Read and think about the following sentence, taken from the first paragraph of an article in a peer reviewed publication (link):
“Chromium is one of the United States’ most important and strategic metals.”
Awesome sentence, but why is the title of the paper:
Formation of soluble organo-chromium(III) complexes after chromate reduction in the presence [...]
In order to comment on a Terry post, you have to fill out a form which looks like this:
If you’ve spent any time at all on the interwebs, you’re probably fairly familiar with this kind of thing. They’re called CAPTCHAs, which stands for “Completely Automated Public Turing-test to tell Computers and [...]
In Burnaby this morning, Stephan Harper announced that Translink would receive $350 million of federal funding to complete the Evergreen Line, a skytrain line starting in Burnaby, and running to Coquitlam via Port Moody. (CBC article). According to Wikipedia (link), the Evergreen extension was originally planned to be completed alongside the Millenium Line [...]
Science and the Future of Medicine
Science and the Future of Medicine: The Gairdner Foundation 50th Anniversary Symposium is being held here at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts on Wednesday March 11th, 2009. This is an academic symposium and a public forum: two inspiring events to discuss the science and future of medicine. Speakers include four Nobel Laureates and esteemed [...]
When I was a kid, I wanted a see-through gameboy. My rich friends had one, so of course I begged for it. My parent’s being the cheap, unloving people (read: responsible and awesome) they were, I received no such toy. When I began using calculators in middle school, I wanted a see-through one. [...]
This is a little last minute, but if you want to get in on some, free cookies, hot drinks, and great student artists, come check out CLC Art Space’s next event, tomorrow (Wednesday, Feb. 25th) @ 5:00 pm. It’s an open mic with a focus on creative writing and spoken word, so if you have [...]
A NASA satellite designed to track carbon dioxide emissions has landed in the ocean near Antarctica after failing to reach orbit early Tuesday. [...] The OCO was NASA’s first satellite dedicated to monitoring carbon dioxide on a global scale, and took eight years of planning and design and $280 million US to bring to the [...]
For some time climate change scientists have been predicting that warming should accelerate in the arctic, rising faster than the global mean increase in temperatures. The reason? Warmer temperatures in the arctic mean the formation of less seasonal winter ice, as well as the loss of permanent ice to melt. More of the ocean’s surface [...]
number of cells in all your organs combined: 10¹³
number of bacteria currently living happily in your gastrointestinal tract: 1014
This is a re-hash of a topic I previously posted on my own blog, but I’m hoping the larger audience of Terry might provoke a more… lively discussion than the one spam comment it has so far received…
The occasion was my having just read Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the [...]
Presented by the International Relations Student Association and International Week 2009!
Looking for a future job or an opportunity to explore the world outside the classroom? Then don’t miss DESTINATION CAREERS, a joint collaboration between the International Relations Student Association and International Week 2009.
When: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 10am-4pm
Where: SUB North [...]
September 24 – 27, 2009, 180 college and university students will gather at the University of Guelph to explore real sustainability solutions with national business and sustainability leaders.
If you are between 19-25 and attending a Canadian university or college in any discipline, apply now for this extraordinary opportunity. All conference, transportation, accommodation and meal [...]
Do you remember that scene from A Beautiful Mind, where John Nash has an huge room of newspaper clippings all laid out on the ground, and as he stares at it, words pop out, turning into a coded message?
To me, that’s technology. I’ve recently come up with a theory about how [...]
For my first post on the Terry project, I thought I’d riff on the popular chain-letter currently infecting Facebook profiles everywhere. But rather than write about myself (a subject less interesting than any of the items on the following list) I thought I’d write about 10 cool ideas which are currently rattling around my brain. [...]
Well, since no one else has done it yet, I figured I should step in and wish Darwin a happy birthday (it’s his 200th). A couple of things you can do to celebrate.
1. Check out Dawkins’ talk when he was here a few months back. He did a great job, although it’s one [...]
Yesterday I went to a panel discussion on making a career as writer or musician, and one of the panelists was local First Nations musician Russell Wallace. He mentioned a few things about suppression of First Nations culture that really surprised me, so I did a little bit of research and was amazed at how [...]
Ever thought you’d hear those two words together?
I was, through the magic of wireless connectivity, trolling through mobile.nytimes.com on my trusty cellphone at Starbucks this evening. I was wasting time while I ate an overpriced Starbucks cheese-and-fruit plate ($5.95 plus tax). I recently had my wisdom teeth removed and [...]
Ray Pierrehumbert, climatologist and RealClimate blogger, is giving a talk at UBC
One of the scientists behind the award winning RealClimate.org blog, a “…commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists,” will be speaking at UBC this Thursday (Feb 12).
When: 4:00pm, Thursday, Feb 12. Where: Earth & Ocean Sciences, Main (map) Title: Climate of Extrasolar Planets: Super [...]
We are frequently encouraged to be interdisciplinary. Indeed, UBC now has an entire college devoted to interdisciplinarity, established by an injunction from UBC’s Senate and Board of Governors “to support interdisciplinary research and teaching across UBC.” And interdisciplinarity is a key part of this website’s vision and raison d’être, dedicated as it is to [...]
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Who are the global citizens?
On my Spring Break (sorry, “reading week”) I took a brief trip to Haiti. I recommend the place: it’s a fascinating country, with an astonishing history and much to see.
It’s worth mentioning, however, that the Canadian government doesn’t want you to go. They say:
OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade [...]