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[JES @Cnemidocarpa]

Hey @theliverdoc ... you might like to know that your work is featured in my Biology and Society course ( re: pseudoscience) and featured in an exam question. Keep up your public work.

[JES @Cnemidocarpa]

@TaylorNimchonok Yay!!!!!

[Simon Ostrovsky @SimonOstrovsky]

I was out at a gaming get together in Kyiv last night when the Zelensky-Trump meeting was being livecast. It was all anyone was talking about obviously and each new shoe dropping was like a blow that rippled through the crowd. But then someone asked me, “doesn’t trump realize who he’s dealing with? We’re Ukrainian. We’ve done two revolutions. When you push against us we band together.” Another said “if there was an election tomorrow Zelensky would get 95%,” and so on… then people started seeing the posts of solidarity from European leaders and someone shouted “France is with us!” and the crowd cheered. “Spain is with us!” And the crowd cheered again. So don’t lose hope, folks. If Ukraine can stand head high through this war and this betrayal, so can you.

[The Hastings Center for Bioethics @hastingscenter]

It’s out! New Hastings Center Special Report: Envisioning a More Just Genomics. 📣 👏 Read, https://t.co/gZ0YhoZTzC

This special report is a collaboration between The Hastings Center and the Center for ELSI Resource and analysis (CERA) @ELSIhub

#Bioethics #Genomics #Genetics

[Peter McInnis @PeterSMcInnis]

Postal workers are fighting the gigification of a vital public service https://t.co/fSPGKW8d29

[Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @PeterHotez]

I hope to have my article out soon in a scientific journal outlining my proposed 4-step plan to begin countering rising antivaccine activism in America. The reason for my article is more than academic - but rather a genuine threat to public health in the U.S. highlighted here

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Herbal/natural does not mean safe. Ayurvedic herbal supplements are not beneficial and many plants and combinations are increasingly reported to have severe liver toxicity.
Please see our magnum opus, invited, expert review on this. Essential reading.
https://t.co/mMyekp18zI

[Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim]

Helpful review of all the things RFK Jr is (dangerously) wrong, wrong, wrong about.

What to know about RFK Jr.’s views on food, vaccines, abortion, and the FDA https://t.co/SpeYoozLp5

Important point: he doesn't modify his position based on evidence. It's all ideology.

by @owermohle @ushamcfarling @AnilOza16 via @statnews

[Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea]

People who have a greater tendency to detect illusory patterns are also more likely to be receptive to conspiracies and pseudo-profound bullshit.

- https://t.co/SS4OWLbSfw

- https://t.co/BAp7JDZMwH

[Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim]

New initiative aims to address growing catastrophes created by misinformation https://t.co/MUruoHOU1q

@DrJenGunter: “Conspiracy theories are a really potent tool of fascism, and destroying trust in recognized good institutions is a tool of fascism."

Me: "...the spread of misinformation is doing harm to individuals, and is doing harm to communities."

via @LiveWireCalgary

[Joseph Allen @j_g_allen]

Links:

ASHRAE Standard 62: tobacco industry's influence over national ventilation standards
https://t.co/djdFblTOLK

Recommitting to Ventilation Standards for Healthy Indoor Air Quality
https://t.co/XfFnKVDXnV

[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

A century ago, Germany’s democracy was hijacked by a bombastic and charismatic tyrant — and in this five-minute video, you’ll learn how he did it. Why did I produce this? Because I believe that history is speaking to us, and all too often, those who refuse to learn from it are doomed to repeat it.

As you watch, imagine filling out a Bingo card filled with Germany 1933/USA 2024 parallels: big rallies, rage-filled and hateful rhetoric, simple answers promising quick and easy solutions to complicated problems, empty promises of a great-again future, scapegoating outsiders, and political enemies silenced on day one. And notice the caring wisdom and concern from my German friends as they share these lessons from their dark history.

It’s hard to understand how Trump could, on the eve of a tight election, paint a picture of Liz Cheney before a firing squad by actually saying, “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? And let’s see how she feels about it when the guns are trained on her face.” You can’t get into the mind of a dictator with an insatiable appetite for power — but you can recognize the playbook they all seem to follow.

Just watch this clip. It’s excerpted from my hourlong public television special “The Story of Fascism in Europe,” which is streaming free (and ad-free) at https://t.co/YA10kVH0V8. If you care about our democracy and love our country, it’s hard to stop watching.

When I produced this in 2018, I hoped this day would never come in our country. But November 5th is upon us. Please share this with anyone in your life who might need a reminder that the stakes are high...and this is very real.

[Tara Moriarty @MoriartyLab]

Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : OCT 26-NOV 8, 2024

GRAVE : CAN, CB, MB, NB, Nord, NÉ, ON, ÎPÉ, QC, SK
TRÈS ÉLEVÉ : TNL, AB
ÉLEVÉ : aucun
MODÉRÉ : aucun

Environ 1 personne sur 34 est actuellement infectée au Canada.

[Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl]

Study (N=200 courses) tested 3 interventions to reduce gender bias in student evals, but none were effective. "Women who were tough graders or taught large classes received more criticism than men with the same grading style or class size." @kimelsesser
https://t.co/1ZdEfpU68Y

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

It is Women's History Month, and each day I am sharing the stories of Canadian women who have left their mark on our history.
Today, it is Lynn Johnston, the creator of For Better or For Worse.
Let's learn more about one of our greatest cartoonists!

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[Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1]

Fellow biologists, we’re repudiating eugenics today.

I’ll start: the comments below arise from an odious ideology, rooted in anti-semiticism and US slavery, that is a racist perversion of evolutionary theory w the intent to eliminate non-Caucasian people.
https://t.co/lug4pKkuHq

[JES @Cnemidocarpa]

For Biology and Society.... Biologists need to speak out against genetic essentialism.

[Beth Shapiro @bonesandbugs]

This is eugenics. As President of the American Genetics Association and a human, I reject this. We are better than this. https://t.co/Xe8E3BAu0n

[Beth Shapiro @bonesandbugs]

This is eugenics. As President of the American Genetics Association and a human, I reject this. We are better than this. https://t.co/Xe8E3BAu0n

[JES @Cnemidocarpa]

@jen_doering #2 red habenero with apple and cider vinegar.

[JES @Cnemidocarpa]

Something spicy cooking.... outside. I have pepper sprayed myself before making hotsauce.