Scientist Dr. Raywat Deonandan and Non-Scientist Dr. Graham Sanders present an insightful and amusing weekly discussion about science in our world today.
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Hi. This is the official Twitter account of the podcast "Science Monkey", hosted by Professors Graham Sanders and Raywat @Deonandan. We'll be retweeting some of Prof Deonandan's tweets here, as well, as his tweets are now protected. Thanks for the follow!
The flu continues to wreak havoc across the northern hemisphere. In Canada, we've had at least two dozen deaths so far, including among small children, over a handful of days. Here are some things you need to know:
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This also means that if you or your child are symptomatic, stay home from work or school (if you can) until your symptoms abate. You can also buy rapid tests, but they're a bit pricey.
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In Canada, the flu hospitalizes 12,000 people and kills 3500 people annually, primary the elderly and small children. It's no joke. So take precautions.
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After a very lengthy hiatus, the "Science Monkey" show is back with the first of 2 lost episodes from 2017. This one is mostly about overpopulation, and also some Japanese mythical monkey thing that grabs your "anus ball." Yes, anus ball. That's a thing.
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Health Canada is accepting draft guidance on improving indoor air quality (IAQ) in office buildings.
Deadline to participate: April 10, 2023.
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COVID is still around, still infecting people, still landing patients in ER and still affecting the health workers. I've seen an uptick in ER. Keep up with vaccines, masking works despite the ill-done Cochrane review and stay home if sick despite Ontarians lacking paid sick days
Car accidents used to be the biggest killer of US kids. Driving safety legislation brought that down considerably. Now firearms are the biggest killer. How will bring that curve down? Thoughts and prayers?
