An interview with award-winning author James MacKinnon, whose new non-fiction book, The Once and Future World, is the basis for a Rewilding Vancouver exhibition currently on at the Museum of Vancouver.
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Host Randy Shore welcomes GE Free BC anti-GMO campaigner Teresa Lynne and UBC botantist Dr. Brian Ellis to talk about the pros and cons of genetic engineering of the foods we eat.
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UrtheCast is the company that developed two cameras that are being installed on the Russian segment of the International Space Station and will deliver video and still images to Earth. Vancouver Sun tech columnist Gillian Shaw speaks with Scott Larson, CEO of UrtheCast.
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Etienne van Eck saw the transformation of South Africa from a unique vantage point. He was co-commander of Nelson Mandela’s protection unit. In this episode of Think Tank he talks to Daphne Bramham about the “profound privilege” of knowing Mandela and about some of his experiences.
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This week, World Vision called on policy makers to do more to protect people from disasters. In its report called Cities Prepare, it notes that urban dwellers – especially those in Asia are at particular risk.
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Have you ever arrived home from holidays to be shocked to find you’ve run up hundreds and even thousands of dollars in cell phone roaming charges? Emir Aboulhosn has and he decided to do something about it.
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First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition. And once again as has been the case for more than a decade, British Columbia has the worst record in the country.
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Carrie Serwetnyk was the first female soccer player inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. A former national team member, Carrie is the founder of Why the Women’s Cup, which is dedicated to making changes for the betterment of girls and women in Canada both on and off the field.
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Carin van der Hor has barely slept since Typhoon Haiyan made landfall on November 8. She is the country director for Plan Philippines. Based in Manila, Carin is operating in the midst of the organized chaos of trying to get supplies to the worst hit areas even as assessments are still being done to determine where the needs are greatest.
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