Posts by Dave Semeniuk

The Hair Wants to run for President…

Perhaps he should take ASIC 200 as a primer to global issues: Edit: should have known better, “This site is not endorsed by Donald J. Trump”

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Share Your Shoestring Scientific Solutions

Engineers would make (and probably are – I just don’t know any) great lab researchers.  They have the theoretical tools and know how to solve practical…

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Beyond Ethanol: Advanced Biofuels Research at the Joint BioEnergy Institute

Michael Smith Laboratories Seminar Series Presents Dr. Blake Simmons Vice-President, Deconstruction Division Joint BioEnergy Institute Deputy Director Biofuels and Biomaterials Science and Technology Biofuels Program Lead…

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x^n facepalm worthy: Texas introduces bill that would protect creationist science educators

From the bill (pdf): Sec.A51.979. PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RESEARCH RELATED TO INTELLIGENT DESIGN. An institution of higher education may not discriminate against or penalize in any…

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It’s Friday -or- How to waste time while still doing work

Some days I just don’t feel like being in the lab.  Or finishing that proposal, or writing that application, etc.  Sometimes, I just want to nerd-out…

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Yay, we’re third…worst!

According to the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, Vancouver is the third least affordable city to own a home…in the world (link).  The average income (not…

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‘The Forgotten’ Project Cancelled at the MOA

UBC’s Museum of Anthropology has cancelled “The Forgotten Project”, an exhibition of portraits painted by Vancouver artist Pamela Masik.  In case you’re not familar with this…

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