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CanadaFarsi Podcast: صدای فارسیزبانان کاناداCanadaFarsi - March 17, 2025 - 07:44 PM PST: OPP traffic blitz on Hwy. 17 leads to 64 charges, Adam Pankratz: Of course the Liberals would brag about cancelling their own carbon taxToday's Top Headlines:
- {'title': 'OPP traffic blitz on Hwy. 17 leads to 64 charges', 'url': 'https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/opp-traffic-blitz-on-hwy-17-leads-to-64-charges/'}
- {'title': 'Adam Pankratz: Of course the Liberals would brag about cancelling their own carbon tax', 'url': 'https://nationalpost.com/opinion/adam-pankratz-of-course-the-liberals-would-brag-about-cancelling-their-own-carbon-tax'}
- {'title': 'Patients ‘highly satisfied’ with Nova Scotia’s Primary Care Clinics: report', 'url': 'https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/patients-highly-satisfied-with-nova-scotias-primary-care-clinics-report/'}
- {'title': '‘Unbelievable’: Missing cat returned after 7 years', 'url': 'https://www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/article/unbelievable-missing-cat-returned-after-7-years/'}
- {'title': '‘We will defend ourselves’ Chow says as Toronto gets set to unveil...2025-03-1801 min
Distinctive Christianity134. Loren Pankratz on Blake Ostler's KFD RevisionismIn this episode, we interview Dr. Loren Pankratz about his article “Was Joseph Smith a Monarchotheist? An Engagement with Blake Ostler’s Theological Position on the Nature of God”. Loren takes us through how LDS philosopher Blake Ostler is not only making theological claims, but historical claims regarding Joseph Smith’s theology – some of which are at odds with the plain reading and more mainstream interpretation of Smith’s King Follet Discourse and Sermon in the Grove. How far did Joseph Smith go in his teaching of a plurality of gods, the nature of god(s), the eternal progression of man, and...2025-02-241h 28
Power StruggleThe Last Barrel of Oil // Adam PankratzAdam Pankratz is a professor at the University of British Columbia with a deep background in banking, energy, and mining. He joins Power Struggle to bring his unique take on the challenge (and costs) that switching from fossil fuels to green energy poses.In this episode we discuss:Adam’s start in politics and how that sparked his interest in energyWhere responsibility lies when making big change promisesHis concept of “the energy transition” and how to avoid another Covid 19 scenarioThe implications of AI and how much energy is needed to power innovationThe often-overlooked connection between a green...2024-10-1046 min
Conversations That MatterEp 507 - A Bleak Market for EVs Guest: Adam PankratzEp 507 - A Bleak Market for EVs
Guest: Adam Pankratz
By Stuart McNish
“Little did we know how fast the free market would slap the electric vehicle mandate back to reality, while Canadian taxpayers continue to subsidize green fantasies,” says Adam Pankratz, a lecturer at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. The “slap” is in reference to plummeting sales of electric vehicles in North America.
Pankratz says, “The signs emerged in September 2023 when Volkswagen announced it was ‘cutting EV output’ due to low demand and i...2024-06-1226 min
Papers Read on AITripoSR: Fast 3D Object Reconstruction from a Single ImageThis technical report introduces TripoSR, a 3D reconstruction model leveraging transformer architecture for fast feed-forward 3D generation, producing 3D mesh from a single image in under 0.5 seconds. Building upon the LRM network architecture, TripoSR integrates substantial improvements in data processing, model design, and training techniques. Evaluations on public datasets show that TripoSR exhibits superior performance, both quantitatively and qualitatively, compared to other open-source alternatives. Released under the MIT license, TripoSR is intended to empower researchers, developers, and creatives with the latest advancements in 3D generative AI.
2024: Dmitry Tochilkin, David Pankratz, Zexiang Liu, Zixuan Huang, Adam Letts, Yangguang Li...2024-03-1214 min
Shaye GanamFossil fuel adsAdam Pankratz, lecturer at UBC Sauder School of Business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-02-0909 min
CanadaPoli1542 Merry Christmas Show!A Frank Underwood Christmas message with Tucker Carlson,
Trudeau confirms that we’re increasing invasion numbers and lowering international student numbers,
Vivek takes down Trudeau and the deep state in 1:30 seconds. “Trudeau is a joke”
EVs aren’t going to happen. Not a chance.
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The MeatEater PodcastEp. 496: A Game Warden on Otter Attacks and Being Your RefereeSteven Rinella talks with Adam Pankratz, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, and Phil Taylor. Topics discussed: When the Tough Book laptop shatters the porcelain urinal; when you’re an outfitter and a game warden moves in across the street; get your protein and your vaccine at the same time; Chester the Midwester is performing at The MeatEater Live Tour; where’s Colorado getting its wolves for relocation; the attempt to ban mountain lion and bobcat hunting in Colorado; when your dad’s a vegetarian trapper in Alaska; the snowmobile that said “law enforcement” on it; herbici...2023-11-202h 40
Weekends with Rob FaiSunday Podcast: The Things We Do to Stay Online, Mental Disorders: A Vicious Cycle & Canadian Campaign Finance Rules Need a ReviewThe Things We Do to Stay OnlinePaige Coyne - Epidemiologist, Researcher, PhD Candidate, U. of WindsorMental Disorders: A Vicious CycleDr. Katerina Rnic - Postdoctoral Researcher, Depression Anxiety and Stress Lab, UBCCdn. Campaign Finance Rules Need a ReviewAdam Pankratz - Lecturer, Strategy & Business Economics, Sauder School of Business, UBC2023-07-1632 minWeekends with Rob FaiCdn. Campaign Finance Rules Need a ReviewCdn. Campaign Finance Rules Need a ReviewAdam Pankratz - Lecturer, Strategy & Business Economics, Sauder School of Business, UBC2023-07-1610 min
The Charles Adler ShowAdam Pankratz: The End of Amateur Hour in Canadian PoliticsAdam Pankratz is a lecturer at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. This year he is teaching Government and Business (BCom), Strategic Management (BCom), and Corporate Strategy (IMBA). He recently published an article in the National Post suggesting that government should be putting more money into paying the people who work in government and those who support those people. He put it out (in black and white) that more money needs to be involved to recruit the best possible to government. While the headline suggested that Canadian Politics is amateur hour, it is more of a plea for...2023-07-1344 minWeekends with Rob FaiWhy the Foot-Dragging on LNG?Why the Foot-Dragging on LNG? Adam Pankratz - Lecturer, UBC Sauder School of Business2023-03-1108 min
Big Shiny TakesCowards and Stigma (ft. Abdul Malik)Our old pal Abdul (@MarxGasol) joins us for a public policy thought experiment courtesy of UBC business lecturer Adam Pankratz in the National Post: Should we destigmatize stigma? Maybe if drug users and unhoused people simply understood that what they were doing is bad and they should feel bad, we'd all be better off!Kidding aside, this perverse serving of inhuman hogwash from a dude whose kids will surely grow to hate him was the worst thing we've read in a while. We're always saying that, aren't we folks?Plugs and Recs2023-02-241h 10
The Richard Syrett ShowThe Richard Syrett Show - Feb 6, 2023 - EV's Increase Demand for Electricity, Farmers Dump Milk, & Shame or Stigma for BC's Drug Addicts?Today on The Richard Syrett Show: Tom Korski, managing editor at Blacklocks explains how electric vehicles will create a 23% increase in demand for electricity. Writer James Pew does an anti-woke book review & brings up Thomas Sowell. Leader of the People’s Party of Canada Maxime Bernier, talks about dairy farmers being forced to dump enormous amounts of milk to keep the prices high. Retired corrections officer Mark Friesen discusses the creep, who was found in a girls' change room at a pool in Saskatoon. Lecturer for the University of British Columbia Adam Pankratz asks if B.C.’s drug addicts shou...2023-02-071h 28
Conversations with Ben O’Hara-ByrneWhat can Canadians expect to learn from inquiry into the federal government invoking the Emergencies Act, Journo Corner & Europe braces for energy shortages this fall and winterWhat can Canadians expect to learn from inquiry into the federal government invoking the Emergencies Act Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, University of OttawaJourno Corner: former Ukrainian journalist and soldier on covering the conflict from afar Guest: Viktor Kovalenko, former Ukrainian journalist and soldier, host of the Ukraine Decoded podcastEurope braces for energy shortages this fall and winter Guest: Adam Pankratz, lecturer, Sauder School of Business, University of British ColumbiaTwo officers are shot and...2022-10-131h 12Conversations with Ben O’Hara-ByrneEurope braces for energy shortages this fall and winterGuest: Adam Pankratz, lecturer, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia2022-10-1316 min
Weekend Mornings with Raji SohalSunday Podcast: Russian invasion affects gas prices in Vancouver, Coronavirus steals your smell & Solutions for homelessnessch.1: Adam Pankratz - Lecturer at the UBC Sauder School of Business
ch. 2: Dr. Sandeep Robert Datta - Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School
ch. 3: David Eby - BC Minister Responsible for Housing
2022-03-0630 min
Line in the SandPeter on Canada Supreme Court dismisses Trans Mountain pipeline appealClimate Campaigner Peter McCartney talks with Mike Smith and Adam Pankratz, UBC business professor about Canada's Supreme Court dismissed an appeal on Thursday from British Columbia's First Nations against the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion. The decision removes a potentially major obstacle to the pipelines completion that would nearly triple the flow of oil from Alberta to the Pacific coast.
The top court posted the decision on its website without further detail, rejecting the appeal from the Squamish Nation, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, the Ts’elxweyeqw Tribe and Coldwater Indian Band, effectively ending the years-long legal battle over the project.
Some First Na...2020-07-0316 min
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Vancouver Presale Condos PodcastVPCP #19 | Vista by Dolomiti Homes with David PankratzVista by Dolomiti Homes is a modern west coast design condo complex just steps from the Burquitlam Skytrain station in West Coquitlam. Vista offers the conveniences of urban living, near cafes & restaurants, Lougheed Town Centre, and other fantastic amenities, while also providing an abundance of parks and recreation options for nature lovers. The 1-, 2- and 3- bed options are Italian inspired and come equipped with fine accents, such as quartz countertops in both the kitchen and bathrooms as well as a quartz backsplash in the kitchen. The building amenities feature a rooftop deck with BBQs and stunning views, a ch...2019-03-2914 min