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Françoise Baylis @francoisebaylis.bsky.social · 4h

Hard to know.

Andre Picard writes: “There’s only one obvious motive: to launch a McCarthyesque witch hunt of researchers they deem to be beneficiaries of diversity, inclusion, & equity policies….this committee has been obsessed with DEI, and has provided a pulpit for some of its fiercest critics.”

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Françoise Baylis @francoisebaylis.bsky.social · 4h

“Sound ethical decisions, based on recognizable and defensible principles, must pave the way forward for these belugas.”https://impactethics.ca/2025/11/04/we-cant-export-away-our-legally-recognized-duties-to-captive-cetaceans/

We Can’t Export Away our Legally Recognized Duties to Captive Cetaceans

Andrew Fenton outlines the ethical and legal reasons against sending Marineland’s captive beluga whales to facilities in other countries.

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Françoise Baylis @francoisebaylis.bsky.social · 6h

On Oct 1 the Standing Committee on Science and Research passed an egregious motion calling for the disclosure of disaggregated data for research applications to federal granting council from 2020-2025. On Oct 20 they amended the timeframe to 2000-2025.
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Françoise Baylis @francoisebaylis.bsky.social · 6h

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think

A parliamentary committee is asking for academics’ private information on a strange anti-DEI crusade

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Françoise Baylis @francoisebaylis.bsky.social · 6h

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think

A parliamentary committee is asking for academics’ private information on a strange anti-DEI crusade

www.theglobeandmail.com

Françoise Baylis @francoisebaylis.bsky.social · 22h

My next Zoom lecture on heritable human genome editing — November 6, 2025. The plan is to provide a worldwind summary of the last 10 years ….

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Graham Dellaire @docdellaire.bsky.social · 8d

The new SickKids advert “The count” is some powerful stuff - youtu.be/Km1IWh4oPEo?...

SickKids 150: The Count | 60s

YouTube video by SickKids Foundation

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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 5d

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 4d

An IU researcher has won a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to study defunding and decline of college philosophy programs.

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IU researcher awarded MacArthur grant to study decline of college philosophy

Anthony Beavers, an adjunct faculty member in cognitive science, plans to launch the nonprofit Independent Philosophy Institute. It will increase access to philosophy classes.

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Françoise Baylis @francoisebaylis.bsky.social · 5d

The need for strong ethical oversight of Canadian Research Ethics Boards cannot be overstated. At a minimum, the Minister of Health should insist on compliance with section 4.3 of the Government of Canada's Agreement on the Administration of Agency Grants and Awards by Research Institutions.

The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 6d

In drug trials, lack of oversight of research ethics boards could put Canadian patients at risk

Canada has no accreditation or inspection system for research ethics boards for clinical drug trials, and no oversight mechanism for the way that they undertake reviews.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 13d

Looking forward to chatting with Chris Hadfield about his new murder mystery, Final Orbit, on Nov. 15 in Vancouver. Tickets (which include a copy of the book) available here: writersfest.bc.ca/event/chris-...

Chris Hadfield in Conversation with André Picard | Vancouver Writers Fest

Presented in partnership with Book Warehouse, and with the support of Penguin Random House Canada and SFU. Tickets for this event include a copy of Final Orbit (a value of $39). A veteran of three sp...

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 14d

Trouble fitting in your jeans? Blame the toxic food environment, not just your genes or lack of willpower, says the new book "Food Intelligence," by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

Opinion: Trouble fitting in your jeans? Blame the toxic food environment

Modern food is wrecking us (and the planet), according to Food Intelligence, a new book that dives deep into how our food environment affects our health

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Maxwell Smith, PhD @maxwellsmith.bsky.social · 20d

"Staff with the CDC’s institutional review board, which reviews the design of studies, and the ethics office, which oversees all conflicts and interests for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go."

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‘Instability and whiplash’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half

Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while former top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 21d

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The Royal Society of Canada // La Société royale du Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social · 21d

📢 Don’t miss out on these exciting opportunities!

➡️ Call for applications for the UN Panel on Artificial Intelligence: bit.ly/3WA6cl0
➡️ Call for applications for the DORA Steering Committee: bit.ly/3KLX5ex

Visit our website for more opportunities from the RSC community: bit.ly/46TmRpP

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The Royal Society of Canada // La Société royale du Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social · 21d

📢 Ne manquez pas ces opportunités passionnantes !

➡️ Appel à candidatures pour le Panel des Nations Unies sur l'intelligence artificielle : bit.ly/3WA6cl0
➡️ Appel à candidatures pour le comité directeur DORA : bit.ly/3KLX5ex

Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur notre site web : bit.ly/4qc2XOb

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The Royal Society of Canada // La Société royale du Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social · May 16

In partnership with @umontreal.ca, @hec.ca & @polymtl.bsky.social, we invite you to join us for the RSC’s national conference, the 2025 RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement from November 12 to 16 in Montréal. ✨ Register here: bit.ly/COEE2025

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Françoise Baylis @francoisebaylis.bsky.social · 27d

If you're interested in buying my book “Altered Inheritance: CRISPR and the Ethics of Human Genome Editing” you can support independent bookstores by purchasing a copy from bookshop.org/beta-search?...
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The Royal Society of Canada // La Société royale du Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social · 29d

Secure your spot for #COEE2025 before October 9, 2025. Register here: bit.ly/COEE2025

Réservez votre place pour le #COEE2025 avant le 9 octobre 2025. Inscrivez-vous ici : bit.ly/4mkALGU

✨ Presented by / Présenté par @umontreal.ca, @hec.ca & @polymtl.bsky.social.

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Françoise Baylis @francoisebaylis.bsky.social · Oct 4

A first (at least for me). I was stopped at security for a secondary search of my backpack. I was asked to open the compartment with my laptop. I did do. They removed the RS and AAAS report on “Science Diplomacy in an Era of Disruption”. This was swabbed looking for trace evidence of …

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Françoise Baylis @francoisebaylis.bsky.social · Oct 1

New research aimed at creating a new kind of designer baby involves human cloning followed by “mitomeiosis” (a process that triggers the egg with the new nuclear DNA to get rid of half of its chromosomes), followed by fertilization www.wired.com/story/scient...

Scientists Made Human Eggs From Skin Cells and Used Them to Form Embryos

The embryos weren’t used to try to establish a pregnancy, but the researchers behind the technique say it could one day be used to address infertility.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Sep 30

Not every day a skin cell is turned into viable egg!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Françoise Baylis @francoisebaylis.bsky.social · Sep 27

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Barbados PM DESTROYS Israel & U.S. at UN LIVE – “They Make a Desert and Call It Peace!”

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Graham Dellaire @docdellaire.bsky.social · Sep 25

Receipt: www.npr.org/2024/09/20/n...

Three Mile Island nuclear plant will reopen to power Microsoft data centers

Three Mile Island, the Pennsylvania power plant that was the scene of the worst commercial nuclear accident in American history, will reopen and sell power to Microsoft.

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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · Sep 21

“Their goal is to instill fear, to make you feel helpless, hopeless, to break you down. Don’t let them. Educate yourself. Organize. Speak truth to authority. Because the story’s not written — the pen is in your hand.”

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‘Andor’ Writer Dan Gilroy On Disney Suspending Jimmy Kimmel & Hollywood Facing “Venomous Evil”: “This Isn’t A Skirmish. It’s A Siege” – Guest Column

'Andor' Writer Dan Gilroy On Trump's Jimmy Kimmel Pressure Campaign: "Artists Are Censored First Because They Fear Us Most" -- Guest Column

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NPR @npr.org · Sep 20

Rom-coms, heist flicks, a sports/horror mashup, a pair of Broadway musicals, a biopic of The Boss, festival award winners and lots of showbiz sagas — here's what NPR critics are watching this fall.

28 new movies worth checking out this fall

Rom-coms, heist flicks, a sports/horror mashup, a pair of Broadway musicals, a biopic of The Boss, festival award winners and lots of showbiz sagas — here's what NPR critics are watching this fall.

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