Physics instructor and daredevil performer Jason Thomas (The Great Orbax) was featured by Maclean’s in their annual Universities Guide issue, published in October. The profile was part of a series looking at university faculty, students and staff with hidden talents. As Orbax, he has set 24 world records in a variety of odd fields, including most passes by a motorcycle over his body while lying on a bed of nails. Thomas often uses his alter ego to liven up physics classes.