S3:E7 Rnaught: The Reproductive Number of a Virus Show Notes

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G. G. Katul, A. Mrad, S. Bonetti, G. Manoli, and A. J. Parolari, “Global convergence of COVID-19 basic reproduction number and estimation from early-time SIR dynamics,” PLoS ONE, vol. 15, no. 9, p. e0239800, Sep. 2020, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239800.

Kerr, P. J., Cattadori, I. M., Liu, J., Sim, D. G., Dodds, J. W., Brooks, J. W., Kennett, M. J., Holmes, E. C., & Read, A. F. (2017). Next step in the ongoing arms race between myxoma virus and wild rabbits in australia is a novel disease phenotype. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences – PNAS, 114(35), 9397-9402. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1710336114

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S3:E6 Fast Fashion Show Notes

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S3:E5 Is It Too Late? Limiting Climate Warming to 1.5 Degrees

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Climate Anxiety Resources 

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S3E4 Word Salad: Jargon and Readability Scores Show Notes

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S3:E3 Peer Review, Impact Factor, and Predatory Journals, Oh My! How Scientists Communicate Their Findings Show Notes

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Hames, I. (2012). Peer review in a rapidly evolving publishing landscape. In Academic and Professional Publishing (pp. 15–52). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-84334-669-2.50002-0

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Fang, F. C., & Casadevall, A. (2011). Retracted science and the retraction index.Infection and Immunity, 79(10), 3855-3859. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.05661-11

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S3:E2 Two Sides of the Same Coin: Qualitative versus Quantitative Research Show Notes

Judithe Sheard, Chapter 18 – Quantitative data analysis, Editor(s): Kirsty  Williamson,Graeme Johanson, Research Methods (Second Edition), Chandos Publishing, 2018, Pages 429-452,ISBN 9780081022207, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102220-7.00018-2.

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S3:E1 Inflation, Interest Rates, and the Cost of Living

Bank of Canada. (n.d.). Key Inflation Indicators and the Target Range. Available from

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Statistics Canada. (2019). The Canadian Consumer Price Index Reference Paper. Available from https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/62-553-x/62-553-x2019001-eng.pdf?st=k6n4MhvD. [Accessed 11 July 2022].

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Statistics Canada. (2021). Personal Inflation Calculator. Available from https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/71-607-x2020cal-eng.htm. [Accessed 11 July 2022].

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S2:E10 Unequal Pay for Equal Work: The Gender Pay Gap in Data Science and Medicine Show Notes

Amado, C, et al. (2018). Measuring and decomposing the gender pay gap: A new frontier approach. European Journal of Operational Research, 271(1), 357-373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.05.023

Boesveld, S. What’s driving the gender pay gap in medicine? CMAJ 2020 January 6;192:E19-20. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1095831

Blinder, A. (1973). Wage Discrimination: Reduced Form and Structural Estimates. The Journal of Human Resources, 8(4), 436-455. https://doi.org/10.2307/144855

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Criado Perez, Caroline. Invisible Women: Data Bias in A World Designed for Men. Harry N. Abrams, 2019.

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S2:E9 The True Cost of the 12 Days of Christmas Show Notes

Fernando, J. (2021). Consumer Price Index (CPI). Investopedia. Retrieved from https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/consumerpriceindex.asp. Accessed November 1, 2021.

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S2:E8 – Advice from an Obituary: 8 Cups of Water Show Notes

Armstrong, L., & Johnson, E. (2018). Water Intake, Water Balance, and the Elusive Daily Water Requirement. Nutrients, 10(12), 1928. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10121928

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Cecco, L. (2021). Canada reaches C$8bn clean water deal with First Nations after decades-long battle. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/02/canada-water-settlement-deal-first-nations. Accessed November 1, 2021.

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Valtin, H. (2002). “Drink at least eight glasses of water a day.” Really?

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