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May 31st: This morning UBC continues on our with our mini series titled Ladies and Gentlemen discussing what Manhood and Womanhood looks like biblically. Today, Elder Bill Letcher how Biblical Womanhood & Manhood embraces Godly wisdom and rejects sinful foolishness

With irregular periods, fatigue, acne, anxiety and weight changes, polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) can affect nearly every part of the body. These symptoms are often dismissed or treated separately instead of connected back to a hormonal condition. UBC endocrinologist and expert Jerilynn Prior explains what's actually happening in a body with PMOS and why the condition is so misunderstood.

What does it mean to be a geologist and an explorer? With introductions by Joy Carter, this is the first of three special episodes.  We hear from two individuals with a rich history in geology and exploration, how the industry has changed throughout their careers and their advice to geologists. These episodes were top entries from the Society of Economic Geologists' 2025 Student Podcast Challenge.  The 2026 competition is now underway! Submissions are due August 21, 2026.  For information check out the SEG website SEG 2026 Student Podcast ChallengeChapter 1:  From Field to Verse: Exploration GeopoetryUniversidad Central del EcuadorHost  Stalyn Paucar Cohosts and production Eslendy Zurita and Dálember Vallejo Martin Litherland, born in 1945, had a remarkable career as a geologist. After earning his PhD from Liverpool University in 1970 for his research of Dalradian rocks in Scotland, he joined the British Geological Survey. This role led him to explore vast, uncharted regions of Africa, and South America. In Bolivia he ventured into the legendary “Lost World” of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; in Ecuador he led the Cordillera Real Project. His efforts in mapping the Cordillera Real revealed unexpected geological un-Andean features that challenged conventional knowledge. He wrote many scientific papers, memoirs, and geological maps, and in 1993, Queen Elizabeth II honored him with the The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Throughout his career, he sometimes felt limited by the formal style of scientific writing, which focuses on data and analysis rather than personal expression. After retiring, Litherland found a new passion in poetry, using it to convey not only his deep connection to geology but also his reflections on various aspects of life.Chapter 2: From Outcrop to Ore DepositUniversity of British Columbia Host Maya SaldanhaWelcome to From Outcrop to Ore Deposit, the episode where we dive into the world of economic geology: research, fieldwork, and the people shaping the next generation of geologists.Maya Saldanha is joined by Dr. Kenneth Hickey, the Director of UBC's field school and an expert in ore deposit geology. We'll chat about his journey from working at the Karangahake mine in New Zealand as a fresh grad to running field courses in the Okanagan Valley, in British Columbia, Canada. Ken shares why field-based learning is so important, how geoscience education is evolving, and what it really takes to prepare students for the fast-changing world of mineral exploration.If you're curious about how geology is taught, what makes a great field school, or how we bridge the gap between academia and industry, this one's for you. Let's get into it!Music is ‘Jamcito - Cumbia Deli' from Youtube Audio LibraryTheme music for SEG Discovery to Recovery is Confluence, by Eastwinds.Eastwinds Come join us in Salt Lake City, Utah for SEG 2026, September 30th to October 3rd. You can expect world-class technical content, including iconic ore deposits and the geological processes of North American Cordillera. The program balances applied case studies, framework geology, and technological innovation. The conference offers a unique opportunity to connect, learn, and help shape the future of economic geology. See you there.

May 24th: This morning UBC continues on our with our mini series titled Ladies and Gentlemen discussing what Manhood and Womanhood looks like biblically. Today, Lead Pastor Jason Wing discusses how biblical womanhood and manhood has principles for today that come from the patterns of the Old Testament

A new study from researchers at University of British Columbia and a Norwegian university is challenging the modern instinct to bubble-wrap childhood. Guest: Dr. Mariana Brussoni - Professor at UBC's department of pediatrics and school of population and public health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 17th: This morning UBC continues on our with our mini series titled Ladies and Gentlemen discussing what Manhood and Womanhood looks like biblically. Today, Elder Tim West brings the message from Genesis 3 discussing how biblical womanhood and manhood was shattered by Adam's sin, but Christ's blood can make it whole again.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - A new UBC led study of 111 peer-reviewed papers found that forests and biodiversity are better, or at least equally, protected if they are managed by Indigenous Peoples. Between 2005 and 2012, vegetation loss in native areas of the Brazilian Amazon was 17 times lower. In Australia, 60% of the nation's 1,574 threatened species were found on Indigenous lands. In the United States, Indigenous lands harbour more mature trees and higher tree volume. Close to two-thirds of the articles noted that Indigenous Peoples were themselves threatened, and some offered suggestions to either provide resources or strengthen their tenure over the land. While little of the material dealt with British Columbia, lead author William Nikolakis has worked with First Nations in the Interior and was prepared to comment.

David Shipley interviews Jon Ferguson, VP at CIRA, about how the Canadian Internet Registration Authority evolved from early paper-based .ca registrations at UBC into a 142-person, member-based not-for-profit running .ca and authoritative Anycast DNS infrastructure now supporting 550+ TLDs globally. Ferguson explains how .ca's Canadian presence requirements help keep abuse rates low, and how CIRA reinvests surpluses into grants and cybersecurity tools, including Canadian Shield (DNS-based malware/phishing blocking and encrypted DNS with limited data retention) used by about 500,000 people and generating about 20 million blocks per month. They discuss CIRA's focus on municipalities, schools, hospitals, and universities, its move into endpoint security and a managed detection and response partner program with Calian, and concerns about AI-driven threats, online harm, and rebuilding trust and real-world connection. 00:00 Weekend Show Kickoff 01:30 Jon's Cyber Journey 03:06 Inside CIRA DNS Role 04:59 What Is CIRA 07:23 Origin Story Of Dot Ca 13:01 Anycast DNS Explained 16:27 Canadian Shield DNS Firewall 22:21 Serving Public Sector Needs 26:18 Endpoint And MDR Expansion 35:05 Mission Over Money 40:39 What Keeps Him Up 46:19 Hope And Balance Online 50:55 Wrap Up And Thanks

For thousands of years, estuaries were central to Indigenous agriculture on the West Coast. Then, when colonists arrived, they diked many of these ecosystems to create western farmland. Now, Cowichan Tribes is working with a group of scientists and conservationists to restore an estuary as an ecosystem and a food system — and the project has sparked an unexpected controversy. At the heart of the debate are two questions. What does agriculture really mean? And when the waters start to rise, do we work with them, or against them?This is the second and final part of this series, What the River Wants to Be. Guests in this podcast:Tom Reid is the West Coast Conservation Manager for the Nature Trust of BC.Jared Qwustenuxun Williams is a passionate traditional foods chef who works with elders and knowledge holders to keep traditional food practices alive. Dr. Jennifer Grenz is a Nlaka'pamux scholar and a member of the Siil'na'mut Ken Elliott is a Cowichan elder and plant knowledge keeper who has worked in habitat restoration for decades. With his wife, he runs Ken Elliott's Native Plant Nursery.Nava Sachs is a graduate student at UBC conducting research with the Indigenous Ecology Lab.Kim Lagimodiere is the acting Marine Projects Manager at the Lulumexun Lands and Natural Resources department of Cowichan Tribes. She is also the coordinator of the S-hwuhwa'us Thi'lut Kw'atl'kwa (Thunderbird Protecting the Ocean) program.Dr. Bethany Coulthard is the acting director at the Lulumexun Lands and Natural Resources department of Cowichan Tribes.Dr. Lenore Newman is the Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley. Erica Gies is the author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge and an independent journalist who covers water, climate change, critters, and more from Victoria, British Columbia, and San Francisco, California.

In this episode, I discuss with Kelowna based urologist Dr. Chris Bitcon:What is erectile dysfunction (ED)? At what point does it move from a temporary issue to a condition requiring a doctor's visit?Primary causes (prostate treatment, vascular, hormonal, neurological, psychological)What can you do before you go see a urologist?Treatment optionsDr Chris Bitcon is a practicing Urologist in Kelowna. Dr. Bitcon grew up in Kelowna and is the epitome of a BC boy: involved in every sport under the sun and loves being outdoors.  He completed medical school at UBC's Island Medical Program in Victoria and urology residency at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He went on to complete a co-fellowship through the University of Toronto, specializing in both minimally invasive/robotic surgery as well as pediatric urology. Though he has two sub-specialties, he remains passionate about being a true general urologist and treats all urologic conditions.EPISODE 128 will be PART 2 of this episode with Justin Paulsen (Psychotherapist/Couples Counsellor/Clinical Sexologist)THANK YOU TO THIS EPISODE SPONSORSRC Health:  Use the link below for a discount at checkout!https://srchealth.com/?ref=PELVICFLOORPROJECTThanks for joining me! Here is where you can find out how to work with me:  www.pelvicfloorprojectspace.com/mel@pelvicfloorprojectspace.comSupport the show

Vancouver-based trial lawyer Robyn Wishart also studied neurology – a discipline that she leverages in the courtroom to get more from witnesses. “I think neuroscience and being able to control our emotions and our brain can lead us on a way, on a path that can move our clients into forgetting that they're in a courtroom and being able to deliver the story,” she explains to host Dan Ambrose. Tune in to learn why she uses a questioning technique called “clean language” to get at what a witness really means behind what they're saying. She will teach that technique at TLU Beach.Train and Connect with the Titans☑️ Robyn Wishart | LinkedIn☑️ Wishart Brain & Spine Law | X | Facebook | Instagram☑️ Trial Lawyers University☑️ TLU On Demand Instant access to live lectures, case analysis, and skills training videos☑️ TLU on X | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn☑️ Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube2026 Programming☑️ TLU Beach, June 3-6, Huntington Beach, CAEpisode SnapshotRobyn grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she escaped the cold through volleyball — playing five years at the University of British Columbia before turning pro.Before law school, Robyn spent four years studying neuroscience at the University of Winnipeg and UBC, where she learned how visualization and attention control translate directly to courtroom performance.Robyn is the only Canadian trial lawyer ever to have taught at the American Association for Justice.Robyn was chosen by 250 professional athletes to be their voice in the Canadian Football League's CTE concussion litigation. The first test case centered on former wide receiver Arland Bruce. In arbitration, her team had no discovery and couldn't do a deposition. “I got on-my-feet admissions I would never have gotten had I not put the work in,” she says.Robyn explains that "clean language" is a questioning technique that removes a lawyer's assumptions and redirects focus entirely to what a witness truly wants to say, using the witness's own metaphors to draw out deeper, more powerful testimony.Robyn argues that if lawyers leave deposition techniques at the door of the courtroom, they are leaving critical information on the table — the very information a jury needs to understand negligence and damages.Produced and Powered by LawPods

Alberta is experiencing a political earthquake after the provincial NDP claimed they had a video showing a separatist organizer showing people how to use a database that included leaked voter information. The House Party podcast team — Catherine Cullen, Daniel Thibeault and Jason Markusoff — reunite to discuss the fallout and how seriously Carney needs to take the separatist movement.And, in a rare and wide-ranging interview the director of Canada's spy agency, Dan Rogers, sits down with host Catherine Cullen to talk about foreign interference in Alberta, the presence of the IRGC in Canada, and what the government's efforts to re-engage with India and China mean for Canadian security. Plus, you've probably heard of Kalshi and Polymarket — online platforms that let users effectively bet on just about anything, even Canadian politics. Now, two Canadian companies have gotten regulatory approval to launch their own prediction markets. Werner Antweiler, an associate professor at UBC and national security expert Wesley Wark join The House to discuss whether these markets could exacerbate gambling concerns and if they pose a risk to Canadians' security.This episode features the voices of:Daniel Thibeault, parliamentary bureau chief for Radio-Canada and host of Les Coulisses du PouvoirJason Markusoff, CBC CalgaryDan Rogers, director of the Canadian Security Intelligence ServiceWerner Antweiler, associate professor at the UBC Sauder School of BusinessWesley Wark, senior fellow at at the Centre for International Governance Innovation

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One decision can change a life, and another can quietly lock you into a guilty plea. We start with a heartbreaking civil claim tied to a mixed martial arts tournament and a kickboxing bout that leaves a 26-year-old UBC chemistry graduate in a permanent vegetative state. Because the event took place in space owned by Simon Fraser University, SFU ends up in the lawsuit and tries to shift responsibility to the province by pointing at the BC Athletics Commissioner, who approved kickboxing under the Criminal Code “prize fight” framework.We dig into what that approval power really means, and why the BC Court of Appeal says it still does not create the kind of proximity needed for negligence. Using the Anns/Cooper analysis, we unpack duty of care, remoteness, and the core idea that a statutory decision-maker acting for the public good is not automatically on the hook for private damages when something goes wrong. It's a clear look at the limits of government liability, even when a regulator could have said “no” and prevented the event from happening.Then we switch gears to a BC Supreme Court ruling with everyday stakes: a speeding and driving-without-due-care ticket, a missed 30-day deadline under the Offence Act, repeated attempts on an online dispute portal, and the explanation that a cat damaged or “ate” the ticket. We walk through the extension-of-time test, what “arguable defence” requires, and why missing even one required factor can sink your application.If you value practical legal takeaways and clear explanations of Canadian case law, subscribe, share the episode, and leave us a review. What part of these rulings do you think the courts got right or wrong?Follow this link for a transcript of the show and links to the cases discussed.

In this episode, we discuss Osteoarthritis and exercise. We explore: How can we improve GP referral pathwaysTelehealth and management of knee OA vs in-person careMindset Shifts for High Quality CareValue of Education in the treatment of Knee OAWant to learn more about knee osteoarthritis? Allison Ezzat recently did a brilliant Masterclass with us called “Knee Osteoarthritis Essentials: Practical Strategies for Clinicians” where she goes into further depth on this topic. 

This week, we continue our post-Easter sermon series, exploring what it means to live as Resurrection People. In a world that tries to form us in empire's image, how might we be refuse to mirror the violence of the world and respond in love?

In this episode, UBC's Associate Vice-President, Campus and Community Planning, Michael White, joins Carol and Jeevan to break down the SkyTrain to UBC project—the planned Millennium Line extension to UBC. Michael explains why the Broadway Subway Project is insufficient, how the Arbutus station will already be over capacity on day one, and why completing the line to UBC is the only real solution. He outlines the project's sweeping benefits: thousands of new housing units, major greenhouse gas reductions, and billions in economic opportunity. He also shares what it takes to align governments, nations, and communities around a shared vision—and why your voice matters.Links for this episodeTranscriptSkyTrain to UBC websiteLearn more about the UBCx planAbout Michael WhiteMario Canseco: Three in four Metro Vancouverites want SkyTrain extended to UBC, poll findsOpinion: UBC SkyTrain must be Metro Vancouver's next public transit priorityContact CarolContact JeevanFrom Here ForwardPodium Podcast Company (00:00) - Introduction (01:39) - Meet Michael White (02:02) - What is UBCx, why is it needed, and it's potential benefits (06:50) - Current project status & stakeholder groups (11:12) - The economic case for UBCx (12:33) - Addressing concerns (14:28) - The importance of effective up-front engagement (16:39) - Making planning personal (18:14) - What urban planners really do (19:40) - Work-life sustainability (20:44) - A listener call-to-action (22:05) - Conclusion

Why does bipolar disorder take years - sometimes decades - to diagnose accurately? And what if artificial intelligence could change that?AI researcher and mood disorder psychiatrist Dr. John-Jose Nunez breaks down the hidden challenges behind bipolar diagnosis and explains how AI could reshape the way we diagnose bipolar disorder. By uncovering new patterns, AI may help doctors see what's been overlooked - earlier and more accurately than ever before. But how close are we to that reality, and what are the limits?(00:00) AI Is Changing How Doctors Diagnose Bipolar (03:16) How Accurate Is AI? Doctors vs AI(06:50) Human-in-the-loop(09:15) Will AI Replace Psychiatrists?Bipolar Explained is a new #talkBD series spotlighting expert perspectives on the history, biology, and management of bipolar disorder.---Dr. John-Jose Nunez is a psychiatrist and clinical researcher whose work bridges psychiatry and computer science, with a focus on using computational approaches including artificial intelligence, machine learning and natural language processing to improve mental health outcomes. He holds an MD and MSc in Computer Science from UBC, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (Psychiatry). Dr. Nunez is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, a member of the CREST.BD network, and serves as the Associate Medical Director of Supportive Care at BC Cancer.His research aims to use computational methods like artificial intelligence to help patients with mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and depression, and patients experiencing both cancer and mental illness. His thesis work has led to two high-profile publications in JAMA Network Open and Communications Medicine, which garnered international media coverage. His work has been supported by the UBC Institute of Mental Health and the BC Cancer Foundation. More on Dr. Nunez: https://nunezlab.ca

UBC forest ecologist Suzanne Simard's viral TED talk about forests as communities turned her into a "celebrity scientist" and taught the world how to think differently about trees. Now she's written a new book, arguing that the way we harvest and cut down those trees urgently needs to change. We talk to her about what she's learned about logging from indigenous colleagues — and whether politicians and the logging industry are ready for her message.

She became famous for her work that said trees communicate through a forest web. But Suzanne Simard's research also faced backlash. Not only is she defending her work as a scientist, she's back with a new book expanding on it. Together with Tsimshian scientist Teresa Ryan, Kwakwaka'wakw artist and hereditary chief Rande Cook, and lawyer Chris Rusnak, she takes to the stage at UBC with our own Laura Lynch to talk about forests, trees and how to combine western and Indigenous science, along with the law, to make the case for change that helps the climate.

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Estuaries are a meeting of two worlds: the river and the sea. They're incredibly fertile ecosystems that sustain 80 per cent of coastal fish and wildlife in British Columbia. For thousands of years, estuaries were central to Indigenous agriculture on parts of the West Coast. Then a new kind of agriculture arrived, profoundly altering the landscape. IDEAS visits the Cowichan Valley, where an ambitious project aims to restore an estuary — and to revitalize language, culture and traditional agriculture.Guests in this podcast:Tom Reid is the West Coast Conservation Manager for the Nature Trust of BC.Jared Qwustenuxun Williams is a passionate traditional foods chef who works with elders and knowledge holders to keep traditional food practices alive.Dr. Jennifer Grenz is a Nlaka'pamux scholar and a member of the Lytton First Nation. She is the principal investigator at the Indigenous Ecology Lab at UBC.Siil'na'mut Ken Elliott is a Cowichan elder and plant knowledge keeper who has worked in habitat restoration for decades. With his wife, he runs Ken Elliott's Native Plant Nursery.Alyssa Zandvliet is a graduate student at Simon Fraser University conducting research with the Historical Ecological Research Lab at SFU and the Indigenous Ecology Lab at UBC.Kim Lagimodiere is the acting marine projects manager at the Lulumexun Lands and Natural Resources department of Cowichan Tribes. She is also the coordinator of the S-hwuhwa'us Thi'lut Kw'atl'kwa (Thunderbird Protecting the Ocean) program.

Using AI to fight drug addiction? What is the B.C. government's new Track and Trace initiative? Guest host Robin Gills talks to: Dr. Pouya Azar, Addiction medicine specialist and UBC professor of psychiatry Dr. Glenn Sammis, UBC professor of chemistry with a focus on development of pharmaceuticals, both Aidos Innovations directors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Featuring patient case presentations by Dr Jacqueline T Brown and Dr Nazli Dizman, with commentary from Dr Matthew Milowsky, including the following topics: Case: A woman in her early 60s with muscle-invasive bladder cancer experiences disease progression with lung metastasis after surgery and receives enfortumab vedotin (EV)/pembrolizumab (0:00) Case: A man in his mid 70s with metastatic urothelial bladder cancer (UBC) starts first-line EV/pembrolizumab with a partial response, and testing reveals HER2 IHC 3+ (10:58) Case: A man in his late 60s with progression of metastatic UBC after multiple lines of therapy for whom testing reveals HER2 IHC 3+ receives trastuzumab deruxtecan (19:18) CME information and select publications

David Abram is an ecologist, philosopher, and sleight-of-hand magician whose work sits at the intersection of phenomenology, linguistics, and our embodied relationship with the more-than-human world. Author of The Spell of the Sensuous and Becoming Animal, David is one of the most original and necessary voices asking what we lose when language severs us from the living land and what it takes to find our way back. In this rich and unhurried conversation, David and Aaron explore: Why tracking, reading wind, footprint, and silence, is humanity's original literacy, and what alphabetic writing cost us when it displaced that older way of knowing How oral, place-based cultures encode intelligence in the landscape itself, and why that wisdom cannot survive transplantation into a book The phenomenology of perception: how breath, texture, and animal encounter invite a kind of participation with the world that abstract thinking actively forecloses The animism underlying Indigenous cosmologies, not as superstition, but as a precise description of how attention actually works What it means to be a body among bodies, and why the ecological crisis is, at its root, a crisis of the senses How the alphabet quietly re-routed human attention away from the living world and toward a self-enclosed human conversation The rise of AI and what it means when the dominant intelligence shaping our language, perception, and knowledge is no longer rooted in a body, a place, or the breathing earth Practical, grounded ways to reawaken sensory presence, and why this is not a romantic retreat from modernity, but its most urgent frontier This is a conversation about the oldest question: what does it mean to be fully alive and fully here? And it arrives at exactly the right moment. Learn more about David's work at davidabram.org

Premier David Eby's press conference (0:48) Did FIFA miss the mark on their 2026 theme song? (16:07) Rob Fai, host of Weekends with Rob Fai on 730 CKNW Key federal byelections underway: will the Liberals reach a majority government? (23:19) David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent Oil back above a hundred dollars a barrel. What does it mean for your wallet? (34:45) Werner Antweiler, Associate Professor at UBC's Sauder School of Business The Agenda (44:56) Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another floor crossing deals a blow to the federal Conservatives: Are Poilievre's days as leader numbered? (0:43) Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent The state of reconciliation and forestry in B.C. (11:06) Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations Ruthless promotion: why your manager may prefer self-serving employees (27:40) Dr. Karl Aquino, professor at UBC's Sauder School of Business, and co-author of the study B.C. woman offered MAID for her back pain…has the program become widespread? (38:00) Daphne Gilbert, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa, and Vice Chair of Dying with Dignity's Board of Directors 40 years on the waterfront: Canada Place celebrates a huge milestone (56:44) Gillian Behnke, Director of Events & Experience, and Internal Engagement at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I wanted to live my very best life. I wanted to know who I really am.” – Jan Docherty Do you ever wonder who you really are? Today’s guest, Jan Docherty, did. She wanted to know who she really is and what she could accomplish living as her true self. Jan came to the Hoffman Process to find the answers to these questions. She left knowing herself and loving herself, too. Jan joined Sadie for this forthright conversation about self-knowledge, passion, and healing. Jan is passionate about life. Adopted early on, life was unconventional in many ways. Now, as she looks ahead to her later years (she’s just become a senior citizen), Jan is fully focused on her business, Merridale Cidery and Distillery. For her, business is personal. It’s where she gets to bring her true self and full-on passion she discovered at the Hoffman Process. It’s where she gets to support and build community in meaningful ways. With hard-earned wisdom, Jan shares what she’s learned about facing the painful moments in life. In a candid moment, she touches on one of the most painful moments in her Process. A mother of three, Jan speaks of the estrangement she’s experiencing with one of her children and how she’s navigating that since graduating from the Process. During her Process, Jan realized that, by living out her patterns, she harmed others, including her children, due to Negative Love. She learned that it is critically important to hold herself with both honesty and grace. She learned to be honest with herself and take responsibility for the harm, but also not to derail from her own healing. Jan knows that she did the best she could with what she had at the time. It is in this that she finds the grace to move forward. Content Warning: Be aware that this conversation contains mentions of sexual abuse and child sexual abuse. Please use your discretion. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify More about Jan Docherty: Jan Docherty at Merridale with Oliver Jan Docherty is a Vancouver-born entrepreneur. Unconventional beginnings and a deep commitment to growth, resilience, and community have shaped her life. Adopted into a small, compassionate family, she was raised with strong values while navigating early life challenges that would later inform her perspective and strength. Jan’s childhood followed an unconventional path when she successfully auditioned for a CBC television series. She spent several years singing and dancing. As a result, much of her learning took place beyond the traditional classroom. Despite this unconventional path, Jan went on to earn a business degree from UBC. This grounded her in practical skills and a strong understanding of financial stewardship – lessons first instilled by her adoptive father. In her 30s, she connected with her birth parents, expanding her sense of identity with roots in both Toronto and Mexico. Jan's professional journey spans multiple chapters, from building residential homes alongside her partner to leading a thriving for-profit social enterprise in the food, beverage, and tourism industry for over 25 years. Today, she is the driving force behind Merridale Cidery and Distillery. Merridale is a values-based business set in an apple orchard, where a cidery, distillery, and eatery come together to create space for people to slow down and connect. Jan’s work is guided by a belief in integrity, both in the products she creates and the culture she fosters for her team, guests, and broader community. A mother of three and grandmother of two, Jan considers family, connection, and purpose to be her greatest achievements. Now at 65, she embraces this stage of life as her most meaningful yet: an ongoing adventure rooted in authenticity, contribution, and joy. As mentioned in this episode: Vertical Integration (Vertically Integrated Business) Hoffman Quadrinity Check-In •   Listen to the Daily 8 am PT Quad-Check on Instagram

Ruthless promotion: why your manager may prefer self-serving employees Dr. Karl Aquino, professor at UBC's Sauder School of Business, and co-author of the study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and Wild First.Geoff and Mike welcome Dr. Benoit-Antoine Baçon, 17th President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia.  Leading BC's largest university with over 66,000 students and over 20,000 faculty and staff, Bacon discusses UBC's key economic role, its accessibility to students, university funding, and the growing impact of UBC Okanagan.  With a Ph.D in Neuropsychology, he offers his views on BC's overdose crisis, addiction, and mental health.  He also announces that when the Broadway Subway ultimately arrives at UBC (*pending), it will be the busiest station in TransLink's network. In the Strategy Suite, Geoff outlines his blockbuster  post on his Lotusland substack regarding the politics of DRIPA, Mike ensures all credit downgrades are heard and observed, a Clipping of the Week from an Obama heavyweight, and the latest in the BC Conservative race, including a plug for the “Race to Replace” pod series starting Sunday, April 12, for the duration of the leadership race, that Mike is co-hosting with politico Dylan Kruger.

The chatbot was more empathetic. The humans won anyway. What that tells us about loneliness Ruo Nin (Ronnie) Li, PhD candidate at UBC's department of psychology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aging vessels plagues B.C. Ferries' Easter weekend; CEO Nicolas Jimenez joins us (0:47) Nicolas Jimenez, President and CEO of B.C. Ferries Two dollars a litre and climbing — Dan McTeague on how bad this gets (14:50) Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy Vancouver's presale condo collapse — Is the market broken? (31:46) Ron Butler, principal broker at Butler Mortgages The chatbot was more empathetic. The humans won anyway. What that tells us about loneliness (47:57) Ruo Nin (Ronnie) Li, PhD candidate at UBC's department of psychology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine a world where you can bet on everything from when the war in Iran will end to how many tweets Elon Musk will post in a week. That world exists in prediction markets, and now those markets are coming to Canada. We talk to Werner Antweiler, an Associate professor at UBC's Sauder School of Business, and he ran his own not-for-profit prediction market experiment for more than 20 years.

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March 29th: This week, STUMIN takes over! Rob Slouffman, UBC's Director of Student Ministries, leads the service with our students. Rob brings the message from Mark 11:1-11 discussing Palm Sunday.

Ep 586 - Trees, Genomics, and Climate Guest: Dr. Sally Aitken, University of British Columbia and AdapTree project By Stuart McNish   According to a 2015 Nature report, there are more than 3 trillion trees on Earth. “Trees are amazing. They're the lungs of the Earth and home to millions of organisms, fungi, and animals,” says Sally Aitken at the University of British Columbia's Forestry Department and lead of the AdapTree project. “Without a doubt: one of the most successful species on Earth.” Aitken also warns, “They are a species under threat due to rapid environmental changes.”   The biggest challenge for trees is the rate of change. “For time immemorial, trees have adapted to a changing environment and they continue to do so,” says Aitken.  The objective of the AdapTree project is to address that pace of change by identifying alleles in douglas fir, spruce, western larch, jack pine, and lodgepole pine trees that have adapted to a variety of environments.   Using genetic tools, the team at AdapTree works with a variety of stakeholders within forestry to identify strains of species that will survive in regions where environmental conditions are changing. The long term goal is to ensure the health of the trees and forests using sophisticated genome-based intelligence.   We invited Dr. Sally Aitken of the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at UBC to join us for a Conversation That Matters about working with our trees to ensure they have long and healthy lives.   You can see the interview here https://www.conversationsthatmatter.ca/ Learn More about our guests career at careersthatmatter.ca

What happens when we treat language as a historical totem? Xiq walks with me at UBC campus for https://atmosphereconf.org! We discuss swarms of AI fairies, openness and game theory, hyperstition and psychomagic, the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, and why thinking heaven is boring is a failure of imagination and misunderstanding of the infinite.

Featuring patient case presentations by Dr Jacqueline T Brown and Dr Nazli Dizman, with commentary from Dr Matthew Milowsky, including the following topics: Case: A man in his mid 50s with metastatic recurrence of urothelial bladder cancer (UBC) after neoadjuvant cisplatin/gemcitabine receives first-line enfortumab vedotin (EV)/pembrolizumab (0:00) Case: A man in his early 50s with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) receives adjuvant pembrolizumab, experiences disease progression and then receives EV monotherapy (12:33) Case: A man in his late 80s with recurrent metastatic UBC after pembrolizumab therapy for MIBC receives EV monotherapy at a reduced dose (24:07) CME information and select publications

In this part 2 edition of UBC Sermon Discussions pastor Jason Wing answers questions from his sermon out of 1 Corinthians 5:1-13The main idea for the sermon was: A maturing church will sometimes need to remove its members for God's redemptive purposes.Questions discussed in this episode:Q. What is church discipline?Q. At UBC, do you have to be a member in order to be brought under discipline?Q. How do we handle it if the friend in a habitual lifestyle sin goes to another church? Do we cut off friendship with them?Q. How do I relate with a believing family member who is unrepentant in their sin/under church discipline? I'm thinking of thing like when I see them in future family gatherings or things like that?Q. You talked about “confronting.” In the sermon, you also mentioned that Is church discipline handled sensitively, privately? What does the process usually look like?Q. So, we practice discipline in the manner described in Matthew chapter 18. It seem like this passage is not talking about someone who falls temporarily, but living a lifestyle. How do you know when to confront in love?Q. I understand that the purpose for church discipline is for the repentance, reconciliation, and spiritual growth of the individual being disciplined. Let's assume someone is listening who has been removed from UBC (or from another church), but they are interested in being reconciled and restored. Can you go into detail of what that would look like and how the church would come alongside the individual in this process?Q. In your closing prayer you mentioned something to the effect of “trusting that uncomfortable parts of scripture like this are good for us.” How do we find that balance of not being a stereotypical “hellfire and damnation Baptist church” and something like a prosperity gospel seeker-friendly church?We have created a place where you can send us your questions regarding the sermons or topics we discuss in these podcasts. Send them to sermonquestions@ubcbeavercreek.com.

From lecture hall to Netflix—can a philosophical novel about Aristotle and Alexander land with a global audience? GUEST: Annabel Lyon, author of The Golden Mean, Professor and Director at UBC's School of Creative Writing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists say a proposal to launch a million satellites into Earth's orbit is short-sighted, and highlights the need for more regulations as companies look to capitalize on space. We hear from Aaron Boley, Co-director at the Outer Space Institute and professor at UBC, about how having so many satellites in space can contribute to space junk and impact Earth's atmosphere.

In this special introduction, host Faydra Aldridge shares what’s new in Season 6 of Look Again: Mental Illness Re-Examined.This season brings a new magazine-style format, more voices from across the mental health community, and for the first time: video episodes! Alongside firsthand stories and expert perspectives, the show will explore topics including recovery, caregiving, media representation, art therapy, and the role of artificial intelligence in mental wellness.Featuring conversations with guests such as MindAid founder Matthew Dickson, Dr. Xavier Amador and Frank Kosa of the Brain Stories podcast, CBC and UBC's Kathryn Gretsigner, and art therapist Nicole Parekh, to name a few.Be sure to subscribe to Look Again: Mental Illness Re-Examined on YouTube, or follow wherever you get your podcasts.Show Notes:- BCSS YouTube ChannelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Port cities are where worlds collide. They are a place of cultural, economic, political and religious contact. They've existed for millennia and facilitated the birth of empires and the rise of a globalized economy. Without port cities, our world would look very different. In the first episode of our series on how port cities shaped the world as we know it, UBC journalism professor Kamal Al-Solaylee visits Singapore — a constantly-evolving port city whose maritime roots go back to the 13th century.

Join Stephen Ibaraki as he sits down with Dr. Caroline Chung, Vice President, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, and Professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center, for an inspiring conversation about transforming medicine through data, technology, and human-centered innovation.In this episode, Dr. Chung shares her incredible journey—from her early years as a second-generation Canadian to leading pioneering initiatives in oncology at UBC, Princess Margaret, and MD Anderson. Discover how her personal experiences, mentorship, and fearless approach to nonlinear career paths shaped her impact in medicine and data science.Career Inflection Points: How early life experiences and family inspired a mission-driven path in medicine.Precision Medicine & Innovation: Dr. Chung's focus on brain tumors, quantitative imaging, and translational research.Leading Change: Creating multidisciplinary clinics, standardizing tumor measurement, and integrating AI in oncology.Data & Technology in Healthcare: Building enterprise-level data governance, exploring digital twins, and leveraging AI, HPC, and quantum computing.Future of Medicine: Overcoming challenges in interoperability, collaboration across sectors, and fostering the next generation of innovators.

Valdemar Danry is a PhD researcher in the Fluid Interfaces group at the MIT Media Lab, a 2025 Google PhD Fellow in Human-Computer Interaction, and one of the most important voices at the intersection of artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind. His landmark study, Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for an Essay-Writing Task, sparked a global conversation about what happens to human cognition when we delegate our thinking to machines. In this rich and urgent episode, Valdemar unpacks the science behind AI's effect on the brain, exploring: The difference between cognitive offloading and cognitive debt, and the moment one quietly becomes the other What EEG brain data revealed when people wrote essays with versus without ChatGPT, and why the sequence of tool use matters enormously Why AI systems that hand us answers rather than ask us questions may be slowly eroding our capacity for independent thought "Desirable difficulties," the intentional friction that makes learning stick, and two simple habits that keep AI as a thinking aid rather than a thinking replacement Whether the reasoning traces and thinking steps now visible in tools like Claude, Grok, and Gemini genuinely help people reason, or simply create a more sophisticated illusion of understanding A plain-English glossary of key terms: cognitive offloading, cognitive debt, transactive memory, extended cognition, epistemic hygiene, and more Three possible futures, Assistive Renaissance, Dependency Drift, and Captured Cognition, and what determines which path we take What Orwell and Huxley each got right about the world we're now living in This is an honest, grounded, and deeply important conversation about one of the defining questions of our time: as AI gets smarter, do we get sharper, or do we quietly outsource the very faculty that makes us human? Learn more about Valdemar's research at valdemardanry.com.

SPECIAL: Where Pain, Fitness and Performance Meet Vol.4 Doctor's Orders: The Role of Exercise in Medicine with Behnad Honarbakhsh Behnad Honarbakhsh is the founder of FIT TO TRAIN Human Performance Systems Inc. in Vancouver British Columbia. He is a practicing clinician having worked at several sports therapy clinics. Behnad was the former Director of Physical Therapy for the Vancouver Canucks NHL Hockey Club, and continues to consult with the team. He was a program coordinator and continues to consult at the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) School of Kinesiology as well as UBC’s Varsity Athletics. Behnad has consulted with various university and professional sports teams at national and professional levels, including teams and athletes in the NHL, NBA, MLB, NFL, CFL and MLS. He is a senior instructor for Functional Movement Systems and on the advisory board for Functional Movement Systems and RacquetfitTM. Behnad graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Human Kinetics (BHK) in Exercise Science, a Master of Physical Therapy (MPT), and a degree in Osteopathy Manual Practice (DOMP) from the Canadian School of Osteopathy. He is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association, has completed a graduate certificate in Orthopedic Manual Therapy at Curtin University (Perth, Australia), certified through the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute (CAFCI), and trained in Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) through the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Pain. Links: https://fittotrain.com/your-team/behnad-honorbakhsh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behnad4/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/behnad.honarbakhsh/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/behnad-honarbakhsh- 897b99a4/?originalSubdomain=ca — Get your FREE eBook and Webinar at www.foreverclientformula.com The Principles of Performance is proud to be recognized by FeedSpot as one of the Top 30 Fitness Podcasts: https://podcast.feedspot.com/fitness_podcasts/ We have also been recognized as one of the Top 100 Strength Coach Podcasts on the web by MillionPodcasts: https://www.millionpodcasts.com/strength-coach-podcasts/

British Columbians will move their clocks forward this weekend and leave them there. The province says that's what people want. UBC sleep researcher Elizabeth Keys says permanent standard time is better for our health — but the BC government didn't ask people whether they'd prefer it.

In this episode, Staci Mannella and Dr. Andrea Bundon dive deep into the nuanced world of Paralympic sports. With the Paralympics starting this Friday, what do you need to know to learn from and support these amazing athletes?Manella and Dr. Bundon challenge common para-athlete misconceptions, discuss the vital guide-athlete relationship, and explore the structural barriers that still exist. Key Takeaways:Visibility vs. Support: Understand why merely increasing visibility for para-athletes isn't enough to address their actual needs and challenges.How does the guide-athlete relationship work?Understand the misconceptions around Paralympic inspiration narratives that minimize athletes' experiences.And how can you really get behind these athletes as an active supporter!Staci Mannella is a former Paralympic skier turned sport psychology doctoral student and researcher, dedicated to advocating for the mental health and support of athletes with disabilities.Dr. Andrea Bundon is a sports sociologist with extensive experience in researching disability in sports, focusing on the experiences of female athletes and the guide-athlete partnership.If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share it with your network. Your support helps us bring more insightful conversations to the forefront. Join us as we continue to explore meaningful topics in sports and beyond!Episode ResourcesStaci Mannella's websiteAndrea Bundon's Work at UBC's Centre for Sport and SustainabilitySign up to Receive The Feisty Women's Performance Newsletter:https://feisty.co/newsletters/feisty-womens-performance/Follow us on Instagram:@feisty_womens_performanceVisit the Feisty website at https://feisty.co/ for info on all of our events and podcastsSupport our Partners:PILLAR Performance: use code FEISTY for 15% off first-purchases at https://pillarperformance.shop/, or https://thefeed.com/ for North American listeners. Hettas: Use code STAYFEISTY for 20% off at https://hettas.com/ Wahoo: Use the code FEISTY2026 to get a free Headwind Smart Fan (value $300) with the purchase of a Wahoo KICKR RUN at https://shorturl.at/WVhdr

Daniel Tausan holds a graduate degree from the University of British Columbia in Stem Cell Biology with a Bachelor of Science in General Biology. He worked in research in the molecular profiling of exercise, looking into comprehensive blood panels in search of biomarkers for predictive health analytics with Molecular You and UBC's School of Kinesiology to develop methods for biological age calculation. Although the academic and industry surrounding the molecular biological revolution were exploding few professionals were present to help the public interact and integrate with the newfound biological knowledge. With a love for education and working directly with people he stepped away from academics. He launched Timeline Sciences to put “you” on the timeline aligned with your unique genome and goals.https://timelinesciences.com/

Featuring patient case presentations by Dr Fern Anari and Dr Catherine Fahey, with commentary from Dr Matthew D Galsky, including the following topics: Case: A man in his early 60s with urothelial bladder cancer (UBC) is found to have metastatic disease shortly after surgery (0:00) Case: A man in his late 70s experiences disease progression after first- and second-line treatment for metastatic disease (7:39) Case: A fit man in his early 70s presents with metastatic disease (15:22) CME information and select publications