Full Show: The age of the universe, The problem with sustainable packaging & Changing pronouns in the classroom

Seg 1: New research suggests our universe might be twice as old as we thought, a whopping 26.7 billion years!

Guest: Rajendra Gupta, Adjunct professor, Physics at The University of Ottawa

Seg 2: View From Victoria:

Political staff are getting a couple of huge pay raises courtesy of the Premier’s office. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News.

Seg 3: The Immune therapy program at B.C. Cancer’s Deeley Research Centre has given a person from Victoria a second chance at life, defying cancer and granting him more time with his loved ones.

Guest: Dr. Brad Nelson, Founding director co-leads B.C. Cancer’s Immunotherapy Program and leads the Conconi Family Immunotherapy Lab in Victoria.

Seg 4: Sustainable and environmentally friendly packaging seems everywhere, which is a good thing, but it turns out that all of our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint may actually be missing the point.

Guest: Natalia lumby, Professor of Graphic communications management, Toronto Metropolitan University.

Seg 5: Should parents be informed by school boards if their child wants to change pronouns?

Guest: Dr. Kristopher Wells, an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth at MacEwan University in Edmonton.

Seg 6: Due to a global shortage of Ozempic, pharmacies in B.C. are restricting refills.

Guest: Dr. Tom Elliott, Medical Director, BC Diabetes

Seg 7: Making Cents of the Market:

Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski. Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca

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