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The Pandemic Within
Strangely, reading Albert Camus’ The Plague (1947) during the pandemic did not depress me (further). Instead, I felt exhilarated. Yes,...
Science for Peace
Jan 5, 20213 min read
COVID-19 Update 16, July 6
Canada’s proportion of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care double the average of other countries, study shows: The proportion of long-term...
Science for Peace
Jul 6, 20204 min read
COVID-19 Update 15, June 23
🇨🇦 Ontario’s nursing homes have had 22 years to do safety upgrades. COVID-19 reveals deadly cost of delay. Hardest hit nursing homes...
Science for Peace
Jun 23, 202011 min read
COVID-19 Update 14, June 8
With the COVID-19 mortality rate nearly 6 times higher than the rest of the country (586.7/M vs 102.2/M), what has gone wrong in Québec?...
Science for Peace
Jun 8, 20207 min read
COVID-19 Update 13, May 29
“Nearly half of Twitter accounts pushing to reopen America may be bots. There has been a huge upswell of Twitter bot activity since the...
Science for Peace
May 29, 20206 min read
The Coronavirus Pandemic: Evidence from Virology and Immunology
Here are some thoughts as I look at some of the available information in pursuit of some usable understanding of the COVID-19-causing...
Science for Peace
May 23, 20203 min read
COVID-19 Update 12, May 22
Geronticide report: 23:00, May 19 – Canada deaths 6152, LTC resident deaths 5299 – 86.1% Thanks to the Ontario Hospital Association for...
Science for Peace
May 22, 20205 min read
Genomic Time and the Immediacy of the Nuclear Threat: A Stark Contrast
Our genes are made up of parts that can be traced back 300 000 years. Some will feel a bit constrained if limited to the approximately...
Science for Peace
May 18, 20202 min read
COVID-19 Update 11, May 16
A COVID-19 outbreak at the White House. Oy Gevalt! Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns stay at home order setting a precedent for other...
Science for Peace
May 16, 20203 min read
COVID-19 Update 10, May 10
This update is dedicated to my friends Jean Smith and John Valleau, life long workers for peace and justice. UN News, April 14: “Hatred...
Science for Peace
May 10, 20204 min read
COVID-19 Update 9, May 5
Mel Hurtig, Maude Barlow, Tommy Douglas, Margaret Atwood, David Suzuki, Farley Mowat… I have been a supporter of the Council of Canadians...
Science for Peace
May 5, 20203 min read
Canadian challenges for justice and sustainability in the Anthropocene
While the emergence of Covid-19 and its global spread is radically changing the social and economic future of our planet, it is...
Science for Peace
Apr 30, 20204 min read
COVID-19 Update 8, April 28
A paper published by The Lancet on March 21 considered “country-based mitigation measures” and concluded that: “Individual behaviour will...
Science for Peace
Apr 28, 20203 min read
Three Myths That Should Not Survive the Pandemic
The outbreak of the SARS2-COVID19 has exposed both the frightening vulnerability of our technological society to unexpected disruptions...
Science for Peace
Apr 23, 20208 min read
Covid-19 Update 7, April 23
Images of mass graves in New York, Ecuador and Brazil have been appearing in the media. According to Reuters, as of April 17 the real...
Science for Peace
Apr 23, 20202 min read
COVID-19 in Gaza
The Covid-19 pandemic is confronting governments around the world with an emergency health situation, requiring self-isolation,...
Science for Peace
Apr 18, 20208 min read
Covid 19 Update 6, April 17
For China and South Korea the pandemic is over. Iran and Italy are at about 2% of new cases daily and will slowly continue to go down....
Science for Peace
Apr 17, 20203 min read
Covid 19 Update 5, April 11
On April 9 the Canadian government released a report predicting 500 – 700 new deaths and 32000 total cases by the end of the week. These...
Science for Peace
Apr 11, 20203 min read
Covid 19 Update 4 – April 8
In the recent Ontario report projecting 3000 – 10000 deaths from Covid in two years, the range includes a number of possible...
Science for Peace
Apr 8, 20204 min read
Pandemic Insights: Acting Together for a Peaceful, Sustainable World
How strange this time is. Separated, distanced, alone with our thoughts, imaginings, fears… We don’t know when our isolation will end,...
Science for Peace
Apr 7, 20203 min read
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