Phylomon project update!
This is straight from the main page. As well, the first UBC phylomon info meeting will be held on March 25th, 4:30pm at the Michael Smith…
Read articleDo you kind of wish Pokemon cards had REAL creatures not FAKE creatures?
If so, you should join this facebook group. Here’s part of what started this group: a friend of mine passed on this “letter to Santa:” It…
Read articleEvolution 150 Years Later
Evolution is a big deal. Everyone probably understands the basics of how it works. “Things change over time,” and “good traits remain, while bad traits are…
Read articleDolphins Blow Bubble Air Rings (to classical music, no less)
I thought this was cool and fascinating… The person who posted this on youtube explains: Dolphins have been observed to create bubble rings by exhaling air…
Read articleTrek to Save the UBC Farm
Have you been wondering what’s been going on with the UBC Farm lately? If so, this news release from the AMS has a nice summary: PAST:…
Read articleThe sad destination of a lot of plastic water bottles….
I just saw an interesting and quite terrifying video on TED about where our garbage often ends up – with detrimental consequences for animals and ocean…
Read articleWade Davis in the house, Oct 27th, 11am at the Freddy Wood.
Wade Davis is cool. As close to a real life Indiana Jones as you can find. He is a noted author, anthropologist, and has one of…
Read articleStingrays – very cool.
My friend Ben Cohen passed on these images at the World’s Fair, and I just had to share them. Taken by Sandra Critelli, it’s a picture…
Read articleEmbrace \ Assault Your Senses
The Assault (My walk through the construction site on South Campus) Flat beds rattling, brakes squealing, and the hum of the lawn mower. An echo of…
Read articleBiodiversity, Food Security, and Mr. Potato Head
Today, 22 May 2008, is the International Day for Biological Diversity. Happy Biodiversity Day, everyone! I’m sure you’re just like me, and when you think about…
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