Faculty
Dr. Joe in Grenada!
Kitchens heat up in Iron Chef competition
The McGill Reporter
More Oz Folly
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.
Alternative Medicine
Dr. Joe Schwarcz will be presenting a talk on Alternative Medicine at St. George's University in Granada
2014 SPMAO Annual Conference Speakers
Dr. Joe Schwarcz will be presenting talks on:
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January 29th , Wednesday at 9am: Magic Humor and Health
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January 30th, Thursday at 9am: Pesticides: Risks and Benefits
Dr. Joe comments on Dr. Oz
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.
"Food for Thought" Launches Today!
"Food for Thought" launches at exactly noon today! At 12:00 you can log on and watch the first lecture. The course is totally free but you have to register. We now have over 20,000 students registered in 150 countries.
https://www.edx.org/course/mcgillx/mcgillx-chem181x-food-thought-1213
Online course offers Food for Thought on ever-changing information
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 McGill’s first “massive open online course,” known in the trade as a MOOC.