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Episode 14: All I want for Christmas is a Tyrannosaurus 12/16/2020

Episode 14: All I want for Christmas is a Tyrannosaurus We talk with Dr. Darla Zelenitsky, a paleontologist and dinosaur researcher, about how the fossil trade is a growing problem for researchers and museums around the world, and how it's only getting worse as record-setting sales drive prices up. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/17219201

Episode 13: Do no harm 12/09/2020

Episode 13: Do no harm We talk with Dr. Abdullah Saleh, a paediatric surgeon and director of the University of Alberta's Office of Global Surgery, about how medical practitioners traveling to lower-income countries can end up doing more harm than good, even though they're trying to help. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/17128919

Episode 12: Are you an ally? 12/02/2020

Episode 12: Are you an ally? We speak with Dr. Adam Murry, an assistant professor of Indigenous psychology, about his research project into quantifying the traits of allyship and how better understanding allyship can help both the groups who need it most and the people who want to be allies. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/17035655

Episode 11: Medic mushrooms 11/25/2020

Episode 11: Medic mushrooms We speak with Dr. Peter Facchini, a professor of biochemistry in our Faculty of Science and chief scientific officer of MagicMed, about studying the medicinal properties of psilocybin mushrooms and other drugs, and how synthesizing and improving them could lead to better mental health treatments. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/16959239

Episode 10: Can you spare some (higher ed) change? 11/18/2020

Episode 10: Can you spare some (higher ed) change? We talk to Dr. Stephen Larter, PhD, associate vice president of research and innovation at the University of Calgary, about how post-secondaries need to adapt to a changing world and how a university can help spark an economic recovery. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/16853342

Episode 9: Medical assistance in dying 11/12/2020

Episode 9: Medical assistance in dying We talk to Dr. Beverly Adams, the senior associate dean of education at the Cumming School of Medicine, about how medical assistance in dying can offer choice and dignity to grievously sick patients and how medical schools are adapting to the practice. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/16786934

Episode 8: Going anti-viral 11/04/2020

Episode 8: Going anti-viral We talk to Dr. Paul Kubes, an infectious disease expert in the Cumming School of Medicine, about what goes into studying a deadly disease, how COVID-19 has changed scientific research, and UCalgary's newly reopened Biosafety Level Three lab. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/16685513

Episode 7: Margin of error 10/29/2020

Episode 7: Margin of error In this episode, we talk to Corey Hogan, former chief communications officer for the government of Alberta, about some of the factors that can skew opinion polls, how to make sure they're as unbiased as possible, and how to look at them with a critical eye. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/16600145

Episode 6: Key of T 10/21/2020

Episode 6: Key of T In this episode, we talk with Dr. Ari Agha, a choral singer and researcher with the City of Calgary, about potentially risking their singing voice when they embarked on testosterone therapy as part of their gender transition. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/16482887

Episode 5: The Waiting Game 10/14/2020

Episode 5: The Waiting Game Dr. Peter Toohey, a professor of classics and author of the new book Hold On: The Life, Science, and Art of Waiting, talks about how we can better understand waiting, get better at doing it, and lead happier lives as a result. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/16391621

Episode 4: Mental Health in 2020 10/07/2020

Episode 4: Mental Health in 2020 Debbie Bruckner, senior director of student wellness at the University of Calgary, discusses some of the problems we're all facing in this most challenging year, warning signs to watch out for, and what we can do to take care of our mental wellness. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/16297646

Episode 3: Orange Shirt Day 09/30/2020

Episode 3: Orange Shirt Day Dr. Yvonne Poitras Pratt, a Métis scholar who specializes in Indigenous education, gives us background on Orange Shirt Day and how this event can help spark broader conversations about Canada's history with Indigenous peoples and the brutal legacy of residential schools. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/16205783

Episode 2: Unlearning racism 09/23/2020

Episode 2: Unlearning racism Dr. Malinda Smith, UCalgary’s vice-provost of equity, diversity and inclusion, answers questions about systemic racism, the role of higher education, and what each of us can do in our everyday lives to make the world more equitable. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/16123502

Episode 1: The many faces of face masks 09/16/2020

Episode 1: The many faces of face masks Dr. Cara MacInnis, a social psychologist in our Department of Psychology, answers questions about peoples' attitudes towards wearing masks and why it's such a divisive issue. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/16035803

Episode 0: Trailer 09/15/2020

Episode 0: Trailer The podcast where we sit down with UCalgary professors, researchers and experts to get the answers to five questions submitted by you. Have you ever wondered why face masks are such an emotional issue, or why it's important for a university to promote diversity and inclusion, or what "margin of error" in opinion polling actually means? Well, we can answer that. /episode/index/show/answerthat/id/16023512

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