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As Canada prepares to host the world's best, Vancouver 2010, The Globe and Mail, and the University of British Columbia in collaboration with universities across Canada, are partnering on a unique project inviting the public to flex their intellect via podcasts by some of the country's best minds on topics related to the 2010 Winter Games.

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Globe and Mail Update Published on Monday, Oct. 05, 2009 4:10PM EDT Last updated on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 8:49AM EST

Stephen Wenn

The Olympic Movement and the Road Ahead: Status Quo or Will the IOC Tackle the Big Issues?

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Janice Forsyth

The Illusion of Inclusion

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Shawn Dalton

Climate Change: Local Perspectives on a Global Issue

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Kathy Lewis and Rob van Adrichem

A Green Economy and the Value of Rural Places

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Jim Rupert

Gene Doping and the Construction of Future Athletes

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David Legg

Issues in the Paralympic Games and Movement: What They've Been and Where They're Taking Us

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Kevin Wamsley

Vancouver — the 6th North American Winter Games: What Does History Tell Us about Hosting the Olympic Games?

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Steven Mannell

Making change happen: University Leadership for a Sustainable Future

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Margaret Somerville

Laughing, Dreaming and Sweating: The Olympic Games as a Global “Shared Ethics” Forum

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Judy Illes

In Perilous Pursuit of Perfection: The Ethics of Neuroscience in Sport

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Dennis Pilon mp3

The Politics of the Olympics

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Simon Hudson mp3

The $6 Billion Question: Is it Worth it?

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Vera Pezer

Sports: What insipres us and what we're missing. Are there better ways to define success? That's the topic discussed by Dr. Vera Pezer, chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan, in this Intellectual Muscle podcast (19:12)

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Bruce Kidd

What do the Olympic Games Contribute to Society?

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