Full Show: Saving your money, AI and the brain & The polar bear swim

Seg 1: View From Victoria:

The BC Supreme Court is serving up the first challenge of 2024 for the NDP government.  The Chief Justice, Christopher Hinkson, has put a temporary hold on the new provincial legislation restricting open drug use.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Seg 2: How AI revolutionized brain science in 2023

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence and the leaps it took forward in the year 2023 has had a significant impact on brain science and helping researchers understand the inner workings of the human mind.

Guest: Gary Stix, Neuroscience and Psychology Editor for Scientific American

Seg 3: Evel Knievel's Kootenay Connection

Robert (Evel) Knievel's involvement with the Butte Bombers in the late 1950s epitomized his deep connection to hockey and the Kootenay Area

Guest: Greg Nesteroff, Kootenay Historian, Co-Author of Lost Kootenays: A History in Photographs, and Operator of the Local History Blog "The Kütne Reader"

Seg 4:  Ways to save money (that have nothing to do with money)

There is a common cycle people get stuck in; they continue to engage in similar behaviors after an indulgence or setback, rationalizing their actions with a "might as well" attitude.

Guest: Charlotte Cowles, Financial Advice Columnist for The Cut

Seg 5: How did the Polar Bear Swim become a thing?

Vancouver's Polar Bear Swim Club is among Canada's oldest and most renowned Polar Bear Plunge groups. It was initiated in 1920 by Peter Pantages, a Greek immigrant and member of the local swimming club, who proposed the idea as a refreshing and invigorating way to welcome the new year.

Guest: Craig Baird, Host of the Podcast “Canada History Ehx”

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