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Dan Gardner on intelligence, knowledge and bullshit


July 19, 2011


Dan Gardner discusses the importance of self-doubt in predicting future events.

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Conrad Black


May 30, 2011


Conrad Black was the publisher of the London Telegraph newspapers and Spectator from 1987 to 2004, and founded the National Post.

Robert J. Sawyer

Robert J. Sawyer


March 15, 2011


Robert J. Sawyer has been called “the dean of Canadian science fiction”.

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Deepak Chopra


March 15, 2011


Chopra is as a prolific author, the Founder of the Chopra Centre for Wellbeing and a holistic healthcare expert.

Canadian fashion designer Douglas Coupland talks about the history and spirit of ROOTS.

Douglas Coupland on his collaboration with Roots


November 2, 2010


Author & pop artist Douglas Coupland reveals a new and surprising project on the ideacity stage.

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Adora Svitak talks about letting kids be kids


July 5, 2010


Adora Svitak is the world’s youngest teacher and published author.

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Adora Svitak


April 30, 2010


Called a “tiny literary giant” by Diane Sawyer, twelve-year-old Adora Svitak is the world’s youngest teacher and a published author.

Tom Harpur has been a compelling spiritual leader within Canada and is the author of the national bestseller, The Pagan Christ

Tom Harpur discusses a new understanding of Christianity


February 17, 2010


Tom Harpur has been a compelling spiritual leader within Canada and is the author of the national bestseller, The Pagan Christ.

Author Jane Juska shares how she came to write Unaccompanied Women: Late-Life Adventures in Love, Sex and Real Estate

Jane Juska on late-in-life sex


February 12, 2010


“Before I turn 67, I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like …” Author and former schoolteacher Jane Juska discusses the compelling hypothesis that launched the research into her debut book A Round-Heeled Woman: … Read more

Science Fiction Author and Musician, Spider Robinson shares his passion for space exploration and the hope that one day we will

Spider Robinson on the possibilities of space exploration


February 11, 2010


Science Fiction Author and Musician, Spider Robinson shares his passion for space exploration and the hope that one day we will populate space.