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The Terry Project Podcast #11: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

This week’s episode discusses anxiety around nuclear technology, including both weaponry and nuclear energy. We really upped our game here. We start with the little-known story of Vasili Arkhipov, who might have saved the world. Then, we speak to two nuclear scientists about nuclear energy. Next, we discuss nuclear technology and culture — from [...]

Sam Sullivan’s Salons

Green College and Global Civic Policy Society Event
Public Salon: Ideas That Move the City
Hosted by Sam Sullivan, Former Mayor of Vancouver
The Vancouver Playhouse Theatre (Southeast corner of Hamilton and Dunsmuir Streets)
May 16 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Former Vancouver Mayor, Sam Sullivan, hosts another season of [...]

Save Water, Pee in the Shower

The Terry Project in 2011/2012: A Year of Change

The past academic year has been a tremendous one for the Terry Project. We have met innumerable people who are passionately involved in the pursuits that inspire them — be that climate justice, gender inequality, journalism, history, graphic design, or slam poetry. We have been humbled, captivated, and challenged; but more than anything, we have [...]

The Terry Podcast #9: George Stroumboulopoulos

On this week’s Terry Project Podcast, we have the very special pleasure of sitting down with CBC’s George Stroumboulopoulos. We talk about radio, the CBC, hockey, and how The Clash changed his life.

Sorry for the slight buzz in the mic.

Outro music: White Riot, by The Clash

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Hosted by: Gordon Katic

Novartis and “evergreening.” Sneaky way to extend an old drug patent. Kind of (literally) a killer move in the developing world.

In short:

Novartis wants to allow “evergreening” in India. This is an IP trick that allows a drug patent, about to expire, a pseudo extension due to slight structural modifications. i.e. very sneaky. Currently, India doesn’t abide by this, and hence is a major source of generics for the developing world. If Novartis [...]

Jonathan Franzen

Start with a fun fact. Did you know: trust fund hipsters (allegedly there are a few different types) are sometimes looked down upon for converting real capital into cultural capital?

Onto much more sinister things.

Jonathan Franzen, speaking at a graduation, exposes some of the seductive trappings [...]

The Terry Project Podcast #8: Food and Power

On this episode of our podcast: we speak to historian Marcy Norton about the role of chocolate and tobacco in the colonial experience, nutritionist Gwen Chapman about the choices we make in the grocery store, and close with local Vancouver restauranteurs le Crocodile and the Eatery.

Download it from iTunes, [...]

Truth

As Professor Dumbledore once said: A beautiful and terrible thing.

Reaching it is either delightfully or devilishly tricky. (The pursuit of it keeps UBC running, anyways.)

Recently, one of the crafters of the Broken Windows theory passed away. His theory was picked up by one William J. Bratton, who has served as police chief [...]

The Terry Global Speaker Series Presents: Kavita Ramdas

Kavita Ramdas will be speaking at the Frederic Wood Theatre at the University of British Columbia, 12:30pm on Monday, March 26.

Tickets are free at http://kavitaramdas.eventbrite.com/

Check the facebook event for more information.

In partnership with the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Allies [...]