Posts from the ‘chatter’ category

Terry on the hill. Come say hello at the AMS Block Party.

(Join our Facebook event page). The Terry project will be setting up on top of the Knoll at the AMS Block Party (April 11th from about…

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Car Adverts Throw Chemistry Wayside

file this under “-1  for nomenclature” Has anyone else noticed these Yaris ads busing around Vancouver?  This morning, I saw them plastered across two consecutive buses…

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Flying Olympic Acrobats, Afganistan, and Clubbing Seals – A Weekend Photo Recap

I hadn’t heard of the 2010 Cultural Olympiad until I walked into what felt like a Terry Gilliam movie brought to life: The music was reminiscent…

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Is UBC Making Money From Selling Hot Water to Students?

Whaaaaaaaaaaaat? Waiting in line at Subway this evening, an hour before ASIC, I heard some disconcerting information. “Hey! Miss! Is that hot water? You have to…

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Words and Phrases About Science That No Longer Phase Me

I was thinking about the language of science/arts divide this morning, which got me thinking about the language of science, which naturally led to thinking about…

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“TerryJAM”, “TerryTALKS” (not sure, what we’re gonna call it) – but whatever, it’s game on people.

How’s this for the venue? Not sure if you remember this: “This conference will be an annual event where undergraduates are given a high profile platform…

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Prefer Fair Trade, Shade Grown Coffee? What About Cocaine?

There’s an excellent, thought provoking article in today’s Observer (The devastating price of Britain’s cocaine habit; via the talented Mexico Reporter). Many young, upper middle class…

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Random Sampling of The Intersciences -or- I’m Too Busy to Write About the Green Living Show, so Read These Instead

The Green Living Show yesterday was alright.  There were some interesting booths, useless booths, a few well informed booth attendees, and many company puppets. Oh, and…

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Call For: Worst Humanities Jobs of 2008

Science isn’t all, “Ask a question, research your topic, formulate a hypothesis, test it, observe, and redefine it.” Practicing scientists and scientists-in-training have to deal with…

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Accuracy or Enchantment: The Angst That Plagues a Newbie Science Writer -or- How To Put Asses Into Lab Chairs, and Keep Them There

Two years ago, I decided I would find a way of getting paid for the skills I have accrued during the five years of my undergraduate…

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