Smoking bans are coming: what does the evidence say? nature.com/articles/d4158…

'Any drop in smoking rates saves money and reduces the burden on health-care systems...'

'Ultimately, scientists seem to be overwhelmingly in favour of tough restrictions on smoking and vaping.'

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Last day of filming for forthcoming doc. #Brooklyn 📽️

Thrilled it involved my dear friend Tim Okamura. 🙏

Thanks to everyone on our amazing production team. Superstars! ❤️

Have you ever heard of mewing, a practice that strengthens your jaw and improves the appearance of your face?

It recently became very popular on social media, but that doesn’t mean it works!

Read more about it here 👇
scienceupfirst.com/project/did-ti…

#ScienceUpFirst

The guy is an embarrassment. An insufferable bunk spreading menace.

Dunning Kruger King of the Universe.👑

Aaron Rodgers' HIV comments spark furious backlash newsweek.com/aaron-rodgers-…

'...quarterback suggested the HIV/AIDS epidemic was engineered' by Fauci & federal government.

Oh so y’all believe that Aaron Rodgers exists?

Last day of filming! #NYC . Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger! ❤️🙏

Stay tuned! 🎥

cc Peacock Alley CBC Docs Hodgee Films Chris Bucci

If you take 150 supplements a day, wouldn’t you be nauseous all the time?

Good lessons for AB gov & the Bill 18 insanity.

The Lunacy of Indiana’s 'Intellectual Diversity' Law chronicle.com/article/the-lu…

'Critics say the law will chill both free speech and academic freedom. But no one is talking about the self-contradictory nature of the law, nor how…

The UCP's Bill 18 is such a blatent & politically motivated assault on academic freedom & free inquiry that it doesn't seem real.

Does the government fear knowledge this much? Do they fear the light that research and free inquiry brings to democracies?

Yes, the peer review…

'This bill represents the overt politicization of research at post-secondaries across Alberta.'

Opinion: UCP's Bill 18 politicizes post-secondary research in Alberta edmontonjournal.com/opinion/column… via Edmonton Journal

'...an assault on the academic freedom of our members to conduct…

🚨 Key paper by superstar team!🚨

Misinformation and the epistemic integrity of democracy sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

'...science and scientists are discredited and how the most recent frontier in those attacks involves researchers in misinformation itself.'

The goal of…

Obesity drugs aren’t always forever. What happens when you quit? nature.com/articles/d4158…

'Many regain a substantial amount of what they lost with the help of the medications...'

Arya M. Sharma, MD: The body naturally tries to stay around its own weight point. When medication stops,

RFK Jr.’s Running Mate Sets New Low for Anti-Vax Misinformation thedailybeast.com/nicole-shanaha…

'Shanahan’s vaccine skepticism is not based in science...'

Amesh Adalja: 'If anything, [COVID vaccine] should be 'in the hall of fame of vaccines as part of a vaccine effort that would have…

Go sports!

Watching sport enhances well-being: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

'...watching sport was positively associated with participants’ self-reported well-being, as well as increased brain activity & the structural volume in the specific brain regions related to well-being.'

Flexible Morals: A Key Reason American Voters Support Divisive #Misinformation business.rice.edu/wisdom/feature…

'...partisan voters are also 'morally flexible' — that they hold opposition politicians to strict standards of factuality but allow their favorite politicians to share

Can #AI Contribute to Health #Misinformation ? medscape.com/viewarticle/ca… by

'...can be used for the massive generation of health misinformation, leading to consequences such as stigmatization, rejection of proven treatments, confusion, or fear.'

Honored to be with these giants of science communication, Dr. Mike Varshavski and Timothy Caulfield to discuss medical misinformation at Atlantic Health!
Fun fact: combined, Dr. Mike and I have over 25 million social media followers.

Long online discussions are consistently the most toxic nature.com/articles/d4158…

'It reveals that online conversations increase in toxicity as they get longer...'

Soooo true. The troll army loves to pile on the rage, hate, harassment, and lies.

Hear, hear!

Our ‘publish-or-perish’ culture is breaking the academy browndailyherald.com/article/2024/0…

This is a big theme in my forthcoming book. Let's dial back the countable metrics & pressure to commercialize. Need: Quality, broad impact, engagement, creativity, etc.

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