Not just exceptional, but awesome...
Thanks go to Phil Hieter, Jane Roskams, Brett Finlay, Jaymie Matthews, Daniel Pauly, Joanne Fox, UBC Let's Talk Science, the many volunteers within the Michael Smith Laboratories, and the 100 or so high school folks who came out for the day.
So doing this again...
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... although not without reason. Time has been really tight this semester so far, and the last couple weeks have seen a myriad of different things going on. In no particular order, they are:
1. This new global issues course. Talk about a new experience! Here, I was charged with talking about…
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JOB POSTING: "IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME"
This is a call for outstanding candidates to apply for a tenure track assistant professor position within the context of the Michael Smith Laboratories at the University of British…
Here are a few more vignettes from the big conference.
A fellow named Mark Matthews gave a presentation arguing that the Earth was located at or near the center of the universe. Most of the talk was given over to a discussion of the so-called “Fingers of God.”
According to the ever-useful…
Specific details are here, but basically, my facility is hosting two workshops for the scientific community (around the latter half of February 2008). One is a 5 day session that focuses on a myriad of molecular techniques, and incorporates both a practical hands-on portion, as well as the all…
I remember this: we filled the sink with soapy water, and detatched the rubber tube from the bunsen burner and ran it into the sink and turned it on. It created big suds, which we lit, and it rose into the air in a flaming glob. there was a substitute teacher. I guess she was afraid to tell, because there was never any consequence or feedback. We weren't even that bad.