This 🧵is a layman's understanding regarding virus pathogenicity and evolution: science only says that viruses which kill all their hosts will disappear. That's all. From this, it doesn't follow that viruses have an "inner desire" not to kill their hosts or to become milder.

1/ Must read from Dr. Raina MacIntyre: Key quotes: "As for denial of the risk in children, the majority of vaccine-preventable diseases that we vaccinate children against are mild in most children. Only a small percentage suffer serious complications" thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/…

It was a fall Sunday afternoon The wind was whipping outside Leaving the trees naked without leaves The 4:00 PM football games had just started. I had a few guys playing on my fantasy team But I didn't care. I was focused on one thing: 100 push-ups.

Respect to Neil Young for taking a stand against misinformation and taking himself off Spotify. Lots of respect lost for Spotify for supporting misinformation in favour of financial interests. Would love to see other artists take a similar stand to Mr. Young. #standagainstmisinfo

Latest #COVID19 in Canada info and updates → #GOC website on #coronavirus disease: ow.ly/phv950BI9D0

I still love receiving compliments from my mom and dad. As a parent, it reminds me of the importance of recognizing and supporting my children’s positive work. “Good parents give their children roots and wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away.”

If you’re having trouble focusing on a task you’re not excited about, there are simple strategies that can help you stop procrastinating and finally cross it off your list. bit.ly/3gUV7WX

Books can change the way you see the world. The same is true about documentaries. Here are 20 documentaries that might just change your life forever:

🚨SCHOOL WALKOUT 🚨 March 21, 2022 @ 11am Removing mask mandates after March Break made it clear student needs are not being prioritized - let’s show them that safety still matters! SIGN UP YOUR SCHOOL HERE: forms.gle/2Qw9wmYU6E1DSi… 1/3 #onted #onpoli #COVID19 #cdnpoli

Associate Professor of Epidemiology Bill Hanage explains how pandemics become endemic, and why that doesn’t always mean a disease is harmless.

What is #LongCOVID? A brief video about what we know so far, patient testimonials, and why there's reason for hope - youtube.com/watch?v=TY-66F… Long Covid SOS @longcovidsos.bsky.social Long Covid Support Long Covid Kids / [email protected] This is Our Shot 🇨🇦 #ThisIsOurShotCA André Picard Sabina Vohra-Miller ScienceUpFirst | LaScienced'Abord Digital Public Square Timothy Caulfield @Ginella_M

Amazon Jeff Bezos After much trial & error, the answer came from the engineering department: single-threaded processing. The term single-threaded is borrowed from computer science. It means to only work on one thing at a time. Enter single-threaded leader teams.

Multitasking is the biggest productivity lie of our generation. If it's critical, why distract yourself. If it's not critical, why do it in the first place?

I’ve spent time with: • Navy SEALs • Elite athletes • Serial entrepreneurs One thing they had in common? Unbeatable minds. Here are 9 powerful mindset lessons I learned from them (to save you years of struggle):

Most team meetings are a waste of time. 7 dead-simple tips to make yours good:

#BacktoSchool📚 is around the corner and we're working with The Cobblestone Collective to launch another great year of #CSFirst programming for Canadian teachers and their students! Here is what's in store for the 2022-2023 school year! 💻👉 goo.gle/3A7GnwS

People making you feel bad for N95ing wherever you go and trying to catch covid the least amount of times possible is the 2022 equivalent of your “friends” making you feel bad for studying on the weekend and getting good grades in high school.

The single most powerful "skill" you can develop: Learning quickly. But the way schools teach us to learn is a horrible way to learn in the real world. Textbooks, worksheets, flash cards—all of it a waste. Instead, use this simple 3-part framework to rapidly learn anything:

COVID-19: The actual current state of the pandemic Many people are claiming the pandemic is over but this long thread highlights the impact all around us that is rarely reported in the media. Image by @c_9. 🧵1/

On #immunitydebt 1- public health measures have limited exposure to diseases for a century. Yet, the phrase immunity debt just recently popped. When public health measures stopped exposure to waterborne diseases, people just lived longer, no faulty claims of immunity debt.