SENSibility: This is Not the Endgame in Syria
Vancouver, August 15 2012. As the Syrian Tragedy continues to unfold in bloody slow motion, there is much talk of entering an “endgame” phase of the…
Read articleSENSibility: The GEO 5 Report (and why I noticed)
Vancouver, July 17, 2012. On June 6 of this year, the United Nations Environment Program released its GEO 5 Report. This report, the fifth in an…
Read articleSENSibility: Fighting the War on Science
Vancouver, July 8, 2012. The country is about to be treated to a a rare and sad spectacle: a protest by scientists. Merchants, board up your…
Read articleSENSibility: O Sole Rio
Vancouver, 28 June, 2012. The Rio+20 conference has come and gone, and it is time to engage in punditry. As the dust settles over yet another…
Read articleCopenhagen Climate Conference Heats Up
The heat is on for COP 15 (that’s Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Number 15: whew!). It is…
Read articleTAG Living Lab Opportunity!
The Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth at UBC announces a new project: TAG LIVING LAB — Walking the talk for educational equity Be a part…
Read articleForensic Science, Race, and Genomics Talk
Berkeley Sociology Professor Troy Duster discusses the combustible intersection of forensic science, genomics and race. Troy Duster, Chancellor’s Professor of Sociology (UC Berkeley) and Director for…
Read articleTwo Interesting Events on the Congo…
Luncheon with a Canadian Peacekeeping Hero On 20 March 2009 twenty-five students will have the opportunity to attend a luncheon with Dr. Philip Lancaster, a Canadian…
Read articleSENSibility12: The Copenhagen Top Ten
The fifteenth Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place in Copenhagen on 6-18 December 2009. Here…
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SENSibility: Who Benefits from Violent Protests over an Insulting Movie?
By Allen Sens,
Vancouver, September 16 2012. Make no mistake, the Innocence of the Muslims is a sad moment in cinematic history (if the trailer is at all representative).…
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