“FAQ: The Snake Fight Portion of your Thesis Defense” via @mcsweeneys
The full piece by Luke Burns is at McSweeney’s, and it’s awesome. I especially liked this bit: Q: Are the snakes big? A: We have lots…
Read articleWe’re hiring! UBC MIX – Work Study / Work Learn
The Terry* team is hiring!! We’re looking for an enthusiastic student to join our UBC MIX project team. Students applying to this position must be eligible…
Read articleKatic: On College 2.0.
There is an educational revolution taking place. Students are increasingly learning from new technologies, like Wikipedia, Khan Academy, podcasts, and iTunes U. And now, a consortium…
Read articleWhat would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?
A quirky science link, with cartoons! I think I am turning into Dave Ng… From XKCD’s “What if?” blog, “What would happen if you tried to…
Read articleWhat is a good teacher worth?
Great piece (and video) by Janet English, a high school teacher and recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching and the…
Read articleSENSibility: O Sole Rio
Vancouver, 28 June, 2012. The Rio+20 conference has come and gone, and it is time to engage in punditry. As the dust settles over yet another…
Read articleInterested in bridging #UBC with the Downtown Eastside? UBC Learning Exchange is looking for a new Academic Director.
Kind of needs a new awning don’t you think? Something cool like this? And maybe you know of a great prof who would be awesome for…
Read articleLife-changing ideas
When I was a kid, my mother used to read stories before I went to sleep. In those fairy-tales and fables, she read to me that…
Read article“Have we always had a whale?”
Sometimes I feel like a tourist in my own city. Aside from the usual places (the aquarium, Granville Island, Gastown, etc), Vancouver has many other sites…
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The Terry Project Podcast #12: UBC Stories
By Gordon Katic,
This week, a back-to-school special. We stay local, bringing you stories from the University of British Columbia. We look at engineering pranks, the pettiness of campus…
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