Planet artsci

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Episode 16: In Memoriam Professor Emeritus Kelly Gotlieb 1921-2016

The Arts & Science community was saddened to learn of the death this week of Professor Emeritus Calvin “Kelly” Gotlieb. The “Father of Computing in Canada,” Gotlieb was part of the first Canadian design team to construct a digital computer. He also established Canada's first undergraduate and graduate courses in computing, and he worked on the design of the Avro Arrow and the St. Lawrence Seaway. This episode of Planet Artsci is an excerpt from an interview with Gotlieb from 2015. See here f...

Oct 26, 2016•8 min

Episode 15: Wine-making in the ancient world

Steve Batiuk, a Research Associate in the Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations and the Archaeology Centre, discusses the role wine and wine-making played in the played in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia 8,000 years ago. And he also makes a few suggestions for contemporary Georgian wines you might want to try. For full transcript: http://alumni.artsci.utoronto.ca/planet-artsci-episode-15-wine-making-ancient-world-transcript/

Sep 08, 2016•40 min

Episode 14: Work-life balance and the greedy institution

Scott Schieman, the chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto, discusses work – why we love our work, why we hate it, and how stress and our level of workplace engagement impacts not only our job performance but our personal lives as well. See here for full transcript: http://alumni.artsci.utoronto.ca/planet-artsci-episode-14-work-life-balance-greedy-institution-transcript/

Aug 22, 2016•45 min

Episode 13: Mozart, mathematics, Kung Fu Panda and the world of cyber security

Kumar Murty, the Chair of the Department of Mathematics at U of T, explores how mathematics is inescapable – it’s a part of everything around us, kind of like The Matrix – and that we shouldn’t be afraid. In fact, math is about more than numbers and letters strung together like alien hieroglyphics. Math is music, it’s art, it’s philosophy, it’s romance. So, I invite you to take the red pill, stay in Wonderland and let Kumar show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Click here for a full transcript...

May 06, 2016•1 hr 26 min

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