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Hosts: Kian Yousefi Kousha & Sherry Chen From time to time, we might forget the reason behind studying sciences. Science is not just about chemical titrations or DNA transcription. Rather, it is about enhancing the quality of our life. Sci-Section wants to talk about applied aspects of science, s…

Sci-Section


    • Dec 5, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Significance of Peer Support Programs for Transplant Recipients (Interview with Megan Liang)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 9:40


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Megan Liang! Megan is from the 2023 McMaster Child Health Conference

    What Role Does Trust Play in Persuasion? (Interview with Dr. Richard Petty)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 31:23


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Richard Petty! Dr. Petty is a titan in the field of social psychology, having published over 450 journal articles and winning numerous awards for his research into persuasion

    Petri Dish to Bioreactors - The Scalling up of Stem Cell Production (Interview with Tiffany Dang)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 18:03


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Tiffany Dang! Tiffany is currently a Biomedical Engineering PhD student From the University of Calgary

    The History, Philosophy, and Sociology Behind the Physical Sciences (Interview with Roula Faraj)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 13:37


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Roula Faraj! Roula is currently a PhD Student at the University of Toronto

    The Legume-Rhizobium Model & Evolution of Symbiont-Host Relationships (Interview with Dr. Rebecca Batstone)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 16:18


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Rebecca Batstone! Dr. Batstone is an assistant professor in the Department of Biology at McMaster

    Inducing Neural Plasticity to Improve Motor Control in Clinical Populations (Interview with Dr. Aimee Nelson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 20:42


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Aimee Nelson! Dr. Nelson is a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Sensorimotor Neuroscience

    Part 2: Combatting Scientific Misinformation - Separating Sense from Nonsense (Interview with Dr. Joe Schwarcz)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 16:37


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's part 2 interview is our special guest from McGill University's Office of Science and Society Dr. Joe Schwarcz

    Part 1: Combatting Scientific Misinformation - Separating Sense from Nonsense (Interview with Dr. Joe Schwarcz)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 18:18


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Joe Schwarcz! Dr. Schwarcz is an acclaimed author, chemist, pseudoscientist debunker, and director of McGill University's Office of Science and Society

    Is Your Soulmate Destined or Grown? (Interview with Dr. Jessica Maxwell)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 26:07


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Jessica Maxwell! Dr. Maxwell is currently an assistant professor at McMaster University, where she researches relationships and sex

    Studying Infection Patterns of Diseases Such as COVID-19 in Large-Scale Populations Using a Theoretical Lens (Interview with Dr. Jonathan Dushoff)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 22:08


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Jonathan Dushoff! Dr. Dushoff is a member of the Department of Biology at McMaster University and one of the three core faculty members of the TheoLab

    Exploring Differences in Muscle Use as a Comparative Physiologist & Nurturing Genuine Interest in Research (Interview with Dr. Grant McClelland)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 13:18


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Grant McClelland! Dr. McClelland is a comparative physiologist and professor in the Department of Biology at McMaster University

    An Examination Into WHO's Top Four Fungal Pathogens Risking Human Health - Non-Zombie Related (Interview with Dr. Jianping Xu)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 31:59


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Jianping Xu! Dr. Xu is a professor in the Department of Biology at McMaster University and renowned for his research into the field of mycology

    Exploring the Dangers of Button Battery Ingestions in Children (Interview with 2023 MCHC Winner Yasmine Madan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 7:09


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Yasmine Madan! Yasmine is the winter of the 2023 McMaster University Child Health Conference (MCHC)

    The Brain-Mind Connection: A Multi- Disciplined Approach to Studying one of Life's Most Complex Questions (Interview with Dr. Georg Northoff)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 15:45


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Georg Northoff! Dr. Northoff is the research chair of Mind, Brain Imaging, and Neuro Ethics

    Your Selfhood Exists to Serve the Group (Interview with Dr. Roy Baumeister)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 39:20


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Roy Baumeister! Dr. Baumeister is one of the most respected and cited social psychologists alive

    Studying Algae and Being Systematic in Science Inquiry (Interview with Dr. Susan Brawley)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 12:13


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Susan Brawley, renowned Phycologist and Professor Emerita of Plant and Marine Biology at the University of Maine

    “Why Does She Run Down the Street Naked?”; Function Matters in Deciphering Human Behaviour! (Interview with Dr. Ennio Cipani)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 20:00


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Ennio Cipani! Dr. Cipani developed the Cipani Behavioral Classification System, which he refers to as the Holy Grail of classifying of understanding another person's behaviour. During his career as a behavioural psychologist, Dr. Cipani compiled everything that he learned about human behaviour into a book, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment, which is a textbook taught in universities across the United States and Canada

    Physiology Research on High Altitude Deer Mice (Interview with Dr. Graham Scott)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 13:42


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Graham Scott, Associate professor in Biology at McMaster, with his research focusing on animal physiology in high altitude deer mice

    The Dopamine System and Computational Brain Science (Interview with Dr. Michael J. Frank)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 25:31


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Michael J. Frank, Director at the Carney Center For Computational Brain Science

    Using Cannabis Products in the Treatment of Childhood Disorders (Interview with Dr. Lauren Kelly)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 15:02


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Lauren Kelly, Assistant professor of pharmacology and therapeutics; pediatrics and child health, researcher of opioid use during pregnancy, effects of taking meds while breast milk, and use of medicinal Cannabis in pediatric populations with expertise in clinical trial ethics

    Motor Cortex Research and Potential Clinical Applications (Interview with Dr. Simon Chen)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 14:49


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Simon Chen, Professor in department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. Researcher of motor function and the neuronal basis of learning, and is currently investigating a wide range of motor diseases

    Potential New Drug Target for Atheroscerlosis (Interview with Dr. Dawei Zhang)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 16:35


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Dawei Zhang, Associate Professor at the University of Albertain the Department of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

    Health Outcomes of Different Diets (Interview with Dr. Chris Gustafson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 16:47


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Chris Gustafson, Professor and researcher of behavioural economics who studies the decision making process and health outcomes of different diets

    CAN HEAL Project (Interview with Dr. Sarah Elshahat)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 15:23


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Sarah Elshahat, principal investigator of CAN HEAL Project - Mental Health and Wellbeing of immigrant Arab populations in Canada

    The Gut-Brain Connection (Interview with PhD Student, Shania Bhopa)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 13:28


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Shania Bhopa, a PhD Student in Health Evidence and Impact & Global Health at McMaster University, non-profit co-founder, Wellness Content Creator, Knowledge Translator, and most recently a published children's book author

    New Study Finds No Evidence That Depression is a Chemical Imbalance (Interview with Dr. Joanna Moncrieff, psychiatrist and researcher at University College London)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 28:23


    Navigating Academics and Friendships (Interview with Dr. Abid Hidayat)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 14:52


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Abid Hidayat, an alum at McMaster University's undergraduate Life Science program, as well as University of Toronto's Dental College

    Rice Research Institute in Kala Shah Kaku, Pakistan (Interview with Syed Sultan Ali)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 10:07


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Syed Sultan Ali, Chief Scientist of Rice Research Institute in Pakistan

    Using Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose Birth Defects (Interview with Dr. Mark Walker)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 15:10


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Mark Walker, Chief of Dept. Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care at the Ottawa Hospital and research in maternal-fetal health

    Prioritizing Mental Health in Academia and Education (Interview with Dr.Noam Raiter)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 11:27


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Noam Raiter, a podcast host, social media wellness creator, founder of charitable clothing line and a resident physician

    The Ups and Downs from Undergraduate to Research Chair and Professor (Interview with Dr. Andrea Gonzalez)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 10:41


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Andrea Gonzalez, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience at McMaster University

    Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning Approaches (Interview with Dr. Pascal Tyrrell)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 15:40


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Pascal Tyrrell, Director of Data Science and Associate Professor with the Department of Medical Imaging, Temerity Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto

    Falling in love, quickly and often - Emophilia (Interview with Dr. Daniel N Jones from the University of Virginia)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 18:46


    Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Daniel N Jones, a professor and researcher within the University of Virginia in the subject area of legal psychology

    Endless Opportunities With OzTREKK (Interview with OzTREKK)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 14:57


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    The Great Potential of Bacteriophages to Replace Antibiotics (Interview with Dr. Steven Theriault, CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of Cytophage Technologies)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 17:33


    Nutrigenetics- What Science Says About Genetically-Based Diet Plans (Interview with Dr. Dylan MacKay, Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 17:02


    The Endless Possibilities of Attosecond Science (Interview with Dr. Paul Corkum, a professor at the University of Ottawa, researcher with the National Research Council, and 2022 Wolf Prize Winner)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 16:07


    Targeting Hypoxic Tumours through Metabolism Reprogramming (Interview with Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky, Professor and Director of Research in the University of Toronto's Department of Radiation Oncology)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 14:33


    All About TMM: A Research Focused Undergraduate Program (Interview with Dr. Jonathan Lee, Director of the Translational and Molecular Medicine (TMM) Program at the University of Ottawa)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 14:00


    Move the Body, Heal the Mind: Movement as Medicine for the Mind (Interview with Dr. Jennifer Heisz, Professor at McMaster University and head of the NeuroFIT Lab)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 16:11


    Learning about the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Interview with Dr. Sarita Verma, the Dean, President, and CEO of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 9:32


    The Role of Microbiota in Depression and Anxiety Disorders (Interview with Arthi Chinna-Meyyappan, a PhD Candidate at Queen's University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 12:21


    Epilepsy Is Not What You Think (Interview with Dr. Jacqueline French, professor at the NYU Langone School of Medicine and neurologist)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 18:32


    Guinness Worlds Records and Physics (Interview with Dr. Burnaby Q. Orbax)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 18:19


    Guinness World Record for modelling a Zombie Apocalypse (Interview with Dr. Stacey Smith?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 18:07


    Student Mindset During the Transition to Online Learning (Interview with Dr. Deborah Sloboda)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 19:53


    Producing the First Human MRI and Human Hybrid PET MRI in Canada (Interview with Dr. Frank Prato)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 25:43


    COVID-19 and the Future Pandemics (Interview with Dr. Jeff Kwong)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 15:25


    The Health and Technology Industry (Interview with Dr. Joshua Liu)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 20:46


    Psychology and History of Pandemics (Interview with Dr. Steven Taylor)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 14:19


    The Fundamentals of Wireless Communication (Interview with Dr. Ekram Hossain, author and professor at the University of Manitoba)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 13:58


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