/oss/taxonomy/term/3602/all en /oss/article/health-general-science/tips-better-thinking-pull-new <p>After leaving the Walter Reed Medical Center where he was treated for COVID-19,<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54441263"> Trump told the American public</a>, “We have the best medicines in the world and they’re [sic] all happened very shortly.” If anything, Trump can be relied on as a living lesson plan on how not to think.</p> Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:31:44 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8446 at /oss /oss/article/health-general-science/ricin-emerges-shadows-again <p>Ricin is in the news because this potentially potent poison was supposedly detected in a letter addressed to President Trump. For me, this brings back memories of my last visit to London when I made a point of going to Waterloo station. I wasn’t interested in taking a train, I just wanted to stand at the bus stop right in front of the station. I wanted to see with my own eyes the famous spot where one of the most ingenious chemical crimes in history was perpetrated.</p> Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:49:07 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8421 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19/we-need-our-superheroes <p>For the past few weeks, I feel as if we have been living in a comic book. A dark cloud of impending doom slowly encroaching upon our North American cities, as we look out into the world watching our neighbours fall victim one by one, falling prey to an invisible enemy. Some cities may be more spared, whereas others, such as New York, has become Metropolis and now needs its Superman the most.</p> Fri, 27 Mar 2020 20:55:06 +0000 Emily Shore, B.A, Dipl. PR Management 8202 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know-environment/did-you-know-border-wall-between-us-and-mexico-would-cause-mass-ecological-damage <p>President Donald Trump wants to “build a wall” between the U.S. and Mexico that, depending on your political allegiances, will either keep out dangerous undocumented immigrants or will serve little purpose outside of wasting taxpayers’ money.</p> <p>One potential effect not receiving much media attention, however, would be felt by plants and animals local to the areas surrounding the border.</p> Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:32:40 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7541 at /oss