Posts from the ‘commentary’ category

It was critical mass day today -or- Get your two feet and a heart beat on a bicycle!

But so is every last Friday of the month. What made tonight special (either than the fact that my apartment building was on their route) is…

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Eaton’s, Urinals, and Kitsch

How does one spend their first 24 hours back on solid ground?  Well, while regaining my ‘land legs’ (read: opposite of sea legs – the feeling…

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THE GOD DELUSION (VIDEO)
RICHARD DAWKINS
APRIL 29th, 2008

“The God Delusion” (April 29th, 2008, UBC Chan Centre) Introduction by Dr. Patrick Keeling, Director, Centre for Microbial Diversity and Evolution. – – – – –…

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Is BC Ferries Guilty of Greenwashing?

After spending 8+ hours loading, unloading, moving, hosing, smashing, fixing, taping, more taping, and more hosing, all of our ship-y science-y things were in order yesterday…

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Astrology and the Vancouver School Board -or- Does anyone else find this weird?

The past week has been packed. At the end of this month, I will be heading out to sea for three weeks. Going to sea may…

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Cycling for Everyone

The City Program at Simon Fraser University is presenting this free public talk by Dr. John Pucher of Rutgers University. Cycling for Everyone: Lessons for Vancouver…

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I have no words…

This article brought tears to my eyes this morning. Weeks away from university graduation, I can’t help thinking about the stereotypes and Islamophobic behaviour that await…

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Pondering Scientific Humor, Again.

We know scientists are a quirky group – they love topical T-shirts, have an affinity for puns, and, as I discovered this morning, scientists love infusing…

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Bacon, Fish, Arts vs Science, and Dawkins.

This is interesting, if not a bit alarming. Essentially, this story follows a trail of individuals that even Kevin Bacon would be proud of. The cast…

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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights

With your help, this could become a reality soon. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is envisioned to be a national and international destination — a…

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