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dmacphee

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Reproductive Scientist. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Interested in science education, books of all sorts, science communication, and reproductive biology. Opinions my own. Boosts may not be endorsements but for stimulating discussions. #ReproSci #Science #ReproMed #HigherEd #Reproduction #Scicomm #fedi22 #PretermBirth #Curiosity

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dmacphee, to journalism
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So let’s share the Tyee here
@thetyee

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/07/12/Meta-Blocked-The-Tyee/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=120723

dmacphee, to Canada
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The disinformation con artists like the one described here in this essay can do immense harm. Avoid their nonsense like the plague.

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-pseudoscience/i-watched-weeks-worth-rfk-jrs-fear-inducing-tv-channel

dmacphee, to Canada
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Things to know about melanoma

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/summer-s-here-and-melanoma-is-on-the-rise-here-s-what-you-should-look-out-for-1.6888166

AskPippa, to random
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Once upon a time I worked for a few months in a government related office full of people writing summaries about reports on health quality studies. Healthy quality studies which were about standards and evidence of various things medical.
There was a kitchen in the office where we heated our lunches and made tea. I noticed of bottle of pink Himalayan salt and a question popped into my mind as I studied it. So I asked aloud "I wonder what the contaminant is that makes it pink?"
"Contaminant?" someone replied. "There's no contaminant, it's good for you."
Um... I pressed on. "But salt, sodium chloride is white. This is sodium chloride, so there must be something else in it making it pink."
I got some worried looks. Like I was an alien. An unfriendly one.
In an office of people who regularly read reports about evidence.
<facepalm>
btw I looked it up. Depending on the source of the salt, probably copper or iron.

dmacphee,
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@AskPippa Thank goodness for your curiosity.

dmacphee, to science
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Dr. Peter Hotez, professor of pediatrics and molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine has been attacked all weekend by Musk and Rogan on the bird site. Dr Hotez is a vaccine scientist and a threat to disinformation con artists like the two twits mentioned above. He will have a new book out soon and it is important to spread his book title message far and wide.
#FactsMatter #DisinformationKills #VaccinesWork #Science #Medicine #Canada #USA

dmacphee,
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@objectinspace I disagree. The whole point of the disinformation network is to make their arguments sound legitimate. When you debate them, they can claim their point of view is thus worthy. This is now a common tactic. They want to promote their podcast, website, blog, etc. They can make a lot of money that way with total disregard for the health/lives of people who could be influenced by them.
#Disinformation #Misinformation #ScienceUpFirst #FactsMatter #Scicomm #Science

dmacphee,
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@objectinspace @jztusk This is not about increasing views or followers or anything like that. It is not a debate. The disinformation artists like Rogan only care about promoting their point of view mostly for monetary gain and fame. They are not interested in changing their minds or admitting they are wrong.

dmacphee, to Battlemaps
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Climate change, fires transform some of Canada's boreal forests into savannahs

https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/canada-forests-wildfires-changes-in-trees-1.6874731

dmacphee, to Medicine
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This is an important finding for people suffering from severe morning sickness (hyperemenia gravidarum-HG).

“…the great majority of GDF15 in maternal circulation is derived from the feto-placental unit and that higher GDF15 levels in maternal blood are associated with vomiting and are further elevated in patients with HG. Conversely, we found that lower levels of GDF15 in the non-pregnant state predispose women to HG”


https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.02.542661v1

dmacphee, to Saskatoon
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These protests against schools are just another example of how misinformation/ and Christofascist ideology can metastasize into lunacy (cat litter boxes???) and ideological extremism (never discuss sex, inclusion, gender, pride, etc) to control education. Ignore this at your peril.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/regina-public-schools-clash-division-pride-inclusion-1.6876273

AskPippa, to random
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17 assigned stories to write before the end of the month. #7 will be done by end of the day. The short ones are quick and easy. It's the longer ones I'm a bit worried about -- most need a secondary comment and it takes a lot of time finding the right knowledgeable expert, and then hoping they have time for it.

dmacphee,
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@AskPippa Wow.

dmacphee, to random
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Some “visioning” meeting. A W1A (BBC) style description.

https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/bill-waiser-saskatoons-landmark-u-of-s-barn-faces-uncertain-future

AskPippa, to random
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Fix it instead of tossing it. Check for Repair Cafes in your city. You can get small appliances and the like like repaired, usually for free. Also, organizers are always on the lookout for volunteers. It's also a place where you can learn to fix things.

https://repaircafetoronto.ca/

dmacphee,
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@AskPippa I have never heard of one in . Need to look into this.

dmacphee,
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@AskPippa Terrific. Thanks.

AskPippa, to random
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10 more stories and I'll hit the 400 mark for stories written for the Canadian Healthcare Network (Medical Post and Pharmacy Practice). I should hit 400 by the end of next month.
<Goes back to typing>

dmacphee,
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@AskPippa Nice. All the best.

dmacphee, to random
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Cannabis and Pregnancy #2

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cannabis-pregnancy-study-1.6851985

dmacphee, to science
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Excellent article on democracy, science and misinformation.
#Scicomm #Science #disinformation #misinformation #democracy #canada #usa #education #academia

https://issues.org/trust-science-democracy-misinformation-mcnutt-crow/

ct_bergstrom, to random

What's the backstory to the "In defense of merit" paper? How did these 29 authors come together? It didn't just happen spontaneously....

dmacphee,
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@ct_bergstrom
Merit= the quality of being particularly good or worthy. Kind of ironic the paper is being criticized for the lack of it.

knittingknots2, to random
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Rosalind Franklin knew DNA was a helix before Watson and Crick, unpublished material reveals | Live Science

https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/rosalind-franklin-knew-dna-was-a-helix-before-watson-and-crick-unpublished-material-reveals

dmacphee,
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@knittingknots2 And the Nature paper
#DNA #RosalindFranklin #DNAHelix #Science #ScienceMastodon #DoubleHelix #Scicomm

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01313-5?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction&utm_campaign=CONR_PF018_ECOM_GL_PHSS_ALWYS_DEEPLINK&utm_content=textlink&utm_term=PID100052172&CJEVENT=4eea6e7de3d111ed80ca95330a82b82a

dmacphee, to random
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“Gassner said Canadians would be wise to be "vigilant" about the attempts to ban books and put restrictions on libraries.”

You better believe it. Be vigilant about the importance of libraries and other knowledge resources. Some want them gone to control/maintain their messages.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-libraries-book-bans-1.6815351

dmacphee, to SciComm
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Excellent Covid vaccination safety data during pregnancy from Dr Viki Male with link to her google doc data.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_wHIYX-tGkGBPwuax7N8BxZPR4PTTCDm/mobilebasic

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