Did you know that Canada’s first automobile had a horse and buggy design with a boiler and steam engine? On this episode of Science Alive, Dave talks with Curator of Transportation, Sharon Babaian about the steam buggy built by Quebec jeweller and watchmaker Henry Seth Taylor in 1867. Learn about the details of this unique vehicle and how its design was influenced by his skills as a jeweller. 

Science Alive Episode 10:  Canada's First Car

How citizen scientists helped find and solve a mystery in the northern lights.

A Pinkish Streak Named Steve

Russian cyber groups have proven they can hack their way into U.S power stations. Is there any way to make the grid safe?

Russia Hacked Into U.S. Power Stations. Whats Next?

Award-winning author Robert Sawyer dreamed of a career in science, but was discouraged by the state of Canadian research in the 1970s. So he decided to write science fiction instead. These days, he often sets his novels in Canada’s remarkable research labs, including the Canadian Light Source (where he was writer-in-residence) and SNOLAB (where part of his Hugo Award-winning novel Hominids is set). Speaking to a room full of researchers at a workshop for the country’s national research facilities in November 2018, he surveyed the state of Canadian science institutions from the time he was entering university in 1979 through to the world-class installations we have today. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier said the 20th century would belong to Canada; Sawyer tells us why, as far as science is concerned and thanks to the CFI, he was off by a hundred years.

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Sci-fi writer Robert Sawyer imagines the future of Canadian science - Podcast

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Sci-fi writer Robert Sawyer imagines the future of Canadian science - Podcast

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