Two good hypotheses that are not contradictory. A third possibility is that this reflects chronically low rates of investment in R&D and a reliance on resource exploitation. As in, "Who needs AI when you have oil, gas, lumber, and mining?"
This is an important & original analysis of whether & how “coercion” is defined in scholarship about public health. Very well done.
Can something similar be done for the word “politics” in public health? My sense is the word is much used, rarely defined, and this confuses things.
Patrick Fafard
Patrick Fafard
Beyond inspiring in these times to see such a major gift by a Canadian philanthropist for global health. Congrats to Irv Kipnis and @pihcanada.org.
Northern Ireland, functionally, has no immigration. Net immigration last year was about 8000 people in a population of 2 million, and that was a record.
We can't improve what we don’t evaluate.
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L’Université d’Ottawa est heureuse de décerner un doctorat honorifique au Dr Rémi Quirion en reconnaissance d’une carrière consacrée à l’avancement des sciences et à leur mise au service de la société.
Pour en savoir plus : https://bit.ly/3Qga8aY
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Natalie Brender
Just published in BMJ Public Health: "Coercion in public health: a scoping review of definitions"
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/4/2/...
Just published in BMJ Public Health: "Coercion in public health: a scoping review of definitions"
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/4/2/...
Tom Roberts
New @policy-politics.bsky.social paper revisits how Scotland became 1st UK nation to introduce smokefree public places. I argue for extending Punctuated Equilibrium Theory via Niche Construction Theory to understand behind the scenes policy work required for implementation success: shorturl.at/GlhxR
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Anita Leirfall
The University of Ottawa is pleased to award an honorary doctorate to Dr. Rémi Quirion, in recognition of a career dedicated to advancing science and placing it at the service of society.
Learn more: www.uOttawa.ca/about-us/president/honorary-doctorates/remi-quirion
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Really? That is your view? Really?
This article examines how and why Scotland became the first UK nation to introduce comprehensive smokefree public places legislation through prominent theories of policy change. To do so, it draws on ...
🧠 How do humans obtain knowledge of the world? Andrew Stephenson, newly appointed Professor of #Philosophy at #LMU, researches #Kant, a priori knowledge, and questions of possibility and necessity. “The most powerful thing people can do is to ask philosophical questions.” #LMUMuenchen
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Kat Smith
Yes, Canadians' trust in AI sits at or near the bottom of 32 countries.
It's a problem that our govt sees this as a PR/training problem to finesse.
Alternate hypothesis: it's sound judgment that rejects hype and reflects Canada's current governance & economic realities.
Maxwell Smith, PhD
Andrew Stephenson has joined the faculty at LMU. The philosopher researches Kant and how humans obtain knowledge of the world.
“Irv’s ongoing generosity and Dianne’s legacy will positively affect thousands of lives over the next five years,” said Mark Brender, National Director of Partners In Health Canada.
Read more: edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Partners In Health Canada 🇨🇦
The foundation’s $5-million gift more than doubles their overall donation to the global health organization.
