About the Author

Richard Littlemore
A photograph of Vancouver taken from a helicopter above the Stanley Park area. It shows West Georgia Street, with False Creek and Science World at the end, and East Vancouver in the background.
The ideal city?

There may be no such thing, but Vancouver has...

Richard Littlemore
10 Min
An image of Martha Piper and Indira Samarasekera
Aplomb

Lessons on leadership from two women who went...

Richard Littlemore
6 Min
John Helliwell smiling, with his arms outstretched, with sketches of flowers over the image.
Job satisfaction and the COVID effect

COVID forced an abrupt change to the daily...

Richard Littlemore
7 Min
A lab worker loading a sample in white plastic containers onto a robotic arm
The little discovery engine that could

UBC spinoff AbCellera’s rapid response to...

Richard Littlemore
11 Min
Illustration: Federico Gastaldi
Changing the locks on the Canada-US border

In a post-COVID world, UBC legal research may...

Richard Littlemore
7 Min
Humans are remaking the natural world – and not in a good way

Theoretical biologist Sally Otto says we need to...

Richard Littlemore
10 Min
Engineering at the Edge

UBC Okanagan’s Kevin Golovin is developing new...

Richard Littlemore
9 Min
Colonized: The Human Microbiome

How the trillions of bacteria in your body can...

Richard Littlemore
12 Min
Regulating the Final Frontier

Can humankind cooperate to ensure safety and...

Richard Littlemore
9 Min
The Smart City Promise

We have the technology. We have the data. But it...

Richard Littlemore
9 Min
Fighting Fire with Fire

Does the key to minimizing catastrophic wildfires...

Richard Littlemore
6 Min
The Tried-and-Trusted Tenure of Stephen J. Toope

UBC’s outgoing president is described as...

Richard Littlemore
13 Min
A photograph of Vancouver taken from a helicopter above the Stanley Park area. It shows West Georgia Street, with False Creek and Science World at the end, and East Vancouver in the background.
The ideal city?

There may be no such thing, but Vancouver has shown the world an admirable model.

Richard Littlemore
10 Min
John Helliwell smiling, with his arms outstretched, with sketches of flowers over the image.
Job satisfaction and the COVID effect

COVID necessitated a switch to virtual work for millions. How has this affected well-being?

Richard Littlemore
7 Min
An image of Martha Piper and Indira Samarasekera
Aplomb

Lessons on leadership from two women who went first

Richard Littlemore
6 Min
A lab worker loading a sample in white plastic containers onto a robotic arm
The little discovery engine that could

A UBC spinoff’s COVID-19 response boosted its ability to discover more antibody therapies.

Richard Littlemore
11 Min
Illustration: Federico Gastaldi
Changing the locks on the Canada-US border

In a post-COVID world, UBC legal research may help illuminate a once-unexamined Canada-US...

Richard Littlemore
7 Min
Humans are remaking the natural world – and not in a good way
Theoretical biologist Sally Otto says we need to act quickly and decisively.
Richard Littlemore
10 Min
Engineering at the Edge
UBC Okanagan’s Kevin Golovin is developing new materials that will save lives and reduce energy
Richard Littlemore
9 Min
Colonized: The Human Microbiome
How the trillions of bacteria in your body can keep you healthy into old age.
Richard Littlemore
12 Min
Regulating the Final Frontier
Can humankind cooperate to ensure safety and sustainable development in space?
Richard Littlemore
9 Min
The Smart City Promise
We have the technology. We have the data. But it will take smart humans to build smart cities.
Richard Littlemore
9 Min