Brains on Campus

Recent episodes

1. October 30, 2026 · 57 min

   Engineering solutions under extreme conditions

   Picking the brains of NASA flight surgeon and University of Alberta alum Dr. Douglas Hamilton about engineering solutions in high stress situations. Recorded at an event organized by the University of Alberta's Faculty of Engineering

2. October 27, 2026 · 32 min

   The RCMP’s future in Alberta

   Picking the brains of University of Toronto’s Law Professor Kent Roach about the RCMP’s future in Alberta. The lecture was a part of an event was organized by the Centre for Constitutional Studies

3. October 20, 2026 · 45 min

   Invisibility of Black authors in Canadian literature

   Picking the brains of University of Alberta’s Modern Languages and Cultural Studies professor and researcher Dr. Sylvia Ijeoma Madueke about the visible absence of Black Canadians in literature.

4. October 12, 2026 · 58 min

   Immigration on Alberta’s Referendum + Literature research with a disability lens

5. October 5, 2026 · 58 min

   Greenwashing in Animal Agriculture + Collaboration when designing tech

   Picking the brains of North American Association for Critical Animal Studies co-founder, Dr. Vasile Stănescu about greenwashing in the animal agriculture industry. Also, Art & Design University of Alberta professor Marilène Oliver on how to collaborate with people in a sustainable way.

6. September 25, 2026 · 58 min

   Data centres through Indigenous voices

   Picking the brains of Honor the Earth Executive Director, Krystal Two Bulls, Chief of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, Sheldon Sunshine, lawyer Francco De Luca who works with Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, traditional storyteller from Serpent River First Nation, Isaac Murdoch and Keepers of the Water Executive Director of Jesse Cardinal about A.I. data centres from Indigenous perspectives.

7. September 18, 2026 · 51 min

   Unfulfilled promises of Edmonton pits

   Picking the brains of former Downtown Business Association Director Puneeta McBryan, City Councillor Ashley Salvador and Omada Commercial's Eric Slatter about pits in Edmonton. Moderated by Taproot Edmonton's Stephanie Swensrude. *The in-person event was hosted by Taproot Edmonton and Edmonton Pit Tour in August 2026.

8. September 4, 2026 · 58 min

   Big Tech, bigger questions in Alberta

   Picking the brains of Keepers Of The Water Executive Director Jesse Cardinal, Geophysicist and Host of The Gravity Well podcast Jenny Yeremiy, along with Olds Resident and Olds Transparency Project member Carol Edwards, about data centres in Alberta. *The in-person event was held in St. Albert and organized by Give Voice in August 2026.

9. August 21, 2026 · 55 min

   The eras of a forced Holodomor cover up

   Picking the brains of Dr. Henry Prown, Dr. Ruslan Siromskyi and Anneliese Schenk-Dayabout the massive man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933. *The online colloquium was organized by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies

10. August 14, 2026 · 50 min

    The Future of Alberta’s NDP under Nenshi [PART 2]

    Picking the brains of Mikayla Resists, Des Bissonnette, Youssef Deyaband Annie McKitrick on if the current NDP leader, Naheed Nenshi, can truly meet the moment in Alberta and provide a real alternative to the UCP. This is the second half of the session with the first half available via Episode 21: The Future of Alberta’s NDP under Nenshi [PART 1] *The virtual town hall was organized by Edmonton’s chapter of the Rose Caucus‘ public town hall via Zoom (recorded on July 24, 2026)