proof from 2020-05-08T02:00

Proof's platform helps governments with COVID-19 programming and Business Continuity Planning:

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Jenna McNeil: A Shift in Green Building Technology in British Columbia from 2020-04-30T18:00

The next OPEN Technologies Event:

WHEN:
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM PDT
Civic Tech YVR #20 |
Green Buildings, Contech and Shift with OPEN Technologies
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Kimberly Girling: Science Communication and Science Policy in Canada from 2020-04-27T04:00

Evidence for Democracy 

Kimberly Girling

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Louis Saumier: Splitting Time&Publication Bias from 2020-04-20T21:00

Louis Describes:

  • Why specialization is important, but not everything
  • The best way to spend 10K Hours
  • How to live a life of happiness and resiliency with a growth minds...

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Sci Comm and Civic Tech Introduction from 2020-04-16T14:00

I introduce the initial WHY for the podcast and define key terms with a few examples of each:

  • Science Communication
  • Civic Technology

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Sci Comm and Civic Tech
Sci Comm and Civic Tech Introduction from 2020-04-16T14:00

I introduce the initial WHY for the podcast and define key terms with a few examples of each:

  • Science Communication
  • Civic Technology

Best way to reach me: