Feast of Science (eBook)

Dr. Joe Schwarcz is the director of the Office for Science and Society at McGill University in Montreal. He hosts a popular radio show, has made hundreds of television appearances, is a longtime columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and is the author of 16 bestsellers. Well known for his informative and entertaining lectures on topics ranging from the chemistry of love to the science of aging, Dr. Joe has received numerous awards for teaching and deciphering science for the public.

Information and MisinformationInformation and Misinformation Cont’dNo Magic in Quack Cancer TreatmentsInfomercials Provide Slanted ScienceScience Meets SeinfeldLaundry and TV SleuthsTornadoes, Rainbows, and ChemistryThe Mysterious IslandNutty Scares About NutellaDubious Tidings of DoomBlowing in the WindFish Genes and TomatoesNeonics and BeesNatural FallaciesNatural CuresThe Power of the MindConjuring Up RemediesCancer and Carny TricksA Circulating Nonsensical EmailGetting Down to EarthSpoon-Bending FiascoA Houdini Low PointHijacking ChemistryA Toxic CleanseLeg Cramp Relief. Really? The Real FlintstonesA Spark of GeniusSulphur’s Colorful PastSeeing Through the SmokeBacteria Are Not Always BadDon’t Take a Deep BreathMethylene Blue MagicArsenic ArchivesSocks, Wallpaper and ArsenicA Rat Poison That Can CureThe Nuremberg ChronicleA Rabbit Out of a HatTaking PulseEsther FrolicsDealing with the PlagueLauding MorphineThe Power of HeatTampons on a Mission Condom Technology A Bloody Good YarnMemories of Linus PaulingThe Intoxicating Science of WineCrystallography Sheds Light on Molecular StructureBrushing Up on Toothbrush HistorySorting Out StarchesBarking Up the Right TreeForest BathingPlastic Packaging Pros and ConsHops, Beer, and EstrogenSaving Apollo 13Singing About ScienceThe Skinny on Skin ScienceSlimey SciencePreserving PreservativesAntibacterial ConcernsSnakes and SnakerootSugar Isn’t So SweetBitter About SugarSugar ConsumptionEaster Island May Provide Clues to AgingScience Sniffs at Body OdorSome Beefs with BeefPlastic ProblemsBlankets, Balloons and Space SuitsBagging Plastic BagsBPA Research – When is Enough Enough?Plastination ControversyThe Rise of Baking PowderIkarian LongevityBoosting BrainpowerCadmium DangersA Matter of TasteSpreading KindnessNutritional Guidelines – Theirs and MineOats vs Pop-TartsEmulsifiers on TrialShake ShakeBoning Up on CollagenTea TimeEating Bacon is Not the Same as SmokingJeans to Purify AirAmazing CharcoalA Fashionable AddressA Tale of TelomeresPerfume and TNTLithiated WaterGoat StenchPhosphides and BedbugsFinal Thoughts