The Davos Debates
Every year, global leaders attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss how to better the world. With YouTube, you now have the chance…
Read articleHope and Controversial Science
A sense of hope. It’s the overwhelming sentiment that I’ve heard people talking about in reaction to President Obama’s inaugural address. A hope for peace, a…
Read articleVisualizing Climate Change – Live Blogging UBC Climate Change Symposia
More from the Panel on Accelerating Solutions to Climate Change 11:40am – Dr. Stephen Sheppard talked about using visuals and community engagement to increase awareness of…
Read articleMore Live Blogging from UBC Climate Change Symposia – Geothermal Energy
From the Panel on Accelerating Solutions to Climate Change 11:20am – Dr. John Meech – Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions using Geothermal Energy Systems. What are Geothermal…
Read articleGateman Goes Global
Gateman Goes Global. The State of the Gateman address will feature UBC Economics Professor Gateman, who will speak about Globalization and the changing world economy, and…
Read articleThirst
Check it out! I love the clean effective design of this slideshow. I’ve been thinking about good slideshow presentations now that teaching term has started up…
Read articleAsk Me, Ask Me, Ask Me!
You get asked some pretty crazy questions, when you’re wearing an “Ask Me” button. The craziest I got today was, “What should I do with this…
Read articleEmbrace \ Assault Your Senses
The Assault (My walk through the construction site on South Campus) Flat beds rattling, brakes squealing, and the hum of the lawn mower. An echo of…
Read articleVote for UBC Farm
A message from our friends at the UBC Farm: The Tyee is running a competition encouraging people to donate their “Campbell Cash” (100$ climate action dividend)…
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Payback
By Joanne Fox,
I just finished Margaret Atwood’s latest book, Payback – Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth. She was recently here at UBC to deliver part two…
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