THIS TUES Apr 21 @7:30PM Dr. Colin Whitfield (SENS, @usask.ca) explains why our wetlands are at risk & why that matters🦆Join us for "Wetlands: Frittering Away Prairie Gold", explore our wetlands' roles for society & pressing threats to their survival. All welcome! *FREE!* Winston's Pub #CafeSciYXE

Tues Apr 21 @7:30PM join Dr. Colin Whitfield (SENS, @usask.ca) for "Wetlands: Frittering Away Prairie Gold". Prairie wetlands are omnipresent, but will they continue to be? Explore our wetlands' roles for society & pressing threats to their survival. All welcome! *FREE!* Winston's Pub #CafeSciYXE

THIS WED Mar 18 @7:30PM! We can dance if we want to: join Dr. Heather Foulds #USask for "Jigging Our Heath". Hear the stories from a Red River Jig exercise program & how one dance leads to community, education, identity, mental & physical health. FREE✨All 19+ welcome! Winston's Pub #CafeSciYXE

On WED, March 18 @7:30PM, join Dr. Heather Foulds (USask) for “Jigging Our Health”: hear the stories of a Red River Jig exercise program & how one dance leads to community, education, identity, nationhood, physical & mental health. FREE! ALL 19+ welcome! Winston's Pub #CafeSciYXE

When the next global pandemic hits, what's science's strategy to respond quickly? THIS TUES, FEB 24 @7:30PM come join Dr. Volker Gerdts (VIDO, USask) as he shares about "The 100-day Mission: How Do We Respond to the Next Global Pandemic in 100 Days?" FREE! ALL 19+ Welcome! Winston's Pub #CafeSciYXE

How do you like to be transported?🚕🚀🧘TONIGHT @ 7:30pm join Dr. Ehab Diab for "EVs, BRT, E-Scooters: Future Rides or Just Shiny New Gadgets?" 🛵🚌🚗What does the rapid evolution of transportation & urban planning mean for #YXE? FREE! Winston's Pub #CafeSciYXE @usask.ca @usaskartsci.bsky.social

BLOOBLOOBLOO! BLOOBLOOBLOO! (That's the canon sound of time travel) THIS TUES Nov 18 at 7:30PM journey with Dr. Camille Partin @usask.ca for "Time Machine: Travel to the Precambrian Earth". The ancient Precambrian laid the foundations for life on Earth today - HOW?! *FREE* Winston's Pub #CafeSciYXE

Enjoy this beautiful Indigenous Blue Jays logo (made by Kory Parkin/@paintsbyparkin) on FB. 🪶🙌🏽

Less fava beans, more Agent Starling, but 100% FREE and 210% science: "The Silence of the Myths: Psychopathy, Profiling, Pop Culture & Real Life". THIS TUESDAY, Oct 21 at 7:30PM, Winston's Pub (downstairs) #CafeSciYXE @usask.ca @usaskcme.bsky.social @usaskartsci.bsky.social

"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

I just signed this electronic postcard to tell my member of parliament to stand up and protect our public postal service, and its jobs, before it’s too late. Will you sign too? #HandsOffMyPostOffice social.cupw-sttp.org/s/F7b0w091

Protect the Public Post Office!

social.cupw-sttp.org

Happy #GlobalBiotechWeek! If you're based in Stoon, then this FREE event happens TOMORROW 7:30PM, downstairs at Winstons Pub. All 19+ welcome! #CafeSciYXE #GBW2025 @ag-west.bsky.social @usask.ca

Tomorrow, let's not choose Monday, let's choose this instead: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbI7...

AWYEAH @janinemziermann.bsky.social !!! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author... 🙏🙏@devdynamics.bsky.social @anatomyorg.bsky.social

Methinks a key Q is why equality isn't yet clocked as 'centrist': "The one thing that can stop the rise of the far right is the one thing mainstream parties are currently not prepared to deliver: greater equality....there is no other way." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature | George Monbiot

Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

theguardian.com

It's like a twisted version of "every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings" lol. Well said, friend.

AquaMarie 🧜🏼‍♀️💙@aquamarie23.bsky.social · last yr.

Good morning friends. This kid is spot on 👏🏼💙

"I do not know of any salvation for society except through eccentrics, misfits, dissenters, people who protest." — William O. Douglas, U.S. Supreme Court justice

Women’s March@womensmarch.com · last yr.

Right now, L.A. residents are rising up against ICE raids—putting their bodies on the line to defend their neighbors. In response, Trump is deploying 2,000 National Guard troops and the Marines to silence protest and crush resistance. #StandWithLA

"If you're a fungi, you can mate with anything you come across" - so many double entendres in that quote from this fun, fabulous🍁2SLGBTQQIA+ science doc for Pride Month🌈!🙏CBC's The Nature of Things for nature's coming out story www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_r2...

Nature is queer as f*** | Animal Pride | Science documentary

YouTube video by The Nature of Things

youtube.com

As premiers and the Prime Minister arrive in #YXE for the First Ministers' Meeting, join us to send a clear message: 🔌 We want powerlines, not pipelines ⚡ We demand a national clean energy corridor that connects our provinces 📅 Sunday, June 1, 2025 🕗 3:30-4:30 PM 📍 Vimy Memorial Bandstand #Saskatoon

Thanks @bioanth.org for the cover & thanks @dizachster.bsky.social for the stunning cover art! Looking forward to kicking off "Gibbon Teeth Part 2: More About Gibbon Teeth" this Fall!

Zach Cofran@dizachster.bsky.social · last yr.

Latest issue of the @bioanth.org journal cover highlights the excruciatingly long formation time of the colossal canine tooth in small apes original article: doi.org/10.1002/ajpa...

If the spirit takes you to push back against patriarchy today in this way then secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

Urgent lifeline for Afghan activists

Pakistan wants to deport more than 50 women's activists back into Taliban hands, where they face being tortured or raped. For many, it's a death sentence. But we can help them escape. Together, we cou...

secure.avaaz.org

Congratulations🍁Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social!! As one of your first acts in office I hope you'll lead electoral reform for Canadians to help protect our democracy in this critical time @fairvote.ca #proportionalrepresentation @liberalca.bsky.social @ndp.ca www.fairvote.ca/29/04/2025/c...

REMINDER: E4D's Science to Policy Accelerator (S2PA) applications close tomorrow! Apply here: evidencefordemocracy.ca/training/sci...

Evidence for Democracy@e4dca.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 Applications are now open for E4D’s 2025 Science to Policy Accelerator (S2PA)! This program equips early-career researchers with the skills to influence policy & advocate for science. Applications close March 28, 2025. Learn more and apply here: evidencefordemocracy.ca/training/sci...

Amazing how gibbon teeth make trade-offs to ultimately fit together. Great piece @dizachster.bsky.social !

Zach Cofran@dizachster.bsky.social · last yr.

Quick summary of my recent article with @evodevoanthro.bsky.social about permanent tooth formation in gibbons lawnchairanthropology.com/2025/03/26/h...

This free webinar tomorrow looks suspiciously empowering... Psst: registration is still open 👇

Evidence for Democracy@e4dca.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us this Thursday from 1-2PM ET! evidencefordemocracy.ca/the-misinfor...

The election has just been called for April 28. If you are a Canadian living outside the country, get your mail-in ballot here ASAP: travel.gc.ca/travelling/l...

Canada election live: Canadian PM Mark Carney calls snap election

Carney has asked the governor general to dissolve Parliament, launching an election campaign amid a trade war with the US.

bbc.com

So the anti-vax organization founded by the current HHS secretary is hosting a dark mirror bullshit clone of the CDC’s website. No wonder they were in such a hurry to delete the CDC’s data.

E. Rosalie@erosalie.infoepi.com · last yr.

🧵NEW: A CDC clone website is filled with false and misleading vaccine claims against a backdrop of false balance. The NGO (Children's Health Defense) led by the current HHS Secretary until December 2024 is hosting content for the CDC clone. infoepi.substack.com/p/cdc-clone...