/oss/taxonomy/term/2369/all en /oss/article/technology-general-science/smoke-alarms-are-not-created-equal <p>Earlier this week, a fire broke out in a rowhouse in Philadelphia, killing<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/philadelphia-house-fire-01-05-22/index.html"> </a><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/philadelphia-house-fire-01-05-22/index.html">at least 13 people</a>. The deputy fire commissioner stated during a news conference that there were four smoke alarms but none of them apparently worked during the fire.</p> Sat, 08 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8973 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-videos/feb-18-2021-dose-science-guest-oliver-de-volpi <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"></div> Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:08:30 +0000 OSS 8626 at /oss /oss/article/environment/greenwashing-should-not-be-whitewashed <p>“Greenwashing” is the term used to describe the promotion of a product based on misleading claims of superiority to other products in terms of environmental impact or safety. For example, many cleaning products these days advertise that they are “plant-based” with the implication that these are somehow more environmentally friendly than ones that are formulated with synthetic ingredients. There are several issues here. First, there is the bogus notion that natural substances are inherently safer.</p> Wed, 22 Jul 2020 21:04:25 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8344 at /oss /oss/article/technology/fascinating-chemistry-airbags <p>Leonardo De Vinci was fascinated by flight and dreamed of various flying machines. He was realistic enough, though, to consider the risks and thought that brave men who strapped on wings should also strap on bags of air to protect them in case they should fall out of the sky like a rock. </p> Fri, 21 Jun 2019 02:50:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7806 at /oss /oss/article/science-science-everywhere/gmos-and-omega-3-fats <p>Mention genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and watch the brows wrinkle. People just don’t want the genes in their meals modified, even if they are not quite sure what genes are. Better just leave them alone. It isn’t nice to fool with Mother Nature!</p> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:30:55 +0000 Joe Schwarcz 1641 at /oss