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Lecture given by Dr. Joe Schwarcz

Why Did LLMs Steal Our Em-Dashes?

8 May 2026

Upon ChatGPT's release in 2022, I realized that I wrote like AI. My sentences were long, my writing patterns were predictable, and my use of em-dashes was frequent. Initially, I was not concerned:...

Farmers’ Almanacs Are No Better than a Coin Toss

7 May 2026

A bicentenarian is about to die but I doubt many will notice. Farmers’ Almanac is calling it quits after being in business for 208 years. Its 2026 issue will be its last.

RFK Jr. Has Visions of the Therapeutic Use of Psychedelics Dancing in His Head

5 May 2026

U.S Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. is sticking his fingers into many pies. One of these contains psychedelics that are either synthetic or natural substances capable of producing changes in...

Why Sunscreen Still Beats Steak

30 Apr 2026

This story started like many modern tales of data distortion do, where the science isn’t denied outright, but bent just enough to fit a more convenient (and lucrative) narrative. Let me regretfully...

In my Inbox — Spinach, Blueberries, Hold the Baloney

30 Apr 2026

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette.  Let me tell you about my morning regimen. 

The Hallmarks of Pseudoscience

30 Apr 2026

I’ve been investigating pseudoscientific claims for 13 years now. The word “pseudoscience” means “fake science,” something that superficially looks like science—and is often sold as such—but that...

Just How Much Should You Worry About Eating That Burnt Toast?

24 Apr 2026

I was tempted to say, “why don’t you buy the book,” but that sounded a bit too self-serving. So, let me dig into the science which centers around a small molecule called acrylamide. The...

“Talk to Me in French, Talk to Me in Spanish”: Exploring the Benefits of Bilingualism

24 Apr 2026

Despite not being bilingual myself, from growing up in New York City, to my undergraduate days spent in Montreal, to now calling Prague home, I have always been immersed in bi- and multilingual...

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