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Searching for the Fountain of Youth

Lecture given by Dr. Joe Schwarcz

Interesting Chemistry Hides in Cookware

19 Feb 2026

Like most chemists, I like to cook. After all, what is cooking but the appropriate mixing of chemicals? In the lab we use flasks and beakers, but how do we equip our kitchen? Tiffany's in New York...

America's Healthier Past is no More Than a Myth

13 Feb 2026

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

Fighting With Chocolate

12 Feb 2026

“An army marches on its stomach,” Napoleon supposedly maintained, alluding to the critical importance of supplying food to soldiers. At the time the main military fare was salted meat and dry bread...

The Placebo Myth Picked the Wrong War

5 Feb 2026

There’s a medical myth with which a friend of mine and I have become obsessed: this idea that scientific research into the “placebo effect” began in earnest during World War II. As I’ve written...

The Costco Hot Dog….Decisions….Decisions

29 Jan 2026

So, there I was at Costco looking at their special of a quarter pound hot dog and soft drink for $1.50. A good deal financially to be sure. These days I have hot dogs rarely, but I still have fond...

Bacteria are Fearsome, Especially When Weaponized

23 Jan 2026

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

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