Posts from the ‘development’ category

The Greatest Technological Challenges of the Next 50 Years

A group of scientists, entrepreneurs, and futurologists (yea, its a real word) presented the greatest technological challenges they foresee in the coming half century to the…

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The Life and Death of a Green City

If you could breath life into a new city, what kind of place would you build? Let’s say you were loaded. You’ve got all the money…

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An Oceanographer’s Humble Foray Into Political Science – aka – Sociopolitical Controls On Carbon Emissions

I really enjoyed last week’s lecture. I was oblivious to the international back-room dealings (and incessant complaining) during Kyoto. In his lecture, Dr. Sens brought up…

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The topic of Afghanistan – how with it are you?

For me, and by any standards, probably not as much as I should be. Which means there’s a real learning opportunity here. Lucky for me, next…

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CULTURES ON THE EDGE (VIDEO)

Quicktime 7 Required (High Speed Connection) PART I (107Mb) | PART 2 (106Mb) | PART 3 (140Mb) – – – (From the Chan Shun Concert Hall,…

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I move to have the sanctity of the Oscar Awards ceremony placed within the Millennium Development Goals.

Well, maybe not. It’s just that… is it me, or is this Oscar (will it happen will it not?) thing everywhere in the news these days?…

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World’s Cheapest Car On Market…F#*K

Yea. I said it, F#*K. Although this word has many meanings, and has even had a song dedicated to it, my definition of this heinous (yet…

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Registration 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…

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A 60 second lecture on “Human History”

Just caught this at Boingboing: Here you have history professor, Dr. Alan Charles Kors, attempting to encapsulate the entirety of human history in a 60 second…

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Footing the Bill: One Student’s Quest to End Global Poverty

Remember Cyclone Sidr? Many have forgotten it – another Cyclone kills another few hundred people. Or is it a few thousand? Thousands of people are without…

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