Frequently contradictory evidence regarding the current state of knowledge about climate change, accompanied by sensationalized media reports and rhetoric-laden political battles have made climate change a shaky domain of miscommunication and continual powerplays for legitimacy. In the search for reputable, defensible science surrounding the problem of global climate change, governments, media, and scholars alike turn [...]
It started from looking at the Terry website. Reading a description of the speakers’ series, I stumbled upon the following words… “We feel that there is a lot of value in bringing in individuals, who are not only experts in their chosen field (where the chosen field has wide ranging effects on all of humanity), [...]
Audrey restlessly stirs the ice cubes around in her glass of rum and coke. She watches the sparkling cubes bang angrily against each other before synchronizing harmoniously into the perfect twirling circle. Round and round they go, leaving an ominous dark plunge in the centre. The cubes stick together, as though to protect one another [...]
CULTURES ON THE EDGE
WADE DAVIS – NOVEMBER 8th, 2006
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“Cultures on the Edge.”
(November 8th, 2006, Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre)
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Wade Davis is an anthropologist, botanist, and best-selling author. He spent more than three years in the Amazon and [...]
SCIENCE AND SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH
A Call to the Scientist
Amongst the readers of this article, there are many who are science lovers. Although, there are also interesting, intelligent, passionate people who don’t like science at all, a few of us exist who absolutely love science. The science lovers among us speak quietly and subtly to the rest of humanity [...]
THE END OR THE HALT OF POVERTY?
Have you ever thought about the development of societies? Why is it that you have so many freedoms, and other people, namely in other countries, have so few. Why is it that you can become a doctor or an engineer or a teacher and work in basically any country you would like? Why is it [...]
Portrait as a Young Sapling: Trees as Artists and Mobile Entities
Image resulting from tree “painting” by Douglas-fir for two minutes.
Trees epitomize immobility and passivity. They are rooted in one place, have extremely long lives relative to humans, and react slowly to most environmental stimuli, so both practically and symbolically, trees are closely linked with the related characteristics of stability, constancy, and [...]
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MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: THE LOCAL LIBRARY
Who knew dusty shelves and pin-drop silence had such an intimate connection to the health of the planet? At the recent Vancouver International Writers (and Readers!) Festival, I heard Alberto Manguel the author of “A History of Reading”, “The Library at Night”, and much, much more, speak passionately about how libraries impact civilizations. His energy [...]