The Science Of Love with Dr. Joe Schwarcz

In this episode we speak with Dr. Joe Schwarcz about the Science of Love. Dr. Schwarcz is Director of McGill University’s “Office for Science and Society” which is dedicated to demystifying science and separating sense from nonsense. He is well known for his informative and entertaining public lectures on topics ranging from the chemistry of love to the science of aging. Professor Schwarcz has received numerous awards for teaching chemistry and for interpreting science for the public. He 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 radio, has appeared hundreds of times on television and is the author of 16 best sellers. Also an amateur conjurer, Dr. Joe often spices up his presentations with a little magic. This episode includes: -Fun facts about the heart -What happens to the brain when we are in love -How pheromones influence attraction -Who was St. Valentine www.mcgill.ca/oss