I promise the title will make sense.
How fast can you press a button? Probably not faster than 16 times a second.
What's the deal with pinball? Why is it so hard to translate to a digital medium?
Everyone remembers the 3DS as a breakout success. Although it absolutely was a success, it didn’t happen overnight. This is the story of a controversy no one remembers, and for good reason.
In the year 2000, an unknown German postdoc set the world of physics on fire. This is the rise of Jan Hendrik Schön.
In the midst of the worst period in his company's history, a lone physicist shines as a beacon of hope thanks to his ingenuity and hard work. But soon, Bell Labs will be making headlines for all the wrong reasons. These are the lies of Jan Hendrik Schön. Part 2 of 3.
It's May 2002, and Bell Labs is being asked why one of their researchers was caught duplicating graphs. It's the end of the road, but there's still a few twists left in store. This is the demise of Jan Hendrik Schön. Part 3 of 3.
This was my submission to my university's 1-minute thesis competition. I ended up getting 3rd place, in addition to the viewer's choice!
Who exactly is Claude Emile Jean-Baptiste Litre? That name sure rings a bell, huh?
What started as a forum post snowballed into a national news story.
For the longest time, the Bogdanoff brothers were most well known for getting nonsense Ph.Ds. But recently, they've become well know for something entirely different...and much more sinister... RIP Grichka & Igor Bogdanoff
A (not so) quick overview about doing my Master's! I graduated in September 2021 with a Master's of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering, specializing in silicon photonics.
This is a story about a Baker, and the Bikers who wanted to buy his Bunker. Let's explore the mysteries of the Diefenbunker.
The most widely-used image in academic history is no longer accepted in journals. So what happened?
This is the race for the periodic table.
This is a story about the greatest failure in American physics: The Superconducting Super Collider. It's a story that involves 3 presidents, billions of dollars, the Higgs boson, and Star Wars.
All it takes it one upset stomach to change the course of history. This is a story about the greatest failure in American physics: The Superconducting Super Collider.
There's a hole in Texas, and we've come full circle. This is a story about the greatest failure in American physics: The Superconducting Super Collider.
So there's this hole in Texas...This is a story about the greatest failure in American physics. This video is a super-sized compilation of all three parts of America's Missing Collider, from the Ronald Reagan era, to George Bush Sr., to Bill Clinton.
This is the scientific scandal that rocked an entire country.
Weird how your entire career can fall apart thanks to one simple question: "Where did you get those eggs?"
For a brief moment, Nortel was on top of the world. Let's enjoy that moment while we can.
As Canada's most valuable company, Nortel entered the 2000s with a boom. It would not survive the next decade.
Also titled: "Honey look, a miracle is on TV" You can't believe everything you see on the news.
Also titled: "You can't show that on TV" One of the greatest mysteries in nuclear physics. Why can't we have nice things?
Also titled: "You can't kill an idea" From a world changing invention to career ruining scandal in just one summer. I'm getting a sense of deja-vu.
This is the talk I gave at the ARPA-E summit in Washington on March 17th 2025. Further reading: Mark Bourrie - Kill the Messengers: Stephen Harper's Assault on Your Right to Know
The Toronto you know today had to be pulled kicking and screaming into existence. This is part 1 of a 4 part series. Parts 2, 3 and 4 are in production and will be released in a biweekly schedule once they are complete.
One man's gravy is another man's meat. This is part 2 of a 3 part series. Although originally planned as 4 parts, the last two were combined into one video. The total length is the same, minus some redundant lines.
All purchases are final. This is part 3 of a 3 part series. Although originally planned as 4 parts, the last two were combined into one video. The total length is the same, minus some redundant lines.