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September 2015
Thu
24
Sep
Eurasian States and Societies: Past and Present
Alexei Kojevnikov, History, UBC
The Russian public experienced extraordinary excitement and trauma during violent and catastrophic events of the early 20th century: the World War, Revolutions, and the Civil War. This talk looks at the changes in cultural perceptions of space and time, intellectual turmoil, and various theories and hypotheses surrounding these major events.
Sat
26
Sep
The Vancouver Institute Lecture
Ronald Wright, Novelist, historian and essayist
Sat
26
Sep
The Vancouver Institute Lecture
Ronald Wright, Novelist, historian and essayist
Sat
26
Sep
The Vancouver Institute Lecture
Ronald Wright, Novelist, historian and essayist
Mon
28
Sep
Green College Resident Members' Series
Rita McNamara, Pychology, UBC
How can particular cultural practices shape mind, morality, and belief? Drawing on her own research, Rita McNamara will present how these aspects help sustain cooperation in a precarious world.
Tue
29
Sep
Eurasian States and Societies: Past and Present
Boris Kagarlitsky, Institute for Globalization Studies, Moscow, Russia
Boris Kagarlitsky has been both a prominent critic of Western stereotypical reportage on Russia and Ukraine and outspoken in his criticism of the Putin regime. His talk will examine the relations between Russia, Ukraine and NATO, uncovering and critiquing the roots of the present conflict.
Wed
30
Sep
ARCTIC-WISE: Bridging Northern Knowledges of Change
Sherrill Grace, OC, FRSC., English, UBC
How have Canadian writers and filmmakers re-imagined the hero/explorer narrative of Sir John Franklin? In this talk Sherrill Grace will look at how these groups have opened up debate, especially in light of recent discoveries and ongoing searches related to Franklin and his last voyage.
October 2015
Sat
3
Oct
The Vancouver Institute Lecture
Vaclav Smil, Geography, University of Manitoba
The Vancouver Institute presents a talk by Professor Vaclav Smil, who will touch on his interdisciplinary research in the fields of energy, environmental and population change, food production and nutrition, technical innovation, risk assessment, and public policy.
Mon
5
Oct
Green College Resident Members' Series
Genevieve Breau, Interdisciplinary Oncology Program, Faculty of Medicine
Why do individuals with Intellectual Disabilities receive cancer screening at significantly lower rates? In this talk, Genevieve Breau will present the findings from her doctoral dissertation, in which she is examining physicians’, family practice residents’, and nurse practitioner students’ attitudes and experiences concerning recommending cancer screening to individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.
Tue
6
Oct
Green College Leading Scholars' Series
Darko Odic, Psychology, UBC
Why is learning sometimes easy and sometimes hard? In this talk, Darko Odic, Green College Leading Scholar, will use the tools of psychology and cognitive science to explore how young children's earliest intuitions of number—their ability to roughly estimate number through their Approximate Number System (ANS)—relate to learning and use of symbolic mathematics.