Oracle Tutoring, Campbell River, BC
(250) 203-6544 (text) or (250) 830-0295 (talk)
Self-tutoring about health terminology: the tutor mentions the concept of escape mutation. An escape mutation is a difference to a virus that allows it to “escape” the effect of antibodies expected to work against it. The escape mutation may be …
Self-tutoring about Covid: the tutor mentions some basic numbers. On Earth, about 2.8% of the population has gotten Covid, and about 2.1% of those who got it died from it. On Earth, about 3 in 5000 people have died of …
Self-tutoring about taking ibuprofen: the tutor looks into whether to take it with food. Thankfully, I take ibuprofen so rarely, I have to check the directions each time. The kind I have, its label doesn’t say whether it should be …
Self-tutoring about a bizarre event concerning my right knee: the tutor tells a story. I don’t expect people to believe this story because to me, it barely makes sense. Yet, it happened: here it is: Last Thursday and Friday my …
Self-tutoring about effects from sun: the tutor asks a question he thought he knew the answer to. Apparently, yes, you can get sunburned through a window. The reason is that UV from the sun includes more than one kind: UVB …
Self-tutoring about health: the tutor mentions sun exposure for the purpose of receiving vitamin D. I’ve heard that being outside, in the sun, causes the body to manufacture vitamin D. Supposedly it’s not necessary to get a lot of sun …
Self-tutoring about the coming vaccination for Covid-19: the tutor mentions a few interesting bits about it. Apparently, the first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine will be given, possibly, before year-end in the US. In Canada, the vaccinations are expected to …
Self-tutoring about health: the tutor looks into the danger of salmonella. Today my younger son asked if, and how, salmonella can be life-threatening. The question is apropos, since nowadays we’re not meant to eat raw eggs. Moreover, raw chicken needs …
Self-tutoring about drugs in the environment: the tutor begins. Years ago I heard of prescription drugs measurably present in at least one urban water supply. I was surprised, and wondered about its extent. It turns out that the FDA would …
Self-tutoring about COVID-19: the tutor checks if it’s possible for the same patient to catch it more than once. I’ve heard about the potential to get COVID-19 more than once, so decided to look into it. It seems that COVID-19 …