Overview

An entertaining and digestible volume that demystifies science, from the author of over a dozen bestselling popular science books Crave answers? Dr. Joe Schwarcz demystifies the chemistry of everyday life, serving up practical knowledge to both inform and entertain. Guaranteed to satiate your hunger for palatable and relevant scientific information, A Feast of Science explains that “chemical” is not synonymous with “toxic.” Are there fish genes in tomatoes? Can snail-slime cream and bone broth really make your wrinkles disappear? What’s the problem with sugar, resistant starch, hops in beer, microbeads, and “secret” cancer cures? Are “natural” products the key to good health? Dr. Joe answers these questions and more. Cutting through the fat of story, suggestion, and social-media speculation, A Feast of Science gets to the meat of the chemical reactions that make up our daily lives.

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Author:   Joe Schwarcz
Publisher:   ECW Press,Canada
Imprint:   ECW Press,Canada
Edition:   No Edition
ISBN:  

9781770411920

ISBN 10:   1770411925
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   22 May 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Information and Misinformation Information and Misinformation Cont’d No Magic in Quack Cancer Treatments Infomercials Provide Slanted Science Science Meets Seinfeld Laundry and TV Sleuths Tornadoes, Rainbows, and Chemistry The Mysterious Island Nutty Scares About Nutella Dubious Tidings of Doom Blowing in the Wind Fish Genes and Tomatoes Neonics and Bees Natural Fallacies Natural Cures The Power of the Mind Conjuring Up Remedies Cancer and Carny Tricks A Circulating Nonsensical Email Getting Down to Earth Spoon-Bending Fiasco A Houdini Low Point Hijacking Chemistry A Toxic Cleanse Leg Cramp Relief. Really? The Real Flintstones A Spark of Genius Sulphur’s Colorful Past Seeing Through the Smoke Bacteria Are Not Always Bad Don’t Take a Deep Breath Methylene Blue Magic Arsenic Archives Socks, Wallpaper and Arsenic A Rat Poison That Can Cure The Nuremberg Chronicle A Rabbit Out of a Hat Taking Pulse Esther Frolics Dealing with the Plague Lauding Morphine The Power of Heat Tampons on a Mission Condom Technology A Bloody Good Yarn Memories of Linus Pauling The Intoxicating Science of Wine Crystallography Sheds Light on Molecular Structure Brushing Up on Toothbrush History Sorting Out Starches Barking Up the Right Tree Forest Bathing Plastic Packaging Pros and Cons Hops, Beer, and Estrogen Saving Apollo 13 Singing About Science The Skinny on Skin Science Slimey Science Preserving Preservatives Antibacterial Concerns Snakes and Snakeroot Sugar Isn’t So Sweet Bitter About Sugar Sugar Consumption Easter Island May Provide Clues to Aging Science Sniffs at Body Odor Some Beefs with Beef Plastic Problems Blankets, Balloons and Space Suits Bagging Plastic Bags BPA Research – When is Enough Enough? Plastination Controversy The Rise of Baking Powder Ikarian Longevity Boosting Brainpower Cadmium Dangers A Matter of Taste Spreading Kindness Nutritional Guidelines – Theirs and Mine Oats vs Pop-Tarts Emulsifiers on Trial Shake Shake Boning Up on Collagen Tea Time Eating Bacon is Not the Same as Smoking Jeans to Purify Air Amazing Charcoal A Fashionable Address A Tale of Telomeres Perfume and TNT Lithiated Water Goat Stench Phosphides and Bedbugs Final Thoughts

Reviews

Huzzah! Dr. Joe does it again! Another masterwork of demarcating non-science from science and more generally nonsense from sense. The world needs his discernment. -- Dr. Brian Alters, Professor, Chapman University Schwarcz's love of learning and his enthusiasm for science are contagious. . . Author, radio personality and insuppressible science communicator 'Dr. Joe' offers a smorgasbord of fun facts and reflections. -- Shelf Awareness for Readers Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, A Feast of Science is unreservedly recommended for personal, community, and academic library General Science collections and supplemental studies lists. -- Midwest Book Review Enticingly absorbing book . . . This author has the canny knack to explain the language of science to a public resistant to technical jargon, and he makes the magic of chemistry accessible to the lay reader. -- Seattle Book Review His writing style is easy and enjoyable . . . reading Dr. Joe is both pertinent to a chemistry teacher and yet accessible to the general public. -- Chem 13 News

PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS WORKS The author successfully demonstrates how claims should be queried and analyzed before they are accepted . . . Recommended for readers of health, nutrition, and popular science. -- Library Journal on Monkeys, Myths and Molecules The author's entertaining writing style and clear, precise explanations make the book a joy to read, and his choice of subjects is so wide-ranging that there is really something for everyone here. -- Booklist on Is That a Fact? On this entertaining journey, Schwarcz rambles through a wide variety of anecdotes, explanations and scientific curiosities. -- The Washington Post on Is That a Fact? Readers will not need a PhD in chemistry to follow along; Schwarcz wisely limits technical terms to the minimum while adequately explaining the chemistry involved in digestion. -- Publishers Weekly on An Apple a Day Packed with scientific answers to questions you didn't even know you had. -- Chatelaine on Brain Fuel

Huzzah! Dr. Joe does it again! Another masterwork of demarcating non-science from science and more generally nonsense from sense. The world needs his discernment. -- Dr. Brian Alters, Professor, Chapman University Schwarcz's love of learning and his enthusiasm for science are contagious. . . Author, radio personality and insuppressible science communicator 'Dr. Joe' offers a smorgasbord of fun facts and reflections. -- Shelf Awareness for Readers Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, A Feast of Science is unreservedly recommended for personal, community, and academic library General Science collections and supplemental studies lists. -- Midwest Book Review Enticingly absorbing book . . . This author has the canny knack to explain the language of science to a public resistant to technical jargon, and he makes the magic of chemistry accessible to the lay reader. -- Seattle Book Review

Author Information

Dr. Joe Schwarcz is director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society, dedicated to demystifying science and separating sense from nonsense. He is a popular lecturer, both to students and to the larger public. He hosts The Dr. Joe Show on Montreal radio and is the author of over a dozen bestselling titles. Dr. Joe lives in Montreal, Quebec.

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