Since we’re on the topic of voting for the environment – here is a handy dandy flowchart for you to use.
I’ve got a pin-up published at the Science Creative Quarterly today. At its heart, this flowchart is really a comparison of the carbon tax, cap and…
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 (Third: Elizabeth May)
ELIZABETH MAY: Ooh oh – I know this one: Something to do with the colour green. That’s right. Wasn’t she in Anne of Green Gables? “Oh…
Read articleTed 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 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 (Second: Stéphane Dion)
STEPHANE DION: Well, this is a treat – somebody really famous is in the race. Let me be the first to say that having that awesome…
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 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 articleAnother reason to love the internet: finding out if you neighbour has donated money to a presidential candidate, and how much -or- On the origins of family feuds.
The Huffington Post has created an interactive database of every donation made to the 2008 US presidential candidates that you can peruse at your own leisure.…
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…
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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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