I think it’s safe to say that the past couple weeks have been a pretty wild ride for most of us! I hope everyone reading this is managing to stay safe and well during these challenging times. By now, you have probably heard all the warnings from health and government officials: Keeping a physical distance…
Updates: Living through a Pandemic, The Case for Masks, and Cancelled Library Talks
Happy New Year! Plus Upcoming Talks at TPL!
Happy New Year! I can hardly believe it’s 2020!! I was feeling very nostalgic through the end of 2019, since the past decade saw so many big changes in my personal life. The past couple years have been extremely hectic and exhausting, and it has left little time for me to devote to the blog and to…
Fall 2019: Toronto Public Library talks coming up!
Heads up: I will be giving a short series of two talks at the Toronto Public Library this month! Worried about what’s in your skin care and cosmetic products? Come to my talk next Friday at the Northern District branch! I will be explaining the science behind cosmetic ingredients that have been labelled as “dirty”,…
Fall 2018: “Our Fragile Planet” at the Toronto Public Library
By now, you have probably heard of the U.N. report that predicts catastrophic climate change happening by 2040, i.e. within the next 20 years (and if you have not yet heard of it, read it here). This is not just some abstract thing that is going to happen in the far-off future, it’s happening now…
Updates for 2018!
I have two library talks scheduled for the beginning of June 2018! The first talk is part of the Toronto Public Library‘s Fragile Earth program series. I will be talking about sustainability issues surrounding beauty products. If you have always wondered whether ‘natural’ is better than ‘synthetic/man-made’, or what happens to product packaging once you are…
Last talk of 2016
I will be at the Cedarbrae Branch of the Toronto Public Library, this Saturday, Nov. 12, with more science of beauty! This seminar will cover basic rules for identifying products that will work for a given skin type and skin care concern, based on an analysis of the ingredient list. I will be focusing on…
Science Literacy Week: Upcoming talk at Toronto Library
September 19 to 25, 2016 is Science Literacy Week in Canada. All across Canada, universities, museums, libraries and others are hosting fun, science-related events for all ages. As part of this, I have been invited to speak at the Toronto Public Library. Next Tuesday, September 20, I will be at the Northern District branch, talking…
Upcoming Seminar: Finding Skin Care Products that Work
A quick note to let you know that I am back at the Yorkville branch of the Toronto Public Library on Thursday July 28 at 1:30 p.m. with more science of beauty!