Posts by Dave Semeniuk

“If global warming is real then why is it cold” blog

If global warming is real then why is it cold is a collection of political cartoons in which the artists confuse weather events with climate change.…

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Climate Consciousness, Care of The Onion…

This article from The Onion is particularly relevant for ASIC 200, given the time it took ASIC 200 students to come up with “Climate change” as…

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Recent Angus Reid Poll on Evolution

Hello ASICers!  I’ve dug up a recent Angus Reid poll (link) regarding the belief in creationism in Canada (and the USA and UK).  Here’s the Canadian…

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Copenhagen Surprise!

Remember the botched COP15 talks last year?  Remember the press response and the blame put on China?  Well, documents leaked last month by Wikileaks reveals that…

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BC Premier, Gordon Campbell, Resigns from office. 91% of the province approves.

But, in all honesty, given Campbell’s 9% approval rating and his recent attempt to buy back support with the voter’s own money, this isn’t particularly shocking. …

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Chris Jordan at SFU: An American Self-Portrait (of consumerism)

Plastic Bags, 2007     60×72″ Depicts 60,000 plastic bags, the number used in the US every five seconds Dave Ng loves Chris Jordan, and so do I.  Lucky…

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Goofball Science Youtube Video Repository

Do you often find yourself asking, “Oh, shit, what was that element song called again?  The one with the guy with the accent, and the alliterations?” …

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Most beautiful girl in the lab

Parody of “Most Beautiful Girl in the Room” by Flight of the Conchords Filmed by PhD students in the Tetrad Graduate Program at UCSF for an…

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saNEPac Live Blogging – Hurry up and wait.

I spend a large chunk of time at sea preparing to wait.  Everything is done far in advance so that, given all circumstances, you’re ready to…

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