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2025 Perspectives Series

2025-09-05 – Dr. Shelia Ager – Monarch, Mother, Murderer, Monstrosity? Reflections On Cleopatra VII – Lecture #1 Handout
2025-09-12 – Dr. Miriam L. Diamond – Harmful Chemicals In And Around Us — No Handout

2025 Spring Series – Artificial Intelligence: Here, There and Everywhere

2025-03-21 –  Dr. Graham Taylor – An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – No Handout
Dr. Taylor’s PowerPoint Slides:
AI and Machine Learning
Economics of AI
2025-04 – 04 Dr. Carl Haas – Impact of Automation on the Construction Industry – Lecture #2 Handout
2025-04-11 – Dr. Muhammad Mamdani – Use of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine – No Handout
2025-04-25 – Dr. Steve Engels – Impact of AI on Arts, Culture and Music – Lecture #4 Handout
2025-05 – 02 – Joshua August (Gus) Skorburg – Ethics and Artificial Intelligence
2025-05-09 – Dr. Peter Loewen – How can Artificial Intelligence Transform Government? and Should it?

2025 Winter Series – Sport and Society: Achievements, Challenges & Opportunities

2025-01-10 – Dr. Simon Darnell – The Possibilities and Challenges of Sport-For-Development – Lecture #1 Handout
2024-01-17 – Dr. John McPhee – Sports Engineering: Optimizing Equipment and Performance – Lecture #2 Handout
2024-01-24 – Dr. Ann Pegoraro – Impact of Digital & Social Media on Sport – No Handout
2024-01-31 – Dr. Gretchen Kerr – The Struggle for Gender-Equity in Sport – Lecture #4 Handout
2024-02-07 – Dr. Brad Millington – The “Datification” of Sport: Sports Analytics and Technological Change – Lecture #5 Handout
2024-02-14 – Dr. Joe Baker – The Paradox of Human Potential and the Development of Sporting Champions – Lecture #6 Handout

2024 Fall Series – The Future of Farming

2024-10-18 – Tony Weis – The Battle for the Future of Farming in Canada – No Handout
2024-10-25 – Janet McLaughlin – If You Ate Today, Thank a Migrant Worker – Lecture #2 Handout updated
2024-11- 01 – Ralph Martin – Food Security in Canada – No Handout – Slides on Food Security
2024-11- 08 – Brent Preston – Sustainable Farming and Climate Change Solutions – No Handout
2024-11-15 – Ralph Martin – Ecological Approaches to Farming – No Handout
2024-11- 22 – Peter VanderZaag – New Innovative Farming in Canada – No Handout