In this episode we discuss how artificial intelligence can be used to design public spaces that are not only efficient, but also address the diverse needs of the communities they serve.

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We sincerely thank Rashid Mushkani for this valuable discussion and we acknowledge the contributions of the team that made this podcast episode possible:

• Interview by Zahra Soar
• Script writing by Zahra Soar, with the support of Cassandra Johannessen, Gloria Lau, and Jonathan A. Caballero
• Audio Editing by Jacob Van Oorschot
• Executive production by Jonathan Caballero

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In this episode, SPE volunteer Cissy Suen interviews Paul Dufour, who is an expert on Canadian science policy and a past board member of SPE, about his blog piece on a 1973 senate committee report on science policy in Canada and how that relates to Canadian science policy today. The links to the editorial as well as a book recommendation by Paul can be found below.

Editorial piece by Paul Dufour in the CSPC editorial series:https://sciencepolicy.ca/posts/senate-committee-releases-its-full-report-on-a-science-policy-for-canada-and-provides-recommendations-for-renewed-government-organization/

Paul's recommended book from this episode:

First Principles: The Crazy Business of Doing Serious Science, by Howard Burton

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Don't miss our upcoming SPE events:

• ‘EDI in Action : Inspiring Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) across the Canadian science policy landscape.' will be held virtually on October 12th, 2023 at 5:30 PM EST in collaboration with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. The registration page can be found here:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIocOmvqTojHdFgLWV-yv479Pwn9YN3VfsH#/registration

This podcast is brought to you by the team of Science and Policy Exchange - learn more at https://www.sp-exchange.ca/

We sincerely thank Paul Dufour for this valuable discussion and weacknowledge the contributions of the team that made this podcast episode possible:

- Interview by Cissy Suen - Script writing by Madhura Lotlikar and Gloria Lau
- Audio edition by Noa Kemp- Podcast production by Jonathan A. Caballero

In this special focusing on Canadian efforts to support Ukrainian science, Science & Policy Exchange interviews Dr. Brokoslaw Laschowski, national coordinator for Canada of the #ScienceforUkraine initiative. Dr. Laschowski details how the initiative is pairing Ukrainian researchers with opportunities abroad and how the website is amalgamating resources to help support these researchers both remotely and outside Ukraine. Next we talk to Sarah Overington, Director of Science and Engineering Promotion at the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) about the Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine) and how interested Ukrainians researchers can find a sponsoring grantee. Finally, we chat with three students working for the University of Toronto through the Science For Ukraine initiative - Alex Tsepa, Roman Burakov, and Dmytro Kuzmenko - about how the war has affected their research, their experiences coming to Canada, and thoughts on the war and its effect on the scientific relationship between Ukraine and Canada.

• You can connect with Dr. Laschowski's lab by checking out this link or on Twitter @IATSL

• Science For Ukraine can be found on Twitter @Sci_for_Ukraine and on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook @scienceforukraine, and on Telegram under “Science For Ukraine”

• The statement from the government of Canada to support research trainees from Ukraine (links to CIHR and SSHRC found at the bottom of the page)

• NSERC is on Twitter @NSERC_CRSNG, Facebook, or YouTube

• The awards database to find grantees supported by NSERC can be found at this link

The events reported at the end of the show featured:

• the SPE café "Unlocking Science : The Rise of Open Science in Canada - Perspectives from Early Career Researchers" which is happening TOMORROW on June 2nd, 2022 from 12 - 1:30 PM

• the SPE Public Forum "Nutrition in the Age of Misinformation" taking place on Thursday, June 23, 2022 from 5:30 - 7:00PM EST