I gave a presentation today on social media called – The New Media: More Than Just Social. I also used Prezi for the first time which lets me link it right here. Check it out!

The New Media: More Than Social on Prezi

If you liked Terry Talks then you are going to love Terry’s next big event: Terry Tales!
This is your chance to meet and talk with like minded students about issues that matter to you. Think of it as a mini-Terry Talks. Each student comes with a 5 minute story in min about whatever topic they like. Everyone’s name is put into a hat and the names that come out get to tell their story to the group.
Its a great chance to meet new people, share ideas, and be inspired!
Terry Tales …

I recently came across a website, DNA 11, whose catchphrase is There is Only One Original. They are, of course, referring to you your genetic make-up which the company collects and creates artwork out of. It sounds absurd but this is how it works.
DNA 11 sends you a mouth swab that you use to collect epithelial cells from the inside of your cheek. You then mail these back to the company and they conduct a gel electrophoresis run of your genes. The results of this (the black and white bands …

By far the one of the best experiences I’ve ever been a part of was attending the 2nd Annual Clinton Global Initiative University Conference in Austin, TX last year.

If you are a student bent on making a positive difference in the world then this is the place to get your start. This year, the 3rd CGIU is happening in Miami from April 16-18. It will undoubtedly be as awesome this year as it was last year. Participants will get to hear speeches from and interact with world leaders in many …

I thought I would be an egotistical bastard and post up some papers I wrote this year for one of my all time favorite classes: POLI 310 – Parliament and Party: The Strategy of Politics. If you are in poli-sci you must take this course. I really liked writing the papers as a lot of the game theory concepts are parallel to evolutionary biology models.
Charles Tupper: A Measure of Patience
Stephen Harper: A James Dean for the 21st Century (based of of this editorial by Andrew Steele)
Comments and debate on them …

A lot of us students continually struggle with a difficult question: What am I going to do after I graduate?
Well, that search is over for me. I’m going to do a PhD. What changed my mind? This paper.
Ovulatory cycle effects on tip earnings by lapdancers: economic evidence for human estrus?
Abstract

To see whether estrus was really “lost” during human evolution (as researchers often claim), we examined ovulatory cycle effects on tip earnings by professional lap dancers working in gentlemen’s clubs. Eighteen dancers recorded their menstrual periods, work shifts, and tip earnings …

Dear Terryverse,
If you have been following Terry for the past little while you will know that come this September, UBC MIX will be ushering in its first partnership between Science One Biology and History 104.

In order to help facilitate this partnership, we will be hiring a Graduate Academic Assistant for first semester. The involved work would be about 25 hours over first semester and would include marking of integrated assignments, curriculum development, and preparing a final report on the (inevitable) successes of the pilot.
Interested applicants should send an e-mail to …

Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 300 Employees and has the following statistics?

I was watching some highlights from the RBC Canadian Open yesterday. I noticed that the flags on all of the holes are Canadian flags.
That’s tacky, in your face patriotism.
I loved it.

Open source technology has changed the world. The results of OST can be seen in programs we use everyday – Firefox, bitTorrents, WordPress. Leading programs are looking towards the masses for better, more adaptable solutions. But what happens when open source technology leaves the digital world and becomes physical?
That’s what researchers University of Bath are looking at. Lead by Adrian Bowyer, the team has created RepRap: an open source machine that is capable of creating (at least in part) a copy of itself.
You may have heard of three dimensional printers …