2025 Balsillie Lecture: 'Planetary Maintenance Engineers': Exploring Earth Interventions
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The Balsillie School is pleased to host Gwynne Dyer, historian, journalist and author, for the fifth annual Balsillie Lecture as he discusses the topic of his
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The Balsillie School is pleased to host Gwynne Dyer, historian, journalist and author, for the fifth annual Balsillie Lecture as he discusses the topic of his latest book, Intervention Earth: Life-Saving Ideas from the World’s Climate Engineers.
Jim Lovelock, the founder of ‘Gaia’ (now called Earth System Science) predicted humanity would inherit the perpetual, thankless, possibly doomed job of ‘Planetary Maintenance Engineers’, if we so destabilise the planet’s natural cycles that we are compelled to intervene directly to keep them within the limits that would allow a human civilisation to survive. That was in 1979, and current indications are that Earth interventions will be necessary. This job is now called climate geoengineering.
Gwynne Dyer explores the technological possibilities and geopolitical risks associated with implementing interventions that may be necessary to keep the planet hospitable for humanity.
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The CIGI Campus
67 Erb St W
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28jul10:00 am4:00 pmSummer Chess Club @ Vector SpaceBauer Court Yard, 187 King St S
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Welcome to our Summer Chess Club! Drop in for a friendly game or sharpen up in tournaments, youth days, and chess lectures. Four days a week, all summer – every
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Welcome to our Summer Chess Club! Drop in for a friendly game or sharpen up in tournaments, youth days, and chess lectures. Four days a week, all summer – every level and age welcome. We keep club ratings too, so we can match you with similar-level players. Every member gains access to our boards, clocks, club rating, lecture days, and tournament discounts.
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July 28, 2026 10:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)Location
Bauer Court Yard
187 King St S
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6:00 pm | $28.25 Join us for beginner/improver drop-in line dance classes! Tuesdays at 6PM in Uptown Waterloo.
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6:00 pm | $28.25
Join us for beginner/improver drop-in line dance classes! Tuesdays at 6PM in Uptown Waterloo.
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July 28, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-04:00)Location
Remix Swing
92 King St S
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Join us for a lively evening of dance as local groups lead fun sessions each week. All skill levels and abilities are welcome. Free and family-friendly.
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Join us for a lively evening of dance as local groups lead fun sessions each week. All skill levels and abilities are welcome. Free and family-friendly.
Every Tuesday from June to August. 7 to 10 p.m. Waterloo Public Square.
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July 21: West Coast Swing
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July 28, 2026 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm(GMT-04:00)Location
Waterloo Public Square
75 King St S
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29jul10:00 am4:00 pmSummer Chess Club @ Vector SpaceBauer Court Yard, 187 King St S
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Welcome to our Summer Chess Club! Drop in for a friendly game or sharpen up in tournaments, youth days, and chess lectures. Four days a week, all summer – every
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Welcome to our Summer Chess Club! Drop in for a friendly game or sharpen up in tournaments, youth days, and chess lectures. Four days a week, all summer – every level and age welcome. We keep club ratings too, so we can match you with similar-level players. Every member gains access to our boards, clocks, club rating, lecture days, and tournament discounts.
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July 29, 2026 10:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)Location
Bauer Court Yard
187 King St S
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Join us at Perimeter Institute for a Black Hole Trivia Night on Wednesday, July 29 in our Black Hole Bistro. Doors open at 5:00 PM. Trivia will begin by 6:00 PM.
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Join us at Perimeter Institute for a Black Hole Trivia Night on Wednesday, July 29 in our Black Hole Bistro. Doors open at 5:00 PM. Trivia will begin by 6:00 PM.
Cost: $5
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July 29, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-04:00)Location
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
31 Caroline St. N
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