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Sense, Nonsense and Science

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Dr. Joe Schwarcz will be speaking at the BC Greenhouse Growers’ Association annual banquet. Langley, B.C, CA/ossCategory: Public lectures and conferences

McGill's "Food for Thought"

Published: 23 October 2013

The year was 1982. "Food for Thought", a new and innovative course conceived by Drs. David Harpp, Joe Schwarcz & Ariel Fenster. Designed to provoke some thought, separate fact from fiction and...

Michael Specter: Irrational rejection of science threatening our lives

Published: 17 October 2013

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...

Mind the Gap

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 18:00to20:00

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...

Eating Right: Is There a Solution to the Confusion?

Saturday, October 19, 2013 13:00to14:30

Eating has become a confusing experience. Every day brings news about some "miracle food": tomatoes prevent cancer, flax seed prevents heart disease or soybeans ease menopause symptoms.Leacock...

Dr. Joe Schwarcz: "Sense, Nonsense and Science with a Touch of Magic"

Monday, September 23, 2013 19:00

Mather House, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, CA/ossCategory: Public lectures and conferences Public lectures

Dr. Joe presents "Eating– Is there a solution to the confusion?"

Saturday, September 28, 2013 15:30to16:15

89th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Beyond Preventive Medicine -Remodeling the Canadian “Sick Care” System into a “Health Care & Promotion” SystemThe Westin Hotel, OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CA/ossCategory:...

Dr. Joe presents "The Conundrum of Endocrine Disruptors"

Saturday, September 21, 2013 09:15to09:45

Programme de la FMC du Québec: Mise à jour en obstétrique et en gynécologie En association avec l’université McGill, département d’obstétrique et gynécologieMont-Tremblant, Quebec, CA/ossCategory:...

Forbes: Dr. Schwarcz comments on whether natural products can protect us from mosquitos with West Nile Virus

Published: 19 July 2013

Almost 40,000 people in the United States developed West Nile virus last year and 1,549 died because of it. Compare that to 1999, the first year the disease was seen in North America, when only 62...

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