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Searching for the Fountain of Youth

Lecture given by Dr. Joe Schwarcz

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...

Can You Warm Up Your Body with Your Mind?

23 Apr 2026

If you concentrate hard, can you raise the temperature of your little finger? The human body has a thermostat of sorts, a way of regulating its temperature and ensuring its heart keeps beating even...

The Leggings That Promise to Fix Your Knees

16 Apr 2026

Back when I was a varsity athlete (before I became old and washed up), I spent my final season dealing with a particularly stubborn ankle injury. As it turns out, sprinting down a runway and...

Scary Videos Claim That You Are Risking Your Health by Reheating Leftovers. Are You Really?

16 Apr 2026

Bacteria are everywhere. Most are harmless but some are “pathogenic,” meaning they can cause disease. They can carry out their mischief in two ways. One possibility is that they can survive passage...

Colorectal Cancer in Younger Adults: What’s Behind the Uptick?

16 Apr 2026

It was a shock to learn that actor Chadwick Boseman had died. The rising star who played Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was 43 when colorectal cancer took his life in August 2020....

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.

Lessons in Going Slow: Vaccination Schedules, Tuberculosis, and What Happens When Faster Isn’t Always Better

3 Apr 2026

Earlier this year, the United States dramatically scaled back its universal childhood immunisation schedule recommendations. Under an overhaul spearheaded by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...

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