I’m totally stealing this from a post by Julianne at Cosmic Variance.
Through the magic of Google Trends, we now must face the brutal truth. No one cares. Or at least, the fraction of people who care is now half as many as four years ago.
That said, I wondered how some of [...]
Quick query: I’ve just put up a new heading on the sidebar for “UBC Blogs” with links to a few that I know of. Are there any others? If you know of any that are particularly kicka** (or even if you’re hoping to self promote your own) please let me know, because if it looks [...]
Well, one of the big news items these days, is the “re-adjustment” of HIV infection statistics coming out of UNAIDS. Apparently, the numbers that have been used over the last couple of years have been too high and that the new numbers are significantly lower. For example, the worldwide infection numbers dropped from 40 [...]
“Genocide Oil? Darfur and Oil Exploitation in Sudan”
a lecture by Philippe Le BillonThurs, Nov. 22 at 12pmNORM THEATRE, S.U.B.Free! Refreshments provided!
This lecture looks back at the impact of oil exploitationon war and genocide in the Sudan. It first looks atthe role played by oil in the initiation ofhostilities [...]
Man, not sure how I didn’t hear about this one. Anyway, the Beatty Biodiversity Centre is hosting its Fall lecture tonight. This one reads as follows:
Peter and Rosemary Grant have worked side by side for 35 years in the Galapagos Islands, the famed Pacific archipelago that inspired Charles Darwin to formulate his [...]
There are two talks being given in the Earth and Ocean Sciences Colloquium that are worth checking out over the next week:
Tue Nov 20 4:00 PM EOS-Main 330A
Dr. Kai Chan of UBC Institute for Resources Environment and Sustainability
Ecosystem Services: Interdisciplinary Research for Wealth and Well-being?
…and…
Tue Nov 27 4:00 [...]
Although not of global significance in the “Climate change is a global problem” sense, the following certainly pertains to the struggle of social injustice and discrimination.
For many years, women in academia have received the short end of the stick – although the undergraduate population in many institutions around the world has equal numbers of [...]
China’s Economy – At a Cost
As China’s rapid economic expansion grows, it leaves a legacy of serious environmental degradation. Industrialization and urbanization in the country endured an absence of effective or enforced regulations. This has lead to catastrophic effects on the global environment and human health. While China can boast growth at a dashing pace, the elephant in the [...]
Unconventional Crude
A few weeks ago, the New Yorker ran an excellent piece called “Unconventional Crude” which focused on Canada’s tar sands. It was written by Elizabeth Kolbert, who got a lot of attention a year or so ago with a three part New Yorker piece called “The Climate of Man.” (which was a summarized form [...]
That is Carl Wieman, Nobel Laureate in Physics (2001). This one is hosted by the Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Student Society and their home Faculty. It’s touted as a “professional development workshop” so should be enlightening to many.
Details? November 20th, 12pm in IRC 3 (2194 Health Sciences Mall).
Carl, by the way, heads the [...]
The Power of Girls’ Comics: What can Shojo Manga Tell You?
Somebody passed this on to me. Masami Toku, from the University of California, Chico, is going to give a talk this afternoon (2pm, UBC Buchanan Building, Room B323). I’m not sure what to expect as a scientist type, but I think I’m going to try and check it out.
“Shojo Manga “Girl Power” Manga (Japanese [...]
The statistics are daunting. The personal stories are poignant to say the least. The consequences are distressing. Yet many still ignore it, or deny it. For instance, South Africa’s government has been criticized for their stance on HIV/AIDS.
Next week, don’t bury your head in the sand. The World Aids [...]
Why still care about landmines?
To many around the world who live without the daily fear of being injured or killed by a landmine, the movement to ban these indiscriminate weapons of war has lost its initial momentum. While the international campaign to ban antipersonnel landmines (ICBL) reached its pinnacle, in terms of success and pubic visibility, through a [...]
We’re often asked who else are you bringing out for your speaker series, and to be frank, this year it’s been really difficult to nail down the who, the when, and the where. Right now all we can say is that we are trying our best and we have a few leads for the second [...]
But not before doing a lot of damage.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A cyclone that slammed into the coast with 150 mph winds killed at least 1,100 people, isolating remote towns and villages swamped by a storm surge or hemmed in by piles of debris, aid workers and a Bangladeshi news agency said Friday. Tropical [...]
Although the buzz topic around the news today is the whole taser video thing, I think it’s also important to note another major event going on in the world right now. In case you haven’t heard (which might be likely because it only seems to be just starting to get prime media space), a [...]
How Clean is Your Power?
Have you ever wondered how green your power really is? Ever ask yourself, how many tonnes of CO2 are being emitted every time I switch on a light, the television, or leave my computer on over night?
David Wheeler at the Center for Global Development just made it a lot easier to compare the [...]
And so topical in light of our speakers coming up. Again from the venerable McSweeney’s.
Free Range:
Animals raised with a free-range lifestyle have plenty of room to stretch out and eat bugs. This is particularly important for chickens, which need at least two square feet of space at all times. Factory-farming conditions are [...]
Title: Elizabeth May presents: The Climate Crisis – Running on Low or
Running Out of Time?
When: Thurs., Nov. 22nd; 4:00pm-5:30pm
Where: HENN 200
SUGGESTED donation $2.00 to the UBC Greens OR food item for the UBC food bank
What: The leader of the Green Party of Canada is coming to [...]
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Contemplating Humanity’s Carbon Use Efficiency
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I’ve spent today thinking about efficiency, namely, iron (Fe) use efficiency by phytoplankton (single celled photosynthetic organisms). Iron is primarily involved in a variety of metabolic processes, notably photosynthesis and respiration (i.e. making your cake and eating it too). In fact, around 90% of the Fe in a phytoplankton cell [...]