John Dupuis
Scholarly Publishing Librarian. Engineering, CS, Earth & Space Science, ITEC Liaison, Steacie Library, York University. Opinions expressed here are mine alone.
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Government watchdog to investigate allegations of Trump interference at CDC, FDA
An independent government watchdog will investigate the Trump administration's alleged political interference with public health agencies, Democratic senators announced Monday.
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Government watchdog to investigate allegations of Trump interference at CDC, FDA | TheHill
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Understanding how ‘overdispersion’ works is key to controlling Covid | Kyra Grantz and Justin Lessler
A small number of people and events are responsible for most virus transmission – that is why tracing them is so vital, say Kyra Grantz and Justin Lessler of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Understanding how ‘overdispersion’ works is key to controlling Covid | Kyra Grantz and Justin Lessler | Opinion | The Guardian
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Trump: Biden will 'listen to the scientists' if elected
President Trump mockingly warned at his rally in Nevada late Sunday that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would “listen to the scientists” if elected and there would be more lockdowns to curb the spread of the COVID-19.
How Some of the World’s Most Famous Cheeses Are Made: Camembert, Brie, Gorgonzola & More
Attention cheese lovers!
Do you salivate at the thought of a Cheese Channel?
Careful what you wish for.
Food photographers employ all manner of disgusting tricks to make junky pancakes and fast food burgers look irresistibly mouthwatering.
10 Signs the Pandemic Is About to Get Much Worse
New Covid-19 infections are accelerating, portending a deadly fall and winter
The pursuit of herd immunity is a folly – so who's funding this bad science?
Links between an anti-lockdown declaration and a libertarian thinktank suggest a hidden agenda, say scientists Trish Greenhalgh, Martin McKee and Michelle Kelly-Irving
The Simpsons give 50 reasons to vote Trump out in new "Treehouse of Horror" | Boing Boing
The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror XXXI” (the 31st!) episode lists just a few of the reasons why Donald Trump needs to be voted out of office, via Variety: Made it okay to shoot h…
The Best Jazz on Bandcamp: September 2020
Our guide to the month’s crucial jazz LPs
Field Studies: Don Was, President of Blue Note Records, Picks His Top Five ECM Albums
When Don Was took the helm at Blue Note Records not quite a decade ago, it looked from the outside like a trusted industry vet moving up from the control
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Field Studies: Don Was, President of Blue Note Records, Picks His Top Five ECM Albums
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Field Studies: Manfred Eicher, Founder of ECM Records, Picks His Top Five Blue Note Albums
Manfred Eicher is the founder and producer at ECM Records, but the word that best describes his role at the label might be “auteur.”
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Field Studies: Manfred Eicher, Founder of ECM Records, Picks His Top Five Blue Note Albums
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What's Coming This Winter? Here's How Many More Could Die In The Pandemic
Cases are surging in many places around the country. As we head into winter here's what public health forecasters think we can expect.
The U.S. was the world's best prepared nation to confront a pandemic. How did it spiral to 'almost inconceivable' failure?
Interviews with public health experts and reviews of studies by government agencies, watchdog groups and scientists reveal a cascade of blunders.
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The U.S. was the world's best prepared nation to confront a pandemic. How did it spiral to 'almost inconceivable' failure?
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Neglected No More by Andre Picard | Penguin Random House Canada
It took the coronavirus pandemic to open our eyes to the deplorable state of so many of the nation's long-term care homes: the inhumane conditions, overworked and underpaid staff, and lack of oversight. In this timely new book, esteemed health...
Inside the Fall of the CDC
How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the coronavirus.
Ending the Donald Trump War on Science: What you need to know about policies on science, the environment and the coronavirus
This is a listing of what I’m reading these days to help me understand the policies and positions of two main candidates (Donald Trump & Joe Biden) in the upcoming US Presidential election. In …
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Ending the Donald Trump War on Science: What you need to know about policies on science, the environment and the coronavirus
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Ending the Donald Trump War on Science: What you need to know about policies on science, the environment and the coronavirus
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ROMKids Show: The One About Mummies
This time on the ROMKids Show we go back in time to learn about mummification in ancient Egypt.
