Gad Saad
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Books Briefing: If Your Attention Span Is Shrinking, Read Poetry
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Quebec confirms 19 more deaths, over 900 new cases; closures extend to May 4
Quebec is still in its ascending curve of the COVID-19 crisis, marking 19 new deaths and bringing the total as of Sunday to 94.
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Quebec ranks FIRST in North America in terms of reducing its population's mobility! Well done Premier @francoislegault on your team's efforts.
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Stop Using Toilet Paper
Why are we hoarding it when experts agree that rinsing with water is more sanitary and environmentally sound?
Comedian Joe Rogan: I'd Vote for Trump over Biden
Joe Rogan said he would rather vote for Donald Trump over Joe Biden, the presumptive Democrat nominee, in a hypothetical election match-up.
These women endured a winter in the high Arctic for citizen science
Two women have spent the winter on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard to collect data for climate scientists around the world.
China joins U.N. human rights panel, will help pick experts on free speech, health, arbitrary detention
Mr. Jiang Duan, who holds the rank of Minister at China’s mission to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, will play a key role in selecting the world body’s monitors on health, freedom of speech, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances....
Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks
A study of 246 individuals with seasonal respiratory virus infections randomized to wear or not wear a surgical face mask showed that masks can significantly reduce detection of coronavirus and influenza virus in exhaled breath and may help...
Parasitic worm populations are skyrocketing in some fish species used in sushi
Fishes worldwide harbor 283 times the number of Anisakis worms as fishes in the 1970s. Whether that’s a sign of environmental decline or recovery is unclear.
San Francisco bans reusable shopping bags to stop coronavirus spread
The city of San Francisco is forbidding shoppers from carrying reusable bags into grocery stores out of fear that they could spread the coronavirus.
Canada's COVID-19 cases surpass 10,000
Canada's COVID-19 count has now surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases across the country, with the largest cluster reported in Quebec.
The Cultural Evolution of Social Pathologies: Introduction to a Series of Essays by Anthony Biglan
The fact that evolutionary selection pressures so often result in social pathologies might be hard to accept, but once faced squarely it can lead to an optimistic point of view.
Why Don’t We Know Who the Coronavirus Victims Are?
The coronavirus is infecting and killing Americans of all races. But there’s little public data on whether the virus is having a disproportionate impact on some communities.
Action: Call for a Feminist COVID-19 Policy
Dear reader, Below you’ll find open letter prepared by the Feminist Alliance for Rights (FAR) Steering Committee calling on all Member States to adopt a feminist policy to address the COVID-1…
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Oh look. A call for a feminist policy in tackling the challenges of the current global pandemic.
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‘Best case scenario’: COVID-19 measures expected to last until July, government document says
Government officials have been hinting that distancing measures would be recommended – or enforced – for more than just the next few weeks
Why Women May Face a Greater Risk of Catching Coronavirus
Health experts worry that the roles women hold in society, such as nurses or caregivers, place them squarely in the virus’s path.
How WHO and its Chief compromised war against Chinese Virus which has left more than 28,000 dead
The role of China in unleashing the deadly Wuhan virus is already too well known. However, the dubious role of WHO, especially its Director-General Dr. Tedros in either shielding China or delaying the declaration of the pandemic needs a thorough...