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Featured Talk
June Callwood on the “invisible citizens” of Toronto
Journalist, author and child activist June Callwood proposes a child-centred culture.
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Tag Archives: art
Nina Arsenault on the body as art
December 6, 2011
Nina Arsenault is an artist whose canvas is her body, and whose performance is her life
Paul Bloom on how pleasure works
August 16, 2011
Psychologist Paul Bloom examines how humans assign value and meaning to the pleasures of everyday life.
Paul Bloom
March 15, 2011
His newest book, “How Pleasure Works: the New Science of Why We Like What We Like” examines the why and how of human pleasure.
Douglas Coupland launches his new Roots clothing line and discusses Canadian identity
November 2, 2010
Canadian author Douglas Coupland and Michael Budman of Roots Canada launch their new clothing line, and discuss it as an interpretation of Canadian identity.
Chip Kidd on the creative process
March 17, 2010
Chip Kidd discusses the collaboration between graphics and type in the process of creating book covers.
Terry Mosher on political cartooning
March 17, 2010
Terry Mosher discusses his work as a political cartoonist for the Montreal Gazette across a 30-year timeline.
Laura Archer on the importance of compassion
February 17, 2010
Laura Archer discusses our tendency towards “compassion fatigue”.
Ken Danby on the importance of the arts
February 3, 2010
Ken Danby, a contemporary realist painter, speaks about society’s common perception of art and explains why it is important to keep arts as part of the education curriculum.
