Let's Innovate!

We uncover the passion behind great ideas, meet STEAM thought leaders and talk with young people working on inspiring innovations! This podcast is brought to you by the Science Fair Foundation of BC.

Let's Innovate! is a science podcast hosted by Science Fair Foundation of BC, with 72 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Science Fair Foundation of BC hosts Let's Innovate!, a science show with 72 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  How Sports Can Inspire Better STEM Support Systems - Solo Episode

  Jul 8, 202620 minS6

  Michael shares insights on the connection between sports and science fairs, emphasizing the need for infrastructure to support curiosity and STEM education, inspired by his personal experiences and observations. For more information go to sciencefairs.ca. If you have any questions or comments you can email Michael Unger at munger@sciencefairs.ca Follow us on Instagram, and LinkenIn @sciencefairs, and @michaeljohnunger.

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  Chilliwack Secondary School Science Fair

  Apr 10, 202622 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Let’s Innovate, host Michael Unger visits a vibrant school science fair at Chilliwack Secondary School in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley. Hearing directly from students about their projects and from teachers Avril Broekhuizen and Scott Liang about the challenges and rewards of organizing a school fair, the episode explores how classroom curiosity becomes the first step on the journey to regional science fairs and why supporting teachers is key to growing the next generation of innovators.</p><p>For more information go to sciencefairs.ca. If you have any questions or comments you can emai...

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  Episode #5

  2025 Youth Innovation Showcase Winners

  Mar 6, 202622 minS6

  <p><b>We just wrapped up the 2025 Youth Innovation Showcase, a virtual STEM competition for youth in BC and the Yukon who have used science to solve a challenge in their life or community. This is heart of innovation, and we give these youth a platform to delve deeper into these ideas, but to showcase them to the public. </b></p><p><b>And in this episode of Let’s Innovate we’re going to hear from the winners from the two age categories. In the 12-15 category it was a Nara Harvey, and in the 16-19 category it was Samee...

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  Episode #4

  Let's Innovate with Stephan Leafriver

  Feb 5, 202619 minS6

  <p><b>Stephan Leafriver is a nêhiyaw (Cree) Métis-Scottish, 2-Spirit artist, Land Steward, and filmmaker working at the intersections of story, sound, and stewardship. Living and creating on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, Stephan’s practice bridges Indigenous sovereignty and governance, climate adaptation, and community economies. They were the 2025 valedictorian of Native Education College’s Indigenous Land Stewardship program and have advanced into the University of British Columbia’s Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship (BILS) pathway, with applied research spanning marine conservation in the North Pacific, Haida Gwaii climate planning, and Guardians program design.<...

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  Episode #3

  Pranav Menon

  Jan 1, 202625 minS6

  <p>Pranav Menon is the adjunct professor at UBC in Applied Science and Engineering. He is also Program Director at The Knowledge Society (TKS), a 10-month global innovation program for ambitious high school students ages 13-17 which they advertise as the world’s top global accelerator for teens.</p><p>Pranav says in his bio that he trains nerds to solve big problems, so that sounds like the perfect guest for this episode of Let’s Innovate with Pranav Menon. </p><p>You can find a recent workshops that he’s done for us here. YIS 2025 Workshop Series - Science Fairs Fo...

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