Ada McVean M.Sc.
@adamcvean.bsky.social
Freelance Science Journalist 🐢 🥼 BSc/MSc from McGill 🧬 Vegetarian 🐈 "eh-duh" not "ah-duh", Canuck, she/her 🏳️🌈 Words at Chemistry World, Skeptical Inquirer, McGill OSS etc
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BREAKING: "The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has notified the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) that Canada no longer holds measles elimination status."
Statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada on Canada’s Measles Elimination Status
Following over 12 months of transmission across the country, PAHO confirms Canada's loss of measles elimination status. We are coordinating efforts with provinces and territories to restore the status...
www.canada.ca
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
BREAKING: "The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has notified the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) that Canada no longer holds measles elimination status."
Reposted by Ada McVean M.Sc.
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
Reposted by Ada McVean M.Sc.
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
When Autumn becomes Fall 🍂
October 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
When Autumn becomes Fall 🍂
Sometimes there is comfort in the familiar, even when the familiar is condescending
October 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Sometimes there is comfort in the familiar, even when the familiar is condescending
"It’s normal that things are not easy. It’s normal that things are not equally fun every minute, every day. Don’t give up easily."
I spoke with Odile Eisenstein for @chemistryworld.com:
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/odil...
#ChemSky #ScienceSky #SciSky
I spoke with Odile Eisenstein for @chemistryworld.com:
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/odil...
#ChemSky #ScienceSky #SciSky
Odile Eisenstein: ‘Some of the most important advice is to be persistent’
The pioneering theoretical chemist on teaching herself programming and the importance of freedom
www.chemistryworld.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"It’s normal that things are not easy. It’s normal that things are not equally fun every minute, every day. Don’t give up easily."
I spoke with Odile Eisenstein for @chemistryworld.com:
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/odil...
#ChemSky #ScienceSky #SciSky
I spoke with Odile Eisenstein for @chemistryworld.com:
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/odil...
#ChemSky #ScienceSky #SciSky
Reposted by Ada McVean M.Sc.
Find out what the emeritus professor – who also received France’s highest order of merit – can't leave home without, her thoughts on how science works best and why the arts are a vital part of her life.
Odile Eisenstein: ‘Some of the most important advice is to be persistent’
The pioneering theoretical chemist on teaching herself programming and the importance of freedom
www.chemistryworld.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Find out what the emeritus professor – who also received France’s highest order of merit – can't leave home without, her thoughts on how science works best and why the arts are a vital part of her life.
October 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
For how fervently recipes insist on you using Medjool dates, I've never actually encountered a non-Medjool date.
October 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
For how fervently recipes insist on you using Medjool dates, I've never actually encountered a non-Medjool date.
Do any other writers also lack an internal monologue, or have I just chosen a precisely terrible career for myself?
October 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Do any other writers also lack an internal monologue, or have I just chosen a precisely terrible career for myself?
Spotted a rabbit committing a heist
October 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Spotted a rabbit committing a heist
Suddenly I miss dog sitting
September 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Suddenly I miss dog sitting
It is with a heavy heart that I share this "virtual Womb Wellness Temple" with my audience, as requested of me.
Every day my eye balls read sentences no man was meant to see.
The world's first Trauma-Informed AI Priestess.
Every day my eye balls read sentences no man was meant to see.
The world's first Trauma-Informed AI Priestess.
September 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It is with a heavy heart that I share this "virtual Womb Wellness Temple" with my audience, as requested of me.
Every day my eye balls read sentences no man was meant to see.
The world's first Trauma-Informed AI Priestess.
Every day my eye balls read sentences no man was meant to see.
The world's first Trauma-Informed AI Priestess.
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APRIL - 1805
NAPOLEON IS MASTER OF EUROPE
ONLY THE BRITISH FLEET STANDS BEFORE HIM
THERE IS NOTHING IN NAVAL LAW STATING THAT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER CANNOT SERVE HIS MAJESTY AS CAPTAIN
OCEANS ARE NOW BATTLEFIELDS
NAPOLEON IS MASTER OF EUROPE
ONLY THE BRITISH FLEET STANDS BEFORE HIM
THERE IS NOTHING IN NAVAL LAW STATING THAT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER CANNOT SERVE HIS MAJESTY AS CAPTAIN
OCEANS ARE NOW BATTLEFIELDS
September 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
APRIL - 1805
NAPOLEON IS MASTER OF EUROPE
ONLY THE BRITISH FLEET STANDS BEFORE HIM
THERE IS NOTHING IN NAVAL LAW STATING THAT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER CANNOT SERVE HIS MAJESTY AS CAPTAIN
OCEANS ARE NOW BATTLEFIELDS
NAPOLEON IS MASTER OF EUROPE
ONLY THE BRITISH FLEET STANDS BEFORE HIM
THERE IS NOTHING IN NAVAL LAW STATING THAT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER CANNOT SERVE HIS MAJESTY AS CAPTAIN
OCEANS ARE NOW BATTLEFIELDS
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You can’t have both homeopathy and the laws of physics.
You need to pick one.
You need to pick one.
September 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
You can’t have both homeopathy and the laws of physics.
You need to pick one.
You need to pick one.
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Let me know if you are expecting to get raptured so I can feed your cats.
September 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Let me know if you are expecting to get raptured so I can feed your cats.
It’s ok Zoe, no one saw 💕
September 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
It’s ok Zoe, no one saw 💕
The first and last mirror selfies I took in my UK apartment, ft. a common problem for me.
September 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The first and last mirror selfies I took in my UK apartment, ft. a common problem for me.
I’ve been shocked by hearing the original version of a song I didn’t know was a cover before, but never like hearing reggae Walking On The Moon by The Police.
September 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I’ve been shocked by hearing the original version of a song I didn’t know was a cover before, but never like hearing reggae Walking On The Moon by The Police.
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Move over, ChatGPT. Newer AI platforms are aimed at academics and doctors and they're not supposed to hallucinate citations.
I tested many of them, but especially Consensus AI.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social.
www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
I tested many of them, but especially Consensus AI.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social.
www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
AI Comes for Academics. Can We Rely on It?
By now, the fact that artificial intelligence can hallucinate is, I hope, well known. There are countless examples of platforms like ChatGPT giving the wrong answer to a straightforward question or im...
www.mcgill.ca
September 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Move over, ChatGPT. Newer AI platforms are aimed at academics and doctors and they're not supposed to hallucinate citations.
I tested many of them, but especially Consensus AI.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social.
www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
I tested many of them, but especially Consensus AI.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social.
www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
The flies infesting your house are probably not fruit flies.
I may have left my fly problem behind when I moved, but if you're still suffering, check out some science-based tips in my latest article for the @mcgilloss.bsky.social: www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... #ChemSky #ScienceSky
I may have left my fly problem behind when I moved, but if you're still suffering, check out some science-based tips in my latest article for the @mcgilloss.bsky.social: www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... #ChemSky #ScienceSky
How to Beat a Fruit Fly Infestation
As I type this, I occasionally have to pause and swat away tiny annoying flying bugs that seem drawn specifically to my face. In light of my plight, let’s look at some fruit fly science – specifically...
www.mcgill.ca
September 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The flies infesting your house are probably not fruit flies.
I may have left my fly problem behind when I moved, but if you're still suffering, check out some science-based tips in my latest article for the @mcgilloss.bsky.social: www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... #ChemSky #ScienceSky
I may have left my fly problem behind when I moved, but if you're still suffering, check out some science-based tips in my latest article for the @mcgilloss.bsky.social: www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... #ChemSky #ScienceSky
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Acupressure at the wrist for nausea post-op? Cochrane says "the evidence is very uncertain." Also? "Combined with antiemetics" it may reduce nausea. 🙄
Cc @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
h/t @adamcvean.bsky.social
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Cc @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
h/t @adamcvean.bsky.social
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
www.cochranelibrary.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Acupressure at the wrist for nausea post-op? Cochrane says "the evidence is very uncertain." Also? "Combined with antiemetics" it may reduce nausea. 🙄
Cc @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
h/t @adamcvean.bsky.social
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Cc @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
h/t @adamcvean.bsky.social
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
One year and at least 4 pairs of sunglasses ago ft. Dexter and his snaggle teeth as I’m in dog sitting withdrawal
September 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
One year and at least 4 pairs of sunglasses ago ft. Dexter and his snaggle teeth as I’m in dog sitting withdrawal
She “was warm through and through after months of English drizzle” - Patrick O’Brian
September 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
She “was warm through and through after months of English drizzle” - Patrick O’Brian