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Retired medical writer. Studied microbiology. Mostly read advance reader copies and write book reviews. No DMs.
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Great history of medicine.
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The Madness Pill
I just reviewed The Madness Pill by Justin Garson
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December 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Great gift for curlers www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #CurlingRocks
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Steve's review of Curling Rocks!
4/5: I enjoyed this book. The book has several strengths. The game is well-explained, with some good illustrations. I loved some of Cullen’s philosophical musings about curling and sportsmanship. And ...
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November 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Absolutely gripping. www.netgalley.com/book/722217/... #TheCureforEverything #NetGalley #booksky
The Cure for Everything
I just reviewed The Cure for Everything by Michelle A. Williams
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November 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Just in time for today's Toronto premiere of my housing film, I wrote this piece in The Star. It gives a good overview of the main messages and insights from the documentary.
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The market alone isn’t going to fix the housing crisis. These Canadian towns are showing us how it’s done
We need a variety of approaches to our inescapable housing problem.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Wonderful! www.netgalley.com/book/738257/... #TheCampingDictionary #NetGalley @heatherrochfort.bsky.social #booksky
The Camping Dictionary
I just reviewed The Camping Dictionary by Heather Balogh Rochfort
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November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Wonderful! www.netgalley.com/book/738257/... #TheCampingDictionary #NetGalley @heatherrochfort.bsky.social #booksky
The Camping Dictionary
I just reviewed The Camping Dictionary by Heather Balogh Rochfort
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November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Great novel and history of science. www.netgalley.com/book/688668/...
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The Woman and Her Stars
I just reviewed The Woman and Her Stars by Penny Haw
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November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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As public health citizens, we rely on agencies like the CDC for science-based guidance. But last night’s change to its “Vaccines & Autism” page - now hinting at a possible vaccine link - deeply undermines that trust. When credible institutions shift in ways that echo anti-vax rhetoric, we all lose.
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Fabulous look at science www.netgalley.com/book/695870/... #IToldYouSo #Netgalley @stmartinspress.bsky.social #booksky
I Told You So!
I just reviewed I Told You So! by Matt Kaplan
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November 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Physics Around the Clock
I just reviewed Physics Around the Clock by Michael Banks
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November 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
4 stars. Good biography.
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Steve's review of Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics
4/5: I enjoyed this book. It did well in giving the scientific context of Rutherford’s discoveries, thus being a good overall history of science. The tone is conversational with good explanations of t...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
5 stars. Great story overall. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky
Steve's review of Hell or High Winter (Holy Trinity, 1)
5/5: I enjoyed this book. The story was excellent, as was the world-building. I loved the characters. Some of the writing was very clever and worthy of re-reading. Some parts had me laughing out loud....
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November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Another great book in the Dr. Bannerman Vet Mystery series. www.netgalley.com/book/741593/... #ThreeBengalKittens #NetGalley #booksky
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November 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
5 stars for this great history. www.netgalley.com/book/634388/... #TheGreatShadow #Netgalley
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The Great Shadow
I just reviewed The Great Shadow by Susan Wise Bauer
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November 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
5 stars. Lives up to its name: Short but highly informative www.netgalley.com/book/732319/... #TheShortestHistoryofScandinavia #NetGalley #booksky
The Shortest History of Scandinavia
I just reviewed The Shortest History of Scandinavia by Mart Kuldkepp
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October 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Great history of science. 5 stars. www.netgalley.com/book/741995/... #TheFirstFemaleFossilHunter #NetGalley @penswordbooks
The First Female Fossil Hunter
I just reviewed The First Female Fossil Hunter by Jayson Kowinsky
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October 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Fun read. www.netgalley.com/book/705640/... #TheSomewhatWickedWitchofBrigandale #NetGalley
The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale
I just reviewed The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale by C. M. Waggoner
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October 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Great analysis.
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Steve's review of Lab Leak Fever
5/5:
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October 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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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;
October 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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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October 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Great science writing. 5 stars.
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October 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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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October 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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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October 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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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October 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM