Science & Tech
Into the storm: the Canadian transforming tornado science
Alberta-based computer scientist Mark Simpson can design anything he puts his mind to. So why has he chosen to chase tornadoes?
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Environment
Learning from water with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Episode 107
A conversation on water, storytelling and Indigenous resilience with the award-winning writer, scholar and singer
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This special live episode of Explore features a thought-provoking conversation about the deep importance of our relationship with water between host David McGuffin and acclaimed Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer, and musician Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, recorded at the Ottawa Writers Festival in May.
The conversation highlights Simpson’s latest book, Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead, a genre-defying blend of storytelling, theory and land-based knowledge. Through vivid imagery and grounded insight, Simpson explores the interconnections between water, people and place. From skiing and beavers to eels, canoes, and shorelines, Simpson offers a poetic, urgent meditation on how we might reimagine our relationships with each other and the natural world during an era of climate grief and transformation.
The conversation flows through themes of Indigenous ethics, communal learning, and the possibilities of a more hopeful, interconnected future—all anchored in Simpson’s singular voice as both academic and artist.
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is an award-winning and best-selling Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg author, artist, and musician. She is the author of eight books, including Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies and As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance. Her latest work, Theory of Water, continues her profound exploration of land, story and resistance.
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