For what it’s worth, I’m on twitter now…
… because I am keen to see if it has any utility in general for some of the programs I run. In fact, I’m even curious…
Read articleSaying hello to Carl Zimmer
Carl is currently in Vancouver, and he was gracious enough to come out for drinks with us last night. This was after a great talk he…
Read articleImpress me with your song choice. Leave a comment.
O.K. So I use to be one those folks who took music very seriously, and even though I’m an old fart now, I still like to…
Read articleAccess 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…
Read articleMaking money, and being a do-gooder. Sounds interesting?
Dionne says: – – – On Saturday November 21st, A brand new (really exciting) one-day conference is making its debut. The Social Entrepreneurship Experience (SEE) is…
Read articleThe cultural and environmental philosophy of your coffee cup.
O.K. so maybe the title is a bit on the heavy side, but I’ve always noticed a few interesting things regarding my coffee cup, more so…
Read articleCrows are cool. That is all.
Check this out: Yes, this here video is showing a crow making its own freaking hook! Man, I could just go on about how marvelous these…
Read articleI’ve lost my brain (no seriously, I dropped it somewhere on campus). Can you help me find it?
Of course, this happens just before Halloween… The other night, I moved a human anatomy torso model from my lab to my car. This was in…
Read articleCelebrate Learning Week! Oct 24 to 30th
Zack says: “Greetings! On October 24 – 30, 2009, UBC will be abuzz with activity during Celebrate Learning Week! It is a week-long initiative that seeks…
Read articleHow a conference managed to get over 250 attendees make Chewbacca sounds at once (plus a Chewbacca cognition poll)
Let me explain… First take a peek at this: I actually posted this earlier, but basically, what you’re seeing here is the promotional video for a…
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