/oss/taxonomy/term/62/all en /oss/article/covid-19-videos/march-4-2021-dose-science-guest-dr-bruce-lennox <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"></div> Fri, 05 Mar 2021 20:50:17 +0000 OSS 8642 at /oss /oss/article/videos/radio-beginnings <p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-2"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-owcxz4z-kg8" width="640" height="390" title="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Radio beginnings" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/OWCXZ4z-Kg8?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-owcxz4z-kg8&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Radio beginnings" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Radio beginnings</iframe> </div> </p> Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:00:37 +0000 OSS 8351 at /oss /oss/article/controversial-science-diets-food-health-supplements-you-asked/you-asked-fish-really-brain-food <p>Is fish really brain food? P.G. Wodehouse certainly thought so. In his wonderful 鈥淛eeves鈥� stories, Bertie Wooster encourages his brainy butler to eat more fish whenever a particularly challenging problem arises. But to what extent does fiction mirror real life? One can make a theoretical case for fish consumption based on the fact that docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, the famous omega-3 fat in fish, is the main component of brain cell membranes, and that communication between brain cells is a function of the integrity of these membranes.</p> Sun, 31 Aug 2014 05:07:15 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2188 at /oss /oss/article/health/when-it-comes-insomnia-theres-no-shortage-advice <p><span>O sleep! O gentle sleep! /聽</span><span>Nature鈥檚 soft nurse, how have I frightened thee, /聽</span><span>That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down /聽</span><span>And steep my senses in forgetfulness?</span></p> Sun, 13 Apr 2014 14:31:53 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2127 at /oss /oss/article/food-health-history-news-quirky-science-toxicity/beer-foam-and-artificial-hips <p>Forty eight years ago there was an epidemic of heart failure in Quebec City. The clue was that the thirty men affected were all beer drinkers. In a round about way, the culprit was the introduction of a new dish washing detergent that left a residue on glasses. Detergent is the enemy of foam on beer and brewers countered the problem by adding a foam boosting agent, cobalt sulphate, to their product. It seems the potential toxicity of the cobalt compound was not considered. It should have been because cobalt affects the heart and causes heart failure.</p> Wed, 05 Mar 2014 11:04:57 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2108 at /oss /oss/article/controversial-science-food-health-news/food-babe-and-her-hero <p>The "Food Babe," a lady who blogs about food issues, is a continuous source of comic relief for the scientifically minded but for many members of the public she is a respected "whistleblower" who protects them from all those nasty food producers who want to kill off their customers by hiding dangerous ingredients in their products. Now she has managed to reveal how pizza can "literally" blow your mind! She has set her sights on glutamic acid which is added to pizza in the form of protein hydrolyzate or yeast extract to improve flavour and get people to eat more.</p> Sun, 30 Mar 2014 12:48:23 +0000 Joe Schwarcz 2120 at /oss /oss/channels/news/cosmos-joe-schwarcz-win-skeptics-critical-thinking-prize-253900 <p>聽</p> <p>The 2014 Balles Prize in Critical Thinking, an award for excellence in the promotion of science and reason, was given this year to the creators, producers, and writers of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, and to Dr. Joe Schwarcz for his book Is That a Fact? The Balles Prize is given annually by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), publisher of the magazine Skeptical Inquirer.</p> Thu, 09 Jul 2015 13:05:12 +0000 alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca 1316 at /oss /oss/channels/event/book-launch-249477 <p>Joe Schwarcz鈥檚 new book, 鈥淢onkeys, Myths and Molecules鈥� is to be launched at the 平特五不中 bookstore on May 12 at 5:30. Everyone is invited to hear some fun stories and even experience a little magic!</p> Sat, 02 May 2015 06:07:08 +0000 alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca 1308 at /oss /oss/channels/event/trivia-and-smoked-meat-night-prof-david-harpp-243722 <p><strong>General information:</strong><br /> Description:聽 What is the name of the musical based on a world-famous Montreal smoked meat delicatessen?<br /> Who is the longest serving prime-minister in Canadian history?<br /></p> Sat, 21 Mar 2015 00:15:28 +0000 alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca 1302 at /oss /oss/channels/news/ctv-montreal-artificial-sweeteners-low-fat-diet-240900 <hr /> <p><a href="http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=447174">Click here to see Dr. Joe Schwarcz on CTV Montreal news</a></p> Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:46:32 +0000 alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca 1293 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/dr-joe-and-food-babe-237528 <p><span>I spent quite some time talking with the reporter who wrote this story about the Food Babe. She did quote me correctly but as far as having lots of fans and "some" critics goes...well those "some" consist of members of the scientific community who know a lot more about food science than the "fans."</span></p> <p></p> <p><span>Read More:聽<a href="http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/07/13/5040109/charlottes-food-babe-has-lots.html#.U8L_OkBgEf4">Charlotte鈥檚 Food Babe has lots of fans 鈥� and some critics</a></span></p> <p></p> Sat, 19 Jul 2014 00:28:20 +0000 alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca 1284 at /oss /oss/channels/event/book-launch-fact-235534 <h2></h2> <h2><em>Is That A Fact?</em></h2> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOkV5ZjDXsA&feature=youtu.be"><img alt="Is that a Fact Promo" src="http://blogs.mcgill.ca/oss/files/2014/04/Is-that-a-Fact-Promo-500x275.png" width="500" he="" /></a></p> Wed, 30 Apr 2014 01:32:31 +0000 alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca 1273 at /oss /oss/channels/news/fact-promo-235533 <h2>Click to see video:</h2> <p>聽<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOkV5ZjDXsA&feature=youtu.be"><img alt="Is that a Fact Promo" src="http://blogs.mcgill.ca/oss/files/2014/04/Is-that-a-Fact-Promo-500x275.png" width="500" height="275" /></a> <strong>聽</strong>聽</p> <h2><strong>In聽</strong><strong>Bookstores: May 1st!</strong></h2> <h2><strong>Book Launch:May 8, 7pm Atwater Public Library --聽Everyone is invited!</strong></h2> Wed, 30 Apr 2014 01:28:08 +0000 alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca 1272 at /oss /oss/channels/news/book-launch-fact-235289 <h2>Date: May 8, 2014</h2> <h2>Time: 7-9pm</h2> <h2>Location: Atwater Library 聽-- 1200 Atwater Ave, Westmount</h2> <h2>RSVP: <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">jenna</span> [at] <span class="d">ecwpress.com</span></span></h2> <p></p> <p></p> Sat, 12 Apr 2014 03:47:45 +0000 alexandra.pires-menard@mail.mcgill.ca 1266 at /oss