As we slide down the far side of December, with 2024 looming on the horizon... I thought I'd use my last few posts of the year to highlight and update some BUEC Buzz items from the last year. We covered many useful sources and skills in 2023, so why not celebrate a few of them?

Let's start with my recent post about the learning & current awareness resources available from our national statistical agency: Not just numbers: Statistics Canada's educational resources. [...] Just this morning, Statistics Canada released another episode (season 4, episode 3) of their Eh Sayers podcast. This new episode is focused on misinformation in society and features a conversation between a UAlberta misinformation/disinformation expert and the Assistant Chief Statistician of Canada.

<Read on for information on misinformation!>