Margaret Stimson🇨🇦

Parent, wife, grandmother, sister, daughter, friend, aunt, neighbour and retired school division consultant

[Margaret Stimson🇨🇦 @stimson]

@StimsonCenter

[Barbara Slavin @barbaraslavin1]

fascinating piece on how the US and Israeli war on #Iran has mobilized supporters of the Islamic Republic in 'revolutionary rallies'. As Shi'ite Muslims mark #Ashura, read @Stimson @J_Heirannia on The Ascendance of Religious over National Identity https://t.co/YbBFdgRVD3

[Barbara Slavin @barbaraslavin1]

fascinating piece on how the US and Israeli war on #Iran has mobilized supporters of the Islamic Republic in 'revolutionary rallies'. As Shi'ite Muslims mark #Ashura, read @Stimson @J_Heirannia on The Ascendance of Religious over National Identity https://t.co/YbBFdgRVD3

[Margaret Stimson🇨🇦 @stimson]

@StimsonCenter

[Barbara Slavin @barbaraslavin1]

icymi @Stimson ran 3 very insightful pieces this week on #Syria and justice #Iraq 's predicament and the revival of the religious right in #Iran. take a look: https://t.co/YbBFdgRVD3 https://t.co/ylZJxapKCa https://t.co/8NYtfHpWjX

[Riley Donovan @valdombre]

PM Carney tells immigrants to leave behind the feuds of their homelands:

"We don't welcome the world's hatreds"

"When you come to Canada you bring your faith, your tradition, your language, your story - you leave behind your animosities"

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Rep. @AOC: Corporations are absolutely poisoning the American people and they are absolutely buying off Congress and the Presidential administration to get away with it. Glyphosate and Roundup is one of the big scandals of our time.

[Ihtesham Ali @ihtesham2005]

A MIT professor taught the same lecture every January for 40 years, and every single time it was standing room only.

I watched it at 2am and it completely rewired how I think about communication.

His name was Patrick Winston. The lecture is called "How to Speak."

His opening line hit like a truck: your success in life will be determined largely by your ability to speak, your ability to write, and the quality of your ideas in that order.

Not your GPA. Not your pedigree. Not your IQ. How you speak is what separates people who get heard from people who get ignored.

Here's the framework he drilled into MIT students for four decades.

He said never start with a joke. Start by telling people exactly what they're going to learn. Prime the pump before you pour anything in. He called it the "empowerment promise" give people a reason to stay in their seats within the first 60 seconds.

Then he broke down the 5S rule for making ideas stick: Symbol, Slogan, Surprise, Salient, and Story. Every idea worth remembering hits at least three of these.

The part that floored me was his "near miss" technique. Don't just show what's right show what almost looks right but isn't. That contrast is when the brain actually locks something in permanently.

His final rule before any big talk: end with a contribution, not a summary. Don't recap what you said. Tell people what you gave them that they didn't have before they walked in.

I've used this framework in pitches, interviews, and presentations ever since watching it, and the results are not subtle.

Patrick Winston passed away in 2019, but this lecture is still free on MIT OpenCourseWare. One hour, watched by millions, and it costs absolutely nothing.

The most important class MIT ever put on the internet isn't about code or math. It's about how to make people actually listen to you.

[Margaret Stimson🇨🇦 @stimson]

@StimsonCenter

[Richard Cupitt @RichardCupitt]

And as we said in a recent @Stimson paper, also watch for chem and bio materials and expertise (and of course missile and drone expertise). @ABCNewsLive

[Vintage Maps @vintagemapstore]

Berries of North America

[💕 Brittany Belle 💕 @BrittanyinTexas]

Texas now requires teachers to post the Ten Commandments.

This is how one courageous teacher chose inclusion in her classroom.

Because public schools should welcome every child, every faith, every family.

[Timcast News @TimcastNews]

A Cambridge study maps five distinct phases of brain development:

Childhood (birth–9)

Adolescence (9–32)

Adulthood (32–66)

Early ageing (66–83)

Late ageing (83+)

The findings show major shifts well into our 30s, reshaping how researchers view maturity and long-term mental-health vulnerability.

[Parkinson's Foundation @ParkinsonDotOrg]

PD GENEration is a global research initiative offering free genetic testing and counseling for people living with Parkinson’s disease. 🧬 Unlike traditional research studies, participants not only contribute to scientific advancement but also receive something back — their test results.

By joining the study, participants can discover new knowledge about their genetic makeup, understand their family’s risk for PD and help benefit generations to come. Learn more about participating: https://t.co/fxC3XTDFdg

[Morgan Cameron Ross @Morgan_C_Ross]

Two young men with the last name Fox went to high school 24kms apart just outside of Vancouver, BC in the mid 1970s. Both young men would inspire the world and combine to fundraise over $3billion for Cancer and Parkinson’s research. Two amazing Canadians, Terry Fox and Michael J Fox.

[Maggie Macintosh @macintoshmaggie]

Reporters will be volunteering time to build out this one-of-a-kind project w/ teachers who are on hiatus from the classroom. Big shtuff happening at the WFP HQ!

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

The largest review, including >2700 trials, was just published.

Exercise significantly improved cognition, memory & executive function across all populations.

Exercise is essential for cognitive health.

[Margaret Stimson🇨🇦 @stimson]

@NHLJets @BudweiserCanada We think it will be Brandon Tanev who scores first tonight! Go Jets Go!!

[Liberal Party @liberal_party]

Good neighbours. Always. 🇨🇦🇺🇲

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

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[Ben Smith @bensmithlive]

4) Support your gut-brain axis

Did you know 95% of serotonin is produced in your gut?

Your gut microbiome communicates with your brain via the vagus nerve, influencing neurotransmitter function.

Gut issues = brain issues. It's that simple.

[Michael de Adder @deAdder]

This is a cartoon from a week ago.

[Margaret Stimson🇨🇦 @stimson]

@atrupar Auto workers are unionized in Canada https://t.co/zzVDGw2Lgr