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East and West mingle at conference

By David Parker

CKDU Interviews Gordon McOuat
Length: 9:00 min
Format: mp3, 128 kbps
Size: 9 MB
HALIFAX – Circulating Knowledge, East and West is a unique conference focused on the circulation of scientific knowledge in South Asia and beyond throughout history. The conference hopes to establish lasting global relations to support a network of social and humanist studies of science.
“Halifax [...]

A Tale of Acadie

By David Parker

[Audio: http://drobicho.com/sono/NRCAentryTBC.mp3]
Download: mp3, 10:23 minutes, 9.6 MB.
When their ancestors left France to colonize new lands over four centuries ago, they never would have never imagined the tragedy that would await.
Join four French storytellers, in their inaugural voyage to Nova Scotia. Four centuries later, one question is on their mind: what is left of their culture?
Lillianne [...]