EP 87: Designing for Health in the Age of Anxiety | Timothy Caulfield

Is there scientific evidence behind the daily decisions you make
about your health? What role should clinician scientists and
institutions play in debunking pseudoscience? Why does
misinformation spread like a virus?  Timothy Caulfield is a
Best selling author and Canada Research Chair in Health Law and
Policy, a Professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public
Health, and Research Director of the Health Law Institute at the
University of Alberta. His interdisciplinary research on topics
like stem cells, genetics, research ethics, the public
representations of science and public health policy has allowed him
to publish over 350 academic articles. He has won numerous academic
and writing awards and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. He contributes
frequently to the popular press and is the author of two national
bestsellers: The Cure for Everything: Untangling the Twisted
Messages about Health, Fitness and Happiness (Penguin 2012) The
Science of Celebrity…or Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?
(Penguin 2015). His most recent book is Relax, Dammit!: A User's
Guide to the Age of Anxiety (Penguin Random House, 2020). Caulfield
is also the host and co-producer of the award winning documentary
TV show, A User's Guide to Cheating Death, which has been shown in
over 60 countries, including streaming on Netflix in North America.
Episode Mentions: Show: A Users Guide to Cheating Death (via IMDB)
Website: University of Alberta Books Website: Penguin Random House
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