Episodes
Monday Mar 09, 2020
WSS S4E12: The Next Hubble: The James Webb Space Telescope
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
One year in advance of the James Webb Space Telescope's official launch, Western Science Speaks is thrilled to be joined by Prof. Els Peeters, for an all-you-need-to-know audio exhibit of the revolutionary telescope that will follow in Hubble's footsteps. Episode image courtesy of NASA.
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
WSS S3E9: The Physics of Cancer
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
We all know someone who has or is suffering from cancer. This week on Western Science speaks, Dr. Eugene Wong, a medical physicist at Western University, tells us about the wide variety of imaging technologies he uses to better understand the contexts in which cancerous tumors grow.
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
WSS S3E1: The draw of the galactic abyss: What you may not have known about black holes.
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Few would argue the magnetism of space and its mysterious nature. At the heart of our extra-terrestrial conundrum are black holes; an irresistible juggernaut, seemingly capable of so much–yet barely understood. Dr. Sarah Gallagher from the Department of Physics and Astronomy discusses what we truly know about black holes, some of the common misconceptions about them, and a few of the most interesting theories Dr. Gallagher has came across.