Breaking down the refugee crisis, as seen from first hand experience in the camps. The issues at a global scale and on an everyday-life-in-the-camp scale.
Past Talks
Lockpicking Workshop
Explanations on the theories of how locks and various tools used to pick them work. Followed by a hands on workshop with a see-through lock, and many other practice locks.
Bean-to-Bar Chocolate
Where chocolate comes from, how it’s made, and issues in the chocolate supply chain such as fair trade. Plus chocolate samples!
Biotech in Brief
Current events in biotech from revolutions in genome editing (CRISPR) to organs on a chip explained and what they mean for science and your health.
Getting Into Space and Staying There
Getting to space is hard. Staying in space is harder. Moving in space is even harder. Which is probably why a ton of movies get it wrong. Xuan shows us how to think about space and moving in it intuitively, using Lego, Kerbel Space Program and videos.
What We Learn When Brains Get Messed Up
Like most complex systems, one of the ways we learn the most about the brain is when it breaks. Ivana presents how we’ve learned about memory, emotion and brain communication.
Echo Chambers and Strategic Voting
Social networks are pretty homogeneous, which means that most of our contacts are just like us. How does this effect how we vote, especially when strategic voting comes into play? Alan shows us the models he built, the conclusion he reached and why he thinks it’s important to build models in the first place!
Intro to Curling
Curling is an intensely strategic and Canadian. Brendan runs us through some of the basic rules and the tactics used to get you started.
Lucid Dreaming
Lucid Dreaming is a state of mind where you are dreaming, but are still in control of your dreams. Mason gives tips (reality checks, sleeping) and warns of some risks you should be aware of (sleep paralysis) for becoming a lucid dreamer.
Intro to Structure in Music
An introduction to the underlying structure of music (beats, measures, verse, chorus) using “We Will Rock You” and “Billy Jean”.
