Ted Talk: The real difference between conservatives and liberals.
Speaking of liberals and conservatives: This TED talk by Jonathan Haidt provides an interesting insight into the moral psychology of liberals and conservatives. For someone who…
Read articleConservative minded Americans more likely to hold onto misinformation?
The title may seem like a low-blow, but according to a study done by political scientists at Yale, it appears to be the case. From the…
Read articleThe Annotated Fuld -or- Lehman Employees Respond to Bankruptcy in Creative Way -or- “This Sucks”
Many of you are likely somewhat familiar with the mortgage fiasco currently underway in the United States. This year alone, the USG has bailed out three…
Read articleDave Ng is a scientist, not a political scientist, and doesn’t actually know too much about the candidates, but decides to review them anyway (First up: Stephen Harper).
That would go something like this: STEPHEN HARPER: Voting for a harpist would be cool. I mean, I’m no classical musician, but that Stephen Harper seems…
Read articleDear United States Government: stop stealing my data.
Today, as part of my departmental monthly newsletter, I received a note about the Department of Homeland Security. If you were unaware, over the past few…
Read articleScience Students Secretly Love The Arts
I’ve been around science-y types in a university setting for 7 years now. If there was one thing that’s been nearly constant during that time period…
Read articleAn Open Letter To Stephen Harper RE: Creative Arts Funding
Dear Prime Minister, You suck (from the National Post): The Conservatives are cancelling the $4.7-million PromArt program administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International…
Read articleWatch your ass, Bicycle Man -or- Walking, Riding, and Being Ridden Over on the Burrard Street Bridge
It was so beautiful today that I decided to walk home from MacDonald and Broadway. This requires that, at some point, I cross a bridge to…
Read articleAre you Crazy if you Electrify Your Bike?
I used to think that electric bikes were for crazy old guys with headphones that swerve down the bike path singing their own eccentric tunes. But…
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Harper: Arts Funding a Niche Issue
By Dave Semeniuk,
I mentioned this a little while ago: Stephen Harper has cut $45 million from the Canadian Arts. When confronted with the enormous cut, Stephen remarked (from…
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