Karran Finlay
@karranfinlay.bsky.social
Marketing, communications and sometimes cats.
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🌿💬 Climate Action Through Hope
A fantastic article from @nature.com argues that celebrating nature and sharing hopeful stories can inspire climate action – beyond doom and gloom.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#SciComm #ClimateAction 🧪
A fantastic article from @nature.com argues that celebrating nature and sharing hopeful stories can inspire climate action – beyond doom and gloom.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#SciComm #ClimateAction 🧪
How scientists can drive climate action: celebrate nature and promote hope
After years of storytelling and running classes and festivals, I’ve seen first-hand how a love of nature makes people want to protect it.
www.nature.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
🌿💬 Climate Action Through Hope
A fantastic article from @nature.com argues that celebrating nature and sharing hopeful stories can inspire climate action – beyond doom and gloom.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#SciComm #ClimateAction 🧪
A fantastic article from @nature.com argues that celebrating nature and sharing hopeful stories can inspire climate action – beyond doom and gloom.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#SciComm #ClimateAction 🧪
Painkillers don’t work as well for women. Here’s why.
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Painkillers don’t work as well for women. Here’s why. — National Geographic
The one-size-fits-all approach to pain management should be a thing of the past. But we’re still not there yet.
apple.news
February 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Painkillers don’t work as well for women. Here’s why.
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apple.news/AnDLduEaLSsy...
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In their latest update, the GLAMBIE Team show that the pace of glacier melting has increased by 36%.
Community assessments are vital as they give non-experts the confidence to act on their findings.
🧪🛰🌎🧊
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Community assessments are vital as they give non-experts the confidence to act on their findings.
🧪🛰🌎🧊
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Climate change: World's glaciers melting faster than ever recorded
The planet's glaciers have lost 5% of their ice in little over 20 years, according to a major study.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
In their latest update, the GLAMBIE Team show that the pace of glacier melting has increased by 36%.
Community assessments are vital as they give non-experts the confidence to act on their findings.
🧪🛰🌎🧊
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Community assessments are vital as they give non-experts the confidence to act on their findings.
🧪🛰🌎🧊
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We're excited to announce WAVES 2025, a Global Indigenous Languages Summit! Visit waves2025.ca and register today to secure your spot!
#WAVES2025 #IndigenousLanguages #commissionforindigenouslanguages #IndigenousLanguagesSummit #OttawaCanada #DecadeofIndigenousLanguages
#WAVES2025 #IndigenousLanguages #commissionforindigenouslanguages #IndigenousLanguagesSummit #OttawaCanada #DecadeofIndigenousLanguages
February 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We're excited to announce WAVES 2025, a Global Indigenous Languages Summit! Visit waves2025.ca and register today to secure your spot!
#WAVES2025 #IndigenousLanguages #commissionforindigenouslanguages #IndigenousLanguagesSummit #OttawaCanada #DecadeofIndigenousLanguages
#WAVES2025 #IndigenousLanguages #commissionforindigenouslanguages #IndigenousLanguagesSummit #OttawaCanada #DecadeofIndigenousLanguages
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February 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Le Bureau du commissaire aux langues autochtones annonce ONDES 2025 : le sommet mondial des langues autochtones qui se tiendra à Ottawa du 11 au 14 août 2025. Pour en savoir plus et pour s'inscrire, visiter waves2025.ca
www.newswire.ca/fr/news-rele...
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February 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Le Bureau du commissaire aux langues autochtones annonce ONDES 2025 : le sommet mondial des langues autochtones qui se tiendra à Ottawa du 11 au 14 août 2025. Pour en savoir plus et pour s'inscrire, visiter waves2025.ca
www.newswire.ca/fr/news-rele...
www.newswire.ca/fr/news-rele...
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Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages Announces WAVES 2025: Global Indigenous Languages Summit www.newswire.ca/news-release... #news #IndigenousLanguages #WAVES2025 #commissionforindigenouslanguages
Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages Announces WAVES 2025: Global Indigenous Languages Summit
/CNW/ - The Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages (the Commission) today announced WAVES 2025, a Global Indigenous Languages Summit aimed at...
www.newswire.ca
February 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages Announces WAVES 2025: Global Indigenous Languages Summit www.newswire.ca/news-release... #news #IndigenousLanguages #WAVES2025 #commissionforindigenouslanguages
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You’ve probably encountered AI-powered customer service chatbots. Now say hello to AI salespeople.
Your Pizza Guy Is Now AI
You’ve probably encountered AI-powered customer service chatbots. Now say hello to AI salespeople.
www.wired.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
You’ve probably encountered AI-powered customer service chatbots. Now say hello to AI salespeople.
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Across Nunavut, food insecurity continues to affect daily life. For many Inuit, the answer lies not in the grocery store, but on the land. Click the link below for photographer Pat Kane’s exploration of the issue, with words by Dustin Patar.
Nunavut’s hunt for healthy food
Across Nunavut, food insecurity continues to affect daily life. For many Inuit, the answer lies not in the grocery store, but on the land.
canadiangeographic.ca
January 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Across Nunavut, food insecurity continues to affect daily life. For many Inuit, the answer lies not in the grocery store, but on the land. Click the link below for photographer Pat Kane’s exploration of the issue, with words by Dustin Patar.
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It's time for the other two goofs to also quit! We need a clean slate! #NeverPoilievre #NeverJagmeet #NeverVoteConservative #CDNpoli #Canada
Womens freedoms are at risk...
Five times Pierre Poilievre voted against the women's right to choose:
2008, Bill C-484
2010, Bill C-510
2012, M-312
2016, Bill C-225
2023, Bill C-311
#cdnpoli #Canada #onpoli #WomenAgainstPoilievre #news
Five times Pierre Poilievre voted against the women's right to choose:
2008, Bill C-484
2010, Bill C-510
2012, M-312
2016, Bill C-225
2023, Bill C-311
#cdnpoli #Canada #onpoli #WomenAgainstPoilievre #news
January 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It's time for the other two goofs to also quit! We need a clean slate! #NeverPoilievre #NeverJagmeet #NeverVoteConservative #CDNpoli #Canada
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Study finds videoconferencing impacts self-perception, desire for cosmetic procedures medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01...
"...through videoconferencing, have started scrutinizing their appearance more closely than ever before..."
"...through videoconferencing, have started scrutinizing their appearance more closely than ever before..."
Study finds videoconferencing impacts self-perception, desire for cosmetic procedures
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented rise in the use of videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. Experts have likened the videoconferencing experience to wa...
medicalxpress.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Study finds videoconferencing impacts self-perception, desire for cosmetic procedures medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01...
"...through videoconferencing, have started scrutinizing their appearance more closely than ever before..."
"...through videoconferencing, have started scrutinizing their appearance more closely than ever before..."
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We are in the middle of a knowledge production crisis!
Science, opinion, & “goodness” are weaponized for profit, politics, & personal gain.
In my new book, I lift the curtain on the forces contributing to this chaos & look for a path forward.
ORDER: penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/713451...
Science, opinion, & “goodness” are weaponized for profit, politics, & personal gain.
In my new book, I lift the curtain on the forces contributing to this chaos & look for a path forward.
ORDER: penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/713451...
The Certainty Illusion by Timothy Caulfield | Penguin Random House Canada
In a world where there is so much conflicting information about how we are supposed to live, what can we really know?
penguinrandomhouse.ca
January 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We are in the middle of a knowledge production crisis!
Science, opinion, & “goodness” are weaponized for profit, politics, & personal gain.
In my new book, I lift the curtain on the forces contributing to this chaos & look for a path forward.
ORDER: penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/713451...
Science, opinion, & “goodness” are weaponized for profit, politics, & personal gain.
In my new book, I lift the curtain on the forces contributing to this chaos & look for a path forward.
ORDER: penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/713451...
This guy can’t get enough hot cocoa!
January 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This guy can’t get enough hot cocoa!
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The comic that got us demonetised on Facebook back in August. (We’re no longer on Facebook).
January 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The comic that got us demonetised on Facebook back in August. (We’re no longer on Facebook).
So devastating.
Firefighters are running out of water to fight a ferocious blaze that devastated the downtown of Pacific Palisades, California. Officials cautioned that the fires in the Los Angeles area that have already reduced more than 1,000 buildings to ash were far from being contained. Follow live updates.
At Least 2 Dead as Winds Fuel California Wildfires: Live Updates
At least two people were killed, and tens of thousands were under mandatory evacuation orders as multiple blazes raged out of control. Gusty winds hindered firefighting efforts, and officials warned o...
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
So devastating.
What the heck…I just received a spam call originating from Russia! Claiming that recent amazon order was false and they’ve frozen my account. I need to call to rectify. Yah…I’ll get right on that.
January 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
What the heck…I just received a spam call originating from Russia! Claiming that recent amazon order was false and they’ve frozen my account. I need to call to rectify. Yah…I’ll get right on that.
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Actor Ryan Reynolds among 88 exceptional Canadians appointed to the #OrderOfCanada. The Deadpool star recognized for his cultural impact and far-reaching philanthropy, by @ianabailey.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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www.gg.ca/en/appointme... via @theglobeandmail.com
Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds among latest Order of Canada recipients
Notice of appointment cites Vancouver-born Reynolds’s work in the Deadpool films along with his philanthropy work supporting Canadian causes
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 18, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Actor Ryan Reynolds among 88 exceptional Canadians appointed to the #OrderOfCanada. The Deadpool star recognized for his cultural impact and far-reaching philanthropy, by @ianabailey.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.gg.ca/en/appointme... via @theglobeandmail.com
www.gg.ca/en/appointme... via @theglobeandmail.com
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The food colorant has been linked to behavioral problems in children, including inattention and hyperactivity. California passed a law to ban it last year.
Will The FDA finally ban Red No. 3? A decision could come soon
The food colorant has been linked to behavioral problems in children, including inattention and hyperactivity. California passed a law to ban it last year.
www.npr.org
December 14, 2024 at 5:47 PM
The food colorant has been linked to behavioral problems in children, including inattention and hyperactivity. California passed a law to ban it last year.
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That Lingering ‘Meh’ Feeling Has a Name. Persistent depressive disorder is underdiagnosed, and many who suffer from it have never heard of it, by Christina Caron www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/w... via @nytimes.com #MentalHealth
That Lingering ‘Meh’ Feeling Has a Name (Published 2023)
Persistent depressive disorder is underdiagnosed, and many who suffer from it have never heard of it.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 4:05 PM
That Lingering ‘Meh’ Feeling Has a Name. Persistent depressive disorder is underdiagnosed, and many who suffer from it have never heard of it, by Christina Caron www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/w... via @nytimes.com #MentalHealth
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How to prevent #drowning: a ground-breaking report that's startling yet hopeful, by @melodyschreiber.com www.npr.org/sections/goa... via @npr.org #WaterSafety
How to prevent drowning: a ground-breaking report that's startling yet hopeful
The World Health Organization gathered data from 139 countries for its first-ever report on how to prevent drowning.
www.npr.org
December 14, 2024 at 4:35 PM
How to prevent #drowning: a ground-breaking report that's startling yet hopeful, by @melodyschreiber.com www.npr.org/sections/goa... via @npr.org #WaterSafety
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Sadly, the Canada Post strike means teachers/librarians may not get the fall issue of CCBC's Best Books for Kids and Teens. Fret not; they made the digital issue available:
www.bookcentre.ca/best-books-f...
www.bookcentre.ca/best-books-f...
Best Books for Kids & Teens, Fall 2024 | CCBC
www.bookcentre.ca
December 10, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Sadly, the Canada Post strike means teachers/librarians may not get the fall issue of CCBC's Best Books for Kids and Teens. Fret not; they made the digital issue available:
www.bookcentre.ca/best-books-f...
www.bookcentre.ca/best-books-f...
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for my constitutional law and history freaks out there, this book is sick as hell yalebooks.yale.edu/978030022321...
The Interbellum Constitution
A synthesis of legal, political, and social history to show how the post-founding generations were forced to rethink and substantially revise the U.S. consti...
yalebooks.yale.edu
December 10, 2024 at 9:56 PM
for my constitutional law and history freaks out there, this book is sick as hell yalebooks.yale.edu/978030022321...