Find out how a single moment, mentor or memento can change someone's life. Fascinating personal stories from researchers working to change the world. Hosted by McMaster journalist in residence Jeff Goodes.
Dr. Gabriel Xiao reveals how his Baby Lab's research with nearly 400 infants and children annually unlocks groundbreaking insights into human cognition development from infancy to early childhood.
27 Nov 2024
Dr. Alex Hall - If there's a door, give it a push
Dr. Alexander Hall and Jeff Goodes discuss how science communication has evolved, and the importance of optimism in sharing complex ideas with the public.
20 Nov 2024
Dr. Katrina Choe - We use animals to study sociability
Dr. Katrina Choe, a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Neurobiology of Social Behaviour, decodes the genetic underpinnings of social differences in autism through groundbreaking mouse studies.
13 Nov 2024
Dr. Anthony Chibba - I show this slide because I want to call it absolute garbage
Dr. Anthony Chibba is an assistant professor in the teaching stream. Each year, he teaches thousands of students. He is a master in using humour and innovative content to engage his students. He is part of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at McMaster University.
7 Nov 2024
Dr. Pratheepa Jeganathan - We count bacteria
Dr. Pratheepa Jeganathan is a mathematician who counts bacteria. She likes using math to solve real world problems. She uses multiview learning and mathematics to help us better understand the microbiome in the human digestive system and vagina. She also researches tumour environments. Practical applications include infection and cancer treatment. Dr. Jeganathan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McMaster University.
30 Oct 2024
Ryan Cloutier - "Are we alone in the universe?"
Dr. Ryan Cloutier is searching for the answer to the question, "are we alone in the universe?". He's searching for planets that could be home to extraterrestrial life, particularly earth-like planets orbiting red dwarfs. He thinks that in as little as ten years, we'll find a likely candidate that could harbour life.
24 Oct 2024
Pat Clancy - "Weird or unusual properties"
Dr. Pat Clancy researches quantum materials with weird or unusual properties like super conductors. He uses McMaster's nuclear reactor to find and test new materials. He is Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy at McMaster University.
6 Aug 2024
We go to the athletes on the court or the patients in the hospital - Dylan Kobsar
Dylan Kobsar loves to get out of the lab and into the real world. He works with athletes and the elderly to track and treat musculoskeletal disorders or injuries.
30 Jul 2024
Abel Chikanda - "If you believe in your ability, then that drive comes from within you."
Dr. Abel Chikanda studies immigration in and out of Africa: how this human movement on a grand scale affects a country in both positive and negative ways.
23 Jul 2024
Léa Ravensbergen - I joke that I want cities to have good bicycle infrastructure and dismantle the patriarchy.
Léa Ravensbergen wants to make cities more welcoming for cyclists: particularly women, parents and older people. She looks at urban cycling and public transportation through a feminist lens to understand how we can make our cities safer and more accessible for everyone.
16 Jul 2024
Blaise Bourdin - "I obsess about work but I don't dream of frolicking in a field surrounded by shards of glass"
Blaise Bourdin has devoted his life to studying how glass and brittle materials break. Think about that the next time you're looking out the window of a plane at 40,000 feet.
9 Jul 2024
Rebecca Doyle - "If I'm going to get this tattoo, I better finish this degree."
Rebecca Doyle is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at McMaster University. She heads up The SyM3 Lab (https://sym3lab.ca/) which explores the genomic mechanisms behind microbes’ ability to adapt and evolve under a rapidly changing environment.
Jeff Goodes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-goodes-52a19772/) is the Journalist in Residence with the Faculty of Science at McMaster University.
Moment, Mentor, Memento is created by the Faculty of Science at McMaster University (https://science.mcmaster.ca/) in Hamilton, Ontario.
2 Jul 2024
Emily Choy - "We were dropped off by twin otter on the beach"
Dr. Emily Choy shares what its like spending her summers on remote Coats Island in Nunavut studying the thick-billed murre and how they are affected by climate change. In the winter, she studies tree swallows in the industrial heartland of Hamilton, Ontario.
25 Jun 2024
Maureen MacDonald - "It's supercool that you love Pitbull!"
Maureen MacDonald believes in putting humanity first. She talks about her research into the exercise physiology and cardiovascular physiology, and her personal journey to becoming the Dean of Faculty of Science at McMaster. Yes, she loves Pitbull.
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