Trailer: What's The Big Idea Season 3

"What's the Big Idea" is a new podcast featuring University of Manitoba President and Vice-Chancellor Michael Benarroch in conversation with some of today's big thinkers. Together, they’ll unpack “the big idea” their work explores. A series featuring an exciting and diverse array of voices from the UM community contributing to the cultural, social, and economic well-being of the people of Manitoba, Canada, and the world.

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Episode Transcript

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What's the Big Idea is the podcast where groundbreaking ideas meet the brilliant mindsbehind them.
Hosted by Michael Benarroch president of the University of Manitoba, this show dives deepinto the big questions, exploring the innovations, discoveries, and insights shaping our
world.
In each episode, you'll hear from the visionaries who are changing the way we live, work,and think.

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These scholars are at the center of it all, tackling some of society's most pressingchallenges.
From science and technology to medicine, sustainability, and the arts.
Scholars like Neil McArthur People talk about God and gods as mysteries.
AI is truly a mystery.
Even the people creating it don't know exactly how it functions.
And it's capable of doing things that they don't understand and didn't expect it to do.

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From artificial intelligence to the future of human health, each conversation challengesour assumptions and uncovers new ways to think about the world.
Conversations with experts like Harvey Chochinov
We need to get dying right.
I it only happens once for each person.
We need to get it right.
But as well, it has ripple effects that are felt by everyone who will survive that death.

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The stories shared here are more than just ideas.
They're conversations with some of the sharpest minds, exploring solutions to some of thetoughest questions of our time.
Explanations from accomplished journalists like Amanda Lang And if there's one messagefrom that election and maybe our next election.
It's ignore people at your peril.

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People are speaking and they're saying something important.
And everybody needs, not just politicians need to listen, we need to listen to oneanother.
Whether it's the latest breakthroughs in technology, insights into human behavior, or theideas that could change everything, What's the Big Idea?
brings you the conversations that matter.
Join us as we explore the big ideas that are shaping tomorrow, one conversation at a time.

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