Terry* readers, Stephen Lewis is daring you to do something for AIDS in Africa.
And who doesn’t love a good challenge?
You can find more details here (at the wonderful project site titled “A Dare To Remember”), but in summary, the idea is to think up an exciting dare (could be funny, could be [...]
Whilst perusing the internets today I stumbled upon this wonderful video: a short film by filmmaker Dave Budge about the roof of the newly-completed Vancouver Convention Center (that cool-looking building they built beside Canada Place to house the media broadcasting center for the Olympics).
The video is by itself a spectacular piece. [...]
I stumbled across a fabulous website this morning. Information is Beautiful. It’s run by David McCandless, a writer and designer in London who does things like this:
and this:
As a species we generate a LOT of data–especially since the advent of computers. The amount of [...]
Nervous About Applying to TEDx Terry Talks 2009? This Post Should Help.
Terry* readers, I’ve just had an epiphany.
Through conversations with wonderful, interesting students who love Terry* and can’t wait till they can experience the magic of TEDx Terry talks 2009 on October 3rd, (and questions I’ve gotten directly), I’ve realised that there are loads of people out there who haven’t applied for TEDx [...]
I can’t quite describe the joy I feel in writing this post. We’ve been working this summer on organising the first speaker for the Terry Speaker Series, and we finally have details we can release!
Are you ready?
Are you sitting down?
*cue music and drumroll*…
It’s Ken Robinson!
To fully savour how truly amazing [...]
Terry* readers, yesterday I began a month long journey through a mental, physical and emotional detox program. Not to worry, I’ll still be online chatting and posting reflections, but I will be on a bit of a technology diet over the next little while. I’ll be disconnecting from social [...]
UBC grads go on to do very cool things. That’s the thought that keeps coming to mind as I look through the finalist entries for the Index Awards People Choice Award, an award aimed at celebrating design that improves life.
Funded by Denmark, the Index Awards is the biggest design award in the world, with [...]
Opportunity: Order of Canada Mentorship Program Looking For 25 Young People
Amazing opportunity alert!
The Governor General of Canada is inviting youth 18-25 years of age to apply to the Order of Canada Mentorship Program. The program is in its second year, and is an opportunity for 25 young Canadians to each be mentored by a member of the Order of Canada for one year. Through [...]
A new mother has just arrived her doctor’s office with a few questions…
Mrs. Chernos: Good afternoon Dr. Galway! How are you doing today?
Dr Galway: Oh I am just fine Mrs. Chernos, how are you and baby Carolyn doing?
Arctic Circle Extravaganza, T minus 7 days.
Hello Terryians!
In one week, myself and a crew of scientists, technicians, and salt-of-the-earth true-blue sailors will be hurdling through house-sized blocks of ice aboard the CCGS Amundsen. Out of habit (i.e.), I will keep all of you in the loop, live through all of the stomach-wrenching goodness [...]
FAQ – The Global Water Crisis (Lee Mix)
Cedric Citizen: Hi, my name is Cedric Citizen. I’m just an ordinary guy – I go to university, I work part-time, and I have fun with my friends. But lately, the courses I’ve been taking at school have been focusing on a lot of different global issues, straddling all kinds of different disciplines, [...]
You know that part in the Harry Potter books where Harry is in Dumbledore’s office and he sees the Pensieve on his desk? And he leans in and suddenly he’s in Dumbledore’s memories? He’s not visible to others, but is just observing the memory as it unfolds. Well, in sort of a similar fashion, [...]
From the WSJ (source):
Mr. Crocker sees two modern-day problems in using a cap-and-trade system to address the global greenhouse-gas issue. The first is that carbon emissions are a global problem with myriad sources. Cap-and-trade, he says, is better suited for discrete, local pollution problems. “It is not clear to me how you would [...]
I love love love travel. I love the details: stamps in my passport, picking the book I’m going to read on the plane, and planning my itinerary and abandoning it completely for spontaneous adventures. I love practising the art of travel: getting lost in a city, discovering its charms, learning more about myself [...]
If your like me then you’re always trying to keep your finger on the political pulse. However, you probably aren’t one of those people (I live in a lonely, little world) so I’m here to tell you about one of the most absurd stories that I’ve ever heard of in politics: birthers.
Who are [...]
Terry readers, I’ve been bursting to tell you a story all weekend. (And I’m home sick today, which just goes to show you should never let your feelings stay unexpressed). An important lesson learnt.
Saturday afternoon, all charged up from reading Michael Pollan’s piece and overflowing with love for Meryl Streep and Amy [...]
Dear Terryverse,
If you have been following Terry for the past little while you will know that come this September, UBC MIX will be ushering in its first partnership between Science One Biology and History 104.
In order to help facilitate this partnership, we [...]
Check this site out that I got forwarded recently through a couple of political contacts.
So my first response to this site is absolute shock. Confused profanities were slurred as I delved deeper into the site. Who put this up? What’s their angle? [...]
For ages, listed under “interests” in my Facebook profile has been “learning to cook (recipes anyone?)”. I wrote it in when I was first learning to cook a few years ago, and because I feel like I’m in perpetual learner stage when it comes to the culinary department, I don’t think I’ll delete it anytime [...]
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Life Lessons From My One Year Old Guru
For the past couple of months, I’ve been living with a one year old. The first time we met was during month two and three of his life, and since he lives too far away (*sigh*) to allow for frequent visits, we’ve only managed a reunion now, ten months later.
In my family tree, he [...]