Science Goes Viral : Captivating Accounts of Science in Everyday Life / Joe Schwarcz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwarcz, Joe, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Popular works.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 250 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : ECW Press, [2021]

Summary:

Dr. Joe provides a framework for coming to grips with the onslaught of COVID-19 information and misinformation. He reminds us that although our daily activities have been hijacked by the pandemic, life does go on. He delves into COVID-19 related science and distracts us with an array of topics such as essential oils, plant protein, and omega-3.

Contents:

Part I: The Virus Strikes

Down the Toilet

Charlie Chaplin, Dr. Tuttle, and the Spanish Flu

Pangs about the Pangolin

The Science of Epidemiology

Singing Happy Birthday Is No Longer Only for Birthdays

Oh My, Miasma

Boosting Immunity

From Variolation to Vaccination

A Vaccination Triumph

COVID Vaccines, Here We Come!

Here Is the Message about Messenger RNA

Musing about Mutation

Sharks and Vaccines

The Dry Ice Story Is Anything but Dry

The Bitter Saga of Quinine

Throwing Light on Ultraviolet Light

Hyperbaric Chambers and COVID

Corona Aerosols

The Fascinating History of Dexamethasone

Brazilian Pit Vipers, Blood Pressure, and COVID-19

Zapping COVID with Copper?

Nonsense Was Quick to Emerge as Virus Gripped the World

Seinfeld and the Coronavirus

Part II: There Is Science Beyond COVID

Chemistry - The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Science

Good Science Is No Laughing Matter

A Musical Memory of Plexiglas

There Is More to the Placenta Than the Mother-Embryo Connection

Science Fiction, Science Fact

The Legend of Johnny Appleseed

Treading Gingerly on Ginger

Gorilla Glue Makes for a Bad Hair Day

Brushing Up on Hair Dyes

Jean Harlow's Hair

Oh, the Dread of Red M&Ms

Mysteries, Magic, and Thyroid Disease

Lice, Typhus, and Napoleon

Navalny and Novichok

Natural or Synthetic?

Time to Smell the Roses

Lego Chemistry

Cheers to the Discoverer of Wine Disease

Dirty Bombs and Prussian Blue

A Shocking Catastrophe in Beirut

The Story of Vodka

Graduating to Bioplastics

Spirits of Salt

Unearthing a Giant Hoax

Bisphenol A and My SocksMy

Turning Up the Heat on Thermal Paper Receipts

Shining a Light on the Importance of Darkness.

A Biblical Dye

Intermittent Fasting

Recycling Polystyrene

Superabsorbent Polymers Really Suck It Up

Arsenic, the King of Poisons, Poison of Kings

Arsenic in Fact and Fiction

Wig Power

Plants and Hospitals

Chalk It Up

Omega-3 Questions

The Spy Who Went Out into the Cold

Elderberry Plusses and Minuses

Tarantulas and the Dancing Plague

Powering Your Cell Phone

Lincoln's Magician

Slowing Down the Clock

King Tut's Tomb

Up in Smoke

Kambo

Mustard Gas and Chemotherapy

Want a Date?

Fluoride and IQ

The Science and Pseudoscience of Essential Oils

Bug Juice

The Crazy Story of Locoweed

Toxicity of Nicotine Is Nothing to Sneeze At

Trehalose and C. Difficile

Seaweed and Its Surprising Subplots

Burgers from Plants

Can Fluorinated Compounds Shrink Penises?

From Dry Cleaning to Saran Wrap

Chlorinated Chicken

Quack Quack

Alpha Spin Makes Your Head Spin

False Claims and Conspiracy Theories

Turning the Tables on the Table Turners

Finale: Always Wear Underwear.

Notes:

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Includes index.

ISBN:

9781773058092

1773058096

OCLC:

1255183561