Stupid Science Tricks: 20 papers in five minutes
Two young women present a list of actual research papers that reads like the nominees for the next Ig Nobel prize. Sex, immaculate conception, plumbing, it’s all in there. Breasts…
November 2011
BlogForever Interview
This is an interview of me conducted by Karen Stepanyan for the the BlogForever Consortium, a project co-funded by the European Commissionwithin the Seventh Framework Programme. An audio version of…
Would law apply to all violent rioters?
News Item: “OTTAWA – It could soon be illegal for rioters to hide behind masks. “A proposed law would allow cops to arrest those participating in an unlawful gathering or…
Fixing Vision Vancouver’s Democratic Deficit
Now that Vision Vancouver has self-actualized as a political party, it’s time to see if they’ll now address some longstanding democratic deficits. The complexion of the city changed markedly last…
Dump big internet service providers, lobby group says by Jason Magder
As a result of the CRTC’s ruling, telecom companies can choose to either charge independents a flat rate for usage, or based on capacity, and independent ISPs will have to…
Monday at 10:00 a.m. – Ethical Considerations in an Age of Technology
Welcome to those who will be joining us tomorrow (Monday, November 21,2011) at 10:00 a.m. for Ethical Considerations in an Age of Technology, a live webinar from the Law Society…
The Case Newt Gingrich could make to beat President Obama
Don’t write off The Newt as a possible president come 2012. He has baggage, and lots of it (but not that much of import compared to a sitting president and…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Thomas Walkom rightly points out that the voters most affected by the Cons’ push for privatized pensions are the ones paying the least…
Fascism goes to college: 2
In which a distinguished American poet, sceptical of reports that police were beating students at Berkeley, checks out the scene—and gets beaten himself. It can happen here.
UC Davis Chancellor Katehi’s perp walk
Dawg and others have posted this but it’s powerful enough to post once again. This is indeed powerful; Dr. Katehi walking to her car, passing by OccupyUCDavis seated in absolute…
the other kind of beat poets
Former Poet Laureate of the United States and UC Berkley professor Robert Haas didn’t want to believe that the police were needlessly beating students at Occupy Berkley, so he went…
Banks Plotting To Undermine Protesters and Politicians
This should be unsurprising to those familiar with the HB Gary Scandal involving an attempt to smear WikiLeaks. We’ll have to see if this latest plot is smashed by Anonymous,…
Quelle surprise! Harper muzzles top dog Mountie.
It’s not enough to exhibit iron-fisted control over his own party members and the media but Mr. Harper is making sure that theConservative message is also dictated to the RCMP.…
The roots of the UC-Davis pepper-spraying
That’s the title of a searing and insightful analysis by Glenn Greenwald as he examines both the mentality and the effects, both intended and unintended, of the excessive and brutal…
Gregor Robertson’s stunning 23 point defeat of NPA’s Suzanne Anton
Leading up to last night’s overwhelming defeat of Suzanne Anton, you’d have believed the result would be reversed. Based on the highly-biased reporting in Vancouver’s two daily newspapers – both…
Parliament In Review: October 26, 2011
Wednesday, October 26 saw a rare opportunity for the opposition parties to set the agenda. And as a result, the big issue was one which the Cons prefer to discuss…
UC Davis Chancellor Katehi’s perp walk. The silence is deafening.
Dawg and others have posted this but it’s powerful enough to post once again. This is indeed powerful; Dr. Katehi walking to her car, passing by OccupyUCDavis seated in absolute…
A gun registry case for mandatory minimum penalties
The Toronto Star is reporting that the Harper government has reinforced its efforts to strip Canada’s national police service of its independence. Removing the RCMP’s communications independence is the just…
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Found through Your Version HD – one of the more obscure news fetching apps – an article from an Indian newspaper published tomorrow, about an exhibition of conceptual art objects:…