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Joe Schwarcz

Joe Schwarcz is Director of the McGill Office for Science and Society. He is well known for his informative and entertaining public lectures on topics ranging from the chemistry of love to the science of aging. Dr. Joe has received numerous awards for teaching chemistry and for interpreting science for the public and is the only non-American ever to win the American Chemical Society’s prestigious Grady-Stack Award for demystifying chemistry. He hosts "The Dr. Joe Show" on Montreal's CJAD and has appeared hundreds of times on The Discovery Channel, CTV, CBC, TV Ontario and Global Television. He is also an amateur conjurer and often spices up his presentations with a little magic. Dr. Joe also writes a newspaper column entitled “The Right Chemistry” and has authored a number of books including best-sellers, Radar, Hula Hoops and Playful PigsThe Genie in the BottleThe Right ChemistryAn Apple a Day, Is That a Fact?, and Monkeys, Myths, and Molecules.  Dr. Joe was awarded the 2010 Montreal Medal, the Canadian Chemical Institute’s premier prize recognizing lifetime contributions to chemistry in Canada. In 2015 he was named winner of the Balles Prize for critical thinking by the US based Committee for Skeptical Inquiry in recognition of his 2014 book, Is That A Fact?

Books by Joe Schwarcz

Superfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex

Science and Pseudoscience in Everyday Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

Quack Quack

The Threat of Pseudoscience

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

A Grain of Salt

The Science and Pseudoscience of What We Eat

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

A Feast of Science

Intriguing Morsels from the Science of Everyday Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

Monkeys, Myths, and Molecules

Separating Fact from Fiction, and the Science of Everyday Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

The Smart Palate

Delicious Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle

edited by Tina Landsman Abbey, Gail Goldfarb Karp & Joe Schwarcz

Is That a Fact?

Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

Is That a Fact?

Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

The Right Chemistry

108 Enlightening, Nutritious, Health-Conscious and Occasionally Bizarre Inquiries into the Science of Daily Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

Dr. Joe's Brain Sparks

179 Inspiring and Enlightening Inquiries into the Science of Everyday Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

Dr. Joe's Health Lab

164 Amazing Insights into the Science of Medicine, Nutrition and Well-being

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

Dr. Joe's Science, Sense and Nonsense

61 Nourishing, Healthy, Bunk-free Commentaries on the Chemistry That Affects Us All

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

An Apple A Day

The Myths, Misconceptions and Truths About the Foods We Eat

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

Brain Fuel

199 Mind-Expanding Inquiries into the Science of Everyday Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

¿De qué se alimentan los zombis?

Respuestas científicas a los misterios de la vida cotidiana

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

Let Them Eat Flax!

70 All-New Commentaries on the Science of Everyday Food & Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

The Fly in the Ointment

70 Fascinating Commentaries on the Science of Everyday Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

Dr. Joe and What You Didn't Know

177 Fascinating Questions about the Chemistry of Everyday Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles

62 All-New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs

67 Digestible Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

The Genie in the Bottle

64 All-New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

Radar, Hula Hoops and Playful Pigs

67 Digestible Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz