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Shedding Light On the Magical Finale of Phantom of the Opera

5 Jun 2026

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette. “It’s a de Kolta chair!”

The Chemical Legacy of Louis Pasteur

5 Jun 2026

Louis Pasteur is buried in an elaborate mausoleum at the Institute Pasteur in Paris where mosaic tiles on the tomb commemorate various aspects of the great man's scientific life. A flock of sheep,...

Red Cabbage Does Not Know the Sex of Your Baby

15 May 2026

Old wives’ tales were the original social media trends. One person would try something new to fix a problem, convinced themselves that it worked, and pass the tip along to their friends and...

Thermal Clothing: Lessons in Engineering

10 Apr 2026

As soon as the temperature dips below 0ºC, 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’s HEATTECH. As long as I am...

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...

Interesting Chemistry Hides in Cookware

19 Feb 2026

Like most chemists, I like to cook. After all, what is cooking but the appropriate mixing of chemicals? In the lab we use flasks and beakers, but how do we equip our kitchen? Tiffany's in New York...

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