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Interview: Dr. Mahtab Sarvmaili (UNB Responsible AI Lab)

AI went from a scifi concept and limited research projects to daily life incredibly fast, but to we have to take a moment to understand it better? My guest today is Dr. Mahtab Sarvmaili, the director of the new Responsible AI Lab at UNB. She joins me to talk about the goals and mandate for

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CHSR News – October 15th, 2024 – STU Psychology Professor The First To Receive NSERC Research Grant In School History

Last week, Dr. Doris Chow became the first professor from St. Thomas University to receive the NSERC Discovery Grant to fund her research on multi-sensory perception. The psychology professor has spent the last ten years studying how our senses play off one another and how that can be used to enhance practices in areas like

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CHSR News – October 9th, 2024 – UNB Alumni Launches Research Into Eco-Friendly Concrete

UNB Alumni Ashlee Hossack was one of nine new faculty members and early career researchers who presented their newly launched research programs at the University of New Brunswick’s annual Research Celebration Week. Hossack graduated with a Ph.D in Civil Engineering in 2015 and was as a consulting engineer for 9 years before returning to UNB

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The Lunchbox: Dr. Krista Wilkins, Cancer Researcher

Almost everyone knows someone who has gone through cancer — and many people have gone through it themselves. Worse yet, a lot of people have to endure the process multiple times. But how much do we know about that experience? Dr Krista Wilkins is no stranger to cancer herself, having battled and triumphed over the disease. It

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TWS286: Conversational Dial Tone

On the Show This Week: (something entirely different) Interview: Barbara Minton on Discovering Orbs Interview Scott Reaney and Mike Marshall on Chronologies: Book of Giants Interview: Christan Baloga on Hair Bat Sculptures Clichéwatch: ‘if [x] didn’t exist, [y] would have to invent it’ at The UK Telegraph CQ: f you could imagine a project that […]

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TWS281: Something Is As It Seems

On the show this week: Front Page Knowledge is Immaterial Bodies are Mental Celestial Bodies are Out Of This World Extras CQ: Should basic science be taught without the emphasis on memorizing formulas and instead focus almost entirely on the facts, concepts and relationships — a little more Popular Science and Nova than math textbook? […]

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