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This marks the sixth year that Edify has dedicated a
large chunk of its May issue to the innovative people, ideas and companies that are trying to break Alberta out of the oil and gas cycle.
And, we remind ourselves that innovation springs from the application of experimentation and solid scientific principles. In an era with conspiracy theories and tin-foil hats abound, celebrating scientific discovery feels very, very punk. And very cool.
From a better way to test suspected impaired drivers, to new crops that could change the business of agriculture, innovation can be found in many forms, and we’re amazed at how many rabbit holes in which we find ourselves. From medicine to energy to food, come geek out with us.
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Help Yourself
Dinu Alex heard about Portland’s approach to over- flowing garbage cans, then tweaked them to make down- town Edmonton a cleaner place.
By Steven Sandor
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'Berta Berries
This former welder put down the torch and picked up a shovel
to create an organic haskap farm that uses regenerative farming to bring Albertans a tasty, healthy treat.
By Scott Messenger
A New
Every
Standard
Hour Counts
A tech entrepreneur worked with law enforcement to streamline roadside tests for officers — and keep them fair for civilians.
By Eliza Barlow
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The secret to more targeted health treatments could lie in one of 48Hour Discovery’s billion molecule drug leads.
By Caroline Barlott
Monumentally
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Health Clarity
An Edmonton company’s new test will more precisely detect prostate cancer, sparing patients
risk and pain —
and potentially
saving their lives.
By Jesse Cole
Misinformed
Science communicators may be losing the battle against misinfor- mation, but they’ll never give up the fight.
By Cory Schachtel
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