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Dr. Joe Schwarcz ~ Superfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex; and a career in science communication.

This episode may be listened to as a podcast here: https://tinyurl.com/4jryh3sn Dr. 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 and is fondly referred to as Dr. Joe. He hosts "The Dr. Joe Show" on Montreal's CJAD radio; writes the newspaper column The Right Chemistry for the Montreal Gazette; and has authored the best-selling books such as Radar, Hula Hoops and Playful Pigs; An Apple a Day; and Monkeys, Myths, and Molecules. His newest is book, Superfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex: Science and Pseudoscience in Everyday Life. Dr. Joe is also an amateur magician and often spices up his presentations with a little magic, and like most magicians he has a pronounced disdain for pseudoscience and charlatans, from psychics to so called alternative health practitioners. © 2024 Dedham TV. Unauthorized duplication, for any reason, without permission, is prohibited. 00:00:00 Show open 00:00:43 Dr. Joe Intro 00:02:59 Dr. Joe: from Hungary to Montreal 00:09:37 An all natural, chemical free, organic life? 00:14:20 Radar, Hulu Hoops, and Playful Pigs 00:18:22 25 years at McGill’s Office for Science and Society 00:19:35 Dr. Joe’s live radio call in chemistry show 00:25:19 Dr. Joe makes some house-calls 00:28:54 The art and style of science communication 00:37:03 Quackademia 00:39:39 The biggest triumph, and foible, of chemistry 00:42:01 Superfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex 00:48:19 Better living through chemistry - calcium oxide 00:54:54 Dr. Joe’s writing style 00:57:29 The chemistry of making the perfect cup of tea 01:04:56 Show wrap-up