I've recently wrote a blog post for my good friend Dorea, to post on her beautiful websiteChemicals Are Your Friends!She got Mike Ellis to create amazing pictures to complement the text, and with skill and imagination, Mike has done superbly (I wish I could draw this good).I won't copy and paste the blog here, cause...

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It is far easier to put toxic thoughts in the general public mind than it is to put chemical at toxic level that would spread as far and persist as long.Why?Whenever there's a physically toxic effect due to a chemical compound in the population, an investigation is immediate. Regulations are verified, enforcement is increased, and the...

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My last post was a heads up for Science Rendezvous, an annual science festival held across Canada, which aims to "present a unified voice on the importance of science to society, and collectively generate a culture of discovery and innovation in Canada."Bringing science to the people is, for me, an endeavor of great importance. It...

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Tomorrow, May 11 2013, Canada will be celebrating Science, now in its 6th year.The name of the game is SCIENCE RENDEZVOUSWhere? so many places across Canada, you're probably not too far from a location right now.I'll save on words, because all the info is right here: http://www.sciencerendezvous.ca/I'll write some more after the event.Hope you can make...

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It seems that there's a lot of heated debate going on about the state of university students in Canada, their (over)qualification and their (under)employment status.If you read Yasmin Jaswal's account :http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/blogs/insight/canada-grad-students-overeducated-underemployed-214613448.htmlyou may get the impression that young people should not go to university at all. Its a waste of time, since you're not likely to...

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