Stéphane Bilodeau
@smbilodeau.bsky.social
Engineer, PhD, FEC, CTO Smart Phases
Adj.Prof. Bioengineering @mcgill.ca
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Adj.Prof. Bioengineering @mcgill.ca
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Stéphane Bilodeau
@smbilodeau.bsky.social
· Nov 13
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Experts Call For N95s Over Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread, @DrJudyStone writes in @forbes
"WHN sent a letter to the WHO urging them to declare respirators as the default protection for healthcare workers, rather than surgical masks."
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
"WHN sent a letter to the WHO urging them to declare respirators as the default protection for healthcare workers, rather than surgical masks."
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
Experts Call For N95s Over Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread
World Health Network experts urge WHO to make N95, KN95, or FFP2 respirators the standard for protection for healthcare workers, not inferior surgical masks.
www.forbes.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Experts Call For N95s Over Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread, @DrJudyStone writes in @forbes
"WHN sent a letter to the WHO urging them to declare respirators as the default protection for healthcare workers, rather than surgical masks."
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
"WHN sent a letter to the WHO urging them to declare respirators as the default protection for healthcare workers, rather than surgical masks."
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
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Our letter to WHO, signed by over 2,300, calls for respirator use in healthcare to protect patients and staff.
Covered by Kat Lay in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Covered by Kat Lay in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised
Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Our letter to WHO, signed by over 2,300, calls for respirator use in healthcare to protect patients and staff.
Covered by Kat Lay in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Covered by Kat Lay in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
Two Years to 1.7°C: the “Prediction Game” We Can’t Afford to Lose
Australia’s sweltering through another early-summer heatwave, and I’m trying to decide whether to write about the weather outside my window - or the bigger climate system we’re reengineering on this p...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
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Reposted by Stéphane Bilodeau
In article full of great charts by @meghanbartels.bsky.social and the @sciam.bsky.social team, this one stands out. "Someone who is five years old in 2025 may be exposed to almost 39 times the number of heat waves that was typical of the preindustrial era." www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
In article full of great charts by @meghanbartels.bsky.social and the @sciam.bsky.social team, this one stands out. "Someone who is five years old in 2025 may be exposed to almost 39 times the number of heat waves that was typical of the preindustrial era." www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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Neurological impact of Covid on children, Canada craps the measles bed, PPE prevents healthcare infections, and more
johndupuis.substack.com/p/neurologic...
johndupuis.substack.com/p/neurologic...
Neurological impact of Covid on children, Canada craps the measles bed, PPE prevents healthcare infections, and more
Bonus Thank you Alice Wong and Leslie Lee III
johndupuis.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Neurological impact of Covid on children, Canada craps the measles bed, PPE prevents healthcare infections, and more
johndupuis.substack.com/p/neurologic...
johndupuis.substack.com/p/neurologic...
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Real time data coming out of the world’s climate measurement systems should be stopping us in our tracks. The latest estimate shows that, this week, the Earth is 1.9°C warmer than before we began burning fossil fuels.
#climatecrisis #ClimateEmergency #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-re-t...
#climatecrisis #ClimateEmergency #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-re-t...
We’re Touching 1.9°C - And It’s Only 2025
Real time data coming out of the world’s climate measurement systems should be stopping us in our tracks. The latest estimate by climate scientist Dr Karsten Haustein shows that, this week, the Earth ...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Real time data coming out of the world’s climate measurement systems should be stopping us in our tracks. The latest estimate shows that, this week, the Earth is 1.9°C warmer than before we began burning fossil fuels.
#climatecrisis #ClimateEmergency #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-re-t...
#climatecrisis #ClimateEmergency #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-re-t...
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Warmer weather is leading to vanishing winters in North America’s Great Lakes
theconversation.com/warmer-weath...
theconversation.com/warmer-weath...
Warmer weather is leading to vanishing winters in North America’s Great Lakes
Warming winters are impacting lakes globally. However, most monitoring in the Great Lakes occurs during warmer, calmer weather. A new report highlights how policymakers can improve winter monitoring.
theconversation.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Warmer weather is leading to vanishing winters in North America’s Great Lakes
theconversation.com/warmer-weath...
theconversation.com/warmer-weath...
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Farewell to one of the good ones - we need more people like Jane Goodall.
www.dailygrail.com/2025/10/vale...
www.dailygrail.com/2025/10/vale...
Vale Jane Goodall: Protector of Chimps and Believer of Bigfoot (1934-2025)
This one really hurts. The Jane Goodall Institute has just announced that Dr. Goodall passed away this morning, in California, during her speaking tour through the United States. She was 91. Jane Good...
www.dailygrail.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Farewell to one of the good ones - we need more people like Jane Goodall.
www.dailygrail.com/2025/10/vale...
www.dailygrail.com/2025/10/vale...
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Sont de plus en plus fréquentes :
👉 "Les #canicules
« plus de 70 000 morts en 🇪🇺 liées à la chaleur en 2022 »
👉Les #inondations :
12 % de la population,
11 % des établissements de santé
et 15 % des installations industrielles
sont en zone inondable"
V.Malingre
www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
👉 "Les #canicules
« plus de 70 000 morts en 🇪🇺 liées à la chaleur en 2022 »
👉Les #inondations :
12 % de la population,
11 % des établissements de santé
et 15 % des installations industrielles
sont en zone inondable"
V.Malingre
www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
« La dégradation de notre environnement naturel met en péril nos modes de vie », prévient l’Agence européenne de l’environnement
Dans un rapport publié lundi 29 septembre, les experts européens s’inquiètent du retard ou de l’abandon des efforts de l’UE pour protéger son environnement et des conséquences de l’accélération du réc...
www.lemonde.fr
September 29, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Sont de plus en plus fréquentes :
👉 "Les #canicules
« plus de 70 000 morts en 🇪🇺 liées à la chaleur en 2022 »
👉Les #inondations :
12 % de la population,
11 % des établissements de santé
et 15 % des installations industrielles
sont en zone inondable"
V.Malingre
www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
👉 "Les #canicules
« plus de 70 000 morts en 🇪🇺 liées à la chaleur en 2022 »
👉Les #inondations :
12 % de la population,
11 % des établissements de santé
et 15 % des installations industrielles
sont en zone inondable"
V.Malingre
www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
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Utilities are doing even worse on climate than they were 5 years ago grist.org/energy/utili...
Utilities are doing even worse on climate than they were 5 years ago
Major U.S. utilities earn an “F” on a new report card because they’re planning to build far too little clean energy and far too many gas-fired power plants.
grist.org
September 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Utilities are doing even worse on climate than they were 5 years ago grist.org/energy/utili...
Reposted by Stéphane Bilodeau
The vaccine advisory group ACIP, not all members of which seemed to know what the group does, recommended to the CDC that combined MMRV shots not be given before age 4. www.wired.com/story/vaccin...
Vaccine Panel Stacked by RFK Jr. Recommends Delaying MMRV Immunization
The vaccine advisory group ACIP, not all members of which seemed to know what the group does, recommended to the CDC that combined MMRV shots not be given before age 4.
www.wired.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The vaccine advisory group ACIP, not all members of which seemed to know what the group does, recommended to the CDC that combined MMRV shots not be given before age 4. www.wired.com/story/vaccin...
Reposted by Stéphane Bilodeau
‘This is one of the most productive periods in the history of cancer research. At the same time, my colleagues are experiencing something between malaise and terror.’ Norman Sharpless
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
‘This is one of the most productive periods in the history of cancer research. At the same time, my colleagues are experiencing something between malaise and terror.’ Norman Sharpless
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
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"Do doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when our own politicians don’t?" @naomioreskes.bsky.social provides some answers
August 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
"Do doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when our own politicians don’t?" @naomioreskes.bsky.social provides some answers
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Most-viewed Guardian articles last night. Editors shouldn’t think that the public doesn’t want to know more about climate change.
Or about ocean science 🌊!
Read the article about our paper: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Or about ocean science 🌊!
Read the article about our paper: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
August 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Most-viewed Guardian articles last night. Editors shouldn’t think that the public doesn’t want to know more about climate change.
Or about ocean science 🌊!
Read the article about our paper: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Or about ocean science 🌊!
Read the article about our paper: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Stéphane Bilodeau
Research reveals global increase in wildfires due to climate change despite human interventions #ClimateChange #wildfires
www.pressenza.com/2025/08/rese...
www.pressenza.com/2025/08/rese...
Research reveals global increase in wildfires due to climate change despite human interventions
Researchers have made a direct link between climate change and the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires around the world, while also linking it
www.pressenza.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Research reveals global increase in wildfires due to climate change despite human interventions #ClimateChange #wildfires
www.pressenza.com/2025/08/rese...
www.pressenza.com/2025/08/rese...
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Thanks to climate change: Insurers are worried the world could soon become uninsurable share.google/SqRhgCVqsivM...
Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable
Günther Thallinger, a board member at Allianz, one of the world's biggest insurers, says the climate crisis could make adaptation economically unviable.
share.google
August 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Thanks to climate change: Insurers are worried the world could soon become uninsurable share.google/SqRhgCVqsivM...
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A growing body of research is reinforcing the knowledge that wildfire smoke is much more than an inconvenience — in fact, it’s actually killing far more people than the flames themselves. grist.org/health/calif...
As California burns, new research shows smoke is wildfire’s silent killer
The official death count from the Palisades and Eaton fires was 30 — the real number may be 15 times higher.
grist.org
August 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A growing body of research is reinforcing the knowledge that wildfire smoke is much more than an inconvenience — in fact, it’s actually killing far more people than the flames themselves. grist.org/health/calif...
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😷 Airborne risk in queues
A new study found that when people wait in line, breath clouds can linger due to hidden air currents, especially at certain temperatures. Distance alone may not cut it.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm #AirQuality 🧪
A new study found that when people wait in line, breath clouds can linger due to hidden air currents, especially at certain temperatures. Distance alone may not cut it.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm #AirQuality 🧪
Fluid dynamical pathways of airborne transmission while waiting in a line
Waiting and walking in lines (queues) can create unexpected air currents that can either heighten or suppress infection risks.
www.science.org
August 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
😷 Airborne risk in queues
A new study found that when people wait in line, breath clouds can linger due to hidden air currents, especially at certain temperatures. Distance alone may not cut it.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm #AirQuality 🧪
A new study found that when people wait in line, breath clouds can linger due to hidden air currents, especially at certain temperatures. Distance alone may not cut it.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm #AirQuality 🧪
Reposted by Stéphane Bilodeau
This week's Top Fan is our friends at
@airsupportproject.bsky.social . Their VP, Melissa Smallwood, built CR boxes to be placed in heat relief centers around Phoenix, AZ.
These cooling & respite centers ease one public health crisis. Happy to minimize the impacts of other crises.
@airsupportproject.bsky.social . Their VP, Melissa Smallwood, built CR boxes to be placed in heat relief centers around Phoenix, AZ.
These cooling & respite centers ease one public health crisis. Happy to minimize the impacts of other crises.
July 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This week's Top Fan is our friends at
@airsupportproject.bsky.social . Their VP, Melissa Smallwood, built CR boxes to be placed in heat relief centers around Phoenix, AZ.
These cooling & respite centers ease one public health crisis. Happy to minimize the impacts of other crises.
@airsupportproject.bsky.social . Their VP, Melissa Smallwood, built CR boxes to be placed in heat relief centers around Phoenix, AZ.
These cooling & respite centers ease one public health crisis. Happy to minimize the impacts of other crises.
Reposted by Stéphane Bilodeau
Climate change is a collective-risk dilemma: we pay a personal cost, unsure others will act, but everyone shares the benefits.
New study finds that even under added risks, people still cooperate when goals are clear and impact is real.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New study finds that even under added risks, people still cooperate when goals are clear and impact is real.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cooperative climate action under background risk - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Cooperative climate action under background risk
www.nature.com
July 26, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Climate change is a collective-risk dilemma: we pay a personal cost, unsure others will act, but everyone shares the benefits.
New study finds that even under added risks, people still cooperate when goals are clear and impact is real.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New study finds that even under added risks, people still cooperate when goals are clear and impact is real.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Many followers of NCSE have a similar story, so perhaps some of you can relate to Ella Al-Shamahi, a former devout Muslim who is now a paleoanthropologist. In this article, she reflects on coming to terms with her understanding of evolution, and the struggle of leaving her religious community.
‘People can change their minds’: the evolutionary biologi...
Ella Al-Shamahi is the erudite presenter of a breathtaking new series about our 300,000-year history. But her own evolution story isn’t short of drama ei...
observer.co.uk
July 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Many followers of NCSE have a similar story, so perhaps some of you can relate to Ella Al-Shamahi, a former devout Muslim who is now a paleoanthropologist. In this article, she reflects on coming to terms with her understanding of evolution, and the struggle of leaving her religious community.
Reposted by Stéphane Bilodeau
UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:
"Countries that cling to fossil fuels are not protecting their economies – they are sabotaging them. Driving up costs. Undermining competitiveness. Locking-in stranded assets. And missing the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century."
"Countries that cling to fossil fuels are not protecting their economies – they are sabotaging them. Driving up costs. Undermining competitiveness. Locking-in stranded assets. And missing the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century."
Secretary-General's remarks on Climate Action "A Moment of Opportunity: Supercharging the Clean Energy Age" [as delivered; scroll down for All-French] | United Nations Secretary-General
Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Friends joining us from around the world, The headlines are dominated by a world in trouble. By conflict and climate chaos. By rising human suffering. By growing...
www.un.org
July 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:
"Countries that cling to fossil fuels are not protecting their economies – they are sabotaging them. Driving up costs. Undermining competitiveness. Locking-in stranded assets. And missing the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century."
"Countries that cling to fossil fuels are not protecting their economies – they are sabotaging them. Driving up costs. Undermining competitiveness. Locking-in stranded assets. And missing the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century."