Posts by Allen Sens

SENSibility: Who Benefits from Violent Protests over an Insulting Movie?

Vancouver, September 16 2012. Make no mistake, the Innocence of the Muslims is a sad moment in cinematic history (if the trailer is at all representative).…

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SENSibility: This is Not the Endgame in Syria

Vancouver, August 15 2012. As the Syrian Tragedy continues to unfold in bloody slow motion, there is much talk of entering an “endgame” phase of the…

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SENSibility: The GEO 5 Report (and why I noticed)

Vancouver, July 17, 2012. On June 6 of this year, the United Nations Environment Program released its GEO 5 Report. This report, the fifth in an…

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SENSibility: Fighting the War on Science

Vancouver, July 8, 2012. The country is about to be treated to a a rare and sad spectacle: a protest by scientists. Merchants, board up your…

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SENSibility: 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…

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Copenhagen Climate Conference Heats Up

The heat is on for COP 15 (that’s Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Number 15: whew!). It is…

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TAG Living Lab Opportunity!

The Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth at UBC announces a new project: TAG LIVING LAB — Walking the talk for educational equity Be a part…

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Forensic Science, Race, and Genomics Talk

Berkeley Sociology Professor Troy Duster discusses the combustible intersection of forensic science, genomics and race. Troy Duster, Chancellor’s Professor of Sociology (UC Berkeley) and Director for…

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Two Interesting Events on the Congo…

Luncheon with a Canadian Peacekeeping Hero On 20 March 2009 twenty-five students will have the opportunity to attend a luncheon with Dr. Philip Lancaster, a Canadian…

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SENSibility12: The Copenhagen Top Ten

The fifteenth Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place in Copenhagen on 6-18 December 2009. Here…

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