Daily Archives: February 4, 2022
Rishi Sunak wrong to say we’ve had a ‘colder than usual’ winter
“We have had a colder than usual winter so we have used up more of our own stores of gas here at home.” Rishi Sunak MP, 4 February 2022. In The Sun newspaper, Chancellor Rishi Sunak claimed some of the recent steep rise in energy prices can be put down to the fact that “we… Read More »
Vaccinated Brits won’t have AIDS by the end of February 2022
An article shared on social media falsely claims that by the end of February everyone in the UK who has received a Covid-19 vaccine will have Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). It also wrongly alleges that “‘vaccine’-related myocarditis” has a 50% five year fatality rate in children. The article was originally written by UK blog The… Read More »
GP’s article overstates the number of Covid-19 deaths in children
An opinion article in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) which claims “we’ve lost at least 133 children to Covid in the UK so far” has been shared on Facebook, and shared widely on Twitter, including by the Independent SAGE members Dr Kit Yates and Dr Zubaida Haque. A child’s death is a tragedy… Read More »
Estimates of heart condition prevalence in the UK isn’t linked to vaccines
A video being shared on Facebook makes a number of claims about a recent study into how common a heart condition is in the general population, but the central claim is that this has only come about due to the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine. This is not true. The video’s speaker mentions two articles:… Read More »
Ranking the Most Popular Pixar Characters
Pixar’s movies have a satisfying, magical feel that makes them unique. Since the release of the first Toy Story, the Pixar creative team has a knack for birthing the most amazing characters the audience can’t help but love by going above and beyond with their character creation. They somehow have made us fall in love…… Read More »
25 Interesting Shower Thoughts – Part 292
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. You can tell how bad inflation has been over the years by how much money people steal in heist movies of their times. 2. It’s very convenient that every planet in Star Wars has the same force of gravity. 3. If Pokémon were real we’d…… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact – Coca-Cola’s 7.5 Cent Request
5 Ways to Limit the Stress of Working from Home
Ditching your commute to work from home might sound like the path to pure happiness. Yet, research shows that it’s not quite as pleasurable in practice. Gallup’s research on working from home stress conducted between April and September 2020 shows that almost a third of remote workers are stressed.[1] They’re so stressed, in fact, that… Read More »
Losing Confidence in What You Do? 4 Steps to Regain Confidence
Oh, those voices in our heads! You know the ones. They whisper words of judgment and doubt. They ask us, “Who do you think you are?” and “How could you possibly be so clueless?” They are masters at making us feel as if we’re just not good enough. And before we even realize it’s happening,… Read More »
How to Stay Safe And Healthy in the Workplace During the Pandemic
It’s no secret that offices are prime sites for the spread of bacteria and viruses. In pre-Covid times, we’ve all experienced some bug going around the office once or twice in the cold season, only now the outcome from contracting one is more dangerous than ever. It’s our responsibility (and right) to follow preventive measures… Read More »