The Current

The Current for April 19, 2022

Today on The Current: Can carbon capture and storage help Canada reach net-zero emissions?; Cal Newport on how ‘slow productivity’ could reduce burnout in our working lives; and confronting the slowly changing stigma around schizophrenia.
Matt Galloway is the host of CBC Radio's The Current. (CBC)

Full Episode Transcript

Today on The Current:

Some experts say we can't get to net-zero without carbon capture, but does the technology live up to the promise? Matt Galloway talks to Rick Chalaturnyk, a professor of geotechnical engineering at the University of Alberta; and Emily Eaton, a professor of geography and environmental studies at the University of Regina.

Then, as part of our Work in Progress series, author and professor Cal Newport discusses how to slow down the pace of work and reduce burnout, through his ideas around "slow productivity" and "deep work."

And to overcome stigma, some groups supporting people with schizophrenia are taking the name of the illness out of their organization's name. We talk to advocates and people living with schizophrenia about how that stigma is changing — and yet not changing quickly enough.

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