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Aug 6, 2012 | 23:59Game Changer The Mechanics of the Game Changer - Doc Repeat AudioGame Changer The Mechanics of the Game Changer - Doc Repeat Aug 6, 2012 | 23:59Today we introduce you to three people who transformed the world they live in ... because they didn't see things the way others did, didn't accept the status quo, or just didn't know any better.
Aug 24, 2012 | 27:29Game Changer Laws and Mores: Episode 10 AudioGame Changer Laws and Mores: Episode 10 Aug 24, 2012 | 27:29Henry Morgentaler and The Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Feb 13, 2012 | 24:00Game Changer Ovarian Cancer Game Changer AudioGame Changer Ovarian Cancer Game Changer Feb 13, 2012 | 24:00We take a look at new ovarian cancer research and diagnostic testing. A pilot project in Montreal is helping women get tested at the first vague signs of trouble.
Nov 14, 2011 | 19:03Game Changer Game Changer: Leilani Muir sues alberta govt on wrongful sterilization AudioGame Changer Game Changer: Leilani Muir sues alberta govt on wrongful sterilization Nov 14, 2011 | 19:03She was little girl unloved and unsuspecting when her parents drove her up the hill in Red Deer Alberta. It was a moment that would forever change Leilani Muir's life, abandoned to people zealously experimenting with Eugenics. What they would do to her would result in anguish and eventually lawsuits . Today, Leilani Muir, now in her 60s is ready to tell her story.
Jan 30, 2012 | 24:16Game Changer GC: Tangshan Quake in 1976 AudioGame Changer GC: Tangshan Quake in 1976 Jan 30, 2012 | 24:16Our project Game Changer looks back at 1976... when the ground shifted seismically and politically for China. Ten years into the cultural revolution, the earth moved in one of the most devastating earthquakes in world history. We trace the dots, back to the Tangshan Quake in a bid to understand how tragedy and disaster spurred today's China.
Mar 16, 2012 | 25:05Game Changer GC: Vandana Shiva (Feature Interview) AudioGame Changer GC: Vandana Shiva (Feature Interview) Mar 16, 2012 | 25:05Her influence has taken root in India and is growing around the world. She's fighting for farmers, the seeds they plant and the food we eat. Today, we speak with environmental activist Vandana Shiva.
May 7, 2012 | 22:00Game Changer Quebec Student Protests as Game Changer? AudioGame Changer Quebec Student Protests as Game Changer? May 7, 2012 | 22:00Quebec students forced the Charest government into a compromise on the incendiary issue of tuition hikes and one of their leaders is insisting their motivation went beyond tuition to wider economic policies across the province. Today, our project Game Changer asks if that 12-week effort has implications beyond the classroom.
Aug 17, 2012 | 26:17Game Changer Love In The Internet Age AudioGame Changer Love In The Internet Age Aug 17, 2012 | 26:17Building the perfect dating profile, modern-day matchmakers and algorithms gone wild!
Oct 11, 2011 | 39:41Game Changer Game Changer: Shannon Moroney's Story AudioGame Changer Game Changer: Shannon Moroney's Story Oct 11, 2011 | 39:41After one month of marriage, Shannon Moroney's husband was charged with violent sexual assault and kidnapping of two women. She shares her story.
Oct 14, 2011 | 24:20Game Changer Game Changer: David Deutsch AudioGame Changer Game Changer: David Deutsch Oct 14, 2011 | 24:20The physicist David Deutsch considered the father of quantum computing explains what a quantum computer is and what may happen if a big enough one is ever built.
Dec 7, 2011 | 27:26Game Changer Game Changer: Chevron oil spills in Latin America AudioGame Changer Game Changer: Chevron oil spills in Latin America Dec 7, 2011 | 27:26Also today, our project Game Changer is tracking the political and judicial treatment of big oil in Latin America. From an oil spill off the coast of Brazil to a multi-billion dollar judgment in Ecuador, each involving Chevron and each sending a message about environmental culpability.
Dec 12, 2011 | 27:02Game Changer GC: Technologies and other innovations of the MIT Media Lab AudioGame Changer GC: Technologies and other innovations of the MIT Media Lab Dec 12, 2011 | 27:02They developed The Kindle, Guitar Hero and the little robot vacuum cleaner that scuttles along the floor. But they've also created the exo-skeleton robots you can hug and cars that can fold up. Today we bring you the story of MITs Media Lab where very smart people are given the space to play and come up with fantastic off-the-wall ideas for new technology.The only catch ... once they Dream It, they have to Build It.
Dec 14, 2011 | 25:07Game Changer GC: Switching CFCs to HFCs in an effort to reduce global warming AudioGame Changer GC: Switching CFCs to HFCs in an effort to reduce global warming Dec 14, 2011 | 25:07Remember how we all stopped using CFC's in fridges, in hairspray, all because of the hole in the Ozone layer? We replaced CFCs with HFCs and the hole did get smaller but now we know HFCs are even worse for the atmosphere. Our project, Game Changer looks at the chemistry that caused another conundrum as we explore tales of Earnest Environmental Efforts .. gone wrong.
Feb 13, 2012 | 21:34Game Changer GC: Ovarian Cancer AudioGame Changer GC: Ovarian Cancer Feb 13, 2012 | 21:34A Quebec cancer researcher may have made a real game changing discovery for women's health. Dr. Lucy Gilbert believes ovarian cancer can be detected more quickly and treated more successfully.
Mar 21, 2012 | 26:08Game Changer GC: Primate Scientist Jane Goodall AudioGame Changer GC: Primate Scientist Jane Goodall Mar 21, 2012 | 26:08Today, Jane Goodall is one of the world's most respected animal scientists. And one of the best-known scientists of any kind. Among her groundbreaking discoveries was the fact that humans are not the only animals with the capacity to make and use tools. She's also become an extremely active conservationist and humanitarian. A new documentary about Jane Goodall has just been released and she joins us to talk about her remarkable life and work.
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