Back in the summer of 2018, I was kayaking in Johnstone Strait on the north coast of Vancouver Island. Being passionate about education and the oceans, I took the chance to teach my fellow kayakers about the plight of the oceans. I edited it and...

One of my goals for this podcast is to give teachers some material that they can use in their classroom. This episode will teach you how to run an experiment where your students can calculate the power of the Sun. It's a simple procedure but with huge...

This is a recording I did in the spring of 2020. I chose to replay it because Britt Buirs is one of my favourite scientists who deserves a spotlight on International Women's Day. Reality is she deserves the spotlight any day: a former student of mine,...

In this episode, I attempt to demonstrate the relationship between music and learning by teaching a lesson while switching up the background music. The challenge for the listener is to determine the effect these music styles had on your ability to...

This is a jam-packed episode, all about Mars! So you better be ready with a notepad or just enjoy listening. I hit a lot of stuff here! If you are a student who studies astronomy, maybe a person who just enjoys learning about space OR A TEACHER...

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One of my goals of this podcast is that it can be used by teachers as a resource. By learning here, you can go into your classroom and teach something new and fascinating. In this episode, I chose to explain several things about the Moon. By...

This conversation, I believe, is essential among academics. The reason is because when it comes to science, if we really think about it, to believe that the universe sprang by chance, solely through the laws of physics, is actually a faith-based...

I wanted to follow up with my last episode with Professor Orlando Rojas of the BioProducts Institute at UBC. Although his work is cutting edge and sincerely driven by the desire to switch off of fossil fuels for the sake of our planet, I was a little...

In this episode, I interview Professor Orlando Rojas of UBC's BioProducts Institute. This is a facility researching the many ways biomass, particularly cellulose from tress, can become not only the next great energy source, but also fabrics, filters...