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Recently, we had an opportunity to host a variety of great talks for science teachers. One of the talks was by Dr. William Rees. It was a nice little introduction into the conundrum of our reliance on “progress” to fix things. In any event, here is the
Ocean fertilization as a climate mitigation strategy…is it worth the risks?
The Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences is hosting a sort of “open dialogue” with Adrian Machetti (UW) next Thursday, Nov 6. This seminar format is a first for EOS, and I think it’s a great one – engage the local scientific community on a complex and globally relevant issue (i.e. climate change mitigation).
Venue: [...]
Sorry I’ve been vacant from the blog lately. Sort of an unholy convergence of teaching/marking, event planning, burst water main, event planning again, kids with flu, and grant writing.
We also had my son’s Star Wars themed birthday party a few weeks back, which we foolishly held in our house (also, if you [...]
I, I, I…just watch it.
You’re back? You saw the children show-esque characters of snails getting down and dirty? Good. Do you feel uncomfortable as I do?
This is a picture of a group of christians praying to the golden bull on wall street. They’re asking God for money to rain down from the heavens. Seriously. From the group’s website:
“We are going to intercede at the site of the statue of the bull on Wall Street to [...]
Nothing to Crow About
“Crows seem to be able to use causal reasoning to solve a problem, a feat previously undocumented in any other non-human animal, including chimps.” — NewScientist.com News Service, September 17, 2008
I don’t understand what all the fuss is about crows. Sure, they can “fly” and stuff, but come on, they’re birds. So what [...]
“Students for Sustainability” are hosting a panel discussion with one of my favourite speakers (Stephen Lewis), joined by Severn Cullis-Suzuki and Brendan Brazier.
Severn is David Suzuki’s daughter, but her most famous moment was the brilliant speech she gave to the UN at the young age of 12 (see below).
Now, [...]
I love bananas. I eat at least 1 every day. They’re easy to carry, easy to eat without making a mess, easy to grab when I’m running late to class … They’re so common place, it hardly strikes me to think of them as a tropical fruit, but they are tropical and they have to [...]
Invisible Children, an organization “motivated by the unseen war in Northern Uganda”, is coming to Canada for the first time ever in their fall 2008 road tour. The organization was created by 3 young filmmakers “to use the power of stories to change lives around the world.” An inspiring looking documentary is being shown at [...]
There used to be a gas station on the NW corner of Davie and Burrard. I remember when they tore the building down and scooped out all of the contaminated soil (gasoline had leaked from the underground storage tanks – it happens often):
Given the high price tag that likely accompanied this sweet piece of [...]
Yesterday, I was standing in the caf, at the self serve bar. There was a girl standing next to me eyeing up the pastries. She grabbed one and then proceeded to look for a plate. Directly in front of her were a stack of paper plates. She eyed them up for a moment, but you [...]
“Coddling” the criminal–the National Post’s take on homelessness
It appears that the Post has opted not to print my response to a disturbing recent editorial of theirs that nearly throws homeless people into the same category as murderers. But of course, I’d love to see it posted somewhere. Here it is:
To the Editor:
Tuesday’s lead editorial ["Coddling the criminal," October 21] [...]
It’s election season. With another minority win in Canadian Parliament, most Canadians can sit back, relax, and watch our southern neighbours fight for the oval office. However, if you’re a resident of Vancouver, your municipal election is just around the corner: Saturday, November 15th. In total, there are 29 positions to fill [...]
Does anyone else think this would make an awesome video game? (animation courtesy of David Bolinski)
1958 version of An Inconvenient Truth (From the Bell Telephone Hour).
Ahhhh, 50 years of doing nothing. Thanks mom and dad.
link (via BoingBoing)
Terry and I have been going steady for one year today. I was unable to come up with anything particularly profound to say, so instead I’ll say this: it’s been a fun ride so far, and I look forward to the coming year (that is, if Dave doesn’t evict my sorry self from the [...]
My daughter recently bought a copy of Archie’s Pals’n’Gals Double Digest (#124), and lo and behold the first story is about the kids from Riverdale thinking up things to reduce carbon emissions for a school contest. Anyway, the gradient from how Betty carries herself and how Veronica looks at things is intriguing, and I [...]
Yuri Zhivago: In medical school, I was reminded that bacteria may be beautiful under the microscope, but they do ugly things to people.
Orbinski: I agree. Similarly, the National Film Board of Canada promised good editing and non-cheesy soundtrack, but they lied.
Yuri: Lots of surreal travel through wartorn Russia. Lots of lives saved. Lots [...]
Patrick Reed has very kindly given us some movie passes (each good for two people) to hand out. What is the movie you ask? Well, it is an award winning documentary from White Pine Pictures and The National Film Board of Canada about Doctors without Borders which will be screening tomorrow at Fifth Avenue [...]
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A War of Books Ensues at Chapters
I love my camera phone.
I spent the afternoon bumming around a few of my favorite haunts in my hood and I found myself doing some free reading at Chapters. While I was perusing the Science book section, I came across the following scene: