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ALAMIR
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Alamir is probably reading your article while you're reading his profile.
I'm a student at UBC and the Opinions editor for the CapCourier newspaper.
I'm also part of the UBC Debating Society and other similarly geeky clubs.
I founded WordArc with my brother. It was partly to help remedy my sporadic highs of hypergraphia but mostly because I wanted a place where writers could share their best works. I also do podcasts of WordArc Weekly to help bring more focus and analysis to all the talented writers on here.
Biography In Six Words:Man. Obsessed with six words. Forever.
 DREAM SEEING: WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU SEE2009-01-02 16:38:34What I’m going to term as “dream seeing,” since there is no term for this scientific study yet, should not be confused with reading dreams. D... |
 TECHNOLOGY THAT'S GREENER, SAFER, AND FREE2008-12-30 14:45:51I hesitated before writing this article because the last thing I wanted to do was write something that would come off as an advertisement for a par... |
 PROBLEMS WITH YING-YANG AND OPPOSITE INTERDEPENDENCE.2008-12-23 19:31:27Whether the interdependence of opposites is observed in negation, Yin Yang, ecological balances, God Vs. Atheism, pop-culture's "The Balance in the... |
 THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY2008-12-23 06:10:05Our media loves getting the "other side of the story." The 'other side' is what Greek philosophers referred to as dissoi logoi. We observe it every... |
 10 WORST CLICHES BY JOURNALISTS2008-12-20 06:40:10There are a few clichés that make me cringe when I read them in newspapers. To show how common these clichés are, most of my references are from... |
 WHY'S THE SKY BLUE? WHY'S YOUR BLOOD NOT BLUE?2008-12-15 02:18:53"Why's the sky blue" is one of the most basic, if not first scientific questions someone may ask in their lifetime. It seems like it has been answe... |
 YOUR BOSS ASKS "DID YOU EVER WANT TO BE A ROCKSTAR?"2008-12-09 23:48:12It happens to all working class heroes.
Your boss calls you into his office to be "assessed" but you know that's just a fancy word for being jud... |
 WHY MCCAIN'S RHETORIC ON JOE THE PLUMBER DIDN'T WORK.2008-12-02 23:17:23When McCain's mentions that he cares for a hardworking American such as "Joe the Plumber" he raises Joe to the level of a model citizen who the mid... |
 A COALITION HAS BEEN FORMED.. NOW WHAT?2008-11-30 23:25:10The CBC has just announce that "The NDP and Liberals have reached a deal to topple the minority Conservative government and take power themselves i... |
 ONIONS OF THOUGHT2008-11-29 17:34:40Are you having problems focusing on your exams? The problem is common according to a study by the University of British Columbia that suggests that... |
ALAMIR'S TOP ARTICLES
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When I was a young web-designer earning my stripes I got into a website "war" with a few other rival websites. My site was competition and the othe... |
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There are a few clichés that make me cringe when I read them in newspapers. To show how common these clichés are, most of my references are from... |
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I thought I’d put together a list of a few scientific myths that I’ve overheard, then researched and found out to be completely false. For the... |
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Scientists have discovered that there are music and phrases that you come into contact with all the time that don't actually exist. The reason is d... |
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"If there was a nuclear war, only the cockroaches will survive," do you remember hearing this as a child? Perhaps, you simply replied with "Oh, coo... |
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Have you read that the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has ruled that rock promoter Bruce Allen didn't violate ethical codes during a commenta... |
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Professor Peter Robinson of Cambridge University and other British and American scientists from M.I.T are developing a computer that can input your... |
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Our media loves getting the "other side of the story." The 'other side' is what Greek philosophers referred to as dissoi logoi. We observe it every... |
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Here's a test for you, I'm going to name an animal and you must not think about the animal for 10 seconds: Elephant. Are you still thinking of an e... |
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When McCain's mentions that he cares for a hardworking American such as "Joe the Plumber" he raises Joe to the level of a model citizen who the mid... |