Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy 🇨🇦‬
Join our hosts as they break down complex data into understandable insights, providing you with the knowledge to navigate our rapidly changing world. Tune in for a thoughtful, evidence-based discussion that bridges expert analysis with real-world implications, an SCZoomers Podcast
Independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter. Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas.
Curated, independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, evidenced-based, clinical & community information regarding COVID-19. Since 2017, it has focused on Covid since Feb 2020, with Multiple Stores per day, hence a sizeable searchable base of stories to date.  More than 4000 stories on COVID-19 alone. Hundreds of stories on Climate Change.
Zoomers of the Sunshine Coast is a news organization with the advantages of deeply rooted connections within our local community, combined with a provincial, national and global following and exposure. In written form, audio, and video, we provide evidence-based and referenced stories interspersed with curated commentary, satire and humour. We reference where our stories come from and who wrote, published, and even inspired them. Using a social media platform means we have a much higher degree of interaction with our readers than conventional media and provides a significant amplification effect, positively. We expect the same courtesy of other media referencing our stories.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 321
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Dog Study: Costs and Benefits of Living with a Different Species
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Join us as we explore groundbreaking research from Hungary that uncovers the true essence of dog ownership. Beyond the wagging tails and Instagr…
JanusFlow by DeepSeek: The Future of Visual Intelligence
When we talk about AI breakthroughs, most people think of chatbots or text generators. But something far more revolutionary just happened, and hardly anyone noticed. It's called JanusFl…
Emotional Words Drive Decisions and Behavior
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Ever wonder why certain words can make your heart race or bring an instant smile to your face? In this mind-bending episode, we dive deep into t…
The AI That Actually Thinks: Why DeepSeek R1 Changes Everything
Remember when we thought AI was just fancy autocomplete?Â
Those days are over.
The latest breakthrough in AI isn't about generating more convincing text or prettier pictures. It's about s…
Under Fire: Intimidation of Public Health Researchers
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When public health researchers investigate the impacts of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed foods, they often face more than just scientific…
The Viral Stealth Tactic: How COVID Hijacks Your Immune System
Imagine your body as a fortress with an intricate alarm system. Now imagine a microscopic intruder that doesn't just break in—it cuts the alarm wires before you even know it's there.
Tha…
What Your Genes Have To Do With Career Choice
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This episode unpacks a groundbreaking new study that explores the subtle but significant connections between our genetic predispositions for neuropsychiatric tr…
The Quantum Threads That Bind Us 📖
In the vast, intricate universe, we are more connected than we dare imagine. Catherine Asaro's "The Quantum Rose" offers a radical proposition: our lives are not just stories, but quant…
Your Brain on Air Pollution: How To Protect It From Damage
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Join us for an exploration of how the air we breathe might be rewiring our brains. In this revealing episode, we dive deep into groundbreaking resea…
Time Crystals: When Physics Breaks Its Own Rules
Ever hear something that makes your brain do a backflip? That's how I felt learning about time crystals - and no, we're not talking about magical gems from a sci-fi movie.
Imagine a pend…
Baby Is A Burden: New Fathers' Postnatal Depression
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In this eye-opening episode, we dive deep into a rarely discussed but critically important topic: postpartum depression in fathers. While society h…
When Technology Tries to Make Us 'Happy': A Warning from Fiction 📖
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The scariest dystopias aren't the ones with robots hunting humans through demolished cities. They're the ones that feel like…
Book Worms Have Different Brains
In this episode, we delve into the fascinating relationship between brain anatomy and reading skills, inspired by recent research that uncovers how proficient readers possess distinct …
The AI Revolution in Medicine Isn't Coming - It's Already Here
In this engaging episode of Heliox, where evidence meets empathy, hosts dive deep into the fascinating world of generative AI in medicine. Through analysis of a comprehensive JMIR study…
Gut Microbiome Differences Between Vegans, Vegetarians, and Omnivores
What Your Gut Bacteria Reveal About Your Food Choices
In this fascinating deep dive, we explore groundbreaking research from a massive study of over 21,000 people that reveals how differ…
The COVID Spike Protein Is Playing Hide and Seek in Your Brain (And Winning)
Today on Heliox, where evidence meets empathy, we explore fascinating new research about COVID-19's long-term effects on the brain. Our hosts dive into groundbreaking studies showing ho…
The Tao of Power: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Leaders
In a world obsessed with action, achievement, and control, what if the secret to success lies in doing less rather than more? This episode delves into the timeless wisdom of the Tao Te …
Canada's Political Crossroads Is Everyone's Problem
Welcome to another fascinating episode of the Heliox Podcast, where we dive into Mark Carney's potential game-changing entry into Canadian politics. From his Bank of Canada governor to …
The Truth About Caregiving Nobody Wants to Talk About
What happens when the person who once made you feel safe now depends on you for everything? In this powerful episode, we dive deep into the rarely discussed emotional landscape of becom…
The Hidden Networks That Rule Our World
Join us for a fascinating deep dive into the world of network analysis, where we explore Node2Vec - a groundbreaking algorithm that helps us understand the hidden communities within com…