Full Show: The robot takeover, Learning to sleep better & Banning books in Canada
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Show Notes
Seg 1: The United Nations' International Telecommunication Union organized the world's first news conference featuring nine AI-enabled humanoid robots.
Guest: Dr. Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Applied Ethics Center at the University of Boston
Seg 2: Tom Cruise has now been playing Ethan hunt for 27 YEARS! And he’s not done, MI8 is set to come out in less than a year from now, June 28 2024.
Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi
Seg 3: View From Victoria:
The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist
Seg 4: What role will Canada play in the NATO Summit?
Guest: David Akin, Global National Chief Political Correspondent
Seg 5: Can we all learn to sleep better? With sleep affecting every organ in the body should people focus more of their time on sleep?
Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Dr. Raj Dasgupta, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep specialist. He is quadruple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Raj is an active clinical researcher.
Seg 6: The eligibility threshold has been raised for the BC Climate Tax.
Guest: Katrine Conroy, BC’s Minister of Finance
Seg 7: Monday Morning Quarterbacks with Coach Rick Campbell
It was a 35-19 win over Montreal as Vernon Adams Jr. bounces back going 20/25 for 283 yards and a touchdown pass.
Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions
Seg 8: Dr. Troy Grennan is co-leading a clinical trial in Vancouver looking to determine if the antibiotic doxycycline can prevent bacterial STIs.
Guest: Dr. Troy Grennan, Physician Lead for the Provincial HIV/STI Program at the BC Centre for Disease Control and Clinical Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of British Columbia
Seg 9: Misinformation about library content has increased on social media, leading to an increase in book ban movements.
Guest: Richard Beaudry, Program Coordinator of the Teacher Librarian Program at the University of British Columbia
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