[sci 10/chem] watch this space!

*blows off virtual dust off chemblog*

First day of classes is on June 10.  Before that, this blog will undergo some content overhaul. 😀

Meanwhile, watch this space!

[sci 10] thesis questions for the finals!

Thesis statements for Sci 10 Finals

Don’t forget to sign up for your finals!  See you!

[sci 10] plenary tomorrow (27th)!

The Science and Society Plenary Series
and the
School of Science and Engineering

invite you to

THE DARK UNIVERSE

a lecture by

Rev. Daniel J. McNamara, SJ
Professor
Department of Physics

Escaler Lecture Hall
Science Education Complex
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
830am, 930am, 130pm, 230pm

[sci 10] plenary tomorrow!

” The origin of life appears to be almost a miracle, so many are the conditions which would have had to be satisfied to get it going?”

– Francis Crick
1962 Nobel Prize of Medicine and Physiology
(with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins)

 

The Science and Society Plenary Series
and the
School of Science and Engineering

invite you to

THE 5TH MIRACLE:
The Origins of Life on Earth

a lecture by

Ma. Assunta C. Cuyegkeng, PhD
Professor
Department of Chemistry
Ateneo de Manila University

Escaler Lecture Hall
Science Education Complex
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
830am, 930am, 130pm, 230pm

[sci 10] 3rd plenary updates!

OK, for my 230PM class…there IS a 230PM slot for us.

For both classes, the 3rd plenary (on sustainable dev’t) will be at Leong Hall instead of Escaler Hall. See you there!

[sci 10] for Friday

Here are some questions for our film-showing “An Inconvenient Truth” this Friday.  I don’t think we’ll be able to finish the film in one session, so the next one will be on Monday–

1.  Explain the relationship between global warming and the incidence of storms.  Is this applicable to our own experience with Philippine weather?  Why or why not?
2. Is there any connection regarding the presence/absence of social stratification in our country and global warming?  Why?
3. Al Gore is a “double narrator” in the movie–interspersed with his lectures are his own anecdotes or personal accounts about his life as a family man and a politician.  Is his style an effective way of promoting the issue?  Does he propose solutions throughout the movie?
4. You are your own “double narrator”–correlate your personal experiences with global warming/climate change.  Propose solutions which are doable in your own capacities.

[sci 10] carbon trading game!

http://penoy.admu.edu.ph/carbontrading/index.php

Please join the Carbon Trading Game.  There are 2 games in this site…please sign up for your respective sections.

The games will start on the 18th, at exactly 6PM.  They will end on Feb 1, at exactly 1159PM.

[general] nobel forum 02

Inquirer.NET – Nobel laureates share words of wisdom

Scientists are humans, after all. 🙂 Reminds you of our previous lecture?

[general] nobel forum 01

Inquirer.NET – Rethink biofuel, says Nobel laureate

Was at the Eurasia Chem conference last week…and was able to attend the Nobel forum. 🙂 Some of the topics discussed that time got featured in newspapers–care to read and share in class?

[sci 10] 2nd plenary

” Now comes the threat of climate crisis – a threat that is real, rising, imminent, and universal. Once again, it is the 11th hour. The penalties for ignoring this challenge are immense and growing, and at some near point would be unsustainable and unrecoverable. For now we still have the power to choose our fate, and the remaining question is only this: Have we the will to act vigorously and in time, or will we remain imprisoned by a dangerous illusion?…

The Science and Society Plenary Series
and the School of Science and Engineering

invite you to

SUSTAINING OUR WORLD IN A CHANGING CLIMATE:
Understanding Climate Change

a lecture by
Atty. Angela Consuelo S. Ibay
Program Coordinator
KLIMA Climate change Center
Manila Observatory

Escaler Lecture Hall
Science Education Complex
Wednesday, 9 January 2008
830am, 930am, 130pm, 230pm

… We, the human species, are confronting a planetary emergency – a threat to the survival of our civilization that is gathering ominous and destructive potential even as we gather here. But there is hopeful news as well: we have the ability to solve this crisis and avoid theworst – though not all – of its consequences, if we act boldly, decisively and quickly. ”

– Al Gore, acceptance speech

Nobel Prize, 10 December 2007