2016 Schedule

Interactive: March 11–15  •  Film: March 11–19  •  Music: March 15–20

Eat This Panel (If You Dare): Food Myths Debunked

Sunday, March 13
5:00PM - 6:00PM

The Driskill
Maximilian
604 Brazos St

Pp54269

What’s today’s culinary villain du jour? Fat. Cholesterol. Gluten. Toxins. Scary-sounding ingredients: Did you know that practically everything we eat contains dihydrogen monoxide?! What’s the role of real science in a world in which social networks have the ability to transform food myths into food reality? What are the consequences of all this hype and hyperbole? We’ve gathered three experts (with real degrees) to sort through the issue and blaze a path forward. Oh, and that dihydrogen monoxide? It’s also known as H2O.

Hashtags: #sxsw #foodmyths

Presenters

Alan Levinovitz, PhD at SXSW

Alan Levinovitz, PhD

Asst Professor of Religion

James Madison University

Alan Levinovitz is assistant professor of religion at James Madison University, where he teaches courses on Daoism, Confucianism, religion and science, and the philosophy of play.

As a journali...

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James Hamblin, MD at SXSW

James Hamblin, MD

Sr Editor

The Atlantic Monthly





Tony Labriola at SXSW

Tony Labriola

SVP, Group Account Dir, Food & Health

MullenLowe U.S

Don’t let his youthful appearance fool you, for more than 20 years Tony has shaped the PR and social influence practice at MulleLowe. An award-winning writer and strategist, Tony has tackled some o...

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Yvette d'Entremont at SXSW

Yvette d'Entremont

Chemist/Toxicologist/Writer

SciBabe





Details

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Event Type
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Track
SouthBites
Level
Intermediate
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