Should democracy be more compassionate? Richard Boyd looks to Rousseau for answers.
There is a sense that the modern democratic society is, or at least tries to be, a caring place. Our own Canadian democracy has a public…
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Since I can find no previous mention on Terry, I thought I’d share one of my favourite webcomics. Hark, A Vagrant!, by Canadian Kate Beaton is…
Read articleUBC MIX announces first partnership!
http://www.terry.ubc.ca/mix/ I’m pleased to announce UBC MIX’s first partnership: Science One Biology and HIST 104! This partnership is a great one and the faculty involved are…
Read articleThe 761st Tank Battalion
In acknowledgement of the 65th anniversary of D-Day, I thought I’d share a fascinating story from World War 2 which I came across several years ago.…
Read articleThe Future of the History of Science
This is a re-hash of a topic I previously posted on my own blog, but I’m hoping the larger audience of Terry might provoke a more……
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