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@stevegoldca.bsky.social
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Retired medical writer. Studied microbiology. Mostly read advance reader copies and write book reviews. No DMs.
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 11h
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.
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Tyson Graber @rnaguru.bsky.social · 15h
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
Plots of SARS-CoV-2 signal across time in Ottawa, Canada; Plots of IAV, RSV, IBV, MPOX wastewater signal across time in Ottawa, Canada;
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 22h
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 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...
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 1d
Wonderful. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #NaturalHistoryoftheWorld #NetGalley @AmberBooks
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...
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 2d
Great science writing. 5 stars.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #TheTreeofLife #Edelweiss @maxjtelford.bsky.social
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 4d
I got mine through Netgalley.
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 5d
Scheduled for late December. My 11th shot.
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 6d
So people are ignoring Pasteur. Who's next to ignore? Ignaz Semmelweis?
stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 7d
Some good points. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #CrystalsCuriosityCabinet #Netgalley
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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...
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 7d
Informative and beautiful. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #HumanAnatomy #NetGalley
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...
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 8d
Chag sameach.
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 8d
I stopped paying attention to her becasue she 1) platformed Vinay Prasad 2) this: www.cnn.com/2022/01/28/o...
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...
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 9d
I want Star Trek: Legacy, but alas...
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 11d
Informative and beautiful. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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...
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 11d
Interesting but too detailed for my taste. 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...
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 13d
What real science says about leucovorin as an autism treatment? www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
What real science says about leucovorin as an autism treatment?
Trump and RFK Jr promoted leucovorin as a cure for autism. However, scientific evidence does not support its efficacy for autism.
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 13d
a man in a suit and hat is standing with his hands in his pockets in a black and white photo .
ALT: a man in a suit and hat is standing with his hands in his pockets in a black and white photo .
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Raywat Deonandan @deonandan.bsky.social · 14d
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 15d
I'm tired of asking, but is this The Onion?
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 16d
Great standalone/prequel to “Bad Magic and Whiskey”. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #ThePhantasmPrism
Steve's review of The Phantasm Prism
5/5: The “Bad Magic” series has become a great series. I loved the first book of the series “Bad Magic and Whiskey” and I equally loved “The Phantasm Prism”, its prequel but also a great standalone. T...
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 16d
Shavua Tov.
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 16d
You would be surprised how much copy gets rewritten by people who aren't copywriters, e.g., managers, account people etc.
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 17d
Great discussion of the cell beautifully illustrated www.netgalley.com/book/691099/... #Cells #NetGalley @cellsandplankton.bsky.social
Cells
I just reviewed Cells by Christian Sardet
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stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 17d
Just finished my dvance copy. Loved it!. Review to follow.
stevegoldca.bsky.social @stevegoldca.bsky.social · 22d
Shana tova.
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