Jillian Buriak

That’s just awful. How the heck?

I’m so sad - Dwight, you were one of the good ones. 🧪

Oh my god! I have written so many letters for him over the years.

Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly

Oh gosh it was not me this time, but I had been guilty of this….😬

COVID-19 Is Six Today. What We’ve Learned | The Tyee We need cleaner air, which requires changes in medical culture.

COVID-19 Is Six Today. What We've Learned. To start, we need cleaner air, which requires a change in medical culture, by @crof.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... via @thetyee.ca

I would love to see that.

Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.

New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.

[Gift Link]

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

Lol

I judge people on how they treat animals.

And children.

How people treat the less powerful, more vulnerable and those who can do nothing to help them get ahead, is the greatest testament to character.

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

"History is best told as a story of organised crime." - I've always felt this way, that in fact the ascension of societies or peoples was not really progress as much as those willing to betray, lie, or kill overtaking those who felt bound by other norms.
Our society as a case in point.

Alberta’s bike lane discussion might be coming to Edmonton As Alberta takes notes from Ontario’s battle over bike lanes, Edmonton and Calgary are poised to be the centre of a similar debate in the foreseeable future.

Prime minister. Judge. Chief Electoral Officer. Mayor. Your child's doctor. And now city planner.

There's no end to the jobs Danielle Smith wants to do.

www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Person in a party hat giving a presentation and it says The greatest research skill you can have is being a nosy bitch who wants to find out

;)

One of the biggest problems with the world is that fools are always so sure and certain about everything and intelligent people are so full of doubts and uncertainties.

From Twitter to X to Bluesky, I have really enjoyed watching you raise your son, from a tiny person to teenager. You do such interesting things, and your cooking….😋.

It was a few decades ago that I arrived as a dumbass kid with an F-1 student visa - I am forever grateful for that opportunity.

Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

everyone with undue power is playing stupid games and winning stupid prizes
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

On CBC Radio we're hearing about the #CAUT travel advisory for Canadian academics.

They are warning us not to travel to the US.

#ElbowsUp

www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...

Headline in Canada Healthwatch from today, April 13 - What makes a good public health leader?

Excellent op-ed on why Dr. Henry is not the right person for the next Chief Public Health Officer of Canada role 👏🏼

Cc.
@mark-carney.bsky.social @chiefscican.bsky.social

canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/13/w...

Screamingly huge red flag. If elected, Poilievre will interfere in Canadian science funding policies.

With everything going on in the US right now, this is a comment that you only make very deliberately.

Peer Review Has Lost Its Human Face. So, What’s Next? - The Scholarly Kitchen I think human-dependent peer review has lost its human element, thus its relevance, so what we can do to install a new system by abandoning the present one?

Interesting piece in today’s Scholarly Kitchen on peer review. AI here we come? Fricking hope not, but something has to give, namely the overworked “altruistic superheroes” (peer reviewers) who work for free for the publishers. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/09/p...

We need to treat fossil fuels like Big Tobacco To reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and stem disinformation that blocks effective climate action, a comprehensive ban on advertising, promotion and sponsorship of fossil fuel products and indust...

"Ban fossil fuel advertising. Remove lobbyists from negotiations. End subsidies. The science is clear, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. It’s time to treat fossil fuels like Big Tobacco."
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/01/o...

This is a devastating and essential read. Here is a gift link for those without subs. The part about outside perceptions of scientists compared with almost a blue-collar reality is spot on (without even mentioning meager salaries). www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...

Vichy.

The Evermaskers The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.

"The COVID-conscious people have not abandoned science, It’s the opposite: They’ve come to think that science has abandoned them."
People who are taking precautions, some of whom are immunocompromised, should not be mocked or discriminated against
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Agreed. Carbon capture is the equivalent of shoving your candy wrappers under the couch cushions, except way more expensive.

How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.

Wired just published something but I haven't read it yet www.wired.com/2017/02/guid...

How much longer do you need to continue with them? You have so much talent. If they don’t appreciate it, they will realize when you are gone.