It’s been a long time since I blogged last time. Life has been extremely busy and tough for me, but fortunately I recovered. For some reason, this phrase keeps surfacing in my mind, so much so that I think it warrants a post about it–”intangible values”.
To start with, here is a question for though: [...]
Mix it up in 2012
It’s the first week of the year, first week of the term… A time of reflection and projection. A time to mix things up and try new things. How do you plan to enrich, expand, and innovate in 2012? How about through interdisciplinary engagement?
Research is simply not enough. Although R&D is the root of discovery and innovation, it in and of itself does not exact the change we want in the world. That goes without saying. Yet I feel that in a world where we are inundated with information, we sometimes forget the meaning behind that data. When [...]
One thing I as an economics student get asked most is: why do economists think people are rational? Surely people don’t do calculations or complicated logical reasoning before they act?
On the second question, I completely agree because I don’t have a lovely formula in my head that tells me what [...]
A Vehicle for Change: Thato Makgolane
They’re here!
First video from the TEDxTerrytalks 2010, courtesy of Thato Makgolane. Details below the fold. (Watch this space for the other 7 being released in the next two weeks)
Philip K. Howard: Four ways to fix a broken legal system (TED2010 talk)
This was one of my favourite talks at TED2010. Worth a viewing – Mr. Howard makes a lot of good sense.
Well this is a little sad. Americans waste approximately 40% of the food they produce.
Courtesy of this paper at the Public Library of Science. This is pretty bad.
Basically, the authors attempt to quantify food waste by calculating global food production to the US versus average caloric intake by the American public. And astonishly, that type of calculation will result in a figure that suggests that, “US per [...]
Access to medicines: and for credit too!
Sonja says:
“No doubt many of you have seen Mike Gretes’ fantastic talk at TEDxTerry Talks 08. If you haven’t yet, there’s a treat in store for you! Check it out:
While I don’t have an adorable goatee like Mike does, I share his enthusiasm for increasing worldwide access to essential medicines. I also [...]
Dionne says:
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On Saturday November 21st, A brand new (really exciting) one-day conference is making its debut.
The Social Entrepreneurship Experience (SEE) is a unique event where students can come learn how to effect change in the local community. Leaders who have successfully started for-profit businesses that [...]
First, take a quick peek at this Gapminder.org video for a general sense of the problem:
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, [...]
Bananas are just a fruit, how are they considered a global issue?
Although bananas may only look like a fruit, they represent a wide variety of environmental, economic, social, and political problems. The banana trade symbolizes economic imperialism, injustices in the global trade market, and the globalization of the agricultural economy [1]. Bananas are [...]
China, holder of one-fifth of the world’s population, has been running forward at a remarkable speed. But it’s becoming harder and harder for its healthcare system to keep up.
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When President Barack Obama gave an election speech at the University of Iowa in 2007, one of the main commitments of [...]
(2008) Making Medicines for People, Not for Profit: Mike Gretes
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Name: Mike Gretes
Talk Title: “Making medicines for people, not for profit.”
Notes: Faculty of Science, Biochemistry, PhD student.
UBC Universities Allied for Essential Medicines.
Topic: All lives, no matter where they are lived, have equal value. Yet access to life-saving drugs is most [...]
While Alan was speaking of transitioning economies after the cold war with respect to CO2 emissions (see Romania, USSR/Russia, Poland, etc.), I was reminded of a post I wrote last year – here it is:
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I really enjoyed last week’s lecture. I was oblivious to the international [...]
Are you hungry for change?
923 million people across the world are hungry.
Almost 16,000 children die from hunger-related causes everyday. That’s one child every five seconds. Or about 1/3 of the undergraduate student body at UBC.
Please join me, February 10th 2009 at Performance Works on Granville Island, for Hungry4Change [...]
(2008) Using Value Chains to Alleviate Poverty: Duncan McNicholl
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Name: Duncan McNicholl
Talk Title: “Using value chains to alleviate poverty.”
Notes: Faculty of Applied Science, Civil Engineering (Environmental Option), 4th year.
Vice President, Engineers Without Borders UBC Chapter.
Video: Click on image.
Topic: ” I spent this past summer in Malawi with Engineers Without [...]
Would you be willing to give away all of the income you spend on luxuries to fight global poverty?
This might mean giving up 50% of what you earn or not going out to that club/restaurant/movie this weekend with your friends. Or not buying a new pair of shoes or the latest videogame or [...]
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Obama and the Bottomless Bailout…
If ‘bailout’ was the word of 2008 then word of 2009 is shaping up to be ‘mistake’. Or perhaps ‘regret’ depending on your political affiliation. As the world economy begins remains on shaky ground the billions of dollars thrown at GM and other auto companies to help stave off complete collapse [...]