Joe Schwarcz

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Recent work

• The Right Chemistry: Houdini died 100 years ago but he never left usOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 30, 2026
• Right Chemistry: The colour that revolutionized chemistryOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 16, 2026
• Right Chemistry: The history of anesthesia will knock you outOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 9, 2026
• Right Chemistry: Are you what you eat, as wellness influencers would have you believe?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 2, 2026
• Right Chemistry: The dark sciences behind The Wizard of OzOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 25, 2026
• Right Chemistry: It's not a far leap from psychedelic cats to neurolepticsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 19, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Communication has taken flight since the days of carrier pigeonsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 11, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Knock knock ... From 'spirit raps' to modern magicOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 4, 2026
• Right Chemistry: Being 'first' in drug discovery can be a nebulous honourOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 28, 2026
• Right Chemistry: Reefer Madness marijuana allegations go up in smokeOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 14, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: What is a muckraker, anyway?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 7, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Memories of underwear in Latin classOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 31, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Not all scientific papers advance scienceOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 17, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Creatine a supplement with a rare commodity: evidenceOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 10, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Forget the supplements and bring on the berriesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 3, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: I would have loved to be there (and not just for the toilets)Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 26, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Injections of 'MOTS-c' can make you live longer. If you are a mouseOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 12, 2026
• Right Chemistry: The case of the missing coffee cupOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 5, 2026
• Right Chemistry: Shedding light on the magical finale of Phantom of the OperaOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 25, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Whether organic or not, put fruit and veggies on your grocery listOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 18, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Intense back pain led me from outer space to the inside of a cellOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 11, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Health monitoring has come a long way, from rolled-up paper to AIOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 4, 2026
• Right Chemistry: There is a hair-raising amount of chemicals around us. Are we in danger?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 27, 2026
• Right Chemistry: In my inbox — spinach, blueberries, hold the baloneyOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 21, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: A trip from rocket fuel to Amazon hallucinogenOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 13, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: The fascinating history of magic's most famous illusionOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 6, 2026
• Right Chemistry: Alchemist’s urine wasn’t a philosopher’s stoneOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 30, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: The molecules that run the world come from oilOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 27, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: The molecules that run the world come from oilOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 26, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Putting concerns about weed killer glyphosate into perspectiveOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 20, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Putting concerns about weed killer glyphosate into perspectiveOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 19, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Muscle building is not routine, it's triggered by proteinOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 13, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Muscle building is not routine, it's triggered by proteinOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 12, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Why were nevalyaska dolls once made with gunpowder?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 6, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Why were nevalyaska dolls once made with gunpowder?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 5, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: There are lots of longevity regimens. One stands out for meOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 26, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: McGill's David Harpp introduced students to the language of organic chemistryOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 19, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: How dreams and frog hearts led to the discovery of neurotransmittersOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 13, 2026
• Right Chemistry: America's healthier past is no more than a mythOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 5, 2026
• Right Chemistry: Take a broad view of the Mediterranean diet to see the benefitsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 29, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Bacteria are fearsome, especially when weaponizedOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 15, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: Grilling the science behind the grilled cheese sandwichOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 8, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: A cultural history of yogurtOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 2, 2026
• The Right Chemistry: The most colourful lizard in the world is finicky about its pizza orderOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Dec 18, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: Searching for the elusive Fountain of YouthOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Dec 12, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: Traffic has increased at my office. It's because of the ducksOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Dec 4, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: How the yew tree can deliver life … or deathOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 20, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: From ELIZA to ChatGPT, chatbots aren’t know-it-allsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 13, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: There are no cows in Louis Pasteur's cryptOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 6, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: Why Dr. Joe likes his cup of joeOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 30, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: The killer protein bar that I’m not afraid of tryingOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 23, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: Beauty, blackmail and ‘truth in advertising’Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 16, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: The deadly differences between poisons, toxins and venomsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 9, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: The sour side of our love of sweetsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 2, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: From Oliver Twist's gruel to my grandson's overnight oatsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 25, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: The quagmire of nutritional studiesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 4, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: Magic, critical thinking and UFOsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 28, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: This French physician's career could be defined by the word 'ectoplasm'Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 31, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: A peashooter will not bring down a charging rhinoOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 24, 2025
• The Right Chemistry: Science shows carnivore diet is best left to lionsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 17, 2025