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Why Facebook employees staged a virtual walkout

Digital analyst Elias Makos with this week in tech: Authorities monitoring protesters, and Facebook employees staging a virtual walkout.
Air Date: June 3, 2020

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In-Depth: Comparisons to the civil rights movement

Political scientist Graham Dodds on the anti-Black racism protests and what has changed since the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Air Date: June 2, 2020
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Nagano’s last week to lead MSO marked by pandemic

This supposed to be the last week with Maestro Kent Nagano leading the Montreal Symphony Orchestra -- but then a pandemic changed that.
Air Date: June 1, 2020

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In Depth: The future of Quebec immigration

Lawyer Guillaume Cliche-Rivard speaks about what recruiting 550 health-care workers from abroad means for Quebec immigration.
Air Date: May 30, 2020
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Your COVID questions: Are soap bubbles a risk?

Jonathan Jarry of the McGill Office for Science and Society with COVID-19 answers, like if soap bubbles blown in a park can present a risk.
Air Date: May 29, 2020

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Could a bathroom mirror tell if you have a fever?

Could a bathroom mirror one day tell you if you have a fever? It’s possible with artificial intelligence. Tech analyst Elias Makos explains.
Air Date: May 27, 2020
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Reopening phase can come with stress for some

Concordia psychologist Erin Barker on how easing COVID-19 restrictions can cause anxiety as people have to make decisions about risk.
Air Date: May 26, 2020

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Financial advisor offers tips to ease anxiety

Stressed about your finances due to the pandemic? You’re not alone. Financial advisor and author Mary Haberman has some advice.
Air Date: May 25, 2020
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How COVID has changed retail

Concordia's Robert Soroka on how retailers will adapt to opening during a pandemic and whether consumers habits will change forever.
Air Date: May 24, 2020

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Why AC is vital for long-term care homes

Patients’ rights advocate Paul Brunet explains why he wants air conditioning installed in every room of Quebec’s long-term care facilities.
Air Date: May 24, 2020
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Are loosened restrictions a hazard?

Infectious disease expert Matthew Oughton weighs in on how the warm weather and loosed social distancing restrictions can affect the spread.
Air Date: May 23, 2020

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World awaits a COVID-19 vaccine

Jonathan Jarry of the McGill Office for Science and Society on Donald Trump taking Hydroxychloroquine, and the world awaiting a vaccine.
Air Date: May 22, 2020
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COVID Q&A: Warning about some antibody tests

Dr. Christopher Labos answers COVID-19 questions: Why black people seem to be hit harder, and a warning about some antibody testing clinics.
Air Date: May 21, 2020

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In-Depth: Made-in-Montreal contact tracing app

Covi is a Montreal-made contact tracing app that can predict hot zones, but is privacy an issue? Tech analyst Elias Makos explains.
Air Date: May 20, 2020
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How Concordia plans to move classes online

Graham Carr, president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University, on the university’s move to online classes for the fall semester.
Air Date: May 19, 2020

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Can things get better in Montreal North?

Wissam Mansour of community group Hoodstock gives the latest on COVID-19 in Montreal North and discusses what the government could be doing
Air Date: May 17, 2020
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How is COVID affecting Legault's approval?

Daniel Beland of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada on why Premier Francois Legault's poll numbers are dropping.
Air Date: May 16, 2020

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In depth: The proper way to wear a mask

Professor Jonathan Jarry from the McGill Office for Science and Society talks about the fear of superbugs and how to wear a mask.
Air Date: May 15, 2020
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T-Rex likely hunted in packs

McGill University paleontologist Hans Larsson's lab used body mass and leg length to determine the dinosaur's top speed was 20 km/h
Air Date: May 15, 2020

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In-depth: Human rights during a pandemic

Concordia University's Nicole De Silva discusses the importance of maintaining human rights while fighting Covid-19
Air Date: May 15, 2020
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Big tech teams up for contact tracing app

Apple and Google have teamed up for an app that would allow for widespread contact tracing. Digital analyst Elias Makos explains.
Air Date: May 13, 2020

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How will Quebec's schools cope?

Quebec English School Board Association executive director Russell Copeman explains how schools are managing a day before reopening.
Air Date: May 10, 2020
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The risks of reopening

Infectious disease specialist Abdu Sharkawy on what dangers the areas of Quebec outside Montreal face when schools and daycares reopen.
Air Date: May 10, 2020

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Documenting anti-Asian racism

Korean Montrealer Kyungseo Min on why they’ve been gathering data on anti-Asian racism during the pandemic.
Air Date: May 9, 2020
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Is Quebec reopening too quickly?

Liberal MNA Andre Fortin on concerns that Quebec is moving to reopen its economy too quickly and could face more COVID-19 outbreaks.
Air Date: May 9, 2020

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The truth about cell tower conspiracies

McGill’s Jonathan Jarry debunks the conspiracy theory tying cell towers to COVID-19.
Air Date: May 8, 2020
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How a 15-year-old published in a major journal

Thomas Khairy, a 15-year-old Montrealer, is the co-author of a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Air Date: May 8, 2020

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School buses will take fewer students

School buses will be carrying fewer students when schools reopen this month. Andrew Jones, president of Transport Scolaire Elite, explains.
Air Date: May 7, 2020
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In-Depth: COVID-19 and Kawasaki syndrome

Dr. Rose Scuccimarri from the Montreal Children’s Hospital on the link, if any, between COVID-19 and a rare illness in children.
Air Date: May 6, 2020

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How will what we buy change after COVID?

How will life consumption patterns change after this pandemic subsides? Concordia marketing professor Pierre-Yann Dolbec weighs in.
Air Date: May 6, 2020