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Superfoods, silkworms, and spandex : science and pseudoscience in everyday life / Joe Schwarcz.
"From bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz, a new collection of bite-size pop science essays that allow curious readers to understand the science behind everything from plastic-wrapped cucumbers to head transplants"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781770417526 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xii, 223 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : ECW Press, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Pseudoscience. Science. |
| Genre: | Essays. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 500 Sch | 31681010375707 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
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"From bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz, a new collection of bite-size pop science essays that allow curious readers to understand the science behind everything from plastic-wrapped cucumbers to head transplants"-- - Bookmasters
From bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz, a new collection of bite-size pop science essays that allow curious readers to understand the science behind everything from plastic-wrapped cucumbers to head transplants. - Simon and Schuster
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 donât 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, Californiaâs confusing Proposition 65, the problems with oxygen on Mars, Valentineâs 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 Hitlerâs downfall.
Superfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex answers all your burning questions about the science of everyday life, like:
- why âsuperfoodâ is a marketing term, not a scientific one;
- why plastic wrap is sometimes the environmental choice;
- why supplements to reduce inflammation may just reduce your bank account;
- how maraschino cherries went from a luxury good to a cheap sundae topper;
- whatâs behind âold book smellâ;
- how margarine became a hot item for bootleggers;
- why duct tape is useful, but not on ducts; and
- how onstage accidents led to fireproof fabrics.
