Schedule for Wednesday August 6
It's Q the Summer! Stephen Quinn is your guest host this week and next. Jian returns with a new season of Q on Sept 1. Please note that all schedules are subject to last-minute changes. Check back for updates. Dr. Louise Aronson makes the case for embracing robot caregivers for our loved ones. She argues that not only can robots help with...
It's Q the Summer! Stephen Quinn is your guest host this week and next. Jian returns with a new season of Q on Sept 1. Please note that all schedules are subject to last-minute changes. Check back for updates.
- Dr. Louise Aronson makes the case for embracing robot caregivers for our loved ones. She argues that not only can robots help with the tedious/dangerous/dirty daily tasks, they can also provide supplementary care to help combat loneliness and isolation. They shouldn't replace human interaction altogether, she qualifies, but interacting with a humanoid robot that's trained to go through the motions of "caring" can be a positive experience for the elderly, especially for dementia patients who may not be able to tell the difference. [FULL POST]
- Stephen talks to French-Canadian actress Charlotte Le Bon about her burgeoning big-screen career: from her initial decision to leave Quebec for France, her gig as a weather-woman/stand-up-comic for Canal+ and now, her Hollywood debut in the new film The Hundred-Foot Journey, co-starring Helen Mirren. [FULL POST]
- Best of Q: Jian's Munk Debate preview on state surveillance as a "legitimate defence of our freedoms." Former CIA director and retired U.S. general Michael Hayden agrees; investigative journalist and groundbreaking NSA reporter Glenn Greenwald says "basic political liberties" are in jeopardy. Jian speaks to both. [FULL POST]