Editors Pick: Sense, Nonsense and Science Columns

Written on 12/31/2025
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

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Seed World Europe features the columns of Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society, for readers who appreciate science with clarity, curiosity, and wit. Known for demystifying chemistry and challenging misinformation, Joe brings an engaging, no-nonsense voice to topics spanning food, biotechnology, health claims, and the science behind everyday phenomena. Each column helps readers separate evidence from hype while exploring how science shapes our world—and the seed sector.

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Joe Schwarcz is author, sessional instructor at McGill University and the director of McGill’s Office for Science and Society.

For readers who enjoy science served with clarity, curiosity, and a touch of wit, Seed World Europe is delighted to feature the columns of Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society.

Renowned for his ability to demystify chemistry and cut through scientific misinformation, Joe brings the same sharp, engaging communication style to our pages.

His columns explore food, biotechnology, health claims, and the science behind everyday phenomena — always with a commitment to separating sense from nonsense.

As we look back at his latest contributions, we invite you to dive into his most recent pieces that illuminate the science shaping our world and our seed sector.

Poisons, Toxins and Venoms, Oct 2025: https://www.seedworld.com/europe/2025/10/08/poisons-toxins-and-venoms/

Food Adulteration Has a Long History, July 2025: https://www.seedworld.com/europe/2025/07/16/food-adulteration-has-a-long-history/

To Worry or Not to Worry? That Is the Question., March 2025: https://www.seedworld.com/europe/2025/03/30/to-worry-or-not-to-worry-that-is-the-question/

A Tariff on Peanuts You Say?, Feb. 2025: https://www.seedworld.com/europe/2025/02/06/a-tariff-on-peanuts-you-say/

Say Cheese! Biotechnology to the Rescue for Cheese Producers, Nov. 2024: https://www.seedworld.com/europe/2024/11/11/say-cheese-biotechnology-to-the-rescue-for-cheese-producers/

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