# Event Details

- **Event Name**: How to Spot Health Scams, Quacks and Snake Oil with Dr. David Robert Grimes
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Learn to spot the hallmarks of bogus health claims before they do lasting harm!About this EventWe live in an age of information, but too much of what we are exposed to online is far more likely to harm than heal us. Health misinformation is a growing threat driving everything from vaccine confidence crises to scam cancer clinics. But in a storm of ruthless influencers, dubious headlines, and outright charlatans how can we protect ourselves from bogus claims? In this talk, scientist, broadcaster and author Dr. David Robert Grimes delves into the world of wellness and takes us on a journey through the bizarre history of quackery from the 1800s to present day, from the comical to the catastrophic. Learn how to spot the hallmarks of snake oil before it does us lasting harm.David Robert Grimes is a scientist, broadcaster, and author. He is an expert in the public understanding of medical science, and has contributed to outlets including the Guardian, Scientific American, The New York Times, BBC, Financial times, Sunday Business Post, Irish Times, and morebesides. He appears frequently in the news media on topics and his research focuses on public understanding of science, medical disinformation, research integrity, and mathematical modelling. He was joint recipient of the 2014 Nature/Sense about Science John Maddox Prize for standing up for science and is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He is the author of "The Irrational Ape - Why we fall for disinformation, conspiracy theory, and propaganda" (S&S, 2019)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blanchardstown/how-to-spot-health-scams-quacks-and-snake-oil-with-dr-david-robert-grimes/100001980389295694
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, art, literary-art
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Blanchardstown
- **state**: KE
- **country**: Ireland
- **location**: Blanchardstown Library
- **lat**: 53.3933402
- **long**: -6.389446300000031
- **full address**: Blanchardstown Library, Civic Centre, Blanchardstown, Ireland

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is How to Spot Health Scams, Quacks and Snake Oil with Dr. David Robert Grimes being held?
  - **A:** How to Spot Health Scams, Quacks and Snake Oil with Dr. David Robert Grimes takes place on Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Blanchardstown Library, Civic Centre, Blanchardstown, Ireland.
- **Q**: Who is organizing How to Spot Health Scams, Quacks and Snake Oil with Dr. David Robert Grimes?
  - **A:** How to Spot Health Scams, Quacks and Snake Oil with Dr. David Robert Grimes is organized by Fingal County Libraries.

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