How do you teach language to computers? Dr. Xiaodan Zhu discusses how his research, at the frontier of artificial intelligence, is helping computers better understand language, with wide ranging applications.
How do you design a robot to walk like a human? Dr. Amy Wu discusses her work at BxRL and the first-principles approach in understanding the mechanics and energies of human movement.
How are our food habits formed? Dr. Elaine Power discusses her co-authored book, Acquired Tastes: Why Families Eat the Way They Do, which analyzes more than 100 interviews with families across Canada.
What's an eTattoo and how can it help monitor patient health? Dr. Shideh Kabiri Ameri discusses her research on 2D and nano-materials for wearable technology.
How can AI help prepare a legal case? Dr. Samuel Dahan discusses his open-access work training machines to read law texts and extract the precedent to assist lawyers and self-represented litigants in their research.
How can collaboration make healthcare more effective? Dr. Janet Jull discusses the process of shared decision-making and the collaboration and partnership needed between the healthcare provider and the client.
How do civil society, cosmopolitan citizenship, and realistic utopia contribute to the role of post-secondary education in society? Dr. Fahim Quadir discusses how his research focuses on producing new knowledge to address some of the pressing challenges facing the world today.