The Best of Ripple Effect

One of the world's big thinkers on Artificial Intelligence, Nick Bostrom argues A.I. has the potential to shape the fate of humanity. We explore what the rise of A.I. machines means for the human race and could it potentially surpass human intelligence.

Reading a good book can transport us to another place. And when a story captures the imagination of a child, it can stay with them forever. We explore the lasting influence of two books... one about a legendary boy wizard and the other, a silly old bear.

As real estate prices continue to rise in Canada, many have been pushed to move away. We explore how millennials have created a solution to their housing needs and how the popularity of Airbnb is adding to pressures on Vancouver's rental housing market.

These days you can't escape the influence of technology on our lives - from competing with a smartphone for personal interaction, to how our brains are losing navigational skills in favour of the GPS - the ripple effects are all around us.

One of the most disturbing ripple effects of war is how it scars children. The innocent victims of conflict so often have their childhood's cut short and their lives upended. In this episode, we explore the refugee crisis through the eyes of a child.

The ripple effects in medicine and scientific research have us exploring how young blood could repel the effects of old age, how the gender gap in mice is causing troubling implications in medical research, and how a post-antibiotic age may be upon us.

Declining oil prices have had ripple effects across Canada that have spread to Newfoundland and Labrador. For generations, Newfoundlanders have travelled to work on the Alberta oil fields but now there are no jobs. We head to the Burin Penninsula.

There is now an unprecedented global movement of people fleeing conflict, poverty, and the effects of climate change. We track the ripple effects that continue to reverberate for refugees, migrants, and the societies faced with a new populace.

Life today is shaped so powerfully by technological advances, but few could have predicted the impact those technologies would have when they first arrived. We look at the ramifications of the Internet, 3D printers, and the invention of the cellphone.

When a crime is committed, family members of those convicted have nowhere to turn. We explore crime and justice through the isolation these families face and track the ripple effects of tough-on-crime policies on the perpetrator and prison system.