/oss/taxonomy/term/4704/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking/fogen-effect-masks-big-methodological-issue <p>Have you heard of the Fögen effect, alternatively spelled “Foegen?” It is the idea, or so goes the claim, that wearing a mask could make COVID-19 more severe. And you might be tempted to take it seriously because it has a very scientific-sounding name. Surely, if this mechanism of action has been baptized in the scientific literature—with a German name to boot!—it must be genuine.</p> Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:40:47 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9186 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health-and-nutrition/masked-kids-are-alright <p>It is easy to raise the spectre of science to scare people. Talk about a new vaccine technology messing with your DNA and you’ve conjured up instant anxiety. It is an especially potent technique when the target of the sciency boogeyman is a child. Children are frequently at the center of moral panics, from video games to heavy metal music, from alleged Satanic ritual abuse to reactionary views on gender expression.</p> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 18:56:31 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9039 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health-and-nutrition-pseudoscience/science-vs-joe-rogan <p>“Lot of times, we’re drinking or we’re high, you know, and I say stupid shit.” Coming from a teenager,<a href="https://youtu.be/PloZ-GB9tzA?t=256"> </a><a href="https://youtu.be/PloZ-GB9tzA?t=256">this statement</a> may invoke memories of your own adolescence. But carried by the voice of then-53-year-old Joe Rogan defending his off-the-cuff, on-the-air remarks about COVID vaccines in young adults, it reeks of arrested development.</p> Sat, 20 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8927 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-health/why-some-people-choose-not-wear-mask <p>Most people wear a mask as part of their pandemic-altered routine. That’s 83% of Canadians and 67% of Americans by<a href="https://theconversation.com/canada-is-not-immune-to-the-politics-of-coronavirus-masks-144110"> recent estimates</a>. But there is a minority of people who don’t, and their voices and protestations are getting louder. Pushback against the simple face covering often hides many bones of contention.</p> Fri, 04 Sep 2020 17:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8393 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-videos/july-30-2020-covid-more-carly-weeks <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"></div> Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:20:18 +0000 OSS 8348 at /oss