Full Show: Calling elephants by name, Are 'eye witnesses' reliable? & How concerned should Canada be about foreign interference

Mornings with Simi

Seg 1: Do elephants call each other by name?

A recent study suggests that elephants may address each other by individual names, demonstrating a new aspect of their intelligence.

Guest: Dr. Mickey Pardo, Post-Doctoral Fellow and Behavioural Ecologist at Colorado State University

Seg 2: Scott’s Thoughts: Do you “PRE-crastinate”?

We all know how bad it can be to procrastinate, but do you know what it is to PRE-Crastinate? It could be just as bad, or worse!

Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor

Seg 3: View From Victoria: Where will ICBC go now?

Getting a preview of the ICBC announcement with the premier and transportation minister this morning and taking a look back at ICBC's decision to leave the North Vancouver headquarters building. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News.

Seg 4: Are ‘eye witnesses’ reliable?

Researchers have found that witnesses who are confident in their identification, particularly when making quick decisions, tend to be more accurate.

Guest: Dr. Gary Wells, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Iowa State University and Scholar in

Eyewitness Memory Research

Seg 5: How can travel companies insure against weather?

We love to talk about how our data is constantly being collected online, and how that is usually a bad thing, but the power of Data Collection can be used to improve our quality of life.

Guest: Nick Cavanaugh, CEO of Sensible Weather

Seg 6: What would happen if two satellites collided?

An American NASA spacecraft and a defunct Russian surveillance satellite nearly collided while orbiting Earth. But what happens if space debris actually does make an impact?

Guest: Dr. Darren McKnight, Senior Technical Fellow for LeoLabs

Seg 7: Monday Morning Quarterbacks for Jun 17, 2024

It was a 26-17 win over Calgary but the coach says “always room for improvement.” The BC Lions did not allow any quarterback sacks or commit any turnovers during the game.

Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions

Seg 8: Is the Federal Government concerned about foreign interference?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed concerns about the findings of a foreign interference report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), though he did not specify the concerns.

Guest: Dan Stanton, Director of the National Security Program at the University of Ottawa and Former Executive Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service

Seg 9: How does alcohol impact your mortality risk?

New research has revealed that many studies involving alcohol and health risks, had misleading variables, such as including ex-drinkers in the abstainer category, which falsely suggested that moderate drinking was beneficial.

Guest: Dr. Tim Stockwell, Scientist at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research

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