Posts from the ‘chatter’ category

Social Media: Too Much of a Good Thing? | Samia Khan | TEDxTerryTalks

Join Samia as she discusses how social media impacts us, from our mood to our mental health, and particularly in the university setting. From this, she…

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INFOGRAPHIC: Is Food a Right?

On October 7, 2013, Gordon Neighbourhood House hosted the West End Food Festival. One of the numerous events part of this festival included a panel discussion…

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“Science: It’s a girl thing.” #facepalm #sciencegirlthing

Well, the science twitter sphere is all the buzz with the below video recently released by the European Commission to attract more females into science. Female…

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Truth

As Professor Dumbledore once said: A beautiful and terrible thing. Reaching it is either delightfully or devilishly tricky. (The pursuit of it keeps UBC running, anyways.)…

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The moment I became an interviewer

It’s that huge recruitment season again. UBC Career Services have been sending invitations to networking events, career fairs, info sessions and so on non-stop over these…

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Are you rational?

One thing I as an economics student get asked most is: why do economists think people are rational? Surely people don’t do calculations or complicated logical…

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UBC Admin has a Blog!

Over the past two months a group of students and courageous administrators have been working to develop a new way of communicating to students what is…

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Terry readers, help me along in my self education. Teach me the art of moving.

Terry lovers, I’ve met my ‘almost twin’ in a Bollywood movie. Confused? This weekend I saw a delightful film titled “Wake up Sid!” and fell completely…

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Could a blue whale meet an oak tree? (one of the many questions that came up at Terry Tales)

Warning. Attending Terry Tales is hazardous to your health. At least that’s been my experience. I walk out of each session in such an absentminded happy…

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Next Time A City Wants to Plan Public Transit, They Should Just Ask the Slime Molds (Or How Terry Tales Makes You Smarter)

Oh Terry readers! No happiness is complete without sharing it with you, and I am most definitely in a wonderful mood. It is days after our…

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