Author and historian Conrad Black discusses the Canadian political identity of Canada and the history of our great nation.By Zoomer Podcast Network

Are we conditioned by the media to be pessimists? In this talk author Peter Nowak discusses how the media is using technology to condition us and why we should embrace and not fear the future.ANDAnnouncing at the beginning that his main goal of this talks is for you to go out and smash your smart phone, Nicholas Carr tells the audience exactly how …

Joining us for the first time since his release from prison Marc Emery has joined us once again at ideacity along with his wife and fellow marijuana activist Jodie Emery. In their moving talk, Jodie discusses her struggle from the outside and dealing with the prison system, while Marc discusses his struggles from the inside and how supported he fel…

Author Kevin Bales ventures into areas with active slavery in the modern world. In his talk he discusses how slaves are being used to damage the environment.By Zoomer Podcast Network

Author Andrew Keen tells us that we should worry about what “the network” is changing and why we should be angry about the growing inequality and weaker social bonds.By Zoomer Podcast Network

Garlic is deeply rooted in history for both health purposes as well as mythical purposes. Watch author and garlic expert Liz Primeau as she discusses why we have an obsession with garlic and how this odours bulb has changed over the ages.By Zoomer Podcast Network

We all know icicles but what mysteries lie beneath them? Scientist Stephen ‘Dr. Freeze’ Morris tells the audience about his research on icicles and discusses his icicle database.By Zoomer Podcast Network

Author Tim Clark discusses how they develop The Old Farmer’s Almanac and explains some of the myths and wisdom which are inserted into the book come from.By Zoomer Podcast Network

Author and letter expert Simon Garfield imparts on the audience the importance of letter writing in our current technology driven era. Drawing from his most recent book, he unpacks famous love letters and why they are important historically.By Zoomer Podcast Network

Developer of the Glycemic Index Dr. David Jenkins became a vegetarian when his mother tried to feed him his pet chicken as a teen. In his talk he discusses how various diets can change both your health and the environment, and why we believe certain foods are ‘healthy’ when in reality they may be harmful.…

Dr. Amy Lehman describes herself as a contrarian. Watch her empowering talk discussing some of the problems surrounding the aid and development sector.By Zoomer Podcast Network

Naked archeologist Simcha Jacobovici unpacks his theories about Mary Magdalene, Jesus and what has been named ‘The Lost Gospel.’By Zoomer Podcast Network

In this inspiring talk Rick Hansen discusses with the audience how he learned to view his wheelchair as a vehicle for freedom and encourages others to do so as well. He goes on to discuss barriers to success and how to overcome these barriers and liberate society.By Zoomer Podcast Network

In her talk Dr. Olga Kovalchuk discusses her work in epigenetics and how we need to work towards a customized treatment for cancer depending on individuals genetics.By Zoomer Podcast Network

Former ballet dancer Miranda Esmonde-White and founder of essentrics. In her talk she discusses how we can reverse aging with her program and how you can actually become stronger, more energetic, pain free and fit by simply moving.By Zoomer Podcast Network

At the age of 14 David Steinberg published his first crossword in the New York Times. In his talk, he discusses his venture into crossword building and his puzzling world.By Zoomer Podcast Network

In his daily work in genetics Josef Penninger plays on the piano of life from studying everything from curing the common cold to helping develop a cure for osteoporosis. In this talk Josef updates the audience on his most recent breakthroughs and calls for medicine and art to work together to form a beautiful tree of life.…

Hot off the heels of his 2015 Nobel Prize win in Physics Art McDonald from the Sudbury SNO lab returned for his second ideacity talk on the mysterious world of Neutrinos. In his talk Art breaks down exactly what a neutrino is and why it is so important for us to lean about them. Make sure not to miss this talk and learn all about the basic building…

Ric Bienstock has been making investigative documentaries for about 20 years. She is drawn to "the dark side", topics like porn, Ebola, sex trafficking and the human organ trade. Listen, as she takes us through the documentaries she's produced and shares some of the most revealing moments from those she's interviewed.…

“For the same reasons we need to profoundly change to save our planet, we need to profoundly change to save our businesses.” These are the words of advice from long time ideacity friend and alum Jim Harris. Jim, who is one of North America’s foremost thinkers on disruptive innovation, change, leadership and sustainability joined us this year to dis…

Author and feature writer Ian Brown has recently turned 60. This recent life change has led him to wonder: is this the beginning of the end or just the beginning of a new phase of life. In this humorous talk Ian discusses his recent life, body and mental changes and advocates for us all to slow down, keep a diary and pay attention to all the small …

Are the most of us eating our way to an early grave with our North American style diet? Doctor, nutrition specialist and author Michael Greger says yes! In his rally cry of a talk, Dr. Greger outlines why switching to a plant based diet can not only help improve overall health but can also reverse effects of common diseases such as heart disease, a…

Imagine a tree that produces 40 different varieties of stone fruits including peaches, plums, cherries and almonds. This was the dream of Sam Van Aken when he decided to graft together his passions of art, conservation and gardening to create the Tree of 40 Fruit. The trees which there are currently 21 of in the world, began their life as an art pr…

Born in Canada but an American citizen by choice, author and political science expert F.H. Buckley believes that Canada’s political system is getting things right. In his second ideacity talk Buckley explains why Donald Trump might win the presidential election by giving an overview of how the concept of upward mobility has changed for the United S…

Inspired by watching Star Trek as a kid Dr. James Delgado decided that he too wanted to explore new and exciting worlds… just not in space. Acting as the Director of Maritime Heritage in the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Dr. Delgado oversees heritage programs and active research in the …

Described as a solo act with a band in her throat, beatbox and jazz musician Butterscotch helped us open the third day of ideacity 2016. In this emotional performance Butterscotch touches on her childhood depression, the recent shootings in Orlando and shares the message that we have to love and accept each other. You don’t want to miss this mind b…

Ron James left Canada to find the American dream however once he arrived he decided to head back to Canada and found the Canadian dream instead and is loving it. Listen to Ron’s second day closing performance in which he pokes fun of topics such as the recent presidential election, his Maritime up bringing and the Royal Family.…

Joining us again after a 9 year gap (which felt like only a minute!) Canadian Jazz, Pop and Soul musician Nikki Yanofsky performs some traditional standards and gives us a sneak peek of her latest album.And back for a second time at ideacity Cuban-Canadian singing sensation Alex Cuba gave the performance of a lifetime with his unique style. Alex, w…

Our relationship with pork is a story of both love and loathing. These thoughts from pig historian Mark Essig could not ring more true as he guides so through the history of pigs and the pork industry from ancient times up until today. Mark, who begins his talk with the analogy of the three pigs, describes to the pork industry and explains our move…

In this episode of IDEACITY ON THE AIR, we feature performances by the very talented Daniel Clarke Bouchard, Colette Baron-Reid and Justin Gray.By Zoomer Podcast Network

We feature a debate on whether or not we could initiate contact with Extraterrestrial beings. This debate features Astrobiologist and President of METI - Douglas Vakoch and Scientist and Author of Science Fiction - David Brin.By Zoomer Podcast Network

A debate on ‘Sex with Robots’ featuring AI Expert - David Levy and Roboethicist - Kathleen Richardson.By Zoomer Podcast Network

Author and Zoologist Jules Howard has a love affair with slugs. While working on his most recent book Jules made a vow to himself to be a deviant and try to capture as many animals having sex on film as he could. He never dreamed that it would lead him down a road into the unknown learning about slugs, mites and other invertebrates which are practi…

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz comes to ideacity to talk about his research on Google search data. Through his findings he has narrowed in on matters of sex, relationships, and all they encompass. Find out the “most Googled” questions from men and women (hint: most queries are related to genitalia).By Zoomer Podcast Network

Bat expert and founder of the Organization for Bat Conservation Robert Mies joined us at ideacity to educate and debunk many of the myths about our nighttime friends bats. Bats, which are found on almost every continent in the world are important to our ecosystems and not only eat insects such as mosquitos but also help pollinate plants such as avo…

“We’re not invincible, we’re all mortal and that is what we have in common with each other.” -Barbara Alink. The Alinker is for everyone who wants to maintain an active life regardless of their movement abilities/disabilities. Find out how the Alinker is changing the lives of people all over the world...Next, After a series of tragic personal losse…

Archaeologist and language expert Helena Tomas wants to do the incredible: She wants to decipher the worlds most ancient language Linear A. In this ground breaking talk Helena takes us on a trip back to ancient Greece to retell the stories the Minoan Civilization which used the Linear A language, a language that is the earliest European script. Wat…

Michael Cohen (JD/MBA) is an innovation leader at LoyaltyOne in the Gravity Labs division which focuses solely on innovation by leveraging research, experimentation, and exploration. He talks to ideacity about disruption and how innovation needs to be a strategy that every company takes on and how to get started using the 3 horizons model. He share…

2019, Business & Entrepreneurship, Health & Longevity, Politics & Activism, Science & TechnologyPresented By: Dr. Christelle GedeonDr. Christelle Gedeon, Chief Legal Officer has spent her entire career in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry which has positioned her as a leader in the cannabis industry and well positioned to talk on cannab…

Bruce Linton is the founder of Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC) and co-founder of Tweed Marijuana Incorporated. He has been driving the Company’s overall strategy including its Canadian and international expansion efforts as well as laying the groundwork for the Company’s future move into cannabis-based consumer products.He speaks to the ideacity au…

Mary Walsh created and starred in This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC’s wildly popular take on current affairs. In her ideacity talk, Mary challenges the audience to re-think the accepted concept of aging.By Zoomer Podcast Network

Yonatan Winetraub, co-founder of SpaceIL, an Israeli organization working to land an unmanned spacecraft on the moon, came to ideacity’s anniversary to inspire a whole new batch of space researchers.By Zoomer Podcast Network

Dr. Bob Richards, co-founder and CEO, of Moon Express returns to ideacity to give us the latest update.Dr. Pascal Lee is a planetary scientist with the Mars Institute, the SETI Institute, and NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.Together, they will share the future human exploration of Mars.…

Dreaming in Turtle: A Journey Through the Passion, Profit, and Peril of Our Most Coveted Prehistoric Creatures. Peter Laufer speaks to ideacity about the relationships of humans to animals and how turtles are being threatened by human greed, pragmatism, and rationalization - and that turtles are a sign of things to come.…

Mark Halpern, CEO of WEALTHinsurance.com®, helps successful business owners, professionals and families with tax-efficient insurance strategies for estate planning, tax minimization and philanthropy.By Zoomer Podcast Network

Anna Van Acker has over 25 years of wide-ranging experience as a pharmaceutical executive at Merck. Anna is dedicated to the optimization of Merck’s product portfolio and marketing strategies on an international scale and strives to ensure access to innovative drugs.By Zoomer Podcast Network

Dr. Avery Broderick, an astrophysicist who holds the Delaney Family John Archibald Wheeler Chair at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, shared his collaborative discovery of the first ever glimpse of a black hole, with ideacity.In April 2019, he and colleagues from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration unveiled humani…

Alexander Tsiaras has developed a new personalized health platform, StoryMD. StoryMD, is a single, unified platform that translates all your health and wellness data into a visually-rich story, allowing you to track, understand, share, and act on the trajectory of your well-being.Dr. Tsiaras grew StoryMD out of his already well-established journali…

Wade Davis, an Honorary Citizen of Colombia, talks about his passion and the people of this beloved nation. "...two generations of Colombians forced to flee are returning... Colombia is on a threshold of a renaissance."By Zoomer Podcast Network

John Fowler is the Founder and President of The Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc., one of the largest and fastest growing Canadian Licensed Producers of cannabis products and brands. He returns to ideacity’s 20th anniversary to talk about cannabis now, the focus on global legalization, and how it can lead to prosperity and global well being."...the id…