Interesting reads: May 5th – May 11th, 2012

Paralympics — The Canadian Paralympic Committee recently launched their new ad campaign. Click to embiggen

I like to tweet interesting stories and articles during the week (follow me @MrEpid); if you follow me you might have seen these links already:

The above ad is from the Canadian Paralympic Committee. I think it’s absolutely incredible. Their website has more.
Violence and mental illness – the trial of Anders Breivek reveals our prejudices
Shaquille O’Neal is going to get his Ed.D. tomorrow! Now he’s Dr Shaq.
A scary story about a person with a Ph.D. living on food stamps in the US
A piece about Impact Factors

Have a great weekend!

-Atif

Mr Epidemiology

Atif completed his Masters and PhD in Epidemiology at Queen’s University, and currently works in health services research in Toronto, Canada as an epidemiologist. While his research examines the health of Canadians, he is also heavily involved in science outreach and communication. You can connect with him on Twitter @DrEpid

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