tv & video

Science Sam is a regular Science Expert on CTV’s The Good Stuff with Mary Berg, and has been a writer and guest science correspondent for a variety of shows on Netflix, TVO Kids, CBC GEM, Discovery UK, CBC Radio, Seeker and AsapSCIENCE.

CTV’s The Good Stuff with Mary Berg

As a regular science expert, Sam joins host Mary Berg to share the surprising and delightful science of our everyday lives–from science-backed kitchen hacks, useful tips for around the house and festive experiments to impress your friends (and yourself!).

 

tvo kids’ blynk & aazoo, “how can i play with dinosaurs?” episode

3qs at the u digital series for u of t

The plague doctor is in and paying a visit to Science Sam in the first episode of 3Q's at the U! Find out why plague doctors used to wear those terrifying ma...
In episode six of 3Qs at the U, Samantha Yammine - a University of Toronto alumna, neuroscientist and science communicator known as Science Sam - speaks with...
The public health response to the global pandemic has called on people to change their lives considerably, but with unequal effects. For people who are LGBTQ...
Anxiety levels are up everywhere as people worry about health, loved ones, grades, finances and more. This week, Science Sam asks UTSC psychology professor S...

3Qs at the U was a weekly video series in collaboration with the University of Toronto in which Dr. Yammine asked experts three timely questions related to their research.

netflix’s unnatural selection limited series, s1e4

Dr. Yammine moderated a panel discussion that was featured in the 4th episode of Unnatural Selection on Netflix.

Moderation for panel discussion that was featured in the 4th episode of Unnatural Selection on Netflix.

CBC Gem’s Jensplaining S1E5: Online Advice

#BeWhatYouSee collaboration with GE Canada

Episode 1: #BeWhatYouSee E1 w/ @heysciencesam: #RegenerativeMedicine expert Lise Munsie takes us inside the @CCRM_ca lab. Discover why she's so committed to this transformative new field of research #WomenInSTEM
Our power grid is being modernized by outstanding #WomenInSTEM like Palak Parikh, an R&D Application Engineer at GE Power. In our third #BeWhatYouSee video, @heysciencesam learns more about what Palak does and why she wanted a trailblazing career in tech.
Episode 2: #WomenInSTEM are blazing trails in every industry, including robotics. Check out the work of Teyvonia Thomas, a Roboticist and Software Engineer, in our latest #BeWhatYouSee video hosted by @heysciencesam.
For #BeWhatYouSee 📹 4, @heysciencesam jetted off to @GEAviation's #BromontQC site to find out how Lean Manufacturing Engineer @RebeccaKresta helps build better engines faster. Watch to meet yet another inspirational #WomanInSTEM ✈️

Seeker

From the top of your head to the bottom of your feet, your brain contains a map to your entire body. But what happens to that map if you lose a limb? Written & hosted by Samantha Yammine

Researchers have found a new way to grow hair using stem cells, and it's showing some promise for treating baldness. Written and co-hosted by Samantha Yammine and Trace Dominguez

This new pill could help doctors fight cancer by making tumors glow and they can even detect some as small as 2cm. Here's how it works. Written & hosted by Samantha Yammine

Events & Interviews

USA Science and Engineering Festival 2018 in Washington, DC

Perspectives on how to get young people excited about science, and why diversity and inclusion in STEM are so important.

Soapbox Science in Toronto (2 events)

Soapbox Science brought science literacy to the waterfront at Word on the Street to highlight nine incredible female scientists! We heard from Dr. Tahani Baakdhah, Dr. Rachel Ward-Maxwell, Sasha Weiditch, Dr. Young Lee, Nadia Tsvetkov, Samantha Yammine, Melissa Galati, Ashley Reynolds, and Dr. Shaalee Sone.
Highlights from a day of taking science from my lab to the streets of Toronto for North America's first ever Soapbox Science event. Soapbox Science is an annual event from the UK that aims to engage the public with science, and showcase the less-represented faces of scientists to encourage more diversity in STEM fields.

additional features:

  • I Got Lucky on Discovery+

  • Secrets & Science of Hockey on Leafs Nation Network

  • When I Grow Up! on TVO Kids

  • AsapSCIENCE