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"Some pharmacists working in Canada's top drugstores are recommending homeopathic products to consumers, even though, experts say, these products are essentially sugar water or sugar pills with no scientific evidence they can do what they claim" cbc.ca/news/canada/marketpla…

"Orthopedic surgeon reacts to chiropractor Joseph Cipriano adjusting a quadriplegic today on the Dr. Chris Raynor channel" youtube.com/watch?v=P5Byz-AK…

"John Oliver explains why the integrity of local news is so important, how sponsored content could damage that integrity, and why the Venus Veil is so much more than a blanket! (It’s not.)" youtube.com/watch?v=sIi_QS1t…

"Journalist and science writer Kavin Senapathy discussed the age-old alarmism over vaccines, including what social justice has to do with risk perception. " via @cficanada youtube.com/watch?v=h5d7stP9…

In this hour long presentation, Dr. Paul Offit discusses the vaccine development path in-depth. youtube.com/watch?v=2pp797nn…

How to spot bad COVID-19 science. youtube.com/watch?v=KYUhK_Y8…

Featuring Bad Science Watch's Executive Director, video from the McGill Office for Science and Society's 20th anniversary event "Talking Science in an Age of Fake News" is now available. Check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=aztSt-hn…

And let the memes begin #silos #TakeTheMoneyAndRun thx @TheSGEM for this one!

We need to build trust in the medical system, but also hold parents accountable when their negligence results in the death of their child: like this Alberta mom, who was just sentenced to 3 years in jail: ow.ly/eOSk30gEQHZ

Naturopathy and #AntiVaccine rhetoric go hand in hand, who is going to hold them accountable for harming the public? ow.ly/rENS30dA1GD

Congrats to winner of youth Sci Policy Excellence award Amani Saint and runners up Jessica Ross and Robert Gooding-Townsend #CSPC2016

Media literacy is the first step in public literacy, as evidenced by the misinfo spread by media during Ebola outbreak #CSPC2016 @dchalaud

And we begin the day with a discussion about #cleanenergy and international collaboration on innovation #CSPC2016

Nobel laureate Dr. Art McDonald and Hon. Dr. Reza Mordi join Astrophysicist Victoria Kaspi to talk about rsrch and eco. growth #CSPC2016

About to watch a panel discussion about information pathways in evidence based decision making #CSPC2016

It’s as if they new I was landing: CAM industry advert in the Ottawa airport - big money at work to convince Gov to look other way #CSPC2016

My best RTs this week came from: @815wrldtrvlr @GaryM @cupton1 #thankSAll Who were yours? sumall.com/thankyou