And realising this has helped me better understand our differences — In short: I trust doctors to protect my health, and politicians to protect their own self interest. Let‘s be clear: I am not a molecular biologist, virologist, or immunologist. When I engage with anti-vaxxers as part of my research I mostly put forward the work and thoughts of others, as…

I used to watch a lot of Joe Rogan. Thankfully not to the point that it ever became an element of my identity, although without a doubt his podcasts have come to shape a fairly significant part of what I believe and how I perceive the world around me. …

A brief look into the reasons for this troubling trend and what you can do to help — While many pay lip service to the idea of food banks and charitable donations, there is still a prevalent notion in many western nations that food insecurity is in some way a moral failure. Not that it should really need saying, but let’s be clear: the fact that we require…

‘Getting’ someone to agree with you and ‘letting’ them agree with you are two very different things — Summary: When talking to someone about political issues, if your aim is to change their mind, consider whether or not you are even letting them agree with you. …

Entering into the last year of my undergraduate, things are not how I hoped they would be — We’ve all seen the headlines… “University Professors Forcing Leftist Views on Students” Or “College Campuses Are Breading Grounds For Radical Progressives” And, if you talk to even a small number of post-secondary students who have taken an Arts course, you will no doubt hear multiple stories about how their papers…

I asked 15 people who were COVID skeptical what it would take to change their minds, here’s what they said… — Summary: This article will provide a summary of 15 answers I received from the question, “What would it take to change your mind about COVID?” This was asked during a series of interviews with people who self-identified as having some degree of COVID/Vaccine skepticism, and took place between April-May 2021.

Conspiracies aside, power and agency play an important role in why COVID-denialism is so appealing to so many The reason why someone might buy into COVID-denialism and the reasons they put forward for justifying this belief can be completely different. Why have so many people become skeptical about the ‘mainstream…

The winter will be colder without it — Coming from Alberta, a place many refer to as the Texas of Canada, I feel obliged at this time to offer some words of advice to our much warmer, southern twin state. Winter is a time where we need to rely on others more, not less. …

As it turns out, the final days of being a President in the US are akin to the final hours of class before Christmas break in Elementary School… — As it turns out, the final days of being a President in the US are akin to the final hours of class before Christmas break in Elementary School; the usual rules don’t really apply, instead of regular lessons you just listen to songs and colour in pictures of Rudolph, you…