PEA Soup is pleased to announce April’s Ethics discussion, Kimberley Brownlee and Alyssa Izatt's (University of British Columbia)"Justice for Girls: On the Provision of Abortion as Adequate Care,” précis by Japa Pallikkathayil (Pittsburgh). April 29-30. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....

www.smbc-comics.com/comic/dial "Have you been reading Derek Parfit again?"

Canadian PM says close economic ties with US have become a ‘weakness’

Catherine has big feelings about the women running Boston #runsky fitisafeministissue.com/2026/04/19/c...

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

Catherine’s ready to watch Monday’s Boston Marathon, with coffee and kleenex fitisafeministissue.com/2026/04/19/c...

Today at our house we're celebrating Shed Day. Twice a year where we completely empty our backyard storage shed and reorganize it. Today's mission: putting all the xmas stuff at the back & getting out sailing, camping, & other summer activity stuff and putting it at the front.

CNN’s Harry Enten: “It is a blowout in the net popularity ratings. It’s not even close. It’s a nearly 50 point blowout amongst the American public at large. Pope Leo XIV absolutely crushing Trump when it comes to how popular they are.”

If you think legislation that targets “low enrollment degrees” only impacts the humanities please look at this list. Degrees in chemistry, math, physics, political science, data analytics, psychology and economics are being eliminated. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/16/o...

There are many reasons I believe in the separation of Church and State and "you can't disagree with the head of state, that's against theology" is probably the most prominent "absolutely not" scenario.

Trump is reported close to a "deal" with himself under which US taxpayers would pay him $10 billion. I served in multiple communist and authoritarian dictatorships, but I never witnessed corruption on this scale or this blatant.

Air Canada suspends flights to JFK, including daily route from Montreal The airline attributed the five-month route suspension to surging fuel costs montrealgazette.com/news/air-can...

Imagine living in a place where putting clothes on the line is wrong Sure, I like pinching a penny, but I get so much more out of my hanging clothes outside open.substack.com/pub/johngush...

In the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, flocks of colorful macaws that once brightened city skies now face disappearing nest sites — and with them, a unique urban bond. n.pr/4vUNaGH

#threegoodthings 1. Starting at the end of April, an earlier westbound train to Guelph from Union, departing Union at 8:49, arriving at Guelph at 10:05. There's also another train leaving from Guelph for Union, at 4:02 pm, arriving at Union at 17:17 (5:17pm).

Vance has now seized the top seat in the Death of Expertise Hall of Fame: He has lectured the pope—the pope, the leader of a billion and a half Catholics—about being too sloppy with theology. The queen of all vices: Pride. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

🎨Georgy Kurasov

“Why do we feel a paralyzing sense of dread all the time?” I type into my Paralyzing Sense of Dread Machine that lives in my pocket.

Research roundup: blurbs on new bits of possible knowledge about fitness #fitsky fitisafeministissue.com/2026/04/17/r...

Research roundup: blurbs on new bits of possible knowledge about fitness fitisafeministissue.com/2026/04/17/r...

Research roundup: blurbs on new bits of possible knowledge about fitness fitisafeministissue.com/2026/04/17/r...

#WhereIAm #GuelphPhilosophy #philsky

Exactly one year ago today:

And the Lord said: Behold for I have made man. And the angels replied to the Lord: you screwed up a perfectly good monkey is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety.

I'm a *very* lapsed Catholic and at odds with lots of church doctrine, but I'm feeling very Catholic next to Vance and the pro-Trump pope haters.

What We Found Instead: Celebrating Heidi Reimer's new novel on Fit is a Feminist Issue #booksky fitisafeministissue.com/2026/04/17/w...

“Motherless has avoided being targeted for the type of content posted on its site due to US safe harbor protections that largely shield platform owners from direct liability for their users’ uploads.” www.cnn.com/interactive/...

What we found instead fitisafeministissue.com/2026/04/17/w...

Death rate in immigration detention has reached a 22-year-high, raising physicians' concerns A report in JAMA said the most recent spike in deaths took place in a system with “longstanding failures” that were compounded by Trump administration policies. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Canada cannot afford to lose international research talent — here’s what needs to change theconversation.com/canada-canno...

ICE Arrests 85-Year-Old French Widow Who Married Her G.I. Sweetheart After Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé’s husband died, an inheritance battle exploded. Her stepson then used his influence to have her arrested, an Alabama probate judge said. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/u...

The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here’s what can be done theconversation.com/the-beloved-...

France seeks release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE Agents detained Marie-Therese Ross in Alabama on 1 April after she overstayed her 90-day visa, according to DHS www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Lies about immigrants fuelling intolerance & bad policy. Reality: "The evidence on this point is consistent. Migrants in high-income countries are, on average, healthier than host populations and contribute more economically than they consume in services." healthydebate.ca/2026/04/topi...

A New Way to Fight Off Dementia – One Bike Ride at a Time fitisafeministissue.com/2026/04/16/a...

Canadian living in Florida detained by ICE, sent to infamous ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support www.bbc.com/news/article...

Donald Trump posts image of himself with Jesus amid Pope criticism share.google/CwyNXpB4xTtS...

Canada beats the U.S. in new women's safety ranking dailyhive.com/canada/us-ca...

Philosopher Quill Kukla on relationships and good endings philosophersmag.com/good-endings/

Finland's president on why he believes Canada could — eventually — be part of the EU www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Driver compliance with posted speed limit increased from 16% to 87% when cameras were introduced. Compliance dropped to 41% 12 weeks after cameras were removed. But I was assured by the Premier that drivers would obey big signs and road paint. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Who Wins Fellowships in the Arts & Humanities? #TheMatthewEffect dailynous.com/2026/04/15/w...

Vance says Chicago Manual of Style should be more careful when talking about citation formats

The claim "the fact that the incumbent party was successfully defeated in an election shows that there was never anything to worry about and democracy was fine all along" in the Hungarian case— with explicit or implicit analogy to the US— is maddening to begin with, bc it's a well-known fact 1/

#threegoodthings The cycling edition 1. The Tour De Guelph! I'm finally getting my act together to get a group of U of G riders together and form a Gryphons Team. It's to support the Guelph General Hospital. Pls join us! Or support us! secure.e2rm.com/p2p/event/39...

This is absolutely devastating…Auntie is such a pillar of UK influence

Yeah, that's bad. Dumb populism. Think about it this way: If you had a pot of cash to hand out, who would you send it to? I'm guessing you wouldn't say: “Folks who drive a lot are obviously the neediest; that's who deserves my cash.. Also, I would love to subsidize reliance on foreign oil.”