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Food Chemistry and Sports Supplements
A fascinating talk about the ingredients, reactions, and impacts of sports supplements and food chemistry on physical performance. Come explore the interplay of science, nutrition, and training.
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The Lost Legacy of Montreal 1976
The story of the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games often centres on its costs, but what about its legacy of learning, culture, science, and sports? Come reclaim and explore the full story.
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The Musical Brain in Motion
Exercise your mind-body-boogie connection! Explore how sound, bass, and rhythm influence motion, effort, and athletic performance in this interactive experience filled with music, science and learning.
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Protein – So Much More Than Shakes!
Protein isn’t just powder you add to a shake after a workout. Learn how proteins are used our everyday lives.
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Microbes, Sports, and You!
Microbes are microscopic athletes that work hard to survive! Discover how they resemble humans more than you think with a playful talk that injects sports into microbiology.
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Ingenuity x Sports
Meet four health tech professors as they present state-of-the-art innovations that will prevent injuries and improve the performance of tomorrow’s Olympic champions.
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Moguls… and Molecules!
Meet an Olympic athlete in the flesh! Olympic medals, skis, and artificial snow right on stage – Yannick and Mikaël put their heads together and leverage their expertise to reveal the chemistry of medals and the physics of moguls… all delivered with some incredible Olympic stories!
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A Heart of Gold
Explore the world of artificial hearts and learn how augmented medicine is pushing the boundaries. Then discover how science overcomes disinformation and save lives.
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Master Stress Like an Athlete
Stress can make (or break) an athlete’s performance. Friend or foe? Learn how we can better understand stress and master it to our advantage.
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Adaptive Sports
Cindy never stopped playing sports, not even after a bone cancer diagnosis when she was 12. Learn how she put her biomechanical engineering studies to work, followed her dreams, and moved adaptive sports forward.
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Dream Teams: Athletes and Scientists
Olympic freestyle ski athlete and aerospace engineering student Marion Thénault will talk about the freestyle skiing scene and the impact of sports on the environment. Not too afraid of heights, are you?
