Veteran science broadcaster defends public trust in an age of polarization

The longtime host of CBC’s Quirks & Quarks argues that evidence-based journalism remains essential to helping societies navigate division, distrust and misinformation.

Bob McDonald is a prominent Canadian science journalist who has been host of CBC Radio's award-winning science program, Quirks & Quarks, since 1992. (CBC)

After decades working in one of the world’s longest-running public science programs, Bob McDonald still believes curiosity, evidence and long-form science journalism can cut through polarization and di…