Nyssa Klimptomaniac
@nklimp.bsky.social
🇨🇦(She/Her) Work in health care, passionate about science & evidence-based care, but also identify as artsy-fartsy/neurodiverse/nature nerd!🤓
Strong & necessary words...
Strong words in the British Medical Journal. 🔥
"These appointments, should the Senate confirm them, recall the term “kakistocracy,” coined in the seventeenth century to describe “government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens."
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
"These appointments, should the Senate confirm them, recall the term “kakistocracy,” coined in the seventeenth century to describe “government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens."
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Evidence abandoned: Trump’s cabinet and the fallout for science
Trump’s presumptive cabinet raises fears for population health given its anti-science bias. Christina Pagel and colleagues argue that the UK scientific establishment should practice solidarity and res...
www.bmj.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Strong & necessary words...
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Got bored, so I went for a ride to check out the Amish Christmas lights last night...
November 30, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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Now no-see-ums🪰 can spread disease, too?😳
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
It's a virus you may not have heard of. Here's why scientists are worried about it
Case counts for Oropouche virus are still low but rising dramatically. What's going on? And then there's a study that raises the possibility that insect bites aren't the only way the virus can spread.
www.npr.org
November 28, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Now no-see-ums🪰 can spread disease, too?😳
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Oh, the Dance Your PhD competition is open again - loved last year's winner, Kangaroo Time😁:
youtu.be/RoSYO3fApEc?...
youtu.be/RoSYO3fApEc?...
WELI - Kangaroo Time (Club Edit) - Dance Your PhD 2024 Winner!
YouTube video by WELI
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November 28, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Oh, the Dance Your PhD competition is open again - loved last year's winner, Kangaroo Time😁:
youtu.be/RoSYO3fApEc?...
youtu.be/RoSYO3fApEc?...
Hakai is an excellent marine-focused longform magazine, so I guess I'll be reading bioGraphic now!
mailchi.mp/hakaimagazin...
mailchi.mp/hakaimagazin...
Help us make this rare good-news story happen
mailchi.mp
November 28, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Hakai is an excellent marine-focused longform magazine, so I guess I'll be reading bioGraphic now!
mailchi.mp/hakaimagazin...
mailchi.mp/hakaimagazin...
This seems like a good idea
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Producing circuit boards from leaves would prevent millions of tons of e-waste
Scientists take inspiration from trees to make electronics greener
www.science.org
November 28, 2024 at 2:58 AM
This seems like a good idea
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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this is cool, the Heiltsuk people in BC have oral history of settlements on the unglaciated coast during the last glacial maximum, helped guide an archeological dig at one of them, and found a hearth that dates back to 14K years ago, giving evidence to their oral history
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
14,000-year-old archeological find affirms Heiltsuk Nation's ice age history | CBC News
An ancient settlement uncovered on B.C.'s Central Coast has been carbon dated at 14,000 years old — one of the oldest ever found on Pacific Northwest Coast — supporting the oral history of the Heiltsuk Nation.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2024 at 9:55 PM
this is cool, the Heiltsuk people in BC have oral history of settlements on the unglaciated coast during the last glacial maximum, helped guide an archeological dig at one of them, and found a hearth that dates back to 14K years ago, giving evidence to their oral history
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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November 28, 2024 at 1:58 AM
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I don't *love* wearing a mask all day, but certainly don't want to harm my most vulnerable patients, sure wouldn't take issue with mandatory masks in hospitals again😷
November 28, 2024 at 1:53 AM
I don't *love* wearing a mask all day, but certainly don't want to harm my most vulnerable patients, sure wouldn't take issue with mandatory masks in hospitals again😷
Wow, some stunning pix in this article, too🤓
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
The burgeoning global food trade is a lifeline for billions. Is it breaking the planet?
Stunning photos document the vast, fragile enterprise that feeds us
www.science.org
November 28, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Wow, some stunning pix in this article, too🤓
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
For inspiration:
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
See a giant ‘ghost particle’ detector and more — October’s best science images
The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.
www.nature.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:06 AM
For inspiration:
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Reposted by Nyssa Klimptomaniac
Reposted by Nyssa Klimptomaniac
Canada's 988 #suicide prevention line taking almost 1,000 calls a day, saving lives, service says
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca #MentalHealth
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca #MentalHealth
Canada's 988 suicide prevention line taking around 1,000 calls a day and saving lives, service says | CBC News
As the 988 national suicide prevention helpline marks its one-year anniversary, the three-digit helpline is making a difference in helping to prevent suicides, experts say.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Canada's 988 #suicide prevention line taking almost 1,000 calls a day, saving lives, service says
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca #MentalHealth
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca #MentalHealth
Transplant Stories on Knowledge Network:
www.knowledge.ca/program/tran...
www.knowledge.ca/program/tran...
Transplant Stories
Follow patients undergoing urgently needed organ transplants in British Columbia and see first-hand the remarkable work of medical professionals who perform and support these life-giving procedures.
www.knowledge.ca
November 27, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Transplant Stories on Knowledge Network:
www.knowledge.ca/program/tran...
www.knowledge.ca/program/tran...
At 95, This Haida Elder and Basket Maker Has Published Her First Book via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2024...
November 27, 2024 at 7:19 PM
At 95, This Haida Elder and Basket Maker Has Published Her First Book via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2024...
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You know it's winter when you see a great grey owl starting to make a snowman.
#birds #birdtherapy #owls #wildlife #photography #nature #naturephotography
#birds #birdtherapy #owls #wildlife #photography #nature #naturephotography
November 27, 2024 at 5:23 PM
You know it's winter when you see a great grey owl starting to make a snowman.
#birds #birdtherapy #owls #wildlife #photography #nature #naturephotography
#birds #birdtherapy #owls #wildlife #photography #nature #naturephotography
Fashion is cyclical, like everything else!🐟🤠
Orcas have started wearing dead salmon as hats again, just fyi
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
Wearing A Salmon On Your Head Is Back In Fashion For Orcas, After A 37-Year Break
In 1987, there was a strange trend amongst killer whales. Recent sightings show it's back in fashion.
www.iflscience.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Fashion is cyclical, like everything else!🐟🤠
Yes☺️
Surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local library, bakery, bookstore, and café.
November 27, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Yes☺️
UBC Student Awarded for Remote Ultrasound Innovation via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2024/11...
UBC Student Awarded for Remote Ultrasound Innovation | The Tyee
Bringing diagnostic tools to remote areas will reduce the time and money patients spend to access health care, says David Black.
thetyee.ca
November 27, 2024 at 2:28 PM
UBC Student Awarded for Remote Ultrasound Innovation via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2024/11...
So, Merry Christmas!😁
I feel like this holiday season, it's important to remind people of the true meaning of Christmas - ghosts terrorizing rich people in the middle of the night until they agree to pay their employees more.
November 27, 2024 at 1:46 AM
So, Merry Christmas!😁