@askpippa.bsky.social

@askpippa.bsky.social

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I'm a science and medical writer curious about the world. I like to share what I find out. I also write for kids, teens and specialty audiences. Remember Ask Pippa in the Toronto Star? That's me. Also Medscape, Medical Post, CHN, Globe&Mail, Vice, etc

Photo of a fancy ballroom. There is a chandelier hanging from the ceiling. The room is full of brightly coloured, plastic balls. The kind kids play in.

Photo of a fluffy cat lying on a cottage Muskoka chair. On one of the armrests is an empty wine glass and a book that is open about halfway and is face down.

Screenshot of text that says "If you've never had your car stolen in France, you don't know voiture missing". (Voiture is the French word for car).

Photo of a clear drinking glass that has a bulb shaped bottom. The glass is tipped over at about a 30 degree angle. Because of the bulb-shaped bottom, it can't rest on it's side. There is a little bit of liquid in it that has not spilled. When the glass is tipped like this, if you nudge it gently it spins.

Photo of adolescent robins called fledglings in a nest under the roof of a covered porch. A chubby adolescent sits precariously perched on the edge of a small grassy nest. Its sibling is hunkered down by its side. On the robin that is standing up, you can tell it has some feathers but they are not at their full length.

Ad from a Sears Catalog, 1961. It's for an early version of a seat belt called an "Auto-strap for front seat tots". It has a photo of a toddler standing on a car seat looking out a window. There is a strap that looks like a harness wrapped around his waste and shoulders. The strap is attached to the back of the seat.

Photo of a sign at the entrance to a cemetery It says "Diphtheria cemetery". It is located in Jackson County, Wisconsin.

Text box says May the Forest be With You.

Photo of a sign at the entrance to a cemetery. It says Diphtheria Cemetery. It's on Hixon-Levis Rd. Garden Valley, Jackson Wisconsin.

Photo of a cat lying with a piece of string.