Stopping cancer where it starts: Do recently-discovered cancer stem cells hold the key?
Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 5:30 p.m. Steamworks 375 Water Street, Vancouver, British Columbia Join the leading Canadian and Californian cancer stem cell researchers for discussion, debate,…
Read articleGarbage, garbage, everywhere
I found a few pages of a discarded Vancouver Sun the other day on the bus, and was kind of disturbed by an article about “islands…
Read articleObama, Science and Jello
Like any virgin I’ve been feeling timid about my first time… especially since I have to do it in front of so many people (potentially), blogging…
Read articleJanuary 26, 6pm: James Randi – The Search for Chimera.
Jamil says: The Science Undergraduate Society is proud to present James Randi as our Science Week 2009 Keynote speaker. Mr. Randi is a world renowned skeptic…
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 articleThe SBC Score -or- “The likelihood of getting laid with a hairy-as-hell body” Score
Taking heed to David Ng’s call for personal science eponyms during tonight’s ASIC 200 lecture, I have created the Semeniuk-Bjorge-Colby (SBC) Score (fun squiggly hair looking…
Read article(2008) How Would Darwin Vote? (WISH TALK): Geoff Costeloe
How would Darwin vote? Geoff Costeloe from terrytalks on Vimeo. Name: Geoff Costeloe Talk Title: “How would Darwin vote?” Notes: Faculty of Science, Integrated Science, Double…
Read articleDaniel Dennett coming to UBC. Get your free tickets!
NOTE: Tickets have all been distributed (editor, Jan 9) This is awesome. In light of the “year of Science” (aka Darwinapalooza), there is a free talk…
Read articleJason Polan: Illustrator, Naturalist?
Copyright Jason Polan, taken from 20×200. I’m really enjoying Jason Polan’s illustration series of sea creatures, dinosaurs, insects, minerals, and birds at the American Museum of…
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Evolution, God and Martian Invasions.
By Sarah Andersen,
In first semester I took an inorganic coordination chemistry class. (Not a catchy way to start a blog post, I know, but bear with me here).…
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