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Listening in to the thinkers working and speaking at the University of Alberta. There’s no shortage of great minds to pick with 400 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in 18 faculties across five campuses.
Unknown Host hosts Brains on Campus, a news show with 16 episodes published.
Picking the brain of Edmonton historian Ron Byers on why it's vital to keep queer legacies alive and build on them in Edmonton and beyond. *He spoke at a 2026 Pride Month event at the University of Alberta, organized by
Picking the brain of Canadian-Danish urban designer, Mikael Colville-Andersen on how natural disasters, recession, war and even pandemics alter how we build cities.
Picking the brain of Western University History professor, Alan MacEachern in the first decades of the Meteorological Service of Canada—when what seemed like science fiction became reality.
Picking the brains of Member of the Order of Canada, visual artist Christi Belcourt and architect, Tiffany Shaw about how their Métis heritage and culture inform their work.
Picking the brains of U of A Psychology department associate professor, Peggy St. Jacques on how we form memories and recall them.
Picking the brains of MacEwan University sessional instructor Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson on what she’s doing instead of policing and punishing the use of AI in her classroom. Plus, Swedish Defence University’s Arita Holmbe
Picking the brains of University of British Columbia law professor and member of the Canadian-Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission, Emma Cunliffe. Listen as she works through fundamental questions about the role, oversig
Picking the brain of U of A Law professor Anna Lund about the right to housing not making it from policy to actual people. Plus, Faculty of Nursing assistant professor, Kemi Amodu, on improving health care among displace
Picking the brain of Harvard University’s Ukrainian Research Institute Director, Serhii Plokhy, about the current war between Ukraine and Russia and what previous conflicts can tell us about it. Recorded at U of A's The
Picking the brains of the Punjabi Sikh writer and organizer, Harsha Walia on the history and forces behind borders and why these lines need to be abolished. Recorded at the Parkland Conference 2025
Picking the brains of five researchers, Stephanie Olsen, Breanne Aylward, Haemin Park, Marsha Hinds Myrie and Andria Jones on how climate change is shaping mental health. Plus, political theorist David Temin on how the d
Picking the brain of Ermineskin Cree Nation member and the Director of Indigenous Governance in the U of A Faculty of Native Studies, Matthew Wildcat on the real threat of Alberta separatists’ ambitions on Indigenous Peo
Picking the brains of the feminist researcher Tracey Nicholls on policing of women from witch hunts to online misogyny. Plus, University of Southern California Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture, Peter Ekman on
Picking the brains of Canada's first and last Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, Amira Elghawaby, on the prejudice, discrimination and hatred Muslims continue to face in Canada and how to address it, plus
Picking the brains of Simon Fraser University Associate Professor of History, Tina Adcock on how exploration of “the North” exposes colonialism and Professor of Sociology at Mount Royal University, Dr. Muhannad Ayyash im
Picking the brains of SOS Alberta's Heather Ganshorn on parental rights, Education prof Carla Peck on battle over Alberta schools plus Mathematics & Statistical Sciences researchers, Marie Betsy Varughese and Michael Li,
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Brains on Campus is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under News (culture) and has published 16 episodes.
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