Why I do science.
I’ve got a piece up at the SCQ today, which is (another) failed attempt at publishing at Seed’s print magazine. Here, a few months back, I…
Read articleSpring Office Cleaning -or- How Do You Stay Organized? -or- What Textbooks Did You Choose To Buy?
It’s the end of the semester; classes are over, marking is done, and my office is a sty: This always happens – a flurry of the…
Read articleTexas Rejects Creationist Degree Accreditation
Back in February, I first read about a proposal from the Institute of Creation Science that advocated the Texas government to approve an accreditation request for…
Read articleExcellent conference at the Liu Institute: The Challenges of Large Scale Public Engagement
Too bad it’s happening today. If anyone is attendance, I would love to hear how it went – why not write up a summary and have…
Read articleScience folks plus Creative Writing Folks. Hmmm… an interesting combo…
…And also sooooo game on. That’s right, my lab is going to mix it up next week with an inaugural run of the Science Creative Literary…
Read articleResearchers Slingin’ Dope to Animated Mice – or – Fun ways to teach kids about their brains on drugs
this is fun Researchers at the University of Utah have put together a fun, interactive animation to teach users about, “The physiology of the high.” There…
Read articleGlitter, Martha Stewart, Easter Pie, Darfur and Bill Clinton: Now there’s a list you don’t see very often…
(see the show here – go to video 6) Just got back from some time off, where my wife (Kate) and I had a week to…
Read articlePresident Stephen Toope knows how to dance!
Yes, its true. I know you didn’t expect it, but in addition to his impressive list of accomplishments in the field of international and human rights…
Read articleNew Course: Sociology 435 – Perspectives in Global Community Partnership
What are the ethics and what is the impact of volunteering abroad? Sociology 435 provides students an opportunity to deepen their formal preparation for citizenship through…
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Bacon, Fish, Arts vs Science, and Dawkins.
By David Ng,
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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