The World's Fair

Harbin cont: big city, transgenic trees, and a restaurant that glorifies all things Mao.

Category: Nature as in Earth, as in Global, as in Global Issues Generally

O.K. I have a few minutes to scribble some stuff here, so here goes. I've had a chance to tour Harbin a little more the last little while, and the one thing I can state is that it is a...

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The Fall of the State Climatologist Who Wasn't

Category: Nature as in Earth, as in Global, as in Global Issues Generally

"[I just want to] speak more freely," says anti-global warming enthusiast Patrick Michaels

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Things that are different: Life and Science in the city of Harbin

Category: Nature, as in parts, bits, molecular and stuff

(I didn't actually see this sign, which I got via Shelley, but I put it up because my talk later today will actually break rule number 3.) Well, I've been in China for the better part of three days...

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Sixteen Reasons Why Commuting Is Cool

Category: NatureLand: What They Used to Call the Environment

I thought this blog post was pretty refreshing and kind of a nice way to look at things. It starts: When people hear that I spend two hours each way commuting to UBC from Surrey every day, the most common...

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Me, plant genomics, and North China.

Category: Nature as in Earth, as in Global, as in Global Issues Generally

Well, I'm off to north China next week, although unlike Nigeria, it sounds like I'll be wired in and still able to contribute to the blog. Specifically, I'm heading to the Northeast Forestry University in Harbin to give a few...

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Looking for an excuse to come to Vancouver? Take my workshop!

Category: Nature, as in parts, bits, molecular and stuff

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Advice on how to babyproof your Molecular Genetics Laboratory

Category: Humor stuff, and in the best of worlds, science humor stuff

One of the first things that a newborn experiences is not necessarily the warmth and scent of the mother's embrace, but rather a series of pokes and pricks to ascertain health and mental alertness. It therefore seems to me...

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A World Suited to be Measured, Some Final Thoughts

Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive

Epilogue: Hauntings -- to follow mystery, monsters, and ghosts of man-made meat

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The "Monetary Diversion via Coffee" Effect

Category: Nature as in Earth, as in Global, as in Global Issues Generally

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about good old 0.7%. This is the hallmark figure suggested by Pearson as a target for foreign aid to developing nations. In other words, the main idea is that wealthy nations do something nice...

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Submit your writing or blog entry to the SCQ and win this book!

Category: About writing generally

Specifically, this pretty one: Very nicely done biography of Charles Darwin, presented in the children's book genre, that also happens to be pretty enough for the coffee table (more info about the book here). Basically, the SCQ is hoping to...

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