Podcasts about Simard

Forest ecologist Suzanne Simard has long been fascinated by the sharing of natural knowledge. From the interconnected root systems she studied in her book Finding the Mother Tree to her ongoing work as an educator, Simard has learned to see the importance of cooperative efforts to share resources and knowledge. Joined in conversation by Seattle-based nature journalist Lynda Mapes, Simard expands these connections into a considerate exploration of the elaborate cycles of forest ecosystems, the challenges they currently face, and the intergenerational value they can provide through her new book When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World. Raised in a family of loggers committed to sensible forest stewardship, Simard has watched as modern practices and timber companies have left forests vulnerable to damage and depletion. In her research, Simard explores the finely honed cycles of regeneration forests inherently use to maintain themselves. From mushrooms breaking down logs to dying elder trees passing their genetic knowledge to younger growth, When the Forest Breathes presents these cycles as a key component in the protection and preservation of our forests. Working closely with Indigenous communities and the models of responsible forestry they've upheld over time, Simard examines the damage caused by industrialization and wide-scale human intervention– particularly the impact on the overstory's mother trees that are responsible for sharing intergenerational wisdom and supporting new growth. As Simard seeks to understand the importance of stewardship and how older lives can facilitate the conditions for new growth to flourish, she considers similar patterns of loss and regeneration in her own life. Savoring her final days with her ailing mother and watching her daughters grow into adults, Simard draws thoughtful parallels around what caretaking looks like within the forest and within our own communities. Animated by wonder and the urge to honor the tools that trees have honed over generations, When the Forest Breathes aims to use the lessons of the natural world to encourage paths of adaptability, resilience, cooperation, and valuing our forests. Dr. Suzanne Simard is the New York Times bestselling author of Finding the Mother Tree. She is a Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of British Columbia, where she leads The Mother Tree Project and co-directs the Belowground Ecosystem Group. Dr. Simard has earned a global reputation for pioneering research on tree connectivity and communication and the productivity, health, and biodiversity of forests. Her work has been published widely, with over 170 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Ecology, and Global Biology, and she has co-authored the book Climate Change and Variability. Her research has been communicated broadly through three TED Talks, TED Experiences, as well as articles and interviews in The New Yorker, National Geographic, NPR, CNN, and many more. She lives with her family in the mountains around Nelson, British Columbia. Lynda Mapes is a journalist, nature writer, and the author of six books on the natural and cultural history of the Pacific Northwest. Her previous publications include The Trees are Speaking and Orca: Shared Waters Shared Home. She was previously an environment reporter for the Seattle Times, focusing on nature, natural history, Native cultures and governments, and Pacific Northwest environmental news, where she was named a finalist for a team award for the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting in 2025. Buy the Book When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World Elliott Bay Book Company

It has been a crazy week with one major story dominating the headlines. We take a deep dive into all that has transpired as the Western Canadian Baseball League has granted approval to the Energy City Cactus Rats hosting home games for the rest of the season. We provide a lot of context and some lengthy clips from league president Kevin Kvame's news conference on Wednesday. After that, we hear from Regina Red Sox veterans Justin Simard and Colton Bank, Medicine Hat Mavericks infielder Johnny Vulcano, and we catch up with Cochrane's Simon Baker after his award-winning college season. 11:54 - Justin Simard 15:53 - Colton Bank 19:08 - Johnny Vulcano 27:37 - Simon Baker

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Le président russe Vladimir Poutine aurait investi 26 milliards de dollars dans des traitements génétiques et dans la transplantation d'organes dans le but de vivre plus longtemps. Peut-il réellement espérer trouver la fontaine de jouvence ? Entrevue avec Éric Simard, docteur en biologie, spécialiste de la longévité. Regardez aussi cette discussion en vidéo via https://www.qub.ca/videos ou en vous abonnant à QUB télé : https://www.tvaplus.ca/qub ou sur la chaîne YouTube QUB https://www.youtube.com/@qub_radio Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

Carter Hart en finale de la coupe Stanley : les spectateurs font un clin d’oeil au passé judiciaire du gardien des Golden Knights | Pluie d’investissements dans nos infrastructures | Taxes dans les restaurants: faut-il abolir? | Vladimir Poutine veut devenir immortel… | Les mollusques de la Côte-Nord sont-ils toxiques? Dans cet épisode intégral du 3 juin, en entrevue : Alan DeSousa, responsable de la mobilité et des infrastructures au comité exécutif de la Ville de Montréal. Hugo Daniel, président d'Ensemble pour un accès aux ressources marines. Éric Simard, docteur en biologie, spécialiste de la longévité. Michel Charette, acteur, dramaturge et metteur en scène. Janick Cormier, vice-présidente pour le Canada Atlantique chez Restaurants Canada. Benoit Charette, ministre des Transports et de la Mobilité durable. Une production QUB Juin 2026Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

Every week Sue and Kendra highlight local men and women who are making our city stronger with their big hearts, bold ideas and unmistakable Boston spirit. Today they talked with Francoix Simard, Founder and Director of Seacoast Idol, the regions premiere singing competition. This year they are returning for a 5th season -- on an oceanfront stage on Salisbury Beach.

Le marché de l’emploi pour les jeunes est difficile en ce moment et pour remédier à la situation, le ministre de l’Emploi lance des mesures afin de les aider à se dénicher un emploi. Entrevue avec Jean-François Simard, ministre de l'Emploi. Regardez aussi cette discussion en vidéo via https://www.qub.ca/videos ou en vous abonnant à QUB télé : https://www.tvaplus.ca/qub ou sur la chaîne YouTube QUB https://www.youtube.com/@qub_radioPour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

Chômage chez les jeunes: le ministre de l’Emploi veut prendre le taureau par les cornes | Patrimoine: Héritage Montréal sonne l’alarme | Un expert en cybersécurité s’est presque fait avoir: les fraudeurs continuent de se renouveler… | Litige dans un dépanneur pour un… gratteux | Le maire de Laval veut boucler la boucle de la ligne orange | Tavernes mystérieuses: un nouveau livre débarque dans nos librairies Dans cet épisode intégral du 22 mai, en entrevue : Jean-François Simard, ministre de l'Emploi. Taïka Baillargeon, directrice adjointe aux politiques chez Héritage Montréal. André Charbonneau, expert en cybersécurité. Wassim Aboutanos, organisateur de la projection du match des Canadiens à Gatineau. Robert Marzin, cofondateur de Manmade. Stéphane Boyer, maire de Laval Annie Richard, alias la dépoussiéreur de crimes, détective privée qui se spécialise en recherche d’archives et auteure. Une production QUB Mai 2026Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

Dans sa chronique, Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu revient sur plusieurs dossiers d'actualité, à commencer par l'adoption de la loi de Clare, déposée par le ministre Ian Lafrenière, qui vise à permettre la communication de renseignements pour mieux protéger les victimes de violence entre partenaires intimes. Il aborde aussi la crise qui s'aggrave à Cuba, où la situation... The post 19 mai 2026 Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, André Durocher, Mélanie Simard et Melanie Sayag appeared first on Truck Stop Québec.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Dr Teresa Ryan is a Tsimshian woman who combines the ancestral knowledge of her people with the cutting edge research coming out of the Mother Tree Project. Her association with Dr Suzanne Simard began when she applied for a postdoctoral fellowship in what is now UBC's faculty of Forestry and Environmental Stewardship. Simard was one of her four instructors and suggested, "We have to talk. I read your dissertation."  Ryan responded, "You did what?" Reflecting back on that today, she added, "Who would do that? It's 435 pages, but what she found was that I demonstrated how our indigenous social institutions are connected to our heterogeneous mosaic landscapes."  Ryan detailed the obligations for stewardship and explained how they were successfully fulfilled through the potlatch system.  "The missionaries, the early anthropologists and the colonial agents missed these connections, they were more interested in other things.  They had very objective intentions from each of their perspectives, but that actually overlooked the stewardship that was occurring in the forest and with the fisheries and how those stewardship activities increase productivity." The consequences of this oversight have persisted down to this present day.   "Now nobody is taking care of the resources. We're seeing declining numbers in everything, even in the forest industry. You often hear there's no fibre left, that's because it's all cut. The fibre is what contributes to reaching their annual allowable cut, and those numbers are falling because it's been harvested. Fisheries are declining, particularly salmon." She noted, wryly, that scientists have become so expert at collecting data that "we're counting the fish to extinction." Instead of looking at these issues as a whole: "It's all these silos. Forestry taken care of here. The salmon are taken care of here, and orcas: we just look at them."  "That's not the way these systems work. In order for us to have the balance return, we need to have all of these systems functioning." She used the plight of one of BC's best known Orca pods as an example of the interconnectivity of natural systems. "The Southern Resident Killer Whales are at risk, but we're not going to be able to recover the Southern Resident Killer Whales if we don't recover the Chinook Salmon, and we can't recover the Chinook Salmon unless we recover the forest."  "There's some complex things going on in our forests and there's some complex things going on in our waters, whether it's in the rivers, or the snow pack or the ocean. We're impacting those things as humans, but every little bit of learning is helping us to understand that we'll have those things in the future if we do a better job of taking care of them now."  Dr Ryan is one of Dr Simard's closest colleagues and a key figure in her new book: When the Forest Breathes.   "The ideas that are within the Forest Breaths come from decades of investigation into how forests function. What happens in the forest among the plants, among the trees, and how are these things growing? What is the premise behind their growth, and their cycles of renewal?" "It's been amazing to have a look at the forest at this level, particularly through the Mycorrhizal networks below ground. The connections that trees have through their root systems and the whole network below our feet in the forest is what gives us that strength in the forest." "I participate with professor Simard in most of our sites. There were originally eight in the interior Douglas Fir forests, and one at Malcolm Knapp, which was our first coastal forest. In the last few years we've been adding sites on the coast. Cortes Island is one of those sites that are added into the Mother Tree Project."

Forester and scientist Suzanne Simard is well known for her landmark 1997 paper, which demonstrated that two distinct species of trees could share resources. At the time, it turned traditional Western forestry thinking on its head. Instead of the Darwinian view of trees as being in competition with each other, it introduced the idea that these trees may actually help each other, and that industrial logging practices may be missing the forest for the trees. In recent years, Simard has been advocating for Indigenous knowledge as the only way to save the Earth and its forests. Environmental reporter Erica Gies spent some time in the field with Simard and her colleagues, looking into her latest project, The Mother Tree Project, which seeks to find the most sustainable form of forestry for both people and ecosystems. Gies joins the Mongabay Newscast to explain what she learned from Simard and why she advocates Indigenous knowledge and systems, which are governed by rules of reciprocity. A shift in her thinking occurred when she read the dissertation of fisheries ecologist Teresa Sm'hayetsk Ryan, who now works with Simard. "She realized that, you know, the people were also a very important part of the complex forest relationships," Gies says. "Which is much more of a reciprocity kind of mentality. If you take, you also give back. There is a responsibility to care for the system. Because if you don't, and if you overexploit it, it would be really easy to starve, right?" Please take a minute to let us know what you think of our podcast, here. Listen to our previous conversation with Erica Gies here. Mike DiGirolamo is the host & producer for the Mongabay Newscast based in Sydney. Find him on LinkedIn and Bluesky. Image Credit: Goose Island Archipelago is a cluster of tree-covered islands with wild, rocky beaches located off the central coast of British Columbia. Image courtesy of Alex Harris. —— Timecodes (00:00) The 'wood-wide web' (15:49) The Mother Tree Project (19:33) Why reciprocity is needed (30:27) Questions that remain

Episode 363 Suzanne Simard is a world-renowned forest ecologist who shot to stardom with her first book Finding the Mother Tree. It tells the story of her life's work, showing trees and plants are connected through fungal networks, demonstrating a kind of wisdom and intelligence. Now, with the release of her latest book When the Forest Breathes, she's keen to highlight the destructive and extractive forestry practices of the modern age - and why Western science needs an update.  Rowan Hooper sits down with Simard under the famous Lucombe Oak in London's Kew Gardens. Together they explore the concept of the ‘wood wide web', the name given to her breakthrough work showing communication between forest trees via an underground fungal network. They discuss the scientific backlash that came when she popularised this work and how it all came at a particularly difficult time in her life. And they explore her time spent with indigenous peoples in the Amazon rainforest. As Simard aims to make us view forest ecosystems in a more holistic and regenerative way - what will it take to truly change the industry?To read more stories like this, visit https://www.newscientist.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

地球上有將近九百萬種生物，只有一種需要心理諮商。人類擁有最複雜的大腦，卻也是最焦慮的物種。2026年4月17日上映的《Silent Friend》裡，梁朝偉飾演的神經科學家，在一棵活了近兩百年的銀杏樹前，找到了答案。這一集，我們從 Umwelt（環境界）出發，穿越植物感知的三大證據、Simard 的菌根網絡研究、Barabási 的無標度網絡、Koch 的整合資訊理論，一路追問到意識的邊界：意識，真的需要大腦嗎？最後你會發現，樹不會說話，卻能給你最深的療癒。不是因為安靜本身有魔力，而是因為當「我」的故事停下來，你才能整合進那個一直都在的、更大的網絡。本集引用研究植物感知：Toyota & Gilroy (2018), Science - 麩胺酸-鈣離子訊號系統Gagliano et al. (2014), Oecologia - 含羞草記憶實驗Gagliano et al. (2017), Oecologia - 植物聲波感知Mancuso & Masi et al. (2009), PNAS - 根尖電訊號網絡菌根網絡：Simard et al. (1997), Nature - 森林碳轉移封面論文Beiler et al. (2010), New Phytologist - 菌根網絡無標度架構網絡科學：Barabási & Albert (1999), Science - BA 模型（無標度網絡）Van den Heuvel & Sporns (2011) - 大腦富人俱樂部結構意識哲學：Nagel (1974), Philosophical Review - 《成為一隻蝙蝠是什麼感覺？》Goff (2019), Galileo's Error - 泛心論Koch - 整合資訊理論（IIT）Chalmers (1994) - 意識的難問題其他：Uexküll (1909) - 環境界（Umwelt）理論Waldinger - 哈佛成人發展研究Sagan (1980), Cosmos - "We are star stuff"

Dans cet épisode de Retour sur investissement, Nikolaï Ray reçoit Isabelle Simard, investisseuse immobilière, ancienne enseignante reconvertie en entrepreneure, fondatrice de Mme 3D et maman de trois enfants, pour une discussion philosophique et humaine sur ce que ça veut vraiment dire de bâtir une vie alignée avec soi-même.

Prendre une multivitamine pourrait aider à ralentir la vitesse à laquelle nos cellules vieillissent. Entrevue avec Éric Simard, docteur en biologie et chercheur en vieillissement cellulaire. Regardez aussi cette discussion en vidéo via https://www.qub.ca/videos ou en vous abonnant à QUB télé : https://www.tvaplus.ca/qub ou sur la chaîne YouTube QUB https://www.youtube.com/@qub_radioPour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

Le cas Maïté Blanchette-Vézina | L’IA va révolutionner nos guerres | Les députés vont gagner plus d’argent | Vive les multivitamines? | L’Iran va-t-elle gagner la guerre | Montembault est porté disparu! Dans cet épisode intégral du 24 mars, en entrevue : Pascal Bérubé, porte-parole du Parti québécois en matière de langue française, Député de Matane-Matapédia. Mathieu Brière, directeur général de la Coopérative d’aide à domicile Dimavie, dans Lanaudière. Éric Simard, docteur en biologie et chercheur en vieillissement cellulaire Maïté Blanchette-Vézina, députée conservateur et représentante de l’aile parlementaire au parlement Une production QUB Mars 2026Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

The trees are talking about us… but not the way you think. Almost thirty years ago, Dr. Suzanne Simard discovered a vast network of fungal threads beneath the forest floor that functions as a complex communication network. This episode, Dr. Simard joins Dr. Samantha Yammine to discuss how trees connect with one another and how that discovery changed the way we think about forest ecosystems. Sam also looks into an Austrian cow who's learned how to use tools and a new study that claims to be able to regrow cartilage. Link to Show Notes HERE Follow Curiosity Weekly on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Dr. Samantha Yammine — for free! Still curious? Get science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Dans ce podcast : Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Mélanie Simard, Jean-Sébastien Bouchard, et André Durocher pour ISAAC Instruments, Giovanni Bozzo et Melanie Sayag. La chronique de Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu touche plusieurs sujets d'actualité, notamment ce qu'il qualifie d'un décalage grandissant de l'ONU, une décision judiciaire accordant l'absolution à un homme reconnu coupable de violence conjugale, ainsi que les... The post 17 février 2026 Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Mélanie Simard, Jean-Sébastien Bouchard, André Durocher, Giovanni Bozzo et Melanie Sayag appeared first on Truck Stop Québec.

Rory O'Neil, Trudie Mason, Geneviève Simard, John Moore, Tom Mulcair, Dr. Mitch Shulman, Moshe Lander, Pattie Lovett-Reid

Have you been pretending you're fine, while shame and pressure quietly run the show behind the scenes?In this episode of the Spiral Up Podcast, I sit down with Paul Simard, a death doula and men's wellbeing guide, to talk about what most of us avoid: grief, shame, and the emotional weight we keep stuffing down because we think we should “handle it.” Spoiler alert, that strategy is exactly what keeps you stuck.Paul shares a powerful story about unexpectedly losing his job, hiding it for weeks, and how unprocessed grief turns into a spiral down that shows up in your body, your business, and your relationships. We unpack what it really means to become stoppable, not quitting, not collapsing, but learning to slow down long enough to feel what's real, regulate your nervous system, and choose what happens next.If you've been in fight mode, trying to power through, this conversation is your permission slip to breathe. You're not broken. You're human. And your emotions are not the enemy, they're information.What if depression is really a collapse of imagination, not a personality flaw?The “get to” mindset shift that changes everything when life hits hard.Simple nervous system tools you can use today to stop the shame spiral.Listen now, and if this hits home, subscribe, share this episode with a friend, and leave a review so I can keep bringing you conversations that help you spiral up.

Entrevue avec - Marie-Josée Simard, Québécoise résidant à Cuba - Mélanie Guillemette, de Voyages AquaTerra Regardez aussi cette discussion en vidéo via https://www.qub.ca/videos ou en vous abonnant à QUB télé : https://www.tvaplus.ca/qub ou sur la chaîne YouTube QUB https://www.youtube.com/@qub_radioPour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

Un pic de chasses d'eau tirées… juste après le spectacle de Bad Bunny! | La situation à Cuba avec une résidente sur place | Google et Meta travaillent pour nous rendre «addict de manière volontaire et consciente» | Montréal est la ville où l’essence est la plus taxée… AU CANADA | Un déclin cognitif chez Donald Trump? S’il fait semblant, «donnez-lui l’Oscar tout de suite» | «Jusqu’à plus de 800$»: si tu ne plantes pas assez d’arbres… tu payes une taxe! | «On jette notre culture en pâture à une multinationale qu’on engraisse!» Dans cet épisode intégral du 10 février, en entrevue : Pierre-Luc Brillant, comédien, musicien et vice-président de l’UDA Dr Jean-Joseph Condé, porte-parole francophone de l’Association médicale canadienne Marie-Josée Simard, Québécoise résidant à Cuba Mélanie Guillemette, de Voyages AquaTerra Une production QUB Février 2026Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

Dans cet épisode, je reçois Jean Simard. Placé très jeune à l'orphelinat du Mont d'Youville, il a vécu des abus qui mèneront plus tard à un recours collectif historique de 65 M$ pour plus de 600 victimes. Marqué à vie, Jean sombre dans la consommation, la criminalité et les rechutes, jusqu'à l'épreuve la plus douloureuse : la perte de son fils. Un point de rupture… mais aussi un réveil.Aujourd'hui, il transforme sa souffrance en engagement en soutenant la communauté à travers la Fondation Dominic Moisan. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, André Durocher, Mélanie Simard, Roger Sigouin et Florence Jean-Jacobs | Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu signe sa chronique avec des sujets chauds qui marquent l'actualité. Il revient sur un nouveau féminicide et sur la manière dont certaines victimes tombent dans les angles morts du système de justice. La discussion s'élargit aussi au climat politique québécois et... The post 20 janvier 2026 Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, André Durocher, Mélanie Simard, Roger Sigouin et Florence Jean-Jacobs appeared first on Truck Stop Québec.

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In this episode of The 20/20 Podcast, Dr. Harbir Sian sits down with internationally respected myopia management expert Dr. Patrick Simard for a wide-ranging, thought-provoking conversation recorded live at the OSI National Summit in Niagara-on-the-Lake.Dr. Simard—author, clinician, researcher, educator, and practice owner—shares his journey from associate to partner, and from primary care optometry to full-time specialty practice. With a rare blend of clinical depth and business insight, he offers practical guidance on ownership, long-term succession planning, and how independent optometrists can grow without selling out.The discussion then dives deep into myopia management, from entry-level strategies to cutting-edge developments. Dr. Simard explains why there is no safe level of myopia, why early and even pre-myopia intervention matters, and what's coming next in orthokeratology, optics, and pharmaceutical treatments.This episode is packed with actionable advice, mindset shifts, and future-focused insights for optometrists interested in specialty care, business growth, and preserving independence.

PODCAST | Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, André Durocher et Mélanie Simard d'ISAAC Instruments, Dominic Beaulac du Groupe DB, et Patrick Ducharme d'Harnois Énergies Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu aborde une série de sujets d'actualité, en partant d'une tuerie en Australie qu'il relie aux enjeux migratoires occidentaux, avant de revenir sur le Québec avec le projet de loi 13 de la... The post 16 décembre 2025 Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, ISAAC (André Durocher et Mélanie Simard), Dominic Beaulac et Patrick Ducharme d'Harnois Énergies appeared first on Truck Stop Québec.

Dans cet épisode de La Force de Changer, Pierre-Hugues Geoffroy reçoit Nicole, une membre qui incarne parfaitement pourquoi et comment TwentyFit fonctionne. À travers son témoignage, elle partage son parcours, ses défis et les prises de conscience qui lui ont permis de transformer son corps, son énergie et sa relation avec elle-même.Pierre-Hugues met en lumière les principes clés qui ont guidé sa réussite : une structure simple, un accompagnement humain et la capacité d'adaptation. Nicole est un exemple inspirant pour toute personne qui rêve d'un changement durable. Son histoire démontre que la transformation est accessible, réaliste et profondément humaine.—————————————————————————————————————————

Laurent Jalbert-Simard, Architecte de Solutions Senior chez AWS, présente Autoclaw, une machine à pince contrôlée non pas par une manette, mais par une intelligence artificielle agentique. L'utilisateur formule simplement une demande en langage naturel, et l'agent coordonne vision, déplacements et actions pour attraper le chocolat demandé. Le projet a été entièrement développé avec Kiro, qui a généré le code et permis d'itérer rapidement, révélant un nouveau mode de création logicielle où les développeurs deviennent des superviseurs. L'expérience a surpris les visiteurs du Builder's Fair et illustre un changement de paradigme : l'IA commence à agir dans le monde physique, en exécutant des tâches réelles plutôt que seulement produire du texte.

Everyone has read Entangled Life, the wonderfully-written book about fungi that took the world by storm about 5 years ago. Among many other things, it popularised the “wood wide web”—the idea that trees can communicate with one another through networks of fungi at their roots.But is the wood wide web real? It turns out scientists have some major questions. We air them on this episode.And just to be completely clear, there are no personal vendettas here! Everyone recording this podcast is 100% free of “beefs” of all kinds. Even the co-host who was beaten in a book contest by the aforementioned mushroom book.The Science Fictions podcast is brought to you by Works in Progress magazine. Their most recent article is about the wonderful invention (and history) of the dishwasher, one of several incredible labour-saving devices that have made so many lives just a bit less dull. Read this, and so many more stories about human progress, at worksinprogress.co.Show notes* Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake* Winner of the 2021 Royal Society book award* Rupert Sheldrake and the concept of “morphic resonance”* Suzanne Simard's TED talk about “how trees talk to each other”* Her 1997 paper on “net transfer of carbon”* 2023 paper by Karst et al.: “Positive citation bias and overinterpreted results lead to misinformation on common mycorrhizal networks in forests”* Nature piece following the 2023 paper* 2015 paper on “stress signaling” via fungal networks* 2023 paper on tree proximity* Simard's response to Karst et al.CreditsThe Science Fictions podcast is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sciencefictionspod.substack.com/subscribe

Jennifer Simard is back for round two and I do not at all regret to inform you that this is now a First Wives Club fan podcast. As she takes questions from the Patreon Peeps, Jennifer talks a lot about her process as Helen Sharp in Death Becomes Her, from respecting the source material without doing a Goldie Hawn impression to staying true to the story that is in front of her (the script on a Broadway stage as opposed to the movie from 1992). Jennifer also dives into the what she calls "the real nougaty center of comedy" which is, say it with me! Pain! Darkness! Tragedy! I mean, come on, that's where the good stuff is! Why? Because all of those things come back to the truth. Oh hey did you know betrayal therapy is a thing? It sure is, and if Jennifer wasn't a multi-faceted and unbelievably talented performer, she'd probably be studying that area of psychology.  Don't worry, we still have fun this week! Jennifer unabashedly loves television and talks about the people and shows she loves: Carol Burnett, Laverne and Shirley, Columbo (Peter Falk), Madeline Kahn, and an interesting tidbit about Carol Channing when she stopped by Forbidden Broadway in the nineties.  Jennifer Simard on TikTok Jennifer Simard on Instagram Jennifer Simard sings "You'll Be Back" as Hamilton's King George III /// Gillian's Website The Hamilcast on Twitter The Hamilcast on Instagram Join the Patreon Peeps

The multi-talented Jennifer Simard is on the pod! Can you believe?! The three-time Tony nominated star of Death Becomes Her on Broadway AND bonafide TikTok sensation was generous enough to chat with me for so long that she has *two* episodes. Unreal.  This week, Jennifer tells me her Hamilton story, talks about the beauty and madness of Tony season (especially when she was first nominated in 2016), explains the panic of realizing she had onstage seating for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, and makes an extremely compelling pitch for why she should play King George III.  Plus, Jennifer talks about her journey as Helen Sharp in Death Becomes Her, from her first reading to opening night and beyond, including how grateful she is for the fantastic team (both on and offstage!) that makes the campy magic that the audience absolutely loves being in on. Jennifer Simard on TikTok Jennifer Simard on Instagram Jennifer Simard sings "You'll Be Back" as Hamilton's King George III /// Gillian's Website The Hamilcast on Twitter The Hamilcast on Instagram Join the Patreon Peeps

Part 2 of our time in the woods with naturalist Sandy Geffner. This time, Sandy leads Steve and Bill on a “hike”—though with Sandy, the word takes on a different meaning. You might not cover much distance, but you'll travel miles in understanding: exploring ecology and hearing stories of the forest and the wildlife within it. Enjoy!This episode was recorded on July 21, 2025 at JP Nicely Memorial Park in West Falls, NY.Episode Notes and LinksSandy's favorite books: A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold and Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard. But we feel that we have to call ourselves out here because we've been critical of Simard's work before and maybe we should've brought this up with Sandy during the episode (but we obviously didn't have the stones). For a deep dive into some of the criticisms of Simard's word, check out the In Defense of Plants podcast's series of episodes that starts here. Or this article by three professors who've spent their careers studying forest fungi. Sponsors and Ways to Support UsThank you to Always Wandering Art (Website and Etsy Shop) for providing the artwork for many of our episodes.Support us on Patreon.Photo CreditThe Natural Side of UB by Robby Johnson

Aedes aegypti et albopictus, anophèle ou culex... Les moustiques sont responsables de près d'un million de décès dans le monde chaque année. Épidémie de dengue en Martinique, de chikungunya sur l'île de La Réunion, de paludisme sur le continent africain... Le moustique tigre s'invite régulièrement dans l'actualité, avec l'émergence de maladies virales associées en Europe notamment. Comment se protéger des moustiques au quotidien ? Pourquoi connaître leur caractéristique permet de mieux lutter contre leur prolifération ?   Frédéric Simard, entomologiste médical, directeur de recherche à l'IRD et directeur de l'Unité MIVEGEC (Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs : Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle), UMR IRD/CNRS/Université de Montpellier. Co-auteur de l'ouvrage Alerte aux moustiques ? aux éditions IRD et Sciptep André Yébakima, entomologiste médical, ancien directeur du Centre de Démoustication de la Martinique, Co-auteur de l'ouvrage Alerte aux moustiques ? aux éditions IRD et Sciptep.  Un reportage de Thibault Matha au sein de l'Unité « Arbovirus et Insectes Vecteurs » de l'Institut Pasteur à Paris.  ► En fin d'émission, nous faisons un point sur l'épidémie de choléra qui sévit actuellement à Brazzaville, au Congo, avec le Dr Jean-Médard Kankou, Spécialiste en épidémiologie, santé publique et recherche et en gestion des urgences de santé publique, directeur de l'épidémiologie et de la lutte contre la maladie, incident manager désignée pour la riposte à l'épidémie de choléra. Programmation musicale :  ► Zao – Moustique ► Midas The Jagaban – No shakin.

Aedes aegypti et albopictus, anophèle ou culex... Les moustiques sont responsables de près d'un million de décès dans le monde chaque année. Épidémie de dengue en Martinique, de chikungunya sur l'île de La Réunion, de paludisme sur le continent africain... Le moustique tigre s'invite régulièrement dans l'actualité, avec l'émergence de maladies virales associées en Europe notamment. Comment se protéger des moustiques au quotidien ? Pourquoi connaître leur caractéristique permet de mieux lutter contre leur prolifération ?   Frédéric Simard, entomologiste médical, directeur de recherche à l'IRD et directeur de l'Unité MIVEGEC (Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs : Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle), UMR IRD/CNRS/Université de Montpellier. Co-auteur de l'ouvrage Alerte aux moustiques ? aux éditions IRD et Sciptep André Yébakima, entomologiste médical, ancien directeur du Centre de Démoustication de la Martinique, Co-auteur de l'ouvrage Alerte aux moustiques ? aux éditions IRD et Sciptep.  Un reportage de Thibault Matha au sein de l'Unité « Arbovirus et Insectes Vecteurs » de l'Institut Pasteur à Paris.  ► En fin d'émission, nous faisons un point sur l'épidémie de choléra qui sévit actuellement à Brazzaville, au Congo, avec le Dr Jean-Médard Kankou, Spécialiste en épidémiologie, santé publique et recherche et en gestion des urgences de santé publique, directeur de l'épidémiologie et de la lutte contre la maladie, incident manager désignée pour la riposte à l'épidémie de choléra. Programmation musicale :  ► Zao – Moustique ► Midas The Jagaban – No shakin.

Super fun day in studio today with the Seacoast Idol creator Francoix Simard plus the 2025 winner Tyler Levs and last years winner Jimmy MacWilliams.

After facing a life-changing cancer diagnosis, Diane Simard realized survivorship didn't come with a script that fit. So she wrote her own. In this episode of Your Next Business Bestie, Diane shares her journey as a Stage III breast cancer survivor, business executive, author, and unapologetic disruptor of the pink ribbon narrative. We talk about the emotional side of survivorship that often gets overlooked, the power of being misunderstood, and how Diane found healing through writing, advocacy, and boldly sharing her truth. She opens up about founding the Center for Oncology Psychology Excellence (COPE), navigating grief, and why she's so committed to speaking up for the ones who can't. If you've ever felt boxed in by labels or like your story doesn't match what people expect, this one's for you.

The 300th episode of STtalks is here! As we celebrate this incredible milestone, we change roles in this special episode, our regular host Laura Demmer joins us as a guest this time as she shares the journey of STtalks. We learn about the team behind these great episodes, the evolution, global reach and success of this podcast channel. Laura shares memorable highlights, how the podcast has evolved since its inception in November 2021 and where the future stands for STtalks!00:00 Welcome and Introduction00:20 Celebrating 300 Episodes00:56 Meet the Team Behind the Scenes02:43 The Journey of STtalks04:47 Global Audience and Diverse Topics07:41 Challenges and Highlights09:02 Memorable Episodes and Guests23:41 Future Plans and Exciting Projects25:26 Closing Remarks and Gratitude

Les bienfaits de l’activité physique sur la santé cardiovasculaire. Entrevue avec Dr François Simard, cardiologue à l’Institut de cardiologie de Montréal/Centre ÉPIC. Sophie Tanguay, kinésiologue au Centre ÉPIC de l’Institut de cardiologie de Montréal. Regardez aussi cette discussion en vidéo via https://www.qub.ca/videos ou en vous abonnant à QUB télé : https://www.tvaplus.ca/qub ou sur la chaîne YouTube QUB https://www.youtube.com/@qub_radio Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

La musique country est intemporelle. Santé physique. Mode masculine au Québec. Bannir des livres. Dans cet épisode intégral du 5 juin, en entrevue : Paul Daraîche, auteur-compositeur-interprète Dr François Simard, cardiologue à l’Institut de cardiologie de Montréal/Centre ÉPIC & Sophie Tanguay, kinésiologue au Centre ÉPIC de l’Institut de cardiologie de Montréal. Une production QUB Juin 2025Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

Jennifer Simard is glowing, growling, stunning, and striving in eight shows a week as Helen Sharp in “Death Becomes Her” at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway.The now three-time Tony Award nominated actor – “Death Becomes Her” received 10 Tony Award Nominations this month – is also a Webby Award winning podcast co-host, with Patrick Hinds, for “The Golden Girls Deep Dive Podcast.”

Send us a textHorticulturalist Joe Dwyer is part of the Sewer District's Stormwater Inspection & Maintenance (SWIM) team. "A large shade tree can take up to 4,000 gallons of stormwater throughout a year," Dwyer says, but problems with improper tree planting can reveal themselves often just as trees are reaching their prime environmental benefits. Joe highlights the importance of proper tree maintenance to support the District's stormwater-management work. We also discuss how trees communicate through underground fungal networks, bringing "winter interest" to our project sites, and the potential for beautifying roadsides with wildflowers.Whether you're a casual observer of neighborhood greenery or an aspiring horticulturalist, you'll gain a deeper appreciation for the trees working silently around us.For further reading:Silverstein, Shel. The Giving Tree. Harper & Row, 1964.Simard, Suzanne. Finding the Mother Tree. Knopf, 2021. Wikipedia. "Crown Shyness." Last modified October 13, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_shyness

The stars of the new Broadway musical adaptation of "Death Becomes Her" talk comic timing, macabre special effects, and why Hilty always knew "Death Becomes Her" would make a great musical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forests have always been magical places. But in the last couple decades, they seem to have gotten a little more magical. We've learned that trees are connected to each other through a vast underground network—an internet of roots and fungi often called the "wood wide web". We've learned that, through this network, trees share resources with each other. And we've learned that so-called mother trees look out for their own offspring, preferentially sharing resources with them. There's no question that this is all utterly fascinating. But what if it's also partly a fantasy? My guest today is Dr. Justine Karst. Justine is a forest ecologist at the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on mycorrhizas—these are the symbioses formed between fungi and plant roots that are thought to be the basis of the "wood wide web." Last year, Justine and colleagues published a perspective piece in which they argued that some of the claims around the wood wide web have gotten out of hand. These new ideas about forests, they argued, have gotten decoupled from the actual on-the-ground—or under-the-ground—science. In reality, it's a field still riddled with unknowns and mixed findings. Here, Justine and I do a bit of mycorrhiza 101—we talk about what mycorrhizas are, how they evolved, and what the structures actually look like. We discuss the original 1997 study that inspired the term "wood wide web." We consider why it's so hard to figure out what's actually going on, mechanistically, under the forest floor. We discuss the increasingly popular notion of plant intelligence and what it means to empirical researchers in this area like Justine. We talk about why people—both members of the public and scientists themselves—have found wood wide web ideas so charming. And, finally, we discuss the question of whether a little bit of hype is really so bad—particularly if it gets people excited about forests, about science, and about conversation. I got as excited about the "wood wide web" as anyone. The idea totally captured my imagination a couple of years ago. So I was intrigued—if also a little dismayed—to learn recently that these ideas were getting some pushback. And I knew immediately we should talk to one of the researchers leading that pushback. Alright friends, let's get to it. On to my conversation with Dr. Justine Karst. Enjoy!   A transcript of this episode will be available soon.   Notes and links 5:00 – Popular treatments sometimes mentioned as over-hyping the wood wide web (and associated ideas) include The Hidden Life of Trees, Finding the Mother Tree, and the novel The Overstory. 9:30 – The landmark 1997 paper by Simard et al. that kicked off interest in the so-called wood wide web. 11:00 – A study showing that fungi are more closely related to animals than to plants. 11:30 – For more on the new interest in “plant intelligence” see our previous episodes here and here. On the notion of “fungal intelligence,” see here. 18:00 – A 1975 paper presenting a hypothesis about the origins of land plants. 20:00 – The California “mushroom bible” mentioned. 23:00 – A brief post (and infographic) on the differences between arbuscular mycorrhizas and ectomycorrhizas. 23:30 – Richard Powers' influential novel, The Overstory. Note that the novel doesn't exclusively focus on the wood wide web; it covers of ideas and findings about trees and forests, many of which are uncontroversial. 36:00 – Dr. Karst co-authored her perspective piece in Nature Ecology & Evolution with Dr. Melanie Jones and Dr. Jason Hoeksma. 50:00 – For more on aspens and how constitute clonal organisms, see here. 52:00 – The “mother tree” idea was popularized in Dr. Suzanne Simard's book, Finding the Mother Tree. 1:04:00 – Another recent critique of the wood wide web and mother tree idea is here. In it the authors write: “Reaching out to the general public to make people care about forests is certainly a praiseworthy goal, but not when it involves the dissemination of a distorted view of the plant world. In other words: the end does not justify the means.” 1:05:30 – Others influenced by The Overstory include Barack Obama and Bill Gates. 1:09:00 – A primer on myco-heterotrophic plants. 1:13:00 – See a recent presentation by Dr. Jared Farmer on trees and “chronodiversity” here.   Recommendations ‘Seeing plants anew,' Stella Stanford ‘Mother trees and socialist forests: Is the ‘wood-wide web' a fantasy?', Daniel Immerwahr   Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute, which is made possible by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation to Indiana University. The show is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with help from Assistant Producer Urte Laukaityte and with creative support from DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd. Our transcripts are created by Sarah Dopierala. Subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also now subscribe to the Many Minds newsletter here! We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com.  For updates about the show, visit our website or follow us on Twitter (@ManyMindsPod) or Bluesky (@manymindspod.bsky.social).

THEATER PEOPLE!! I'm so excited to tell you that I've teamed up with BROADWAY ICON Jennifer Simard--the two time Tony Nominee and star of the upcoming Death Becomes Her for a brand new podcast called The Golden Girls Deep Dive Podcast! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SHARE EPISODE 1 WITH YOU RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW! Each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls with laughter and sass and then at the end of each episode we bring you a fully researched deep dive on something from The Golden Girls Universe--like, what ever happened to Coco the gay chef from the pilot episode? Or what's the deal with this rumored on-set feud between Bea Arthur and Betty White? You know you're gonna love it! So listen to episode 1 here and then go follow us wherever you listen and check out episode 2 which is out now! 

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles  cover the underreported news of the week — Minneapolis crime decreases with a shortage of police officers, the small group of conservative doctors behind restrictive trans & abortion policies, celebrity baby daddy drama makes CNN, and the editor of Elle Decor crafting his soft life. DeRay interviews Michigan State law professor Justin Simard to chat about the advent of the Citing Slavery Project.NewsDeRayHalf the Police Force Quit. Crime Dropped.De'AraHow the Editor in Chief of Elle Decor Spends His SundaysMylesImagine Trash-Talking Keke PalmerKayaDocuments show how conservative doctors influenced abortion, trans rights