Tag Archives: science

Saturday Snap – Old Man Row at the Grocery Store

You know you’re getting old when you go to to the “near beer” section of the grocery store and think, maybe I should try it? (Nah!) 😉

Who Should Be Vaccinated First? #skpoli

Today we announced the expansion of our #COVID19SK vaccine delivery plan to target remaining healthcare workers, first responders and staff working in pharmacies and grocery facilities. You can learn more by visiting https://t.co/2EjdJrzTzt. pic.twitter.com/LdX5fhA1JY — Government of Saskatchewan (@SKGov) April 12, 2021   There has been a lot of debate about the most effective order […]

Reasons To Go Back to School / Reasons Not To Go Back To School

  Regina Public Schools to return to in-class learning on May 3, 2021. https://t.co/YZayV5QOJv pic.twitter.com/OHaAUGGPED — Regina Public Schools (@RegPublicSchool) April 26, 2021 Regina Public Schools has announced that students will return to school on May 3 and there is lots of debate on social media and elsewhere about the decision. Five Reasons It’s Good […]

Saturday Snap – Obligatory “I Got Vaccinated” Pic

Good timing too as they just announced that Regina’s drive-thru vaccination clinic will be shut down for a couple weeks due to vaccine shortages.

Secular Sunday – The Cost of Religion in Canada

A nice confluence of events with it being Easter, me completing my taxes, and the Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC) releasing a report on the status of churches as charities.

I Did Not Wake Up Expecting To Do A Covid Test Today…

…but my RN wife brought home a box of rapid tests as some healthcare staff are being encouraged to test themselves regularly to help catch Covid before it can spread in the hospital. Since they were also allowed to test family members, I got to be the guinea pig for her first “at home” test […]

Friday Fun Link – Apple’s M1 Chip

The announcement of the new Apple M1 chip last fall finally got me to make the leap from using a ~2012-era MacBook Pro which was at the point that it was basically held together with digital duct tape and prayers to buying a new MacBook Air which arrived this week. I’ll likely share some expanded […]

Exponential Growth: A Commonsense Explanation

When something is going through exponential growth, even in the early stages, most people completely underestimate how quickly things are going to change, even when the exponential growth has been going on for quite a while. Some humans are really bad at understanding math.  

Why No Aquarium Has A Great White Shark

Random Sunday afternoon YouTube algorithm finds…both interesting and sad:

Saturday Snap – Reading Science Books = Future Astronaut?

Sasha’s pretty obsessed with this True/False book about the planets.  Future astronaut confirmed! 😉