CIFAR’s Next Big Question
In spring 2010, CIFAR hosted Next Big Question events in 7 Canadian cities. The tour presented a series of lively debates and discussions touching on many issues emerging from the world of advanced research.
At each event three researchers from different CIFAR programs made the case for why their topic of exploration represents the Next Big Question. The audience joined in on the discussion and voted on which question they thought was the biggest and most pressing.
Here are the questions that were featured: