6 MAR 2020 · In this episode, Alan and Tanya take us back to the events that resulted in the development of the LED, and the many ways it contributes to a more energy efficient present and future.

26 NOV 2015 · This week, Alan Manning, Tanya Roussy, and Damien Quentin toured General Fusion, a Vancouver company that is building a nuclear fusion power plant. Join us as we talk with Michael Delage, General Fusion's VP Strategy and Corporate Development, on the differences between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission, why General Fusion has built a huge metal everlasting gobstopper (or at least what looks like one), and how to tame plasma with a temperature of 150 million degrees C.

5 NOV 2015 · In this episode of Sharing Science Radio, Alan Manning, Angela Cho and Sam Livingston tackle the ever polarizing topic of Cannabis. We examining advances in it's biotechnology, effects on the human brain, and how it contributed to the discovery of an elaborate pathway of neural communication that makes use of cannabinoids that each and every one of us make, and require, for normal development.

29 OCT 2015 · How can we design robots to make ethical decisions? Alan Manning, Nathan Evetts, and Rohit Singla talk about the scientific and ethical approaches to this question. Featuring virtual fembots, self-driving cars, and trolley problems.

22 OCT 2015 · This week, Alan Manning, Sam Livingston, and Emil Ljungberg discuss some science of the Emperor of Maladies: cancer. Sam asks the tricky question of, "What is cancer?" and Alan and Sam get into the genetic basis of this disease. Also, Emil interviews UBC Public Health Professor Dr. Carolyn Gotay about cancer prevention and the danger of statistics.

8 OCT 2015 · Join Alan Manning, Sam Livingston, and Rohit Singla for a discussion of the science of mental health. Sam talks about the relationship between stress and memory and Rohit tells us of the difficulties faced by those living in the Downtown Eastside with psychosis.

1 OCT 2015 · Today, we talk about extremophiles, which are organisms that live in environments too hot, too cold, too salty, or too something for most life. Tune in for some stories about organisms that live in rocks, why some bacteria don't get hypothermia, and more reasons why cockroaches are awesome (or terrifying, depending on your point of view)! We also have an interview with recent UBC Master's graduate Jane Liu, who tells us how to train bacteria to clean up mine tailing ponds.

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13 AUG 2015 · In this episode, Emil, Tanya, and Sam go through the history of recycling, the lifecycle of your soft drink bottles, and MITs TrashTrack program. The gang also discusses how recycling can be made more efficient, and countries who are streets ahead of North American recycling practices.