Fear of chemicals (chemophobia): superstitious, baseless, energy- and resources-draining. Thankfully, an occasional voice of tranquility amidst hysteria appears. Thanks, Dr. Joe (and Boo, Sen.

Over 300 rubber ducks sit on shelves and desks in Joe Schwarcz’s office at McGill University. “It’s partly folly,” Schwarcz said, “but I like to be surrounded by quacks because it’s a constant ...

Dr. Joe Schwarcz, chemistry professor at McGill University, is well known for his able dissections of quackery of all types. In a recent article in the Montreal Gazette, he takes on and (in our ...

The always-brilliant Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Ph.D., a professor of chemistry (among other things) at McGill University in Montreal, has hit another one out of the park as can be discerned from his latest Dr ...

The advent of the internet has benefitted humanity in many ways. It has also caused some chaos, as people try to discern fact from fiction and sense from nonsense shared online. Many scientists have ...

Dr. Josh Bloom was interviewed by Dr. Joe Schwarcz, an award-winning chemistry professor, lecturer and author, during which the Council's pharmaceutical expert discussed his recent experience with ...

ACSH friend, Dr. Joe Schwarcz, who is the director of McGill University's Office for Science and Society, makes one short video every week in his "The Right Chemistry" series. This week we learn about ...

Dr. Joe Schwarcz, the director of McGill University's Office for Science and Society, (somehow) churns out one video per week in his "The Right Chemistry" series. "Dr. Joe" manages to make all of them ...

I'm not a big fan of TV ads for drugs. They are cloying and sickening, and that's even before you're bombarded by the cyclone of side effects at the end. The recent Ohio train derailment and ...

The always-brilliant Dr. Joe Schwarcz, the director of McGill's Office for Science & Society and a chemist, has once again done what he does best: hunting down junk science (not much of a challenge) ...

" and has in fact become a trusted source of advice for many on her blog. She's a crusader against chemicals in food, and the food industry in general. She opposes all-things GMO, and all things NOT ...