ideas without borders

Ep 38: The Perks of Being an Avid Reader

Enjoy this episode on reading and it's perks! For any questions or concerns, reach out to s2shahri@uwaterloo.ca to get in touch with Maisha.  For all your online library needs: https://openlibrary.org/ YouTube Channel for Algorithms: https://www.youtube.com/@abdul_bari For your online homework help needs: https://www.khanacademy.org/

Ep 37: Incarceration and Mother Child Programs

In this episode  we discuss Mother Child programs in the Corrections Service Canada with Dr. Carlie Leroux-Demir. We discuss what they are, how they work, how effective they are and what they can tell us about classism in Canada.

Ep 36: Post Harvest Losses

They say 40% of the world’s food never makes it to feeding our populations. Surely we can’t be just tossing half of our groceries in the garbage all the time. Where are the missing meals? In this episode we dive into the reason farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are losing their harvested crop and the challenges of solving this issue.

Ep 35: Microplastics

How much do you know about microplastics? What are people trying to do about them, and how can you get involved? In this episode, we sit down with our guest Karen Wirsig, the Plastics Program Manager for Environmental Defence to explore all about microplastics and how  Environmental Defence is trying to tackle the issue of microplastic pollution. Timestamps: 0:38 - Intro 2:56 - What are microplastics? 8:21 - What is Environmental Defence trying to do about microplastics? 15:20 - How far along are we in the plan to end plastic pollution? 16:58 - How to get involved? 18:08 - Wrap up Corrections: 9:29: harmless → harmful 16:04: 2020 → 2030 For more information on Environmental Defence and plastic pollution: https://environmentaldefence.ca/campaign/ending-plastic-pollution/ [https://environmentaldefence.ca/campaign/ending-plastic-pollution/] Karen Wirsig's blog: https://environmentaldefence.ca/blog/?blog=1331 [https://environmentaldefence.ca/blog/?blog=1331] Karen's email: kwirsig@environmentaldefence.ca [kwirsig@environmentaldefence.ca] Got feedback for Ideas Without Borders? Questions? Podcast ideas? Visit www.uwaterlooewb.wixsite.com/podcast [http://www.uwaterlooewb.wixsite.com/podcast]

Ep 34: How the Pandemic Impacted School

Take a gander at our episode all about how the pandemic impacted education and the general school experience.  0:10 - Intro  1:25 - Elementary School Perspective  4:25 - Middle School Perspective 7:14 - High School Perspective  13:15 - Household Dynamics 14:00 - Adjusting to an Online Setting 16:25 - University Perspective 18:30 - How to make the transition out of the pandemic easier