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The Walrus Talks Being Human (Ottawa 2015)

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The Art of Being Human

April 29, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Josée Drouin-Brisebois

“Music is the ultimate proof that humans are an advanced species”

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Visualizing Invisible Signals with Phenomenaugmented Reality

April 29, 2015October 16, 2019 - by Steve Mann

“It’s fascinating to be able to see the hidden world”

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The Art Of Surviving

April 29, 2015October 16, 2019 - by Mercédes Benegbi

“Love and empowerment have a fantastic impact on people”

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Beyond the Uncanny Valley

April 29, 2015October 16, 2019 - by Mark Kingwell

“Stop thinking so much about your humanity and think more about the questions that make us most alive”

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Thriving With Youth

April 29, 2015October 16, 2019 - by Natasha Blanchet-Cohen

“Amazingly simple, creative solutions emerge when we work together”

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Taste

April 29, 2015October 16, 2019 - by Zeynep Arsel

“Living in an all-around Barbie room will strip us from what makes us human”

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Blood

April 29, 2015June 10, 2020 - by Lawrence Hill

“We give our blood without payment or recognition. We give because it makes us human”

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The Skin We Live In

April 29, 2015October 16, 2019 - by Marc Lafrance

“If there’s one thing you share with every person in this room, it’s that you live in skin”

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The Autism Advantage: Engaging Generation A

April 29, 2015October 16, 2019 - by Garth Johnson

“We have an opportunity now to make the workplace more diverse”

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