Thinking Out Loud

May 07 2019 49 ep. 22 mins 163
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Big ideas, smart conversations: the Thinking Out Loud (TOL) podcast connects emerging research with topics of public interest. Recorded live and in studio, TOL episodes feature Concordia researchers in conversation with thought leaders. Unscripted, provocative: This is TOL.

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Mar 13 2017 1 mins  

Episode 1: Flying cars & Jetpacks (Zachary Patterson)

Mar 16 2017 15 mins  
Look back at images of what we thought the future might be – you know, images from the 1950s and 60s with people getting around via jetpacks. Futurism has always had a fascination with transport. In this episode, Zachary Patterson talks about how we currently get from Point A to Point B, and how our modes of transportation might change in the future. Will we all be flying around

Episode 2: Tell Me Something Good – Body Feedback (McGrath/Berzowska)

Mar 20 2017 19 mins  
Consider fitness and activity tracking devices (like the popular fitbit), or apps on your phone that help monitor weight, eating habits, exercise, heart rate, blood pressure, glucose levels – even your sleep can be monitored. In this episode , Francine Pelletier speaks to researchers at Concordia University about the ways body feedback is communicated – and how it can improve o

Episode 3: The Future is Robotic (Krzyzstof Skonieczny)

Mar 28 2017 19 mins  
What do robots, space exploration, the environmental movement and the survival of the human race have in common? In this episode, Krzysztof Skonieczny talks about links between life on the Red Planet and space robotics. Are robots paving the way to vacations on Mars? Will we be able to live there by 2067, and will we have to reinvent the wheel to do so?

Episode 4: One Vote (Jeremy Clark)

Apr 04 2017 15 mins  
Think about your voting experiences – about receiving your notification in the mail about a voting location. About ensuring time to get to the voting location, about lining up, about ensuring you are on the list. And then, there’s the voting booth – electronic, paper and pencil, special folds of the ballot, boxes, hand-counts…. Where is the technology? In this episode, I ex

Episode 5: The Future of Brawn (Marc Lafrance)

Apr 12 2017 15 mins  
Men’s studies, the study of what it means to be a man, is informed by feminist theory and touches on a variety of academic disciplines or areas. It’s a relatively new area of research that has so far generally proposed there are multiple masculinities. In this episode, Marc Lafrance walks us through the future of brawn and the presumed crisis of masculinity.

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Apr 26 2017 15 mins  
Marking Expo 67's 50th anniversary, interviews with contemporary artists reimagining Montreal's iconic world's fair ... hosted by Monika Gagnon.

Episode 1: In search of Expo67 (Monika Gagnon and Lesley Johnstone)

May 03 2017 15 mins  
In this episode, join Monika Gagnon and Lesley Johnstone, the co-curators of In Search of Expo 67, an upcoming exhibition at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (MAC). They'll provide the audience with an inside track on curating this exhibition. Opening June 21, In Search of Expo 67 will offer visitors new perspectives on some of the most innovative and experimental aspects

Episode 2: Ambiguous Modernism (Monika Gagnon and Martin Racine)

May 10 2017 18 mins  
Design was a key element of expo67 - and it was everywhere. Join Monika Gagnon and guest Martin Racine for a conversation about design and the ambiguous modernism of Julien Hebert, the designer of the expo67 logo. Martin Racine is professor in Concordia's Department of Design and Computational Arts.

Episode 3: Un Jour, Hey Friend (Cheryl Sim)

May 17 2017 20 mins  
Cheryl Sim is one of the artists contributing to In Search of Expo 67. Sim talks with Monika Gagnon about her new work exploring women's identity through the theme of the famed Expo hostesses, and her family connection to Expo 67.