|aSuperfoods, silkworms, and spandex :|bscience and pseudoscience in everyday life /|cJoe Schwarcz
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|aScience and pseudoscience in everyday life
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|aToronto, Ontario, Canada :|bECW Press,|c[2024]
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|axii, 223 pages ;|c21 cm
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|gIntroduction --|tBreathe and burn --|tBees and bananas --|tIt's on fire! --|tNylon pros and cons --|tDöbereiner's lighter and Berger's lamp --|tThe Dreyfus brothers' discovery --|tSmuggling margarine --|tThat's the way the rubber ball bounces --|tAntibiotic concerns --|tSuperfoods and superhype --|tBiobased and biobunk --|tPickled Athletes --|tFascinating fiberglass --|t"Soothing, quieting, and delightful beyond measure" --|tFrom "Swill milk" to pasteurization --|tFrying with water --|tA legendary neon sign --|tThe third man --|tRutherford's transformations --|tScience in the movies --|tThe big Nickel --|tTin Pan Alley --|tValentine's meat juice --|tThe shot tower --|tAconite murder --|tThe pitfalls of Proposition 65 --|tRed light therapy --|tThe Leidenfrost Effect --|tAn experiment on a bird --|tCausation and correlation --|tCucumbers and plastics --|tUncle Fester --|tInflammation information --|tWine and health --|tProblems with Palm Oil --|tIssues with the people's chemist --|tBats, vampires, and longevity --|tHitler and probiotics --|tMolecules and mirrors --|tClarence Birdseye and TV dinners --|tDiamonds! --|tHead transplants --|tOrganocatalysis --|tThe bark that cures --|tScho-ka-kola --|tExpanding on Spandex --|tSwarovski crystals --|tCatalytic converters and crime --|tFill 'er up-with hydrogen --|tThe battle against frizzy hair --|tThe curse of misinformation --|tSpace tourism --|tThe father of modern medicine --|tJames Bond and the puffer fish --|tGutta-percha, walking sticks, and hickory golfers --|tJohn Dee and 007 --|tMaraschino cherries --|tKeep that temperature low --|tThe yellow school bus --|tNo, it doesn't switch my stem cells on --|tThe truth is out there --|tDental implants --|tIt stinks! --|tThose "forever" chemicals --|tSilkworm poo --|tOxygen on Mars --|tBull testes --|tBut it's natural! --|tGraphene! --|tDuct tape --|tPorcelain and alchemy --|tLead-it really is toxic --|tOh, that old book smell! --|tRoots of French wine --|tLet's play chess
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|a"In this new collection of bite-size pop science essays, bestselling author, chemistry professor, and radio broadcaster Dr. Joe Schwarcz shows that you can find science virtually anywhere you look. And the closer you look, the more fascinating it becomes. In this volume, we look through our magnifying glass at maraschino cherries, frizzy hair, duct tape, pickle juice, yellow school buses, aphrodisiacs, dental implants, and bull testes. If those don't tickle your fancy, how about aconite murders, shot towers, book smells, Swarovski crystals, French wines, bees, or head transplants? You can also learn about the scientific escapades of James Bond, California's confusing proposition 65, the problems with oxygen on Mars, Valentine's Meat Juice, the benefits of pasteurization, the pros and cons of red light therapy, the controversy swirling around perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), why English cucumbers are wrapped in plastic, and how probiotics may have seeded Hitler's downfall. Superfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex answers all your burning questions about the science of everyday life, like: why "superfood" is a marketing term, not a scientific one; how probiotics might have contributed to Hitler's downfall; why plastic wrap is sometimes the environmental choice; why supplements to reduce inflammation may just reduce your bank account; how maraschino cherries went from luxury good to cheap sundae topper; what's behind "old book smell"; how margarine became a hot item for bootleggers; why duct tape is useful, but not on ducts; how onstage accidents led to fireproof fabrics."--|cProvided by publisher
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