Mornings with Simi artwork

Full Show: Alien planet hunters, Pursuing English majors & Ransomware and company policies around privacy

Mornings with Simi

English - March 06, 2023 17:25 - 54 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Seg 1: How astronomers are hunting down alien planets to learn more about the cosmos.
Guest: Dr. Néstor Espinoza, Assistant Astronomer at The Space Telescope Science Institute
Seg 2: MPs have been back in their ridings for the last two weeks but return to Parliament Hill today.
Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent for Global News
Seg 3: Students are discouraged to pursue a degree in English Literature – even if it’s what interests them – because it’s been branded as a useless degree.
Guest: Dr. Erin Weinberg, Instructor of English Literature, Film, and Media at the University of Manitoba
Seg 4: Is the new family physician payment model stabilizing healthcare in BC?
Guest: Dr. Joshua Greggain, President of Doctors of BC
Seg 5: With Ottawa turning a blind eye to election interference, What is BC doing to prevent election disinformation?
Guest: Nicki Sharma, Attorney General of British Columbia
Seg 6: Why a victim of Indigo’s ransomware attack is calling on strengthened cybersecurity 
Guest: Markus Grupp, Former Director of Experience Design at Indigo and Current Vice President and Head of Design & Innovation at SirionLabs
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Seg 1: How astronomers are hunting down alien planets to learn more about the cosmos.

Guest: Dr. Néstor Espinoza, Assistant Astronomer at The Space Telescope Science Institute

Seg 2: MPs have been back in their ridings for the last two weeks but return to Parliament Hill today.

Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent for Global News

Seg 3: Students are discouraged to pursue a degree in English Literature – even if it’s what interests them – because it’s been branded as a useless degree.

Guest: Dr. Erin Weinberg, Instructor of English Literature, Film, and Media at the University of Manitoba

Seg 4: Is the new family physician payment model stabilizing healthcare in BC?

Guest: Dr. Joshua Greggain, President of Doctors of BC

Seg 5: With Ottawa turning a blind eye to election interference, What is BC doing to prevent election disinformation?

Guest: Nicki Sharma, Attorney General of British Columbia

Seg 6: Why a victim of Indigo’s ransomware attack is calling on strengthened cybersecurity 

Guest: Markus Grupp, Former Director of Experience Design at Indigo and Current Vice President and Head of Design & Innovation at SirionLabs

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