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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...

A Journey into “AI Psychosis”

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. 

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’t often recall are the 30 or so minutes...

White Noise May Worsen Sleep

12 Mar 2026

Getting a good night’s 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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