Have you gone through your education with no clear idea of what it is that you love to and of what it is that you do best? From one of the world’s leading thinkers and speakers on creativity and self-fulfillment, a talk about talent, passion, and achievement.
The element is the point at which natural talent […]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Talk number six from TEDx Terry talks. What could be more relevant to university students than a talk about worrying about what you’re going to do with the rest of your life (plus, talks are always more interesting when there’s a ukulele involved).
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Name: Camille Israel
Talk Title: “Major Angst”
Notes: Faculty of […]
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 “Darwin’s Strange Inversion of Reasoning”
(January 14th, 2009, Frederick Wood Theatre)
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One of Darwin’s earliest critics noted his “strange inversion of reasoning: in order to make a perfect and beautiful machine it is not requisite to know how to make it.” This is indeed a counterintuitive idea, but it is central not just to biology […]
Terry Talks invites YOU to participate in the first annual Diversity in “Action!” film festival at UBC. How can you, your identity and your story contribute to improving interfaith and intercultural dialogue and collaboration on campus?
Submit a 3–5 minute film by March 26th by posting it on either Youtube or Vimeo (don’t forget […]
O.K. Now that we’re back in the swing of things – Talk number five from TEDx Terry talks. This might seem like a talk about science, but if you think about it, there’s a lot of the humanities when it comes to fully appreciating something as magical as wonder.
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Name: Jennifer Kaban
Talk Title: […]
Thursday, January 7, 2010 For students of ASIC 200, please fill in below:
1. Name and Department:
2. Academic Interests:
3. Choose one of the following: I think oral presentations are…
(hell on earth | o.k. don’t love or hate | pretty fun, usually | sunshine and roses)
4. Last music bought/last book read:
5. If you could have been an extra in […]
Thursday, January 7, 2010 THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
ASIC (Arts and Science Integrated Course) 200
GLOBAL ISSUES IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES
WINTER SESSION 2010
Course Description:
Human society confronts a range of challenges that are global in scope. These changes threaten planetary and local ecosystems, the stability and sustainability of human societies, and the health and well being of human individuals and […]
Fatou says:
Vancouver and UBC in particular has been my home for the past four years. The comfort of knowing each building, been in socially aware student organizations and participating in inspiring dialogue make for the plethora of things I miss since my move to Montreal. New yet again in a different city, i came armed […]
Thursday, November 26, 2009 Talk number four from TEDx Terry talks. One of compelling moments that stuck with us, was when Iris said, “I repeat. Not all Africans are hungry or poor…”
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Name: Iris Amuto
Talk Title: “The African Paradox”
Notes: Faculty of Arts, Political Science Department, Major: Political Science, Minor: Women’s and Gender Studies, 4th year […]
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Talk number three from TEDx Terry talks. Love the part about “butter chicken.”
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Name: Azim Wazeer
Talk Title: “On the Perspectives of Global Nomads”
Notes: 4th year, Sauder School of Business.
Topic: The last five years of Azim’s life have seen him undertake undergraduate coursework in both Saudi Arabia and Canada, two vastly different […]
