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The Colour That Revolutionized Chemistry

23 Oct 2026

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

On the Twisted Histories of Masturbation and Vegetarianism

23 Oct 2026

At the Sex Machines Museum in Prague, there is truly no shortage of peculiar, sex-related gadgets. One of the larger sections – taking up half of an entire floor, is the one dedicated to...

Never Mind Ancient Authorities, Do the Experiment!

23 Oct 2026

Bacon believed that deferring to ancient authority was an obstacle to knowledge. He maintained that the road to knowledge should be paved with the systematic observation of nature and...

The History of Anesthesia Will Knock You Out

16 Oct 2026

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

Thinking About “The Thinker”

16 Oct 2026

“Interesting little replica,” I thought, as I was walking through the Rodin Museum in Paris and came upon a small statue of the famous Thinker. I was looking forward to walking out into the garden...

Nobel Prize for “Asymmetric Synthesis”

9 Oct 2026

Every year, the first week in October, I eagerly await the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. If Louis Pasteur were alive today, he would be thrilled with the 2026 honour being bestowed...

The Dark Sciences Behind The Wizard of Oz

2 Oct 2026

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

Feng Shui Is Not Scientific, And It’s Costing Us a Lot of Money

1 Oct 2026

There is a superstition that has seeped into many aspects of our world in ways most of us are not aware of. It bends the greatest banks to its idiosyncrasies. It hollows out towering buildings,...

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