From Chaos, Coherence—or at Least a Stab at It
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge — Edward O. Wilson (367 pages, $15)
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This is the central premise of Edward O. Wilson’s Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge : that our current understanding of [...]
(I was a week too early when I posted this last time, so here it is again…)
Brett is giving a talk at the Michael Smith Building this coming thursday (Nov 1st) at 12:30pm. Specifically, it’s been titled as follows, “Killer germs: Confronting the microbial menace.”
FYI, Brett is a one of most high [...]
Another piece from Darfur, Sudan: journalist Alfred de Montesquieu writes of the forced removal of “ethnic African refugees” from Otash camp, near Nyala, South Darfur. Here’s an excerpt:
Some human rights groups say the government is racing to empty camps before the joint U.N.-African Union force arrives in Darfur to replace a smaller, poorly equipped [...]
This might be handy, if you happen to be dressed up as a ghost or flying superhero or bat, etc – the SCQ has a piece up today, that goes over the physics of learning to fly, a la Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. In other words, the piece takes a look at some [...]
Dr. David Schindler, Killam Memorial Professor of Ecology at the University of Alberta will be giving a seminar at UBC via the Vancouver Institute on Nov 3: “A Life With Pesticides”.
If there were a Nobel Prize for Environmental Sciences, I would surely nominate Dr. Schindler for his achievements (in fact, he won the [...]
“All those scientists are alike! They say they want to help you, but really they just want to take over the world!”
Peasant – Young Frankenstein (1974)
Mel Brooks understood the public view on science perfectly, and apparently that’s how many scientists feel the public feels. Yea – the latter seems a bit hokey, [...]
Terry speaker series: First up – the authors of “The 100-Mile Diet” (Friday, November 23rd, noon)
Details on obtaining tickets for this event can be found at the top by clicking home.
It looks like a lot, but really it’s not (hey, that rhymes)
Clearly, food is a hot topic these days. You see it constantly in the cultural dominance of things like the Food Channel, Martha Stewart, [...]
Although the United States has never agreed to implementing any large-scale reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, individual states have begun to take charge.
Take California’s “Numero Uno” for example. Arnie might travel around Vancouver in a caravan of Escalades, police escort in tow, sucking back on a cuban and pumping a gallon of combusted 100-million [...]
This post is just curious to see who it is that reads this blog. According to our stats, we get about 1000 readers per day, half of which are from the Vancouver (presumably the UBC area). Anyway, turns out that in the blogging world, folks who read but don’t actively participate (via comments) in blogs [...]
Terry is looking for two students able to work part-time on the Terry Student Team! Both positions start in early November 1 2007, with the employment period ending on March 30 2008.
Are you interested in helping us promote Terry? Are you energetic and enthusiastic about Terry’s mission? Are you creative and like [...]
Occasionally, though less often in these days of hectic mid-termery, and generally busyness then I’d like, I find time to go have a sweat in the sauna at the local rec centre with a friend. This ritual is enacted in the hopes of finding a few moments of cleansing relaxation over a few more [...]
SENSibility 5: War in Iraq and Afghanistan to cost US $2.4 Trillion by 2017
Ouch! According to a recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report, the combined cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will reach US$2.4 trillion by 2017. The Iraq War will take the lion’s share of that estimate (approximately $1.9 trillion). This is hardly a surprise, given the that US is currently spending $11 billion a [...]
On my way to Trick or Eat last year. By the way, I am the one in the moose costume. Our cart was completely full by the end of the evening. And as a bonus, we scored some candy and even a full size chocolate bar for each of us. People have become very [...]
Well how cool is that? Looks like one of the starting pitchers tonight is our very own Jeff Francis. What makes it especially interesting to me, is that Jeff was once also a Physics graduate.
This kind of led me to wonder whether he’s ever thinking “Physics” when he’s throwing [...]
“Probably the greatest enticement for those who today are devoting their lives to the study of the sea is the lure of the unknown, the challenge of the undiscovered, the thrill of discovery on what is truly the last frontier on earth.”
In Deep Challenge (1966) by H. B. Stewart. Published by Van Nostrand, NJ. [...]
Hello Terry!
And hello to all of you. As this is my introductory post, I feel I should let you, my fellow Terrians, know a little bit about me. My name is Dave Semeniuk, and I’m a recent graduate student here at UBC in the department of Earth and Ocean Sciences (those 1980′s-looking frankenstein-ish conjoined [...]
…They’re all taking part in Awareness Week in the main SUB concourse from now until Friday, focusing on women and women’s rights, relating to a number of current international issues. Come by and have a look! You’re bound to learn a few things you weren’t previously aware of. And if you want, you’ll have [...]
The Annual International Leadership Association Conference (ILA) is being held in Vancouver at the Sheraton Wall Centre from October 31st until November 4th, 2007. The ILA is global network for all those who practice, study and teach leadership. The ILA promotes a deeper understanding of leadership knowledge and practices for the greater good of [...]
Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary-General, announces in London that former President of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano is the winner of the inaugural US$5 million (euro3.5 million) Mo Ibrahim Prize, Monday, Oct. 22, 2007. Chissano, who brought peace to his country, won the first Mo Ibrahim Prize for achievement in African leadership Monday. (AP)
Wow, can [...]
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Political science is not the only way to understand the world. It seems like a simple statement, but when I first entered the Faculty of Arts I was surprised how many students grimaced when they heard the word science. As a former life sciences student, this distressed me. I changed faculties with the view that [...]