TEDx Terry Talks Preview: Emmanuel Fonseca
Tickets | Facebook Event | @terryubc –#TEDxTT | Additional Information Since its formulation nearly 100 years ago, Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity has radically altered our understanding of the universe. While…
Read articleTEDx Terry Talks Preview: Gary Yarbrough
Tickets | Facebook Event | @terryubc – #TEDxTT | Additional Information At the TEDx Terry Talks conference in 2011, Gary Yarbrough came in first place in an audience contest for an idea he…
Read articleKatic: Measuring Loneliness
This American Sociological Review paper may read like a dry social science paper, but it is one of the most profoundly sad things I have ever…
Read articleTEDx Terry Talks Preview: Lucia Lorenzi
Tickets | Facebook Event | @terryubc – #TEDxTT | Additional Information Lucia Lorenzi, a 4th year PhD candidate in English, is passionate about language. In her talk, she plans to offer both a personal and…
Read articleTEDx Terry Talks Preview: Ashley Welsh
Tickets | Facebook Event | @terryubc – #TEDxTT | Additional Information We sat down with Ashley Welsh, a 3rd year PhD candidate specializing in Undergraduate Science Education to discuss her upcoming TedxTerry talk…
Read articlePiece of Mine: A Conflict Minerals FAQ
– – – What are conflict minerals? Conflict minerals are natural resources whose illegal exploitation and trade in a context of war make millions in revenue…
Read article2013 TEDx Terry Talks tickets available now!
Tickets | Facebook Event | @terryubc – #TEDxTT | Additional Information Question: Where can you hear from an accomplished mountaineer who has climbed 5 of the 7 tallest peaks, a high school dropout turned…
Read articleThe Silent Genocide: Aboriginal Language Loss FAQ
– – – What Is The Issue? – – – What is language death? Language death is a process by which the fluency of a language…
Read articleAnnouncing the “Voyage of the Beagle” trading card game. Plus a call for some crowdsourced goodness!
The Phylo project is hard at work on preparing the next high quality Phylomon* deck, and this one will revolve around Charles Darwin and his wonderful…
Read articleNuclear Energy on Hold: An Atomausstieg FAQ
(Image via Michaela) – – – What is “Atomausstieg”? The German term Atomausstieg [1] refers to the end of the production and use of nuclear energy…
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