Is that a fact? : frauds, quacks, and the real science of everyday life / Dr. Joe Schwarcz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwarcz, Joe, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Popular works.

Science.

Science--Miscellanea.

Genre:

Libros electronicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2015.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : ECW Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Organic is better for you ... no, it's not. Scientists just discovered a miracle weight-loss food ... no, wait, it's actually bad for you. Schwarcz help you separate fact from fiction amid the storm of misinformation that today's media throws at us.

Contents:

In the beginning : Is that a fact? ; Chance favors the prepared mind ; The chemistry of our world is too complex to be simplified ; Callers have questions ...

Black : Quackery is not an issue to duck ; The "cancer conspiracy" ; Yikes, I'm infested! ; Full of it ; Poking into the pukeweed doctor ; Vinegar claims leave a sweet and sour taste ; Diagnosing pathological science ; Mountebanks ; Double helix water ; Fakes, phonies, and impostors ; The trouble with homeopathy ; Seeing is believing ; A look at Braco the Gazer ; Celebrities and cerebral claptrap ; Rhinoceros horn is useful

for its original owner ; The skinny on the HCG weight loss scheme ; Doctors who kill

Gray : Fishy claims for fish oil supplements ; Swallowing blueberries, apples, and hype ; An antidote to the poisonous tomato legend ; Leeches then and now ; Crying wolf ; What's for dinner? ; Twinkies, M&Ms, and weight loss ; The rise, fall, and possible rise of tropical oils ; Thinking about coconut oil ; Free radicals bad, antioxidants good : is that so? ; A Health and Education Act? Really? ; Apple picking of data leaves a bad taste ; Deer antlers could have athletes skating on thin ice ; The questionable wizardry of Dr. Oz ; Breatharians and nutritarians ; Pink slime

Jamie Oliver chooses the wrong bone to pick ; Quackery can tarnish silver's medical luster ; Salt therapy ; The funny business of selling water ; Buckyballs roll into the pit of folly ; Scientists smell a rat in French GMO rat study

White : It's in the can! ; A natural conundrum ; Out of the mouths of babes ; Cats, calamities, and static cling ; Chemistry in the spotlight

for a tragic reason ; Just ironing things out ; Meat production : a smelly business ; Reflecting on the history of mirrors ; Dry ice

it's sublime! ; The cuddle chemical versus personality ; Lighter, brighter, safer! ; Chemical demonstrations can get mighty hot ; The many faces of neoprene ; From twitching worms to non-browning apples ; A squeeze on orange juice production ; Sleeping gas

it's a dream! ; The electrifying lectures of Sir Humphry Davy ; The ups and downs of antibiotics ; The saga of the flaming rocks ; Popping off about gluten-free Rice Krispies ; Geyser gets a little help from chemistry ; Possums and kiwis ; Beep...beep...it's Moscow calling! ; Be glad they're asking about liquids and gels ; Smashing atoms to smithereens ; Justice full of beans ; Of mice and men and apples and oranges ; Imported fruit may harbor terrorists ; The mesmerizing power of belief

In the end : Our posthumous footprint.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781770905283

1770905286

9781770905276

1770905278

OCLC:

932334302