/oss/taxonomy/term/1603/all en /oss/article/quackery/goop-men-putting-soul-patch-well-woo-brand <p>Gwyneth Paltrow’s commonwealth of aspirational feel-goodery is now reaching across the gender aisle with Goop Men. There’s the good, there’s the bad, and there’s the snugly, like this $28,900<a href="https://www.superiorfloattanks.com/shop-tanks"> flotation pod</a> Goop tells us is<a href="https://goop.com/men/best-new-tech-gadgets/"> “tech you need right now”</a>.</p> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 19:38:38 +0000 Jonathan Jarry, MSc 7792 at /oss /oss/article/videos/right-chemistry-title-speaks-volumes <p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-6owcdrqjnoo" width="640" height="390" title="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: A title speaks volumes" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/6owcDRQjnOo?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-6owcdrqjnoo&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: A title speaks volumes" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz: A title speaks volumes</iframe> </div> </p> Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:12:20 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7141 at /oss /oss/article/environment-health-news-toxicity/are-chemists-suffering-chemophobiaphobia <p>Most chemistry conferences these days feature a session on the “public understanding of chemistry.” Usually speakers express frustration about equating the term “chemical” with “toxin” or “poison,” about consumers looking for “chemical-free” products, and about the extent of scientific illiteracy. There tends to be a collective bemoaning of the lack of appreciation of the contributions that chemistry has made to life and of the eyebrows raised when a chemist reveals his profession in some social setting.</p> Sun, 27 Dec 2015 21:23:59 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2300 at /oss /oss/article/controversial-science-environment-health-news-quirky-science/all-nonsensical-worries <p>I thought this was a joke, but it turns out that it is very real. Officials in Portland, Oregon drained a reservoir, at considerable expense, because a teenager urinated into the water. This is pathogenophobia and chemophobia run amuck.</p> Fri, 18 Apr 2014 02:26:49 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2129 at /oss