91˿Ƶ

Subscribe to the OSS Weekly Newsletter!

Searching for the Fountain of Youth

Lecture given by Dr. Joe Schwarcz

Paying Attention to My Own Lectures

26 Feb 2026

“It builds muscle!” That’s the usual answer I get when I ask in class about the importance of protein in the diet. Sort of correct since muscles are indeed composed mostly of protein, but the...

Rare Blood Clots After Certain COVID Vaccines, Explained

19 Feb 2026

The light at the end of the pandemic tunnel was marred by a worrying shadow. As the COVID-19 vaccines were rolled out, headlines fuelled anxiety: some people were developing life-threatening blood...

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. ...

The Uninvited Guest in Your Cup of Tea

13 Feb 2026

I love a good cup of tea as much as the next person. Rainy afternoon indoors? A cup of tea sounds about right. A suspicious tickle in my throat that suggests a cold might be brewing? Tea, obviously...

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 Gold Rush of Testosterone Replacement Therapy

12 Feb 2026

If you’ve never injected yourself with dog semen, don’t worry: someone has done it for you.

Don’t Cry Over Ruined Oat Milk

6 Feb 2026

Now before we start, let’s get something straight. There is no such thing as “oat milk”. Milk is defined as “an opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the...

Pages

Back to top