In 1609, one man using a simple device proved the universe to be a place very different from what most people were prepared to believe. In this lecture, Bruno Paul Stenson speaks about the evolution of our view of the universe that came as a result of Galileo Galilei’s astronomical findings.
McGill Chemistry Professor David Burns uses spectroscopy to identify the healthiest embryos for in vitro fertilization. This breakthrough could lead to an end to multiple births from in vitro fertilization, and early detection tests for diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Presented by Matthew de Courcy-Ireland in honour of the late William Moser, Professor Emeritus at the McGill Department of Mathematics and Statistics , this lecture looks at some of the surprises to be found when dealing with mathematical probability.
Dr. Andrew Kirk of the D epartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering describes some of the current research being done as to the applications of nanophotonics in the future of telecommunications and also in the field of biosensing. This lecture was recorded as part of the Royal Society of Canada’s “The Cutting Edge” seminar series.
Prof. Rutledge helps you understand our place in the universe, and how the physics of stars, and the evolution of the universe, plays out.
Prof. Pollard describes the enigmatic nature of Martian landscapes and the overriding geological and environmental forces that drive the evolution of Martian landforms.
Professor Tracy Webb describes the basic characteristics of galaxies, outline the methods we use to study them, and highlights some of the main results and open questions in the field of galaxy formation and evolution.
Professor Matt Dobbs outlines the field of cosmology – the quest to understand the birth, evolution, and fate of the universe as a whole.
Professor Vicky Kaspi describes the astonishing properties of pulsars , as well as how observations of these amazing objects help to constrain several interesting aspects of the physics of extreme environments.
Hans Larsson guides you through his office oddities through an interactive audio slideshow.
Dr. Christopher Buddle, McGill’s foremost spider expert, elaborates on the how Arachnids are misunderstood and under-appreciated.
Andrew Gonzalez, Professor in the Department of Biology, discusses how our understanding of extinction can be used to make estimates of future rates of extinction under various scenarios of environmental change.
What is the impact of the decline of tropical rainforests on primates and what current and future actions might advance primate conservation? Dr. Colin Chapman, who holds appointments in McGill’s Departments of Anthropology and Biology and School of Environment, is also Honorary Lecturer, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
McGill Biology professor Lauren J. Chapman looks at key lessons from Lake Victoria in East Africa, the world’s largest tropical lake. Her research reveals both the vulnerability and the resilience of native and introduced species in the face of environmental change.
Garry Peterson, a professor in McGill’s Department of Geography and School of Environment, looks at what the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment reveals about the state of the world and what ecological futures are possible.
McGill Biology professor Graham Bell describes examples of rapid evolution as well as situations where adaptation hasn’t happened. He further explains how organisms are likely to evolve in the coming period of rapid environmental change.
Dr. Alan Evans is a Professor at the Montreal Neurological Institute and the Principal Investigator of the Data Coordinating Centre for the MRI Study of Normal Brain Development.
Dr. Karim Nader is a professor of Psychology, William Dawson Scholar, Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and CIHR New Investigator. His work on memory manipulation could revolutionize treatment of disorders from post traumatic stress syndrome to drug addiction.
Dr. Paul Wiseman is an Associate Professor in both Physics & Chemistry and holds the Fessenden Professorship in Science Innovation.
Dr. Joe Schwarcz is a Professor of Chemistry and Director of McGill’s Office for Science and Society.
“What is it with snakes?” asks McGill reptile specialist, Dr. David Green, as he explores snake phobias and misconceptions.
McGill paleontologist Hans Larsson tells us why sharks have been misunderstood as relentless man-eaters.
Dr. Stephen Suomi, Chair of the Laboratory of Comparative Ethology at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, speaks on risk, resilience, and gene X environment interactions in rhesus monkeys and other primates.
Through her award-winning research, Vicky Kaspi, a world-renowned McGill astrophysicist and pulsar expert, makes stars out of her students and headlines around the world.
How can 20th-century fibre optics handle the connectivity needs of the 21st-century? David Plant’s lab in McGill’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is in a global race to meet the demands of high-definition video.
Meet legendary neuropsychologist Dr. Brenda Milner, credited with many landmark discoveries in the study of human memory and the temporal lobes.
The Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium brings together leading scientific experts with differing views on the origin of life to debate a question that has been asked for millennia.
The Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium brings together leading scientific experts with differing views on the origin of life to debate a question that has been asked for millennia.
The Lorne Trottier Science Symposium brings together an international panel of experts in economics and evolutionary biology to see what economic theory and natural selection have to say about ethics and human development.
The Lorne Trottier Science Symposium brings together an international panel of experts in economics and evolutionary biology to see what economic theory and natural selection have to say about ethics and human development.
