The Green Living Show is kicking off tonight at BC Place. The first show of its kind in Vancouver (I think), it features some heavy hitters, including:
Ed Beggley Jr., Actor and Environmentalist Dr. Roberta Bondar, the first woman in space Linda Coady, VANOC’s sustainability VP Jean-Michel Cousteau, Jacques‘ son (!!!) [...]
To begin with, we’ll start with a chicken scratch drawing of a DNA molecule, which you know is double stranded. My poor pathetic attempt at illustration is therefore going to look like this:
You also know that each strand of DNA is composed of building blocks called nucleotides, and that these nucleotides are always [...]
The best kind of events are those that you hear about from your friends. Here’s a couple of upcoming events that students at UBC are recommending:
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Resisting the University
March 3-7, 2008, UBC Campus
a conference on student activism and social change
There’s lots of events and talks hosted by the Students [...]
A couple weeks ago, I ran a few lab exercises that revolve around the use of software to city planning, especially as it pertains to issues of sustainability (there’s even an online version available here).
Anyway, since time was limiting and large part of the exercise was active discussion between students, I took [...]
Science isn’t all, “Ask a question, research your topic, formulate a hypothesis, test it, observe, and redefine it.” Practicing scientists and scientists-in-training have to deal with many daily unpleasantries, including:
Things that sting Things that burn Things that itch Things that poison Things that infect Things that nauseate Things that kill you [...]
The intercontinental hotel where some of the civil war’s most intense fighting took place dominates Beirut’s skyline (Image by Laurence Butet-Roch).
This morning, armed with my camera and the firm resolution to capture as many moments on film, I ran down the four flights of stairs from my apartment and open [...]
I’m sort of putting the finishing touches to tomorrow’s GMO lecture in ASIC200, but before I move on from the land of sustainability, here is a TEDtalks lecture I quite enjoyed about the problem with space and why Americans in particular suck at working with it (note: some gratuitous swearing in this lecture, although I [...]
Not sure if this has been getting enough attention, but next Tuesday, UBC is lucky enough to host a visit by Nobel Laureate, Roald Hoffman.
This seems like exactly the sort of thing that I could get into. Here is the write up at UBC Theatre:
It reminds me of Petra, Jordan.
Thinking about climate change, GMOs, famine, war, and drought is depressing, but seeing projects like this come to fruition makes you feel all ooey-gooey inside.
As a service to humanity, Norway has taken it upon themselves to store billions of [...]
Talking about carbon credits, carbon footprints, or carbon taxes is a complex process. Most people don’t have an intuitive sense of what carbon dioxide is, what it looks like, how its measured, and exactly how we produce it. Furthermore, it is very easy to forget about processes larger than yourself or your immediate [...]
Make your mark. Make an impact. Make a memory.
UBC International Week is a focal point for international learning led by UBC students. With opportunities for interaction, reflection, and fun, the week is filled with global chats, international career and volunteer fairs, dance, drama, international films, displays, and delectable foods. Join the UBC International [...]
Two years ago, I decided I would find a way of getting paid for the skills I have accrued during the five years of my undergraduate university education. So, I went to grad school (sorry, no joke here).
Last year, I made a similar resolution. This time, I was determined to get paid not only [...]
The Admirer In The Tree
Crack!
Was that the sound of your neck snapping? Or my heart breaking?
I remember when I first beheld you. You were such a tiny creature, crawling and learning to walk in the lush, thick grass that surround me, so that you would not hurt yourself when you fell. You tried so [...]
This is great.
Normally, you think of YouTubers watching pirated versions of their favorite Family Guy episodes, Japanese anime cartoons, or kids falling on skateboards/dogs skateboarding/man getting punched in crotch on a game show/someone attempting to drink 4 gallons of milk/mentos+diet coke explosions/etc. However, lately there have been a number of interesting applications akin [...]
On Wednesday, the BC budget was duly noted by some of the usual talking heads. Representatives from a diverse array of civil society groups all chimed in on it in Wednesday’s Vancouver Metro (p. 4). Here are my thoughts on two of them:
Jim Sinclair of the BC Federation of Labour mentioned homelessness, stating [...]
I mean, why go out in a slump, right? Right?
The GMO half of ASIC is starting up soon, so I thought this week’s image should have a DNA angle:
[DNA fragmentation - source]
I love this image – it looks like she has an enlarged metallic brain, and [...]
Stay away from our ribs
Just read an excellent article in Foreign Policy that raises a lot of the same questions I asked ever since the plans for the new US embassy in Baghdad leaked online. Loeffler isn’t alone in voicing her concerns about the future of the embassy and the [...]
China, India, Nigeria: “We Don’t Want Your Electronic Garbage”
Recently, I stumbled across a number of interesting articles concerning the growing export of electronic waste (and all the accompanying nastiness) to the third world.
A NowPublic user from India wrote an excellent piece on it today:
The New Moore Market lies in largely underdeveloped hemisphere of North Chennai in Tamil [...]
Science types love their zany, topical tees – but what about the humanities?
Never fear, the internet is here!
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Lessons From A Year At The AMS
After twelve months immersed in the world of the AMS, it is hard to believe that I’m done! Here are some of the lessons I’ve learnt over the past several months..
1) It is important to respect and recognise the opinion of others-even when you don’t agree with them.
2) When frustrated, the best [...]