Faculty of Science

COVID and More: Conversations with the ��ϲ�� Office for Science and Society

emily.shore@mcgill.ca — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 16:56:29 +0000

This week, the OSS is speaking with Fred Morin, co-owner of Joe Beef, McKiernan, Liverpool House, & Le Vin Papillon, along with Joel Tietolman, owner of the Mile End Deli in New York City, to discuss the cha

Trottier Symposium: LONGING FOR LONGEVITY

emily.shore@mcgill.ca — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 15:14:11 +0000

The 2019 Trottier Public Science Symposium: "Longing for Longevity" Tuesday & Wednesday, October 22 and 23

All events will take place at the Centre Mont-Royal, 1000 Sherbrooke Street West (corner Mansfield)

The Food Babe Decoded

alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 10:39:57 +0000

Vani Hari, who goes by the alias “The Food Babe” has become a real social phenomenon. She blogs, appears on TV and has just come out with a book that quickly made it to the New York Times best seller list. She has lots of followers and lots of critics, including myself. I don’t disagree with her goal of improving people’s eating habits. I just disagree with the methods used. Irrational fear-mongering is not the way to go. "There is just no acceptable level of any chemical to ingest, ever," she says.

Is Your Makeup Killing You? Decoding Cosmetic Scare Stories

alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 03:36:03 +0000

You’ve seen the stories: There’s Lead in Your Lipstick! Pthalates in Your Shampoo! Parabens in Everything!

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Our cosmetics are awash in toxic chemicals, or so it seems. Are we in imminent danger? Should we throw them all out and go au naturelle? Or slather away in a fool’s paradise, only to develop cancer – or worse, pass on our toxic habits to our children as birth defects? Why are there toxins in our products at all? And if these toxins are so dangerous, why isn’t anything being done?

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A Scientific Opinion

More Oz Folly

alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:48:47 +0000

Dr. Oz has absolutely gone haywire. In pushing the "alkaline" diet he takes a piece of kidney and pours acid on it to show how it disintegrates and infers this is happening in the body. This is insane. The pH of the blood is maintained at about 7.35 no matter what the diet. Oz has lost all perspective and is falling deeper and deeper into the abyss of quackery.

Dr. Joe comments on Dr. Oz

alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 00:16:17 +0000

The wizardry of Dr. Oz The surgeon and TV celebrity has succeeded in winning fans and influencing public health debates - which troubles some experts.

Mehmet Oz's followers believe he is a trustworthy, serious-minded (and hot) physician.

His equally fervent flock of critics say he is a fad-foisting, ratings-grubbing (and smart) TV celebrity.

In the 10 years since Oprah dubbed him "America's Doctor," the 53-year-old Oz has shown he is comfortable in both roles.

Online course offers Food for Thought on ever-changing information

alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:16:10 +0000

What is it like to teach a class of more than 20,000 students? I don’t know, but I’m about to find out. Colleagues David Harpp and Ariel Fenster and I have been selected to offer ��ϲ��’s first “massive open online course,” known in the trade as a MOOC.

CTV Montreal: Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the dangers of E.coli

alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:22:33 +0000

Many strains of E.coli are necessary for human digestion, but O157:H7 can be deadly.

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Food-Is There a Solution to the Confusion?

alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 17:00:33 +0000

Dr. Joe Schwarcz presents: " Food-Is There a Solution to the Confusion?"

The Mystery of Ageing

alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:57:08 +0000

Dr. Joe Schwarcz presents a talk "The Mystery of Ageing"

SPEAQ’s 41st Annual Convention

alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 20:46:16 +0000

This year’s theme is “The Future Is Now!” What is the inspiration behind this theme? Since the renouveau pédagogique is fully implemented in schools across the province of Quebec... where do we go now?

Dr. Joe's: "Houdini!"

alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:45:03 +0000

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Sense, Nonsense and Science

alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:38:54 +0000

Dr. Joe Schwarcz will be speaking at the BC Greenhouse Growers’ Association annual banquet.

Michael Specter: Irrational rejection of science threatening our lives

alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:25:15 +0000

Information is the key to life. We want to know what to eat, how to protect our environment, what risks to avoid and what to do if illness strikes. But when it comes to acquiring information, it is the best of times and the worst of times. It is the age of wisdom, it is the age of foolishness. Newspapers, television, radio and of course the Internet bombard us with information at an unprecedented rate, but when it comes to scientific issues the quality of the information is variable.

Mind the Gap

alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 23:44:07 +0000

A special discussion on the controversy surrounding genetically modified foods will take place on November 6 at 6 PM with representatives from both the "pro" and "con" sides, including from Monsanto.

Faculty of Science

COVID and More: Conversations with the ���ϲ����� Office for Science and Society

Trottier Symposium: LONGING FOR LONGEVITY

The Food Babe Decoded

Is Your Makeup Killing You? Decoding Cosmetic Scare Stories

More Oz Folly

Dr. Joe comments on Dr. Oz

Online course offers Food for Thought on ever-changing information

CTV Montreal: Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the dangers of E.coli

Food-Is There a Solution to the Confusion?

The Mystery of Ageing

SPEAQ’s 41st Annual Convention

Dr. Joe's: "Houdini!"

Sense, Nonsense and Science

Michael Specter: Irrational rejection of science threatening our lives

Mind the Gap

COVID and More: Conversations with the ��ϲ�� Office for Science and Society