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Searching for the Fountain of Youth

Lecture given by Dr. Joe Schwarcz

The ‘Reading Crisis’ in Perspective

14 Aug 2025

Everywhere I turn, I am told there is a reading crisis. Multiple YouTube videos and a never-ending series of articles in Vox and The Atlantic claim that people are reading fewer books than ever...

Chlorophyll Water Won’t Clear Your Skin

12 May 2023

Our social media feeds are filled with buzzwords like anti-inflammatory, detoxifying, or antimicrobial. Chlorophyll water is no exception. There are countless social media posts claiming that...

Tips for Better Thinking: Images Can Be Faked

12 Jan 2021

Faked photographs have been with us since the beginning of photography itself, but the wide availability of software and social media has made the creation and distribution of these visual...

Instagram Can Undermine Your Plan to Lose Weight

8 Jan 2020

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

Cell phones, Teens and Mental Health

18 Oct 2019

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette.

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