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Chris Williams

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Microplastics, They’re Fantastic!

(If you sang the title of this column to the tune of “Barbie Girl” by the acclaimed Danish-Norwegian Europop band Aqua, then you are...

“Must be nice!”

It has often been said that the hardest thing for people to learn in life is what we don't know. Life and experience teach...

Time travel won’t fix my nachos

NEWSFLASH — Time travel is not difficult! Contrary to what you may have seen in the modern world's version of educational videos (Hollywood movies), time...

This firewood isn’t going to stack itself!

As someone who considers themselves a bit of a health guru, I can say with confidence that self-inflicted torture exercise is incredibly important for...

OMG! That deer is so hot!

Last week, after a long day of showering (which I do once a month to soften my toenails for easier harvesting), I happened to...

There’s no place like chrome

In light of the current state of the world, I thought it might be fitting to take a more serious tone with this column. Sometimes,...

Purpose, pleasure, pyramids

“The two most important days in a person's life are the day they are born and the day they find out why.” — Mark...

Chickens: Nature’s little Houdinis

Warning: This column contains extremely juvenile acronymetic language and should therefore not be read by anyone over the age of six. Seriously.  Last week our...

How supercomputers are affecting life in Sandspit

Let’s play a little game. Can you guess what these famous physicists are talking about? (Hint, it’s not ducks.) Feyman: “If you think you understand...

It’s the hard-knock life

“Sometimes, life can be hard” is something we hear all the time, but what does it actually mean?  How hard can life really be?  Is any...

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