Bio: How I became woke

Author: Rob Cavanaugh

I am not a scientist, doctor, statistician, academic, or nurse. Far from it. 

At an early age I was keen on science. My grandparents only provided me with National Geographic, and flipping the pages of the newest issue was the highlight of my weekend visits. I could tell you the names of countless dinosaurs as a kid. That carried on throughout my life. In my teens I had a passionate interest in Astronomy and Astrophysics. In college I took science classes for electives. The Scientific Method does not escape me. You get the point.

Not so long ago I was just your everyday sheep on Facebook. Sharing pictures and videos of my various board sport activities, my cat and dog, arguing about politics.. all the typical social media activities. But then I started to notice some things.

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