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Sunday August 06, 2017
THE SUNDAY EDITION Living with dementia: Gerda Saunders tells her story before she forgets
As a well-respected academic with a sharp intellect, Gerda Saunders has led an exceptionally rich life of the mind. But at the age of 61, she was diagnosed with dementia. Her new memoir, "Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia," chronicles her experiences with the disease.
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Sunday July 30, 2017
THE SUNDAY EDITION Husband of murdered British MP Jo Cox on grief, resilience and carrying on her fight
A year after British MP Jo Cox was murdered by a far-right extremist, her husband Brendan Cox speaks candidly about his grief, and how to fight the hatred that took his wife from him.
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Sunday June 04, 2017
THE SUNDAY EDITION Artificial intelligence - wonderful and terrifying - will change life as we know it
Now that "deep learning" allows computers to think in very human ways, everything is up for grabs. Ira Basen's special hour-long documentary is called, "Into the Deep: The Promise and Perils of Artificial Intelligence."
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Sunday September 24, 2017
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Michael's essay — Why don't people have nicknames anymore?
"I’ve always loved Mafia nicknames. My favourite was the wise guy nicknamed Eight O'Clock, as in 'If anybody asks for me, I was here 'til eight o’clock'..." More read comments
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A citizen's guide to the NDP leadership race
If you’re just now tuning in, veteran political journalists Tonda MacCharles, Hélène Buzzetti and John Ibbitson will bring you up to speed on the candidates, the issues, the drama and the state of the party today. More read comments
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'Time is the great editor': Brian Brett chooses his literary executor
The award-winning memoirist, journalist and poet is facing a difficult health challenge, so he asked a young friend, writer Chris Oke, to be his literary executor. Chris’s documentary is called "The Great Editor." More read comments
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Novelist Sarah Perry on faith, fear and our fascination with monsters
In British writer Sarah Perry's latest novel "The Essex Serpent," a mythic beast terrorizes the village and science and superstition hold equal sway. This rich and compulsively readable novel was Book of the Year at the 2017 British Book Awards. More read comments
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How close are we to the end of the world?
Earlier this year, just after Donald Trump's inauguration, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock 30 seconds forward, to two and a half minutes to midnight. Michael spoke to Sharon Squassoni, director of the Proliferation Prevention Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. More read comments
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Corks versus screw-caps
There’s no doubt a screw-cap is easier to use — so why do some vintners insist on continuing to seal their wine bottles with cork? Michael talks to Belinda Kemp, Senior Staff Scientist in Oenology and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Brock University. More read comments
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Andrew Weaver: 'I could not look my children in the face and say I did nothing'
The B.C. Green Party leader explains why he left his job as a climate scientist to become a politician, and how he balances his concern for the environment with the realities of the province's resource-based economy. More read comments
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'Do you know who I am?'
In her essay, Pauline Buck describes a terrifying moment as wife and caregiver to the man she loved. He had Alzheimer's disease. More read comments
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