Someone asked this in class…
How much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can be attributed to human respiration? [source] Well, assuming Wiki is correct, the average person exhales roughly 900 grams…
Read articleA Terry Science Experiment: Redux
While sitting in the kick-off ASIC class this evening, a few unconnected things Dr. Ng and Dr. Sens said resonated with me. As Dr. Sens explained,…
Read articleThe Erosion of Scientific Journalism
Originally published here. I’ve had my doubts with scientific journalism before (see here). My beef was, in short, how can a journalist who has not been…
Read articleRegistration Open for the 2008 UBC SLC
Are you an established student leader on campus? Are you a budding individual inspired to make changes in your community? Are you a curious mind wondering…
Read articleMaking a list,checking it twice: My Holiday Reading
I can’t stop thinking about Doris Lessing’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature. I’ve always prided myself on being a bookworm, but her words…
Read articleCurious about strange studying habits: Anyone care to divulge?
Well, we’re pretty much full on into the exam period, and seeing students shuffle from one place to another (be it an exam or a library,…
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DEFENDING FOOD FREEDOM
IN A PERIOD OF FOOD FASCISM
DR. VANDANA SHIVA – MARCH 12th, 2007
Quicktime 7 Required “Defending Food Freedom in a Preriod of Food Fascism.” (March 12th, 2007, Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre) AUDIO | PODCAST | VIDEO…
Read articleA Paradigm Shift
Political science is not the only way to understand the world. It seems like a simple statement, but when I first entered the Faculty of Arts…
Read articleLurkers: A chance to say “hello?”
This post is just curious to see who it is that reads this blog. According to our stats, we get about 1000 readers per day, half…
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The Ultimate Oxymoron: Obtaining an MSc in Creation Science
By Dave Semeniuk,
…more like BS(c) The American Geophysical Union has emailed its members (via OIIFTG) regarding the recent uprooting and movement of the Institute of Creation Research (hah!)…
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