Bob McDonald

Bob has been bringing science to the public for more than fifty years. In addition to hosting Quirks & Quarks, the award-winning science program that is heard by 800,000 people each week, Bob is also science correspondent for CBC TV’s The National and host of the children’s series Head’s Up. He was also host of the CBC Children’s series Wonderstruck. He has written and hosted numerous television documentaries and more than 100 educational videos in Canada and the United States. 

As a writer, he has authored seven bestselling science books, and contributed to numerous textbooks, magazines, and newspapers (including The Globe and Mail). His latest book is Just Say Yes, a memoir. Bob has been awarded thirteen honourary doctorates from Canadian universities, the Michael Smith Award from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the “Sir Sanford Fleming Medal” from the Royal Canadian Institute, and the “McNeil Medal” from The Royal Society of Canada. 

He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Medal.

In 2015, asteroid 332324 was officially named Bobmcdonald in his honour.