Tuesday February 17th, 2015 – 1pm
Posted Feb 17, 2015 01:44:24 PM.
This article is more than 5 years old.
1:00- Disturbing content
Aimee Morrison, Associate professor, Department of English at University of Waterloo
A digital media expert says restricting people from posting disturbing comments and violent images on social media sites could do more harm than good. Aimee Morrison of the University of Waterloo says keeping troubling behaviour in the open can be a valuable tool for staging effective interventions. Her comments come days after police in Halifax tipped off by an anonymous submission to Crime Stoppers said they foiled a mass shooting that they allege was planned for Valentine’s Day. A 19-year-old man believed to be associated with the plot was found dead in his Halifax-area home Friday. A social networking website thought to be linked to the deceased man features pictures of weapons, Nazi symbols and images relating to the Columbine school shooting. Instead of restricting content, Morrison says more resources should be put towards educating Internet users on picking up on danger signs.
TECH SPOTLIGHT
1:30-1:45
Kurtis McBride, co-founder and CEO, Miovision (www.miovision.com)
Increased traffic problems affect everyone, but what if it could be solved with smart technology? Kitchener’s Miovision uses modern tech to connect data from intersections for real-time traffic management. They are currently working with 500 organizations and government agencies in over 50 countries, and announced a $30 million financing raise last week to further the “smart cities” vision.
1:45-2:00
Alroy Almeida, University of Waterloo mechatronics engineering grad and co-founder of Voltera (www.voltera.io)
3D printing is revolutionizing how fast and simple a variety of things can be created. Local start-up Voltera has created an electronics printer that enables circuit boards to be prototyped within a matter of minutes. The start-up passed their $70,000 crowd funding campaign on Kickstarter in just 35 minutes.
Listen:
