COVID-19 Vaccine – Not If, But When
A pharmacist takes a look at some of the common questions and ins and outs about the COVID-19 vaccine
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Happy Birthday, Charles
A celebration of the life of one of our most important scientists
How Human Behaviour is Driving the COVID-19 Case Numbers
Sandra Dunham In my home, the dialogue about COVID-19 and the rapidly increasing case numbers follows the narrative of “Why can’t people just do the right thing? Don’t people realize that their behaviour is making this worse?” And yet, when carefully examined, our own behaviour is, at times, less than stellar. So, why, when the…
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What Science Tells Us About Slowing Down Time
Sandra Dunham “The truth is, time marches on and you have two choices: You move forward, come what may, and you experience all the sour and sweet things that fly at you from around corners, or you sit still. Don’t sit still.” ― Suzanne Palmieri, The Witch of Little Italy Do you recall, as a…
Is There Life on Venus?
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen There have been some recent reports about the possibility of life on Venus. Is this an empirically verified or confirmed assertion from some recent news reportage? First things first: definitions. The question is not necessarily, “What is life?”, but rather, who studies that which has been defined as “life” on planets other…