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Full Show: Calling elephants by name, Are 'eye witnesses' reliable? & How concerned should Canada be about foreign interference
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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
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6013 episodes
Manage episode 424090210 series 2342424
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
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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