Interviews

Q&A with neuroscientist Veronika Zlatkina
By The Editorial Board on January 23, 2012
How much do we know about the brain? We know very, very little about the brain, but much more then we knew say 200 years...
Gazing at stars: Q&A with Dr. Victoria Kaspi
By The Editorial Board on October 3, 2011
Victoria Kaspi is the Lorne Trottier Chair in Astrophysics, the Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics and Professor of Physics at McGill University. Last summer,...
Q&A with Norman Augustine
By The Editorial Board on August 15, 2011
Tell us about the two Augustine Commissions you headed. Years ago—it was when George H. W. Bush was president—I chaired a commission after the Challenger accident....
Science Bytes with Marc Garneau
By The Editorial Board on July 4, 2011
Last October, we attended the Science Policy conference. While there, we met with Marc Garneau, MP for Westmount/Ville-Marie. Originally from Quebec City, Dr. Garneau moved...
Startupifier Bootcamp
By The Editorial Board on May 16, 2011
You’d think that starting your own company and pitching a product would take more than a weekend. But to anyone who attended Startupifier’s Startup Bootcamp,...
Meet: The Redpath Museum
By The Editorial Board on April 4, 2011
We sat with Dr. David Green, director of McGill’s Redpath Museum, for a Q&A session. Suffice it so say that the exhibits in the museum were...
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Q&A: Dr. Paul Kry
By The Editorial Board on March 14, 2011
What is the most important thing you want to capture in animation; is it that it must look realistic? Sure. For entertainment applications especially, it...
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Q&A: Julie Steele
By The Editorial Board on March 7, 2011
In your talk, you mentioned beauty and elegance applied to data visualisation. How does this apply in science? The definition of beauty that I referenced...
CS Games 2011
By The Editorial Board on January 24, 2011
Interested in programming, problem solving and having a good time? Read on. We chatted with Marc Boscher from the CS Games Council about the upcoming event and...
Q&A: Dr. Vamsy Chodavarapu
By The Editorial Board on December 27, 2010
Being a professor is not merely his profession but his passion. Through his determination and hard work, Dr. Chodavarapu is an inspiration for many students....