He invented zip, zilch, nada. That's a block.

I wasn't thinking Argentina. Given what we see with CDC cuts, I could see the US defunding The Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) of the USDA. Maybe unlikely but this would be the acme of insanity.

I think BSE would be the limit of insanity. Your statement will only be seen as a challenge to push the limit of insanity.

If Dems win majority in mid-terms, then Trump can be held accountable. I detected no sarcasm but I think because of the use of pronouns, you actually couldn't follow the conversation. MAGAs seem anaphylactic about pronouns. Anyway that's a block.

The headline reads like clickbait. Very poor writing. Not clicking on the link.

The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale I just reviewed The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale by C. M. Waggoner

Fun read. www.netgalley.com/book/705640/... #TheSomewhatWickedWitchofBrigandale #NetGalley

The sytem works well when you actually post the review and not just give a star rating. I did not do that. Oops. The actual review is up. I hope.

Steve's review of Lab Leak Fever 5/5:

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Steve's review of Lab Leak Fever 5/5:

Great analysis.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/... @philippmarkolin.bsky.social

Takes 6 minutes on FB and 1.5 minutes on X.

Sir Terry Pratchett
Robert Sawyer
Dr. Paul Offit
Dr. Peter Hotez
Dr. Joe Schwarcz
Melissa Jacobson
David Quammen
Tim Holt
This list changes regularly as a discover new works.

I just finished the book. Excellent. I will post a review on amazon.ca and Goodreads once I put my thoughts together coherently.

The Vendor room was amazing this year. Much better than when the con was downtown.

I loved the book. Dr Hotez is a hero of mine.

Is it a standalone? I haven't read the others.

Because there is absolutely no reason to believe that it will be free and democratic. Let's look at some neighboring countries for role models.

Plots of SARS-CoV-2 signal across time in Ottawa, Canada;

Plots of IAV, RSV, IBV, MPOX wastewater signal across time in Ottawa, Canada;

Ottawa WAVE (Wastewater Analytics for Viral Epidemiology) as of Oct 05. LEFT IMAGE: 7d trendline of SARS-CoV-2 signal since spring 2020 (A); Past year (B), and 2 months (C), inferred case incidence (D), and Reff (E) determined with ern (PMID: 38905266). RIGHT IMAGE: other viral traces

Steve's review of The Great Balancing Act 5/5: I enjoyed this book. While at times I found the content quite complex, I felt that Dr. Sharon acknowledged this and did well in providing plain language explanations. Thus the book never devolved...

I loved his book "The Great Balancing Act: An Insider’s Guide to the Human Vestibular System". www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Steve's review of Natural History of the World 5/5: I loved this book. Overall the writing was great; it was crisp and conversational. It explained all the biomes very well, in clear, plain language. I fell into the trap of just reading a little m...

Wonderful. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #NaturalHistoryoftheWorld #NetGalley @AmberBooks

Great science writing. 5 stars.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #TheTreeofLife #Edelweiss @maxjtelford.bsky.social

I got mine through Netgalley.

Scheduled for late December. My 11th shot.

So people are ignoring Pasteur. Who's next to ignore? Ignaz Semmelweis?

Steve's review of Crystal’s Curiosity Cabinet 3/5: Overall this book had some very good parts, including the discussion of collective nouns, Dickens' voice portraits and COVID lockdown terms. These were excellent and highly amusing. But by-and-la...

Some good points. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #CrystalsCuriosityCabinet #Netgalley
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Steve's review of Human Anatomy 5/5: This is a great reference book for anyone interested in human anatomy. The introductions to each section and the bold summaries are very helpful. But as informative as the book is, and it is very...

Informative and beautiful. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #HumanAnatomy #NetGalley

Chag sameach.

Opinion: Bari Weiss’ decision to be ‘done’ with Covid is a slap in the face to health care workers | CNN Canadian physician Jillian Horton writes that as she watched Weiss’ performance on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” she found herself comparing Weiss’ antics – her insistence that she had done her part ea...

I stopped paying attention to her becasue she 1) platformed Vinay Prasad 2) this: www.cnn.com/2022/01/28/o...

I want Star Trek: Legacy, but alas...

Steve's review of World History 5/5: I enjoyed this book, especially the approach of discussing eras.The writing is crisp and clear and is not just a collection of places, names and dates. The pacing is excellent with no getting bog...

Informative and beautiful. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Steve's review of Nothing Random 3/5: I knew very little about Bennett Cerf aside from his appearances on the television show “What’s My Line” so I looked him up while watching reruns and discovered that he founded Random House. When...

Interesting but too detailed for my taste. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚