Dr. Young-Leslie 🇨🇦Jun 24, 2023

A thread for #Canadians, leading up to #CanadaDay.

The #Killam Prizes are the #Nobels of Canada. Hokey pomp & circumstance music aside, this is a *great* episode of #CBC Ideas, demonstrating amazing, world-changing Canadian #research.
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https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/winners-of-the-2023-killam-prize-1.6886379

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Meet the winners of the 2023 Killam Prize | CBC Radio

Five Canadian minds changing the world with their contributions have won the 2023 Killam Prize, a $100,000 award. Each scholar has significantly impacted their respective fields of engineering, health sciences, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.

CBC
Show threadDr. Young-Leslie 🇨🇦Jun 24, 2023
Nahlah Ayed shines, getting the 5 Killam lauréats to explain their very complicated research, & it's impact in the 'real world'.
In a single hour, we learn about Dr. Pieter Cullis,(#UBC), for his nano-lipid biochem delivery system that enables MRNA vaccines & cancer cures, Dr Ajay Heble (Guelph) for theorizing how musical #improvisation works, & how the deep listening required for jazz improvisation models the skills for negotiating difference & trust, for building community & social change /2
Show threadDr. Young-Leslie 🇨🇦Jun 24, 2023
I actually understood (I think) Dr. Sally Otto's (#UBC) explanation about the #math she developed to show evolutionary biologists why species *have* sex (recombine genetic materials); her math proofs model (show) the actual evolutionary changes underlying population adaptation & essentially, life. /4
#research #CBC #KillamPrize2023
Show threadDr. Young-Leslie 🇨🇦Jun 24, 2023
As the mother of an insomniac, I especially appreciated that the laureate for social sciences is Dr. Charles Morin, (Laval) for his critical psychological analysis of #sleep, leading to medication-free cognitive behavioural therapy for #insomnia /5
#research #KillamPrize2023 #CBCRadio
Show threadDr. Young-Leslie 🇨🇦Jun 24, 2023

Finally, it was delightful to learn about the laureate for #engineering, Dr. Praveen Jain, (Queen's), for his research into high-frequency switches enabling power converters that don't waste electrical energy, eg, in cases of smallholder farmers using solar micro-inverters, or astronauts using the Canadarm in the International Space Station. /6

#CBCRadio #KillamPrize2023 #research #Canada

Show threadDr. Young-Leslie 🇨🇦Jun 24, 2023
It's hearing profs like these (& my #UAlberta peers) talk about the #research questions they ask, the solutions their research provide, & impacts of their research on the 'real world' that keeps me inspired, committed to the academic endeavour & research-intensive university.
I know my uni colleagues will enjoy this episode. But I wish my non-university friends would also listen, to hear what their (& their parents' & grandparents') past tax-dollars & political choices have enabled. /7 #CBC
Show threadDr. Young-Leslie 🇨🇦Jun 24, 2023

I hope listening will rekindle some Canadian pride, offer an antidote to the damage created by the convoy/covidiots/Ottawa occupyers, going into #CanadaDay.
We're not a perfect nation, but we do have a lot to be proud of, these #KillamPrize winners' research, their careers & contributions included.

Here's the link again:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/winners-of-the-2023-killam-prize-1.6886379

#research #KillamPrize2023 #Canada #CBCRadio

Meet the winners of the 2023 Killam Prize | CBC Radio

Five Canadian minds changing the world with their contributions have won the 2023 Killam Prize, a $100,000 award. Each scholar has significantly impacted their respective fields of engineering, health sciences, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.

CBC
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