It’s quite common in physics to hear that no one understands quantum mechanics and that the only possible way to teach it can be summed up by the phrase “shut up and calculate.” Among the general public, there are a number of misleading metaphors circulating, the best known of which is Schrödinger’s cat, but sometimes […]
Join us for an essential conversation with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor as they discuss their forthcoming book, END TIMES FASCISM – And the Fight for the Living World. Across politics, technology, and culture, a powerful narrative is taking hold: that ecological collapse, social breakdown, and mass instability are inevitable. Klein and Taylor examine how this […]
This lecture is part of Mediatic Empire: Critical Inquiries into Environment, Technology, and Media Cultures, a five-part public lecture series organized by UBC’s Department of English Language & Literatures and […]
UBC Debates brings together four prominent voices to debate whether Aboriginal Title and Private Ownership Can Coexist.
This lecture is part of Mediatic Empire: Critical Inquiries into Environment, Technology, and Media Cultures, a five-part public lecture series organized by UBC’s Department of English Language & Literatures and Green College. View the full series schedule. It is also a Dorothy L. Black Lecture. The Dorothy L. Black First Year English Speakers’ Series Endowment was established through […]
From the Milky Way to meteor showers to fireflies that emerge at dusk on neighborhood streets, our eyes open a little wider at the stunning photos and videos of National Geographic Explorer Babak Tafreshi. He has spent his career documenting wildlife, humanity, and the cosmos—from dark national parks to bright urban areas—with the belief that […]
Curiosity moves us. Determination gets us there—because progress doesn’t happen on its own. See how we push forward.
