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New Members Join D.studio Team

New Members Join D.studio Team

The d.studio welcomes two new additions to its team: Florin Gheorghe and Veronique West. Florin Gheorghe is the Teaching Assistant for the d.studio course. He is in the first year of a Masters in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, and juggles interests in healthcare innovation, creativity, and international development. In his BASc, also at UBC, Florin […]

University trained thought, and where it breaks down

The sense of urgency is a must. Priorities change for what’s most important to me depending on their immediate relevance. If my assignment is not due for a few days or the exam is not for another week then I am more then happy to push things aside. I find building relationships and spending time […]

Reflection 1- “Think” you dummy!

Reflection 1- “Think” you dummy!

Hi my name is Abriel and here is my two cents about “thinking” Obviously, thinking is the intellectual activity of a subject’s consciousness. But what is it really? Do you have to be aware of what you’re thinking to be actually thinking? What if you were in a coma and there is brain activity… are […]

Reflection 1: Thinking about thinking about thinking…

Reflection 1: Thinking about thinking about thinking…

Thinking can be a messy process for me. At any one point in time, there are a hundred and one things going on in my mind. These include thoughts, ideas, tasks, worries etc. Although I have no trouble staying focused, it can be hard to manage so many thoughts at once. It is therefore not […]

Reflection 1:  Thinking about Thinking

Reflection 1: Thinking about Thinking

How do I think?…. This is something that I like to say I have a good understanding of and that I am in tune with the methods that work for me.    My brain works best when I am able to see or visualize what I am thinking about.  I find that I have both an eye […]

Reflection 1 – Thinking about Thinking

Reflection 1 I would say that my thinking process moulds to the situation that I am in. For example, in school, we are often marked and evaluated on metrics such as thoroughness, clarity, accuracy, precision, use of evidence, and fairness – all elements of critical thinking. In these types of situations, be it in writing […]

Reflection 1 – Finance and Photography: Two Ways of Thinking; One Brain

Reflection 1 – Finance and Photography: Two Ways of Thinking; One Brain

Hi, my name is Tim; I’ve lived in five countries, I love pizza, and I love working with Excel. No that’s not a joke; if I were bent on social-suicide, I could probably write a poem about Excel. Columns of digits bending across the sheet… Endless lines defining the limits of infinity…formulas connecting inputs… inputs […]