Story ideas for the Holidays

1- How did it all start?The history of Jesus and how early Christians invented the festival of ChristmasIan Henderson – Faculty of Religious StudiesEnglish only[email protected]Office: 514 398-1316

2- How do they manage to make us buy so much?

Holiday shopping marketingRobert Soroka – Desautels Faculty of Management1) Smart Holiday Shopping: How to get the biggest bang out of your holiday budget.2) Why "Boxing Day" now arrives before Christmas...3) Holiday Shopping: Myths and Facts4) Is this holiday season the Target litmus test?English only[email protected]514-851-2377 (pager); 514-947-1593 (cell)

Digital advertising, digital music and filmsJui Ramaprasad - Desautels Faculty of Management[email protected]Office: (514) 398-7426Cell: 514.795.7030English only

3- Why is it we can’t stop eating? How will ever lose these extra pounds?

Good food chemistryAriel Fenster - Department of ChemistryWeight gain and dieting, the chemistry of wine, the science and traditions of chocolate, the chemistry of love, gemstonesEnglish and French[email protected]Office phone (514) 398-2618cell phone (514)917 7351

The neurology of over-eatingAlain Dagher - Montreal Neurological InstituteEnglish and French[email protected]Office phone: (514)-398-1726Untill December 9.

4- Drinking and liver damage: are pills the solution?5- Are these toys safe for your kids? Toy safety and recallsJoe Schwarcz - McGill Office for Science and Society514-398-6238http://www.mcgill.ca/oss/

6- Can TV save us from the stresses of family time?Casey McCormick – PhD Candidate – Media and Cultural Studies1 – TV binge-watching to relieve the holiday stress 2 - Advice on how and what to binge on this season.English only[email protected]

7- All the lonely people, where do they all belong?

Homelessness in MontrealEric Latimer – Douglas Institute and McGill’s Department of Psychiatry[email protected]Cell: 514-518-1593Office: 514-761-6131 x2351

Online dating increases around the HolidaysJui Ramaprasad - Desautels Faculty of Management[email protected]Office: (514) 398-7426Cell: 514.795.7030English only

8- What not to give your kids for Christmas? Lottery tickets.Jeffrey Derevensky - International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors[email protected]Office : 514 398-4249.

9- How to deal with holiday stress?Camillo Zacchia, Douglas Institute[email protected]Office: (514) 761-6131, ext 2578