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Thermal Clothing: Lessons in Engineering

10 Apr 2026

As soon as the temperature dips below 0潞C, you will find me covered head to toe in thermal clothing. I am not picky when it comes to brands, although I do love Uniqlo鈥檚 HEATTECH. As long as I am...

A Journey into 鈥淎I Psychosis鈥

9 Apr 2026

I was chatting with a friend the other day, telling him I felt there was a deeper layer to reality. He thought it was fascinating, and among the many ideas he rattled off was the hypothesis that...

How Many Lives Do Amber Alerts Really Save?

3 Apr 2026

On Sunday, March 22nd of this year, a large swath of the population in Quebec was woken up at 4:25 as cell phones lit up and screamed. An Amber alert had been broadcast.

The Molecules That Run the World Come From Oil

3 Apr 2026

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette.聽

When Your Phone Makes Time Disappear

13 Mar 2026

When I think about the first few hours of my day, I picture myself getting up, making breakfast, picking out my outfit, and tidying my apartment. What I don鈥檛 often recall are the 30 or so minutes...

Why Were Nevalyaska Dolls Once Made With Gunpowder?

13 Mar 2026

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

White Noise May Worsen Sleep

12 Mar 2026

Getting a good night鈥檚 sleep is paramount to health; and yet, whenever we reach for a sleep aid, we are told there are risks involved.

Granitoids, Pebbled Ice and Crescent Chips: Curling Chemistry

20 Feb 2026

As you can imagine, there's a lot of physics involved in curling. Rotation speeds, angles, momentum transfer, friction analysis, ecetera. But would you also believe there's a bunch of chemistry at...

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