Diana Fournier

Life is great but too short! Don't waste your time plodding thru it - go out and explore this beautiful world, even if only next door - it's worth it! Cheers!

[DriveBC @DriveBC]

☑️ A https://t.co/MNovn5LekK reminder:

[The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow]

MAHA is eugenics with billionaire backers.

[Toronto Blue Jays @BlueJays]

Dylan Cease. Nolan Ryan.

ELITE COMPANY 🙌

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

Spain defeats Argentina 1-0, claiming the second World Cup victory in its history with a late goal in extra time. Follow live updates. https://t.co/oTqhN5l0cX

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

Spain are #FIFAWorldCup Champions. 🏆

[Diana Fournier @Di4Nea]

@Raffi_RC Happy Birthday! 🎂 🎉😁

[Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea]

We need to do better at improving science literacy in part because too many people think that wellness influencer blogs with discount codes are bonafide replacements for top medical journals like The Lancet.

[Patty Hajdu @PattyHajdu]

Red Seal trades are at the forefront of building Canada strong.

That is why the federal government is making a $6 billion investment to help recruit, train and hire up to 100,000 skilled trades workers to lead the charge.

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

The evidence keeps growing.

After billions of administered doses worldwide, a major new Lancet review concludes mRNA vaccines are safe and highly effective.

The same platform used for COVID-19 is now being harnessed to tackle influenza, RSV, and cancer.

Science wins.

[CANMNT @CANMNT_Official]

Thank you, Canada ❤️

#CANMNT

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Today, we celebrate each other. Because Canada is a nation of kind, compassionate, hardworking people — as remarkable and diverse as the landscapes we all call home.

Happy Canada Day, Ottawa!

[IntegralAnswers @IntegralAnswers]

“What Gain-of-Function Research Actually Is”

“Gain of function” is one of the most misunderstood terms in science. At the broadest level, it simply means changing a biological system so it gains or enhances a trait or activity. That can include ordinary lab work. But in public debate, the phrase usually refers to a much narrower issue: experiments on pathogens that may increase traits like transmissibility, host range, virulence, or immune escape. Those are not the same thing, and a lot of confusion starts right there.

[Prof Zenkus @anthonyzenkus]

The problem with Jeff Bezos' ideology is that it's based on a false premise. The idea that "six thousand years ago someone invented the plow" is based on a faulty belief that ancient humans functioned as individuals. They did not.

Ancient humans were collectivist. The likelihood that one individual invented anything is slim to none.

This is the myth of the genius.

Archeological evidence demonstrates that for hundreds of thousands of years, early humans congregated around communal gathering places, like the fire, and engaged in problem solving and passing on of shared learning down through generations.

Additionally, the plow (and tools like it) were developed by humans in Mesopotamia, Europe, Egypt, East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa as well as other places - not in one place by one person. This is known as parallel development.

Believing that the plow was invented by one genius is like believing language was invented by one person. It is a silly myth and represents the projection of current moral standards onto past events.

This is called 'presentism' and it is both an uncritical and ignorant way to view history.

Social learning was the main driver of human evolution. Collectivism is how we both survived and progressed as a species.

The myth of the genius is an example of uncritical analysis and a flawed lens used to justify the grotesque hoarding of wealth and obscene inequality that is currently tearing at the social fabric our species.

It needs to be thrown on the trash heap of history.

[Sportsnet @Sportsnet]

O CANADA 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

WITH A HISTORIC WIN OVER SOUTH AFRICA, THE #CANMNT PUNCHES THEIR TICKET TO THE ROUND OF 16 🤯

[CANMNT @CANMNT_Official]

ROUND OF 16 BOUND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!

WE DID IT, CANADA!!! 🇨🇦
#CANMNT #OurGameNow

[OFootball @ofootball__]

🇨🇦 CANADA ARE THROUGH TO THE ROUND OF 16! 🏆

FULL-TIME

🇿🇦 South Africa 0-1 Canada 🇨🇦

Canada win their first knockout match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and book their place in the Round of 16! 👏🍁

[JAY JANOWER @JayJanower]

With all due respect to my eastern friends who live in the centre of the universe - there is no denying the city of Vancouver, province of B.C. and #BCPlace is the crown jewel of this #FIFAWorldCup and #Canada soccer…you’re welcome!

[Team Canada @TeamCanada]

Canada, are you ready? 🇨🇦📣

[JAY JANOWER @JayJanower]

Here we go! #Canada #FIFAWorldCup #Vancouver