MAINSTREET NS | Oct 17, 2019

IPCC readings by Sarah McLachlan, Joel Plaskett, Barbara Hannigan, Shaun Majumder…

We call on these familiar voices to help us make climate change science more accessible… Jonathan Torrens, Jenn Grant, Old Man Luedecke, Gabrielle Papillon, Emma Stevens, Meaghan Smith, Rebecca Thomas, Stephanie Domet, Costas Halavrezos, and Keyonah Marshall. And our oceans guy Boris Worm joins host Jeff Douglas in our studio in Halifax to answer questions.

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MAINSTREET NS | July 31, 2019

In a summer of nostalgia, we ask how our relationship with the oceans has changed in 50 years

Our oceans guy, Boris Worm, turns 50 today. He talks with guest host Preston Mulligan about how our relationship with the oceans has changed during his half century on Earth.

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MAINSTREET NS | June 11, 2019

By 2100, North Atlantic Ocean could lose 12% to 31% of its animal life, or biomass

Our oceans guy Boris Worm tells us about a new study that tries to quantify the expected impact of climate change on marine animals. He tells host Jeff Douglas, the impact will vary depending on how much we do to do reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

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MAINSTREET NS | April 9, 2019

Why herring is important on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts

Boris Worm drops by from Dalhousie University to tell guest host Allison Devereaux about a trip to British Columbia where he was investigating the unique herring spawn on kelp fishery.

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MAINSTREET NS | Feb 12, 2019

Human hunting remains a key factor pushing many of the world’s large animals toward extinction

Boris Worm drops by from Dalhousie University to tell guest host Carolyn Ray about a study he contributed to, examining megafauna ranging from blue whales to giant salamanders.

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MAINSTREET NS | Jan 15, 2019

5 Deeps Expedition hopes to reach the bottom of the deepest trenches in all the world’s oceans

Boris Worm studies the oceans at Dalhousie University. He speaks with Mainstreet’s guest host Allison Devereaux.

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MAINSTREET NS | Dec 4, 2018

From a flesh-eating jellyfish to a vegetarian shark — sea creatures with surprising diets

Boris Worm drops by from Dalhousie University to talk with Mainstreet host Bob Murphy.

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MAINSTREET NS | Nov 5, 2018

A former astronaut and a marine ecologist debate: Is the next frontier space or the ocean?

Former NASA astronaut and Dalhousie University alumnus Kathryn Sullivan (the first American woman to walk in space) and Dal Killam Research Professor Boris Worm give us a taste of a debate they participated in to mark the university’s 200th anniversary.

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MAINSTREET NS | Oct 30, 2018

Zombie salmon: a fish missing half its head and part of its brain swims upriver anyway

Our Oceans Guy, Boris Worm, tells Mainstreet host Bob Murphy what he learned about Pacific salmon on a trip to British Columbia, and why wild Atlantic salmon populations are in much worse shape.

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MAINSTREET NS | Oct 16, 2018

Our oceans guy reports on an oceans conference where everyone was talking about climate change

Boris Worm drops by from Dalhousie University to talk with Bob.

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