/oss/taxonomy/term/1570/all en /oss/article/videos-history/right-chemistry-secrets-mercury <p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-2cbz1ise7pm" width="640" height="390" title="Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the secrets of mercury" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/2cBz1ISe7pM?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-2cbz1ise7pm&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the secrets of mercury" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the secrets of mercury</iframe> </div> </p> Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:04:24 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7547 at /oss /oss/article/controversial-science-food-health-news/food-babe-and-her-hero <p>The "Food Babe," a lady who blogs about food issues, is a continuous source of comic relief for the scientifically minded but for many members of the public she is a respected "whistleblower" who protects them from all those nasty food producers who want to kill off their customers by hiding dangerous ingredients in their products. Now she has managed to reveal how pizza can "literally" blow your mind! She has set her sights on glutamic acid which is added to pizza in the form of protein hydrolyzate or yeast extract to improve flavour and get people to eat more.</p> Sun, 30 Mar 2014 12:48:23 +0000 Joe Schwarcz 2120 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know/chaotic-seabirds-seagulls-drugs <p>In August 1961, in Capitola and Santa Cruz, California there was an invasion of what people described as “chaotic seabirds.” These birds were believed to be under the influence of domoic acid, a neurotoxin that is produced by algae and accumulates in shellfish, sardines, and anchovies (aka “filter feeders”) and inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 film, “The Birds.”</p> <hr /> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/joeschwarcz">@JoeSchwarcz</a></p> <p>Want to comment on this? <a href="http://Facebook.com/���ϲ�����OSS">Visit our FB Page!</a></p> Tue, 21 Feb 2017 04:35:13 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1496 at /oss