@sciencerey.bsky.social
Educator and scientist, interested in communities and people flourishing
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Follows, likes and shares /= endorsement, views are my own.
Whenever you can, go to your friend / colleagues thesis defense. It does something good for the soul to see a group of people holding each other to a high standard and be genuinely curious about the world around us.
April 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Whenever you can, go to your friend / colleagues thesis defense. It does something good for the soul to see a group of people holding each other to a high standard and be genuinely curious about the world around us.
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How do I even put "my doctoral students could not achieve their full scientific potential because they had to worry ICE would abduct them off the street while getting to lab" into a tenure impact statement?
March 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
How do I even put "my doctoral students could not achieve their full scientific potential because they had to worry ICE would abduct them off the street while getting to lab" into a tenure impact statement?
It's almost a sacred moment in a researcher's career where, for the first time, they hand off presenting their work to their mentees.
Today my students presented our proposed project to study the microbial ecology of False Creek Vancouver, and won a prize at Langara's Applied Research Day. 1/2
Today my students presented our proposed project to study the microbial ecology of False Creek Vancouver, and won a prize at Langara's Applied Research Day. 1/2
March 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It's almost a sacred moment in a researcher's career where, for the first time, they hand off presenting their work to their mentees.
Today my students presented our proposed project to study the microbial ecology of False Creek Vancouver, and won a prize at Langara's Applied Research Day. 1/2
Today my students presented our proposed project to study the microbial ecology of False Creek Vancouver, and won a prize at Langara's Applied Research Day. 1/2
Spam calls are getting more targeted: I just got a call from Alberta and the person knew my name. They wanted to confirm that I had some sort of "block chain" account.
I'm guessing that they're targeting people in my demographic (most likely to own Bitcoin etc ?).
I'm guessing that they're targeting people in my demographic (most likely to own Bitcoin etc ?).
January 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Spam calls are getting more targeted: I just got a call from Alberta and the person knew my name. They wanted to confirm that I had some sort of "block chain" account.
I'm guessing that they're targeting people in my demographic (most likely to own Bitcoin etc ?).
I'm guessing that they're targeting people in my demographic (most likely to own Bitcoin etc ?).
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“Every $1,300 New York invested in building bike-lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to 1 additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a new economic assessment.”
Bike-lanes are a sound public health investment.
www.reuters.com/article/busi...
Bike-lanes are a sound public health investment.
www.reuters.com/article/busi...
January 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
“Every $1,300 New York invested in building bike-lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to 1 additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a new economic assessment.”
Bike-lanes are a sound public health investment.
www.reuters.com/article/busi...
Bike-lanes are a sound public health investment.
www.reuters.com/article/busi...
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Thankful for vaccines
The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cervical Cancer Mortality Among US Women Younger Than 25 Years
This study examines trends in cervical cancer mortality in US women aged younger than 25 years before and after the introduction of human papillomavirus vaccines.
jamanetwork.com
November 28, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Thankful for vaccines
Stepping into a new role at my work feels like I'm spinning several times as many plates as usual. For all of the #newPIs or #postdocs out there, I'd love to hear your strategies of keeping things moving (read: not totally dropping the ball). #academicsky #research #science
a man in a purple tuxedo is juggling plates on sticks on a stage
Alt: A man in a suit is spinning a large number of plates on long sticks, frantically checking that all of them are balanced and scurrying around to keep them spinning properly. A plate falls and he has to reset it.
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Stepping into a new role at my work feels like I'm spinning several times as many plates as usual. For all of the #newPIs or #postdocs out there, I'd love to hear your strategies of keeping things moving (read: not totally dropping the ball). #academicsky #research #science
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New paper by Corsi's group at UC Davis on long term clean air delivery rate performance of #CRBox. Held up well after an academic year of operation. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Longevity of size-dependent particle removal performance of do-it-yourself box fan air filters
Filtration performance of do-it-yourself (DIY) box fan filters deployed across a university campus was assessed over an academic year. Four DIY air filters were constructed from box fans and air filte...
pubs.rsc.org
November 11, 2024 at 2:54 PM
New paper by Corsi's group at UC Davis on long term clean air delivery rate performance of #CRBox. Held up well after an academic year of operation. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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I’ve compiled a starter pack featuring every official account for Canadian media outlets that are currently on Bluesky
You can follow 30+ Canadian news sources right now:
You can follow 30+ Canadian news sources right now:
November 9, 2024 at 3:48 AM
I’ve compiled a starter pack featuring every official account for Canadian media outlets that are currently on Bluesky
You can follow 30+ Canadian news sources right now:
You can follow 30+ Canadian news sources right now:
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This times a million. A powerful illustration of this from @tomflood.bsky.social
August 14, 2024 at 5:02 PM
This times a million. A powerful illustration of this from @tomflood.bsky.social
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Most people are infectious with COVID for at least 10 days. 24 hours was never going to cut it. And while the CDC did try to mitigate this by adding that you should mask for a few days after returning, predictably no-one is even doing this.
July 29, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Most people are infectious with COVID for at least 10 days. 24 hours was never going to cut it. And while the CDC did try to mitigate this by adding that you should mask for a few days after returning, predictably no-one is even doing this.
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It is bad to look directly at the Sun during a solar eclipse (except for the few moments when the Sun is 100% FULLY ECLIPSED, if you're in the path of totality) for the same reason it's bad to look directly at the Sun any other time. www.vox.com/science/2411...
Why you absolutely cannot stare at the sun without eclipse glasses
Yes, solar eclipses can blind you. Here’s how to protect your eyes.
www.vox.com
April 4, 2024 at 4:12 PM
It is bad to look directly at the Sun during a solar eclipse (except for the few moments when the Sun is 100% FULLY ECLIPSED, if you're in the path of totality) for the same reason it's bad to look directly at the Sun any other time. www.vox.com/science/2411...
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Those AI automated fast food drive thrus are so bad at actually taking orders that a person needs to listen the whole time and make sure it's inputted correctly. Your reminder that every big AI innovation always turns out to just be "some guy secretly doing it" thetakeout.com/ai-voice-act...
AI Losing Its Grip on Fast Food Drive-Thru Lanes
Artificial intelligence might not be the future of the drive-thru after all.
thetakeout.com
March 6, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Those AI automated fast food drive thrus are so bad at actually taking orders that a person needs to listen the whole time and make sure it's inputted correctly. Your reminder that every big AI innovation always turns out to just be "some guy secretly doing it" thetakeout.com/ai-voice-act...
Fantastic display out at #GranvilleIsland put up by @visionzeroyvr.bsky.social , I saw a lot of pedestrians were on board with the absurdity of needing to be visibly holding a brick to get some drivers to slow down at crosswalks.
April 1, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Fantastic display out at #GranvilleIsland put up by @visionzeroyvr.bsky.social , I saw a lot of pedestrians were on board with the absurdity of needing to be visibly holding a brick to get some drivers to slow down at crosswalks.
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It's surprising, but fantastic, to see a mainstream media outlet in 2024 recommending wearing N95 masks, and guiding consumers on where to purchase them.
This is the kind of content we need to normalize the wearing of masks in the long-term!
Link: www.rollingstone.com/product-reco...
This is the kind of content we need to normalize the wearing of masks in the long-term!
Link: www.rollingstone.com/product-reco...
February 24, 2024 at 3:37 AM
It's surprising, but fantastic, to see a mainstream media outlet in 2024 recommending wearing N95 masks, and guiding consumers on where to purchase them.
This is the kind of content we need to normalize the wearing of masks in the long-term!
Link: www.rollingstone.com/product-reco...
This is the kind of content we need to normalize the wearing of masks in the long-term!
Link: www.rollingstone.com/product-reco...
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Spoke with outgoing Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe about stigma in the OD crisis, what regulations we need for the treatment/ recovery industry, if diverted Dillies could be considered a good thing and why she's not mad, just disappointed with political leaders. For The Tyee: thetyee.ca/News/2024/01...
Retiring Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe on Staring Death in the Face | The Tyee
Every loss from toxic drugs provides an opportunity to advance meaningful change, she says.
thetyee.ca
February 1, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Spoke with outgoing Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe about stigma in the OD crisis, what regulations we need for the treatment/ recovery industry, if diverted Dillies could be considered a good thing and why she's not mad, just disappointed with political leaders. For The Tyee: thetyee.ca/News/2024/01...
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BC’s healthcare crisis is escalating:
Without an ER doctor, nurses were instructed to keep the hospital doors open and call 911 in an emergency
To call 911 — from an ER
That was Northern Health’s plan
My latest #bcpoli scoop for CTV News 👇
Without an ER doctor, nurses were instructed to keep the hospital doors open and call 911 in an emergency
To call 911 — from an ER
That was Northern Health’s plan
My latest #bcpoli scoop for CTV News 👇
'It’s lunacy': B.C. nurses told to call 911 when no ER doctors on shift
One of B.C.’s health authorities had a plan to keep a hospital ER room open despite having no doctors to cover the department by demanding family doctors attend to any of their patients and ordering...
bc.ctvnews.ca
August 16, 2023 at 2:59 AM
BC’s healthcare crisis is escalating:
Without an ER doctor, nurses were instructed to keep the hospital doors open and call 911 in an emergency
To call 911 — from an ER
That was Northern Health’s plan
My latest #bcpoli scoop for CTV News 👇
Without an ER doctor, nurses were instructed to keep the hospital doors open and call 911 in an emergency
To call 911 — from an ER
That was Northern Health’s plan
My latest #bcpoli scoop for CTV News 👇