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"CHEO and the CHEO Research Institute will use Claude credits to develop and evaluate AI-enabled approaches aimed at improving health outcomes and the care experience for children, youth, and families, and to study how AI can be most responsibly applied in children's health." Holy shit no. Sorry, no. This has changed my priorities a little bit. CHEO is where the infant bood heel prick repository is kept. I filled out the forms for having my two Canadian-born kids samples returned to me from their archive, as I did with my daughter Evelyn from the State of Michigan's repository. I did so because I had read an article, in the Economist I believe, about a nurse who had been involved in cord blood collection efforts but later founded a charity advocating against the practice for a number of reasons everyone really should be aware of. But part of that story also described the repositories of "heal prick" cards (historically done for metabolic disorders leading to immediate infant risk of death if not identified). It mentioned how the State of Texas had granted access to their samples to The US Army, who were planning to use it for long-term genetic studies related to future enlisted individuals. (Aka: Super Solidier Programs.) Canadians may or may not know that the US Army collects and keeps biological samples from enlisted individuals; as far as I know, the government is generally able to collect and keep whatever reasonable samples they wish during your service period. I do know that they have a national archive of FFPE samples going back to at least WW I, if not earlier. I don't think asking parents to consent to provide their children's DNA and tissue samples to any entity is morally or ethically justifiable given the technology that exists today. It's not required; it can't be possibly be obtained with informed consent, given the state of science education, and the "terroristic threat" tactics public health officials have adopted since 9/11. ("Listen to us or you/your baby dies!!!") And I know I'm correct in being concerned, because shortly after I sent the forms to CHEO (back in 2015), I had two new Twitter followers. The head of communications and the head of operations at CHEO; this was when my profile still had my ICGC DCC position listed. And since then, everything I've seen pressed-released out of CHEO has been the same sort of 23andMe-style "research partners" marketing language. REAL research isn't done in secret. Ethical research partners announce who and what they are doing with the samples. When I got the cards back, they had multiple hole punches. I never received any information about what tests were performed, or what the results were. In my opinion, that's a criminal human rights violation.

Read about our forthcoming first publication in advance of its May 24th release; we're celebrating on Victoria Day along with the City of St. Catharines, as the city marks its 150th year of incorporation. #LakesidePark #VictoriaDay

"Persistint" is an upcoming novel by scientist and author Brett Whitty. At its core is a fantastical tale of a feminist cargo cult stranded on a remote island. The narrative explores how a society built on third and fourth-wave feminist mythology eventually collapses because it dogmatically ignores biological realities and empirical measurement. Supporting academic references document real-world phenomena like female intrasexual competition, indirect aggression, and hormonal influences on behavior to ground the story’s "social hierarchy" in evolutionary science. The text contrasts the cult’s theological misreadings of menstruation and reproduction with the documented psychological damage caused by maternal psychopathology and coalitional cruelty. Ultimately, the work serves as a satirical critique of modern gender politics, illustrating how institutions can become paralyzed by enforced consensus and ritualized grievance. Coming soon from Canadian Indie Publisher GNPNG. Visit https://gnpng.org https://lnkd.in/e9eaTHuS

"Seedfall", a forthcoming "Sci-Fact" novel by Brett Whitty, explores the collapse of a civilization where agro-semiotics—the use of specific vocal cadences to stimulate crop growth—is failing due to institutional decay. The narrative follows Leta, a compliant student who realizes too late that her sterile Academy has traded effective, intuitive resonance for bureaucratic protocols, leading to a [REDACTED] crisis managed through [REDACTED]. GNPNG invites you to visit a universe -- very similar, and yet very different from our own -- where the biological mechanism of the soil is indifferent to human narrative, leading to a grim, inevitable social dissolution. Visit https://gpnpg.org https://lnkd.in/esSa6Mtc

... in which Google Gemini misrepresents, slanders and libels GNPNG's mission. And yet, still a fun watch detailing our in-development coffee table book: "The Big Book of COOL SCIENCE Facts: Conversation Starters for University-Educated FUN PPL!!!" Brought to you by the research and editorial staff of GNPNG. Visit https://gnpng.org https://lnkd.in/eiv7NdTN

"Seedfall" ...a literary science-fiction novel by Brett Whitty that explores a civilization's collapse through an empiricist lens. --- The story's narrative centers on an "Agro-semiotic System" where specific linguistic cadences are required to stimulate crop growth --- a biological mechanism that is failing due to institutional decay and "phonetic drift." As the Academy replaces intuitive resonance with sterile, bureaucratic protocols, society faces a hidden [REDACTED] crisis managed by [REDACTED]. The protagonist, Leta, undergoes a slow moral awakening as she realizes the institution she serves has prioritized ideological compliance over the literal survival of humanity. Drawing on influences like Frank Herbert and [Bizarro Universe] Ayn Rand, the project introduces a new genre of Science Fiction the team at GNPNG is calling "Sci-Fact". In "Seedfall", the reader begins with a trip to "The Academy", and then is dispatched to post-graduate field study in an alien but very real world where germinating beneath the soil is slow-burn horror. --- "Seedfall" by Brett Whitty. Coming Soon in Print and eBook from GNPNG.

GNPNG is live. We are an independent Canadian press based in the Niagara region of Ontario — the publishing arm of GNOMATIX. Our first volume, Frolic & Fun for Old & Young: A Visual Journey through Lakeside Park, Port Dalhousie, launches on IngramSpark within days, with eBooks on Amazon and Apple Books. We publish carefully-researched works in regional history, science, technical reference, and visual storytelling. One press, four imprints, one shelf. gnpng.org