Timothy Caulfield

Quick Facts

Full Name	Timothy Caulfield
Occupation	Legal Scholar
Date Of Birth	Dec 2, 1963(1963-12-02)
Age	61
Country	Canada
Birth City	Barnstable County
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Timothy Caulfield Biography

Timothy Caulfield is one of the most popular and richest Legal Scholar who was born on December 2, 1963 in Barnstable County, Canada. Timothy Allen Caulfield (born 1963) is a Canadian professor of law at the University of Alberta, the Research Director of the Health Law Institute, and the current Canada Research Chair for Health Law and Policy. He is a specialist in the areas of policy, law and ethical questions in medical research as well as its commercialization. Alongside professional publications, he’s the author of a number of books for readers of all ages, and hosts the television documentary series that debunks false science myths.

The book he wrote in 2015 “Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?” examines the negative effect celebrity endorsements has on health. Caulfield asserts that the public should be cautious about accepting the health advice of entertainers and performers. The book was awarded an award in 2015 for the Science in Society General Book Award from the Canadian Science Writer’s Association.

Caulfield has advocated for medical professionals to not exaggerate potential benefits of new unproven treatments in fields that have only long-term potential. Stem cell treatments in particular is sometimes fraudulently hyped as a very expensive miracle cure for anything from autism, Lou Gehrig’s disease and spinal cord injury, to cerebral palsy, a practice Caulfield calls “scienceploitation”.

Caulfield has referred to the amount of misinformation surrounding the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic as an “infodemic”. He has received funding from the federal government’s Rapid Research Funding Opportunity to investigate how misinformation about COVID-19 spreads and to look for ways to stop it. He noted that this is the first time a global pandemic has spread in the time of social media, which allows for information to be shared quickly and often inaccurately. Some of the supposed cures of COVID-19 that Caulfield has debunked are drinking bleach, drinking silver, snorting cocaine, homeopathy, drinking cow urine, garlic soup and hydroxychloroquine.

Caulfield edited a variety of reference works regarding research ethics. In the past decade the author also wrote books that took aim at pseudoscience. In his 2012 book, The Cure for Everything, author sought to understand the scientific basis behind sensationalized media coverage of the impact of fitness and diet on health. Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? In 2015, the actress reveals her endorsement of bogus treatments and their impact on public health. The Vaccination Picture in 2017 explores the myths that are propagated about vaccines.

Timothy Caulfield Net Worth

Timothy Caulfield is one of the richest Legal Scholar from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Timothy Caulfield 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Caulfield attended his high school at Edmonton, Alberta. He went to at the University of Alberta, earning an B. Sc. in 1987. He also earned law degrees in 1990. He graduated with in 1987 and a Masters in Law in 1987 at Dalhousie University in 1993. In the same time, he played in two punk rock as well as new age groups, “The Citizens” and “Absolute 9”.

Since 1996 Caulfield began his tenure as an assistant professor of The University of Alberta. After several years of working in the role of associate professor Caulfield was promoted to permanent professor at the end of 2004. He currently teaches biotechnology. Since 1993, he has was appointed Research Director at the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta, a post he is currently in. He is an Health Senior Fellow with the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research and has served on various advisory committees that deal with ethics in science and medicine as well as one of the International Society for Stem Cell Research.

Caulfield is the host and main protagonist of the documentary series, A User’s Guide to Cheating Death, presented in 60 countries, including Canadian specialty channel Vision TV. The first six-episode season presents Caulfield subjecting himself to various treatments of doubtful efficacy. The episodes include conversations with people believing the treatments work for them and discussions with panels of experts. The series has been renewed for a second season, and will be available on Netflix in North America during the Fall of

2018. His show was reviewed by Jonathan Jarry, saying “Tim Caulfield is an excellent host for a show that shines a disinfecting light on medical pseudoscience. Unlike many skeptics in the public eye, he does not come across as antagonistic or condescending.”

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Timothy Ranked on the list of most popular Legal Scholar. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Timothy Caulfield celebrates birthday on December 2 of every year.

Top Facts about Timothy Caulfield

1. Timothy Caulfield is a Canadian law professor and author.
2. He was born in 1963.
3. Caulfield hosts the TV series A User’s Guide to Cheating Death.
4. The show explores health trends and pseudoscience.
5. He has written several books on science and health myths.
6. Caulfield is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
7. He received his law degree from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
8. Caulfield holds research positions at the University of Alberta and the Health Law Institute.
9. His work focuses on health policy, biotechnology, and public trust in science.
10. Caulfield advocates for evidence-based decision making in healthcare policies.