/oss/taxonomy/term/98/all en /oss/events/trottier-symposium/baffled-scrutinizing-trendy-science <p style="text-align:center"><img alt="Trottier 2024 poster" height="1500" width="2667" style="width: 650px; height: 366px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/oss/files/oss/fb_cer8207_trottier_24__0.png" /></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> Monday, Sept. 23rd<br /> <strong>Time: </strong>7:00 PM<br /> <strong>Location:</strong> 黑料不打烊 University, Leacock Building - Rm 132 (attached to the 黑料不打烊 Arts Building) - 855 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T7</p> Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:37:52 +0000 emily.shore@mcgill.ca 9983 at /oss /oss/events/trottier-symposium/trottier2023 <p style="text-align:center"><img alt="poster for symposium" height="478" width="850" style="width: 850px; height: 478px;" class="file-original " src="/oss/files/oss/cer5466_trottier_23_website.jpg" /></p> <hr /> <h2>Symposium Schedule</h2> <p><em>All events will take place in Moyse Hall in the 黑料不打烊 Arts Building</em></p> <h2>WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13th聽</h2> <h4><strong>1:30 PM EST: Roundtable discussion moderated by Joe Schwarcz</strong></h4> <p><strong><em>This event will NOT be live-streamed but made available for viewing afterward.</em></strong></p> Tue, 23 May 2023 18:30:28 +0000 emily.shore@mcgill.ca 9516 at /oss /oss/events/trottier-symposium/trottier2022 <p style="text-align:center"><img height="1396" width="2500" style="width: 600px; height: 335px;" class="file-original " src="/oss/files/oss/youtube_trottier_0.png" alt="" /></p> Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:26:56 +0000 joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca 9134 at /oss /oss/events/trottier-symposium/symposium-photo-gallery/science-life-and-death <p><img height="3219" width="3600" style="width: 900px; height: 805px;" class="file-original " src="/oss/files/oss/cer793_select_a.png" alt="" /></p> Sun, 03 Oct 2021 20:24:45 +0000 ada.mcvean@mail.mcgill.ca 8887 at /oss /oss/events/trottier2019/trottier2020 <p>This is the age of the pandemic. And that is truly terrifying. But it is also the age of the 鈥渋nfodemic,鈥� and that too has some chilling features. We are relentlessly bombarded by a tsunami of information, the reliability of which is often questionable, especially when the source is social media. When it comes to controversial issues, be it in the area of medicine, nutrition, or environmental concerns, bloggers and politicians with sketchy relevant backgrounds are as likely to throw their hat into the ring as scientific experts.</p> Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:44:38 +0000 emily.shore@mcgill.ca 8297 at /oss /oss/events/trottier2019 <h2><img height="281" width="500" style="float: left;" class="file-extra-large lt" src="/oss/files/oss/styles/wysiwyg_extra_large/public/fb_2.jpg?itok=J0knnbE1" alt="" /></h2> <hr /> <h2>Symposium Schedule</h2> <h2><strong>Tuesday聽| October 22</strong></h2> <p><strong>Roundtable Session: 1:30pm - 3:00pm</strong><br /> Moderated by Joe Schwarcz PhD, Director, 黑料不打烊 Office for Science and Society</p> <p><strong>Participants:</strong></p> Fri, 05 Jul 2019 20:11:54 +0000 emily.shore@mcgill.ca 7821 at /oss /oss/article/health-and-nutrition-trotter-public-science-symposium/laughter-best-medicine <p>鈥淟aughter is the best medicine!鈥� That鈥檚 an old adage, maybe even dating back to the biblical era. The book of Proverbs in the Old Testament proposes that 鈥渁聽 merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.鈥� An intriguing concept! Is there any science behind it? It seems there is. The body and聽the mind are connected. And that is just what we are going to explore in this year鈥檚 鈥淭rottier Public Science Symposium鈥� with speakers Drs. Marla Shapiro, Amir Raz and Patch Adams. Let鈥檚 get you started with a little laughter right here.</p> Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:39:43 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 5925 at /oss /oss/article/quackery-trotter-public-science-symposium/get-ready-trottier-public-science-symposium <p>When John Milton wrote in Paradise Lost that the mind can make a heaven of hell and a hell of heaven, without realizing it, he was talking about the 鈥減lacebo鈥� and the 鈥渘ocebo鈥� effect. 鈥淧lacebo鈥� comes from the Latin 鈥淚 will please鈥� and refers to a situation whereby a beneficial聽effect on the body comes about as a result of mental activity. The classic example is relief of pain from a sugar pill when the patient believes that a real medication has been administered.</p> Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:44:44 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 5358 at /oss /oss/channels/event/2015-trottier-symposium-question-evidence-vaccines-gmos-and-cell-phones-248141 <p>In the Information Age, how can you discern legitimate science from cherry-picked data, opinion posing as fact, association confused with cause and effect, bogus advice from self-appointed experts, misused statistics, and even fraud?</p> Fri, 24 Apr 2015 01:37:44 +0000 alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca 1306 at /oss /oss/channels/event/trottier-symposium-are-we-alone-237939 <h2><strong>Join us for the <a href="/oss/trottier/trottier-2014">Lorne Trottier 2014 Public Science Symposium!</a></strong></h2> <h3></h3> <h3><strong>Limited seats!! No reservations, just drop by--first come, first serve!</strong></h3> <p><strong> Mon, 11 Aug 2014 23:26:20 +0000 alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca 1286 at /oss /oss/channels/news/save-date-237896 <p>Don't forget to join us October 6 and 7 for the 2014 Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium "ARE WE ALONE?"</p> <p></p> <p></p> Thu, 07 Aug 2014 13:08:07 +0000 alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca 1285 at /oss /oss/channels/event/trottier-symposium-fact-229018 <p>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.</p> Wed, 03 Jul 2013 18:17:28 +0000 emily.shore@mcgill.ca 1165 at /oss /oss/channels/news/trottier-symposium-webcast-218991 <p>Did you miss this year's <a href="/science/events/trottier-symposium">Trottier Symposium, <i>Food: A Serving of Science</i></a>?</p> <p>If so, tune in <a href="/science/events/trottier-symposium/webcast ">here</a> and catch both evenings events, with speakers Dr. Walter Willett from Harvard's School of Public Health & Dr. Jeffrey Blumberg Tuft's School of Nutrition, and Jane Brody, NY Times'<i> Personal Health Columnist</i> and Harold McGee, world-class expert on food and cooking.</p> <p>Guarantee it will give you something to "chew" on.</p> Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:11:29 +0000 emily.shore@mcgill.ca 930 at /oss