Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Dianna Chang et al. examine the correlation between social and political factors and COVID-19 spread and mortality. And Crawford Kilian discusses how Canadian…
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Musical interlude
JJ Wilde – Mercy
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Mary Ward and Lucy Carroll report on New South Wales’ warning of the potential for COVID-19 reinfection as the newer Omicron variants become…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Wency Leung talks to public health experts about what still needs to be done to rein in the COVID pandemic, while Aisha…
He Said WHAT??
Elon Musk says he would support Ron DeSantis for president of the United States. Informed of this new and powerful follower, the radical rightwing governor expressed his deep gratitude. “I’m…
Unstoppable?
Of all the regions reeling from global warming, few equal the Barents Sea. The Barents is a shallow sea, the territorial waters of both Norway and Russia. It is rich…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Devi Sridhar writes that a responsible plan for the impending COVID wave would involve masking, improved ventilation, booster shots and a plan for…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Feline oversight.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Belen Fernandez discusses how the reckless normalization of masklessness even in particularly dangerous portions of a pandemic is leading to avoidable suffering…
Is Google’s LaMDA Sentient?
The transcript of a conversation with Google’s LaMDA AI project escaped into the wild this week, and has created much buzz around the creation of a “human-like” intelligence. First, there…
#SKNDPLDR Roundup
Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership race continues toward convention day on the 26th. And it’s starting to get somewhat more attention outside of core party circles – though it’s unfortunately too late…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Allison Jones reports that Ontario is working on a new round of COVID booster shots for the fall (while so many other jurisdictions…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – The Globe and Mail’s editorial board reminds us of the continued choice between taking reasonable precautions to minimize the damage from continued…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Olivia Bowden and May Warren discuss the importance of continuing to wear masks even when it’s no longer mandated. And Lisa Schick reports…
Musical interlude
Metric – What Feels Like Eternity
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Ryan Tumulty reports on Theresa Tam’s warning that Canada may be headed for another COVID wave this fall. CBC News reports on the…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Gloria Oladipo reports on the spread of two new Omicron subvariants (BA.4 and BA.5) across the U.S., while Rahul Suryawanshi et al.…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Nathalie Schwab et al. study the results of autopsies, and find that COVID-19 appears to be the actual cause of death even for…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Sociable cats.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Jason Hannan discusses why the gaslighting campaign to get people to forget about the deadly disease being left to spread unchecked is…