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- Is that a fact? : frauds, quacks, and the real science of everyday life / by Schwarcz, Joe,author.;
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- Subjects: Science; Science;
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- Monkeys, myths and molecules : separating fact from fiction in the science of everyday life / by Schwarcz, Joe,author.;
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- Subjects: Chemistry; Chemistry; Science; Science;
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- Quack quack : the threat of pseudoscience / by Schwarcz, Joe,author.;
We are in a crisis. A tsunami of misinformation and disinformation is threatening to engulf evidence-based science. In 'Quack Quack', Dr. Joe Schwarcz focuses on the deluge of anecdotes, cherry-picked data, pseudoscientific nonsense, and seductive baseless health claims that undermine efforts to educate the public about evidence-based science. The wide scope of the topics drawn from past and present aims to cast a life preserver to people drowning in a sea of misinformation.- Subjects: Common fallacies.; Pseudoscience.; Quacks and quackery.;
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- Superfoods, silkworms, and spandex : science and pseudoscience in everyday life / by Schwarcz, Joe,author.;
"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"--- Subjects: Essays.; Pseudoscience.; Science.;
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- Science goes viral : captivating accounts of science in everyday life / by Schwarcz, Joe,author.;
Science has gone viral! In more ways than one. Bestselling popular science author Dr. Joe Schwarcz breaks down the science of essential oils, placenta creams, intermittent fasting, and of course the spread of COVID-19 misinformation in this new collection from the master of demarcating non-science from science. Schwarcz lives in Montreal, QC.- Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Science; Science.;
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- A feast of science : intriguing morsels from the science of everyday life / by Schwarcz, Joe,author.;
"An entertaining and digestible volume that demystifies science, from the author of 16 bestselling popular science books. Crave answers? A Feast of Science 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, Dr. Joe Schwarcz proves that "chemical" is not necessarily 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? And what is "fake news" all about? 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."--- Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Science; Science.;
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