The Big Thinking Podcast is the podcast of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, featuring some of the most interesting and innovative people in the humanities and social sciences in conversation about their research on important issues of our time.
What happens when the future arrives in your neighbourhood? For many Canadians, artificial intelligence feels abstract: it lives on our phones, in our workplace, or somewhere in the digital cloud. But behind AI are enormous physical infrastructures called data centers that require land, energy and water, and that can have very real consequences for the communities around them. As Canada pushes to lead the way on AI, communities across the country are beginning to ask what that ambition means ...
1 Oct 2026
Un kilomètre carré. Une autre vision de l'université
Une université n’est pas seulement un campus; c’est aussi un lieu qui fait partie d’un quartier, un lieu qui côtoie ses résidentes et résidents, ses commerces, ses aires publiques. Mais comment faire en sorte que cette proximité entre l’université et le quartier devienne une véritable relation? Comment une université peut-elle contribuer à la vie de son quartier, tout en apprenant de ceux et celles qui y habitent? C’est l’une des questions au cœur du projet du Quartier Latin de l’UQAM, qui ch...
30 Jul 2026
More than a game: Finding belonging through soccer
Soccer is often described as the world's game. It crosses borders and brings people together through languages and cultures in ways few other sports can. And every four years, the FIFA World Cup turns that connection into a global spectacle, drawing billions of people into the same unfolding story of victory, heartbreak, and national pride. Soccer has the power to bring people together, but it can also reflect the divisions that already exist beyond the field. So who actually gets to belong? ...
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