Sciographies Podcast

Meet Dr. Aaron Newman, a cognitive neuroscientist at Dalhousie University. Full episode drops Thursday, October 5, 2023.

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Melanie Zurba, a social scientist and associate professor at Dalhousie University. Her research in environmental governance explores how to design resource management studies that best support a community partner's aspirations. Dr. Zurba also taps into her creative side to use art as an engagement tool. Her work bridges the gaps between natural sciences, social scie...

Meet Dr. Melanie Zurba, a social scientist at Dalhousie University. Full episode drops Thursday, September 28, 2023.

Dr. Sterling is an associate professor at Dalhousie University. When she's not teaching her students about the science behind climate change, she's leading the charge as Chief Scientific Officer at CarbonRun, the carbon-dioxide removal startup she founded in 2022. By increasing the alkalinity of rivers, CarbonRun technology captures carbon from the atmosphere while restoring acidified river habita...

Meet Dr. Shannon Sterling, an environmental scientist, startup founder, and associate professor at Dalhousie University. Full episode drops Thursday, September 21, 2023.

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Chuck Macdonald, an inorganic chemist. Dr. Macdonald attended Dalhousie University for both his undergraduate degree and his PhD studies. Years later, he returned to his alma mater to take position as the Dean of Science. As Dean, Dr. Macdonald is leading the charge to enhance science programming and facilities — all while working to improve equity, diversity, inclu...

Meet Dr. Chuck Macdonald, an inorganic chemist and the Dean of Science at Dalhousie University. Full episode drops Thursday, September 14, 2023.

Season Five drops Thursday, September, 14 2023 and will feature a new episode each week until Thursday, November 2, 2023.

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Katja Fennel. She's an oceanographer, Killam Professor, and chair of the Oceanography department here at Dal. Dr. Fennel's research involves the development of physical-biogeochemical models, which are tools that can help us better understand and predict the state of the ocean as the climate changes. Dr. Fennel uses her education in mathematics to build these extrem...

Meet Dr. Katja Fennel, an oceanographer, Killam Professor, and chair of the Department of Oceanography at Dalhousie University. Full episode drops Thursday, October 28, 2021.

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Sherry Stewart. She's a clinical psychologist, Canada Research Chair in Addictions and Mental Health, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Dr. Stewart is known for her research on the individual psychological factors and personality traits that drive a person's alcohol abuse, other substance misuse, or problem gambling behaviour. She develops clinical interven...

Meet Dr. Sherry Stewart, a clinical psychologist and Canada Research Chair in Addictions and Mental Health at Dalhousie University. Full episode drops Thursday, October 21, 2021.

In this episode, we interview Dr. Dozie Okoye, an economist who studies human capital and economic development, with a particular focus on the African continent. He's from Nigeria himself, but came to Canada for university and has been living here ever since. His desire to stay connected to his roots in Nigeria has shaped his entire research program to date. His research is interdisciplinary, invo...

Meet Dr. Dozie Okoye, an economist in Dalhousie's Department of Economics. Full episode drops Thursday, October 14, 2021.

In this episode we interview Melanie Massey, a PhD candidate in the Department of Biology. Her research looks at how temperatures influence organisms. Particularly, the cascading effects that some organisms experience when they're subject to temperature fluctuations in early life stages. She also dedicates her spare time to engaging BIPOC youth in science outreach and education through an organiza...

Meet Melanie Massey, a PhD Candidate in Dalhousie's Department of Biology. Full episode drops Thursday, October 7, 2021.

In this episode, we interview Dr. Boris Worm. He's a marine ecologist in the Department of Biology with a focus on biodiversity and conservation research. Dr. Worm is also the Ocean Literacy Ambassador with the Ocean Frontier Institute and the Founder and Scientific Director of Ocean School. Our local listeners may recognize him from his biweekly CBC Mainstreet segment as CBC's 'Oceans Guy.' Liste...

Meet Boris Worm, a marine ecologist at Dalhousie University. Full episode drops Friday, October 1, 2021.

In this episode, we interview Dr. Rachel Chang. She's an atmospheric scientist with the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science. Dr. Chang uses her background in engineering and chemistry to study aerosols in the air — where they come from, how they change and move around, and how they impact both current weather conditions and longer-term climate change. This episode covers Dr. Chang's path...

Meet Rachel Chang, a developmental psychologist at Dalhousie University. Full episode drops Thursday, September 23, 2021.

In this episode, we interview Dr. Chris Moore. He's a developmental psychologist with the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Dalhousie University. His long-standing research interest examines social understanding and behaviour in early childhood. Outside of his research, he spent the last 12 years as Dalhousie's Dean of Science. Now that his period as Dean has come to an end, he's explorin...

Meet Chris Moore, a developmental psychologist at Dalhousie University. Full episode drops Thursday, September 16, 2021 and kicks off Season 4 of Sciographies.

Season 4 drops on September 16, 2021 and will air weekly on Thursdays until November 4, 2021.

In October 2020, Sciographies host David Barclay teamed up with the Open Dialogue Live series to interview Dalhousie alum Kathryn Sullivan (PhD'78, LLD'85) on Facebook Live. Dr. Sullivan is a former NASA astronaut and was the first American woman to complete a spacewalk in 1984. She made history again earlier this year when she became the first woman to travel down to Challenger Deep, the deepest...

In the last Sciographies episode of the year, Dalhousie University pharmacology student Gracious Kashéké tackles hosting duties to interview David Barclay for a change. When Dr. Barclay isn't moonlighting as the host of Sciographies, he's an associate professor in Dal's Department of Oceanography and a Canada Research Chair in Ocean Technology Systems (Tier II). Having grown up in Victoria, B.C.,...