Bloom
Bloom is a weekly podcast all about innovation in Edmonton and how the ecosystem is growing. We bring you commentary and analysis on the latest news plus what we're keeping our eyes on, interviews with innovators, and more.
Recent episodes
Highlights from a trip to Upper Bound
Taproot reporters Shayne Giles and Ashley Lavallee-Koenig join Karen Unland to recap what they heard at Upper Bound, Edmonton's annual AI week, and share their thoughts on how artificial intelligence is changing their world.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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Amii aims to bridge research and industry
Steph Enders of the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) joins Karen Unland to discuss collaborations with TELUS and other partners to harness the power of AI. They also discuss how ChatGPT has ignited an important conversation around ethics.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
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RUNWITHIT Synthetics dials forward into the future
Myrna Bittner of RUNWITHIT Synthetics tells Karen Unland visualizing the future, and guest co-host Lazina Mckenzie of ThresholdImpact Venture Mentoring Service offers insight on what has helped RUNWITHIT succeed.
Thursday, January 19, 2023
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Making connections and drawing attention with Gail Powley
Guest co-host Gail Powley of Technology Alberta joins Karen Unland to discuss what innovators need and what she does to provide it, in addition to catching up on news about Gummy Nutrition Lab, Nanoprecise Sci Corp, Deeleeo, and RUNWITHIT Synthetics.
Thursday, January 12, 2023
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Looking back at 2022 and ahead to 2023
Faaiza Ramji and Karen Unland are joined by Taproot co-founder Mack Male to look back at some of last year's innovation highlights and consider what's to come this year.
Thursday, January 5, 2023
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