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David Ng is Director of the Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory at the University of British Columbia - this is a just a fancier way of calling himself a science teacher.
Benjamin Cohen is an Asst. Professor of Science, Tech., and Society at the University of Virginia. He studies the place of S & T in environmental history, policy, and ethics. He also writes other stuff.
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February 27, 2007
Category: NatureLand: What They Used to Call the Environment
Second thoughts about unpopular nuclear power? Not Germany.
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 4:39 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Nature, as in parts, bits, molecular and stuff
So basically, I've been hearing stuff about some new game show that pits adults against the sort of knowledge that a child in Grade 5 should know. It sounds like a pretty interesting concept, and has gotten me thinking about...
Posted by David Ng at 2:33 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 26, 2007
Category: NatureLand: What They Used to Call the Environment
Politics/policy/ecology/industry/the trust of one Chinese native in new party possibilities....
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 9:56 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: NatureLand: What They Used to Call the Environment
Increase in wind power in Europe over the past ten years has been phenomenal.
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 3:55 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
Well, finally a science song that kicks ass! This one has been humbly adopted as the Science Scout's anthem. It's called "Increase the N," and comes courtesy from a local Vancouver band called HEFE. Click here for their myspace...
Posted by David Ng at 8:06 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 22, 2007
Category: Nature, as in parts, bits, molecular and stuff
So: The Police is starting their tour in Vancouver on May 28th and May 30th, and even though I'm more or less still a fan of Sting, I've just got to say that watching Stewart Copeland play those polyrhythmic drum...
Posted by David Ng at 2:59 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 21, 2007
Category: Movie discussion
A blog post about a film about a biologist who was an artist...
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 9:48 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
So last week was pretty busy, and to be honest I haven't quite depressurized yet from the fatigue it induced (hence the lack of material from me on the blog - thanks Ben for stepping in as always). On...
Posted by David Ng at 8:49 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 20, 2007
Category: Ethics Palace: Where ethical questions go to live or die
So says "a team of world-leading neuroscientists" who can read people's intentions before they act.
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 3:59 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: The Book Building
A book tournament, in its 3rd year, and a good one at that. Size up the field here.
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 11:32 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 19, 2007
Category: Industrial Agriculture
More on green campuses and environmental responsibility from higher education. This one's "a high-visibility effort to address global warming by garnering institutional commitments to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions, and to accelerate the research and educational efforts of higher education to...
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 5:07 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 18, 2007
Category: Ethics Palace: Where ethical questions go to live or die
Sherley lasted 12 days, lost 20 pounds, got some press, and still the issue isn't clear to me.
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 2:56 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 17, 2007
Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
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Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 6:34 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: NatureLand: What They Used to Call the Environment
Are campuses crucial leaders in making large-scale, resource-demanding institutions more environmentally friendly? Here are the grades.
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 2:14 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
Galileo, Jesuits, Maffeo Barberini, Spanish anti-papal cabals, and weather commentary all in one.
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 1:39 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 16, 2007
Category: Humor stuff, and in the best of worlds, science humor stuff
Last day of my workshop. And I simply must direct folks to the piece that is up at the SCQ today. The piece by Hugh Powell (who also contributes over at the always wonderful Inkling), is really what the SCQ...
Posted by David Ng at 11:52 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 14, 2007
Category: Humor stuff, and in the best of worlds, science humor stuff
This piece is great. Basically looking at scientific ways to query a few well known hypotheses such as, "All we need is love", "It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all", and "Love means...
Posted by David Ng at 3:49 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Nature as in Earth, as in Global, as in Global Issues Generally
"Leaping from tree to tree, as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia. The Giant Redwood. The Larch. The Fir! The mighty Scots Pine! The lofty flowering Cherry! The plucky little Apsen! The limping Roo tree of Nigeria....
Posted by David Ng at 12:43 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 13, 2007
Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
Specifically, I'm teaching a workshop - this one actually. Anyway, the piece up at McSweeney's today is inspired, and is another one of those I wish I thought of that things. It's called "The Birthday Party Log of Ned, Born...
Posted by David Ng at 3:40 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Nuclear Energy
Why do anti-nuclear atomic scientists support the production of more nuclear material?
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 12:07 PM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 12, 2007
Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
PF#2, as originally introduced. PF#2, the follow-up....
Posted by David Ng at 3:52 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
The SCQ is pleased to announce the launching of the Order Of The Science Scouts Of Exemplary Repute And Above Average Physique - being an initiative aimed squarely at promoting informal networking amongst science communicators, and the sharing of...
Posted by David Ng at 7:40 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 10, 2007
Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
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February 9, 2007
Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
Frustrated with Mooney and Sokal, what can science studiers do?
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 2:49 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
So I recently bought the new Shin's CD (it's good by the way), and it kind of got me thinking a little of the parallels between the discovery of new music and discovery in the general scientific sense. It's...
Posted by David Ng at 8:12 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 8, 2007
Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
Visualizing the relationship betwen scientific productivity and population, as given to us by Der Spiegel.
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 9:59 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 7, 2007
Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
This is really just to direct folks to a marvelous post over at bldgblog.blogspot.com. You know, speaking as a teacher who is always on the hunt for striking imagery, this one is really quite beautiful (and thanks to McSweeney's by...
Posted by David Ng at 2:02 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 6, 2007
Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
Or maybe we can call this... "ALIVE IS THE THING" From the Journal of Applied Physiology. 30: p420 (1971)...
Posted by David Ng at 12:12 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: NatureLand: What They Used to Call the Environment
An entry about the basic concept of epistemology -- "how do we know?"
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 10:34 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Ethics Palace: Where ethical questions go to live or die
Here's an update from a previous post about James Sherley, at MIT, who'd threatened late last year to go on a hunger strike to protest not getting tenure....
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 8:53 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Links to Other Conversations and Articles
The New Yorker has an intruiging review of the life and legacy of Alfred Russell Wallace. Since 2000, there have been at least five noteworthy biographies of Wallace, bringing greater historical and public attention to "Darwin's neglected double."...
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 8:35 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 4, 2007
Category: Ethics Palace: Where ethical questions go to live or die
I teach engineering ethics, so I should be expected to have a more nuanced take on this, but this is where I am, as regards organic animal cookies: it just seems wrong....
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 4:42 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 3, 2007
Category: The Website Building
It's interesting to me that in this little truth game we have going, it seems that most of the activity generated happened around the single statement concerning Wilco. Now that we've come up with a statement that seems to reflect...
Posted by David Ng at 12:55 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 2, 2007
Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
So did anyone else see that Grey's Anatomy episode last night? You know, the one with the patient on chemotherapy, that had some sort of herbal supplement earlier in the day, and whammo, that strange mixture somehow led to (as...
Posted by David Ng at 3:34 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Nature as in Earth, as in Global, as in Global Issues Generally
No doubt, a lot of talk is buzzing about the IPCC and its statements. But how exactly do these documents come to be? I have an excellent article on this at Terry, written by Sarah Burch. Check it out. It's...
Posted by David Ng at 11:01 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
Specifically: why in heaven's name did Felicity choose Ben over Noel? I mean seriously folks: Noel was obviously the better choice. And I say this because he was of the geeky, computer literate set, and (I think, I think) was...
Posted by David Ng at 10:58 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 1, 2007
Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
I have just been appointed a biographical candidate into the Cambridge Who's Who of...
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 8:59 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
