CMIM Podcast
By Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum
CMIM PodcastJun 10, 2021
Raymond Moriyama - World Renowned Architect
The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.
Episode number 6 is about world-renowned architect Raymond Moriyama and his approach toward inclusion and environmental sustainability.
This episode was written by Rathees Uthayakumar. Sound editing by Mark Higgingbottom. The music you’ve been listening to is from The Radio Droids.
Thank you for listening to our podcast. CMIM will continue to release new podcasts on Canadian inventors and innovators so stay tuned!
Information sources:
Canadian Architect. (2007, February 4). Richard Moriyama receives award from Emperor of Japan. Canadian Architect. https://www.canadianarchitect.com/raymond-moriyama-receives-award-from-emperor-of-japan/
Canadian War Museum. (n.d.). Building features. https://www.warmuseum.ca/about/building-features/#tabs
Geoffrey Simmins, Susan, Susan Ford. (2015, March 4). Raymond Moriyama. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/raymond-moriyama
Moriyama, Richard. (2010, September 9). The architecture of a life: Out of hardship, Raymond Moriyama built the foundation of his career. University of Toronto Magazine. https://magazine.utoronto.ca/people/alumni-donors/raymond-moriyama-architect-canada-japanese-pow-camp/
Rinaldi, Luc. (2014, May 4). ‘We were immediately cast as enemy aliens’: Raymond Moriyama, the celebrated architect, on Japanese-Canadian internment. MacLean’s. https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/architect-raymond-moriyama-on-internment/
Tominaga, Takaki. (2019, December 7). Canadian architect Moiryama says Japanese roots shaped his aesthetic. Kyoto News. https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/12/41e1785ce128-feature-canadian-architect-says-japanese-roots-shaped-his-aesthetic.html
CMIM Podcast Team:
Savio Lopes Jr., Mark Higginbottom, Rathees Uthayakumar, Francis Jeffers, Alex Sitarski, Alexandra Ratchis, Alvin Young, Andrea de Camelo, Anne-Marie Hall, and Krupa Prajapati.
Rachel Zimmerman - Blissymbol Printer
The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.
Episode number 5 is about inventor Rachel Zimmerman and the invention that helped improve communication amongst severely disabled non-speaking people.
This episode was written by Rathees Uthayakumar. Sound editing by Mark Higgingbottom. The music you’ve been listening to is from The Radio Droids.
Thank you for listening to our podcast. CMIM will continue to release new podcasts on Canadian inventors and innovators so stay tuned!
Information Sources:
About Blissymbolics. (n.d.). Blissymbolics Communication International. https://www.blissymbolics.org/index.php/about-blissymbolics
An interview with Rachel Zimmerman Brachman. (2015, June 5). Imagiverse. http://www.imagiverse.org/interviews/rachelzimmerman/rachel_zimmerman_05_06_15.htm
Barlow, Reni. (2011, December 03). CWSF 1985 alumna honoured at 2011 Women in Film and Television Showcase. Youth Science Canada. https://youthscience.ca/news/cwsf-1985-alumna-honoured-2011-women-film-and-television-showcase
Gamme, Alexander, Arika Okrent, Richard Sproat, and Ken Libbrecht (Hosts). (2019, March 21). Bliss [Audio podcast episode]. In Radiolab. WNYC Studios.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/bliss
Johnson, Stephen. (1977, October). The magic language of Charles Bliss. The Reader’s Digest. http://www.semantography-blissymbolics.com/temp/miscellaneous/readers_digest_1977_10.pdf
Philips, Chris Chang-Yen. (2017, March 23). This Canadian girl’s school project gave non-verbal kids a new voice. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/2017/this-canadian-girl-s-school-project-gave-non-verbal-kids-a-new-voice-1.4036004
Rachel Zimmerman, Blissymbol Printer, Computing and Telecommunications. (n.d.). Lemelson-MIT. https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/rachel-zimmerman
Ricard, Alicen. (2017, October 11). Women’s History Month part 2: Rachel Zimmerman-Brachman. Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology. https://www.sfu.ca/wwest/WWEST_blog/women-s-history-month-part-2--rachel-zimmerman-brachman.html
‘Symbol Man’ an ANU fellow. (1979, March 29). The Canberra Times. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110937602
Who uses Bliss. (n.d.). (n.d.). Blissymbolics Communication International. https://www.blissymbolics.org/index.php/who-uses-bliss
Why Bliss? (n.d.). Blissymbolics Communication International. https://www.blissymbolics.org/index.php/why-is-bliss-used
Dr. Candace Grier-Lowe - Following Your Dream
The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.
This episode is about Dr. Candace Grier-Lowe and her journey to becoming a veterinarian dentist. She is the first Indigenous woman in Canada to graduate in this specialty in veterinarian medicine.
This episode was written by Anne-Marie Hall and presented by Alexandra Ratchis and Krupa Prajapati. The music is from The Radio Droids and sound editing done by Alex Sitarski.
Thank you for listening to our podcast. CMIM will continue to release new podcasts on Canadian inventors and innovators so stay tuned!
Information Sources used:
Thrasher, R. 2011, November 30. Veterinary graduate's story inspires students. Retrieved January 08, 2021, from http://cahfpets.ca/2011/11/30/veterinary-graduates-story-inspires-students/
TheWCVM. (2012, March 27). Dr. Candace Grier-Lowe, WCVM graduate and assistant professor. Retrieved January 08, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLRPdtqoPHY
Sound FXs taken from freesound.org:
https://freesound.org/people/erick_son/sounds/428139/ by Erick Sonhttps://freesound.org/people/13FPanska_Stranska_Michaela/sounds/378394/ by 13Fpanska Stranska Michaelahttps://freesound.org/people/arightwizard/sounds/253754/ by aright wizardhttps://freesound.org/people/Angel_Perez_Grandi/sounds/52166/ by Angel_Perez_Grandihttps://freesound.org/people/steffcaffrey/sounds/262314/ by steffcaffreyhttps://freesound.org/people/lextrack/sounds/333916/ by lextrackhttps://freesound.org/people/justiiiiin/sounds/365076/ by justiiiiinhttps://freesound.org/people/keweldog/sounds/181767/ by keweldog
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CMIM Podcast Team:
Savio Lopes Jr., Francis Jeffers, Alex Sitarski, Alexandra Ratchis, Alvin Young, Andrea de Camelo, Anne-Marie Hall, Krupa Prajapati, Mark Higginbottom, Pedro Cordero, Rathees Uthayakumar, and Samata Sawant.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer - CCTV Art Installations
The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.
Our third episode is about artist and innovator Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and his cross-disciplinary approach to making art. In his gallery-based work, he uses technology, surveillance, biometric sensors, and all sorts of robotic networks and projections.
This episode was written by Savio Lopes Jr. Presented by Andrea de Camelo and Alvin Young. The music is from The Radio Droids. Sound and editing by Alex Sitarski.
Thank you for listening to our podcast. CMIM will continue to release new podcasts on Canadian inventors and innovators so stay tuned!
Information Sources used:
Ravetto-Biagoli, Kriss (2010). "Shadowed by Images: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and the Art of Surveillance.” Representations. 111 (1): 121–143.
Rogers, Damian (2011). Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Canadian Immigrant. Retrieved from https://canadianimmigrant.ca/people/rafael-lozano-hemmer
Zebrowski-Rubin, Stefan (2010). What You Give is What You Get. Retrieved from http://magazine.art21.org/2010/09/23/what-you-give-is-what-you-get-rafael-lozano-hemmer/#.XtkEfiMwi01
Sound FXs taken from freesound.org:
https://freesound.org/people/visionear/sounds/563379/ by Visionear
https://freesound.org/people/SpliceSound/sounds/260121/ by Splice Sound
https://freesound.org/people/tim-kahn/sounds/336999/ by Tim Kahn
https://freesound.org/people/ericlemans/sounds/261985/ by Eric Lemans
https://freesound.org/people/inchadney/sounds/95948/ by Inchadney
https://freesound.org/people/melthurian/sounds/319384/ by Melthurian
https://freesound.org/people/yannickgueguen/sounds/330688/ by Yannick Gueguen
https://freesound.org/people/sonicwave32/sounds/465054/ by Sonicwave32
https://freesound.org/people/suz.soundcreations/sounds/351585/ by Suz Sound
CMIM Podcast Team:
Savio Lopes Jr., Francis Jeffers, Alex Sitarski, Alexandra Ratchis, Alvin Young, Andrea de Camelo, Anne-Marie Hall, Krupa Prajapati, Mark Higginbottom, Pedro Cordero, Rathees Uthayakumar, and Samata Sawant.
Veena Rawat - Telecommunications Trailblazer
The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.
In our second episode, we will be talking about electrical engineer and telecommunications specialist Veena Rawat. She was also the first woman to earn a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University.
This episode was written by Rathees Uthayakuma. Presented by Andrea de Camelo and Alvin Young. The music is from The Radio Droids. Sound and editing by Pedro Cordero.
Thank you for listening to our podcast. CMIM will continue to release new podcasts on Canadian inventors and innovators so stay tuned!
Information Sources used:
Government of Canada. (2017, July 20). What is spectrum? https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/069.nsf/eng/00076.html
The Governor General of Canada. (n.d.). Mrs. Veena Rawat. https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-15404
Rawat, Veena. (2010, October 7). Who is Veena Rawat? Federal Communications Commission. https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/blog/2010/10/07/who-veena-rawat
Rawat, Veena. (2019, June 18). University of Ottawa - Convocation ceremony speech - June 18, 2019. uOttawa. https://www.uottawa.ca/president/bio/rawat-veena
Zuschlag, Anna. (2017, September 22). Veena Rawat. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/veena-rawat
Sound FXs taken from freesound.org:
https://freesound.org/people/courter/sounds/448092/ (cc 0)
https://freesound.org/people/MEHRA/sounds/182415/ (cc 0)
https://freesound.org/people/trip_sound/sounds/190476/ (cc atribution)
https://freesound.org/people/GowlerMusic/sounds/262267/ (cc atribution)
https://freesound.org/people/MarcosPurziani/sounds/537283/ (cc 0)
CMIM Podcast Team:
Savio Lopes Jr., Francis Jeffers, Alex Sitarski, Alexandra Ratchis, Alvin Young, Andrea de Camelo, Anne-Marie Hall, Krupa Prajapati, Mark Higginbottom, Pedro Cordero, Rathees Uthayakumar, and Samata Sawant.
Elijah McCoy - Inventor of the Lubricating Cup
The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.
Our first episode is about Elijah McCoy (1844-1929), an engineer known for the invention of the lubricating cup. His invention would significantly improve railroad transportation by automatically lubricating moving parts of the train, eliminating the time and manual labor required for this procedure. In this episode, we explore McCoy’s invention, his life and legacy as a Black inventor, and why he may be “The Real McCoy”.
This episode was written by Rathees Uthayakuma. Presented by Alexandra Ratchis and Krupa Prajapati. The music is from The Radio Droids. Sound and editing by Mark Higgingbottom.
Thank you for listening to our podcast. CMIM will continue to release new podcasts on Canadian inventors and innovators so stay tuned!
Information Sources used:
Eschner, Kat. (2017, May 2). This prolific inventor helped give us the phrase “The Real McCoy”.
Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/prolific-inventor-helped-give-us-phrase-real-mccoy-180963059/
Frost, Karolyn Smardz. (2018, October 7). Elijah McCoy (1844-1929). Rella Black History Foundation. https://e28564d9-db3a-4d88-993e-b0cd97e7e06e.filesusr.com/ugd/a73e35_958207af009e4f3384097af02c0d2588.pdf
Ingenious. (2017, March 22). Lubricating cup. Canadian Innovation Space. https://canadianinnovationspace.ca/lubricating-cup/
Midwest Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (n.d.). United States Patent and Trademark Office. https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/uspto-locations/detroit-michigan
Staff. (2017, February 17). A piece of Canadian engineering history: Elijah “The Real McCoy”. https://ospe.on.ca/community/elijah-real-mccoy/
The ultimate historical timeline of lubrication. (2019, February 4). Mil-Comm. https://mil-comm.com/lubricants/the-ultimate-historical-timeline-of-mechanical-lubrication/
This episode uses the following sounds from www.freesound.org:
https://freesound.org/people/davidmenke/sounds/319745/ by David Menke
https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/166086/ by Felix Blume
https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/398159/ by Inspector J
https://freesound.org/people/sympan/sounds/425251/ by Sympan
https://freesound.org/people/jrosin/sounds/209972/ by J Rosin
https://freesound.org/people/Motion_S/sounds/178897/ by Motion_S
https://freesound.org/people/LG/sounds/102119/ by LG
https://freesound.org/people/cognito%20perceptu/sounds/538018/ by Cognito Perceptu
https://freesound.org/people/kiddpark/sounds/201159/ by kidpark
https://freesound.org/people/straget/sounds/456236/ by Straget
https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/502009/ by Klankbeeld
https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/480837/ by Craigsmith
https://freesound.org/people/daveincamas/sounds/43794/ by Daveincamas
https://freesound.org/people/jokallset/sounds/395876/ by Jokallset
https://freesound.org/people/JonnyRuss01/sounds/478198/ by JonnyRuss01
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CMIM Podcast Team:
Savio Lopes Jr., Francis Jeffers, Alex Sitarski, Alexandra Ratchis, Alvin Young, Andrea de Camelo, Anne-Marie Hall, Krupa Prajapati, Mark Higginbottom, Pedro Cordero, Rathees Uthayakumar, and Samata Sawant.