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The True Story of Frankenstein

30 Oct 2024

"I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet."聽 With these words Victor Frankenstein began his account of the...

The Beginnings of Chemical Synthesis

22 Oct 2024

Chemistry can be roughly divided into two branches, analysis and synthesis. Chemists either try to identify existing substances or make new ones. By the early 19th century, a number of substances...

When Science Allows You to Lose Your Head

18 Oct 2024

This article was first published in聽The Montreal Gazette.

Having Trouble with Faces? There鈥檚 a Name for That

18 Oct 2024

If you drive to pick up your child after school and notice that sometimes they go and greet聽another parent聽instead who has a car similar to yours, what goes through your head?

The Hardest Working Caffeine Addicts: Bees!

11 Oct 2024

Wake up, go to work, seek out caffeinated beverages, get food, share food with others, store leftovers for later, and repeat. This routine sure does sound familiar, doesn鈥檛 it? With over 3.5...

We Have a Surplus of Baby Boys

4 Oct 2024

Be honest: have you ever made love to your partner in a specific position because you heard that it would result in a baby boy?

John Dalton鈥檚 Eyeball

2 Oct 2024

In 1995, researchers from Cambridge University asked the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society for a sample of an eyeball that had been sitting in a jar on a shelf since 1844. That eye had...

White Noise Machines May Have an Underlying Fineprint

29 Aug 2024

White noise, also known as broadband noise, is a type of noise that contains all the audible frequencies for humans. White noise is often present in our daily environment in the form of radio or...

The Weaving History of Persian Carpets

23 Aug 2024

Although I could get straight to the point and tell you about Persian carpets, it鈥檚 only fitting to begin with a bit of history about the Persian Empire. Cyrus the Great, who reigned from...

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