Inside a Petrostate

“Joanne Leow (left) discusses Exhumations, her new book exploring colonialism, extraction, illness and life between Singapore and Canada in this interview. FULL STORY



 

 

 

 

Jessica Finlay, a CU Boulder assistant professor of geography and her father, Brett Finlay, a professor of biochemistry and microbiology at UBC.


Mind your microbes

Yes, many bacteria are bad for us but avoiding all microbes, even the good ones, is not healthy.

“Cell phones carry ten times more bacteria than most toilet seats. Yet, ironically, unlike the bathroom, people rarely clean or disinfect their phones.” FULL STORY

Suzuki at 90

“When the CBC went searching for the Greatest Canadian two decades ago, with more than one million citizens voting, [David]… FULL STORY

Becoming herself

“I was not afraid of losing a partner. If my parents became distant, I felt I could handle that. However,… FULL STORY

Overwhelmed

“It is seldom that we hear from an artist’s muse. [Theresa] Kishkan reclaims autonomy by humanizing herself to the viewer… FULL STORY

Working class hero

Having little money for big wage increases, Glen Clark’s government turned to better working environments including long-term disability provisions, health… FULL STORY

Very Canadian humour

“They’ll get that we [Canadians] have a great sense of humour, can laugh at ourselves and are polite and reserved… FULL STORY

Exposing the Holocaust

“In 1944, Rudi Vrba escaped from Auschwitz-Birkenau and saved hundreds of thousands of lives by telling the truth about what… FULL STORY

Why we really eat

“Science is an art, and we are complex human beings and emotional beings. I wrote The Hunger Code to bridge… FULL STORY

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