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Dr. William Rees.
Professor, School of Community and Regional Planning.
October 24th, 2008
“It’s Your Experiment!” Science Teacher Conference.
Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC
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Description: A 30 minute lecture looking at whether science is enough. And if not, what elements of human behaviour are dictating [...]
TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: DOES SCIENCE MATTER?
Our High School Science Teacher Conference – It Rocked!
In case you missed it, the lab hosted a large-ish conference for high school science teachers (about 95 registrants) – as well, we took the tact of blogging the conference so that pretty much all of the content is already up.
Here are some highlights:
- We had 4 great talks (available to view) by William Rees, [...]
Science Creative Literacy Symposia: hat tip at the TEDprize blog.
Thanks to Emma for noting this. Our little science plus creative writing project has a quick mention at the TED website. This is related to one of the TED wishes presented last year by Dave Eggers. If you get a chance, you should definitely check out the Once Upon a School website, [...]
Embrace your inner nerd: Science Scouts in the Globe and Mail
Fellow Science Scout Jennifer Gardy has a nice little write up at the Globe and Mail website about the science scouts. If you hail from Vancouver and want to join in the Science Scout fun, it’s only a Facebook group away. Otherwise, you can join the global list.
SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRIC POWER
In recent decades, the search for alternative energies has become increasingly important to the average citizen. Whether it’s due to concerns for the environment or worries about shortages in fuel or rising prices, most people agree that other options need to be found. Considering the amazing amount of energy that is showered down [...]
RESPONSE TO SYMPOSIA BOOKINGS IS OVERWHELMING
Whoa. With the wide notice going out this morning, we already have more requests for our Science Creative Literacy Symposia than dates available. Consequently, we have to put a hold on the symposia bookings until we have a chance to sort out current requests. Thanks for the overwhelming interest, and stay tuned in [...]
