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When Science Allows You to Lose Your Head

18 Oct 2024

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette.

Oh, That Bathtub Ring!

16 Oct 2024

In 1933 Calgon Incorporated of Pittsburgh introduced its flagship product, appropriately named “Calgon.” The name was derived from the phrase “calcium gone,” which was an accurate description of...

The Windmills in Donald Trump's Mind

11 Oct 2024

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette. The mind works in mysterious ways.

Tiny MicroRNAs Win Big Nobel Prize

11 Oct 2024

It may surprise you but when microRNAs were discovered, the scientific community shrugged. “So what?” it seemed to say. Here we are, in 2024, and this discovery has resulted in two of its leading...

Why Do Some People Breathe into a Bag When Hyperventilating?

27 Sep 2024

“Just breathe!” is probably the worst thing that you can tell someone who is hyperventilating. The fact is, they can’t! Whatever the cause of the hyperventilation, screaming and telling someone to...

Breaking Down Bioplastics' Benefits and Problems

13 Sep 2024

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette....

Arsenic and Old Books

5 Sep 2024

I’ve long been intrigued by the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition in London. The magnificent building was constructed of 60,000 panes of glass, ten times as many as in the windows of the Empire State...

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