Platitudes are those general remarks that have been used too often to actually be meaningful, yet people seem to love using them to sound insightful.

My New Year’s Resolution was the generic “read more”. It feels strange to be writing about New Year’s Resolutions in April, but I also resolved to “write more” and this is my first post for the year.

When people can collectively come together after a tragic incident to show solidarity and support — whether through a protest, a vigil or even just a social media post — it makes all the difference.

Public Health issues as they relate to viral outbreaks have long been a proxy that measures a country’s actual level of political transparency and the availability of information to the public that is free from bias, propaganda or nefarious government interference.

Faced with adversity from the moment they are born, turtles live an admirable and solitary life. And they have a lot to offer us if we pay a little more attention to their lives, natural instincts and behaviour.