Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2018.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 500
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781770411920 9781773051352
- LCCN
- Q173
- LCCN Item number
- S3845 2018eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (324 pages)
- Published in
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00238717 (OCoLC)1034693525 (CaOOCEL)479700
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Copyright 7
- Table of Contents 8
- Introduction 12
- Information and Misinformation 20
- Infomercials Provide Slanted Science 28
- “Seinfeld” Heats Up 30
- Laundry and TV Sleuths 33
- The Mysterious Island 37
- Nutty Scares About Nutella 40
- Dubious Tidings of Doom 43
- Blowing in the Wind 46
- Fish Genes and Tomatoes 50
- Neonics and Bees 52
- Natural Fallacies 55
- Natural Cures 58
- Leg Cramp Relief. Really? 61
- The Power of the Mind 64
- Conjuring Up Remedies 66
- Cancer and Carny Tricks 69
- No Magic in Quack Cancer Treatments 73
- A Circulating Nonsensical Email 76
- Spoon-Bending Fiasco 79
- A Houdini Low Point 82
- Tornadoes, Rainbows, and Chemistry 85
- Hijacking Chemistry 88
- A Toxic Cleanse 91
- The Real Flintstones 94
- Tesla: A Spark of Genius 97
- Sulfur’s Colorful Past 100
- Seeing Through the Smoke 104
- Bacteria Are Not Always Bad 107
- Don’t Take a Deep Breath 110
- Phosphides and Bedbugs 114
- Methylene Blue Magic 116
- Arsenic Archives 120
- Socks, Wallpaper, and Arsenic 123
- A Rat Poison That Can Cure 126
- The Nuremberg Chronicle 129
- A Rabbit Out of a Hat 132
- Taking Pulse 135
- Ether Frolics 138
- Dealing with the Plague 142
- Lauding Morphine 145
- The Power of Heat 148
- A Bloody Good Yarn 151
- Memories of Linus Pauling 155
- The Intoxicating Science of Wine 158
- Crystallography Sheds Light on Molecular Structure 161
- Brushing Up on Toothbrush History 165
- Sorting Our Starches 168
- Getting Down to Earth 171
- Barking Up the Right Tree 174
- Forest Bathing 177
- Hops, Beer, and Estrogen 180
- Condom Technology 184
- Tampons on a Mission 187
- Saving “Apollo 13” 190
- Singing about Science 193
- The Skinny on Skin Science 197
- Slimy Science 200
- Easter Island May Provide Clues to Aging 203
- A Tale of Telomeres 207
- Science Sniffs at Body Odor 210
- Perfume and TNT 214
- Goat Stench 216
- Preserving Preservatives 219
- Antibacterial Concerns 222
- Snakes and Snakeroot 226
- Sugar Isn’t So Sweet 229
- Bitter about Sugar 232
- Sugar Consumption 235
- Some Beefs with Beef 238
- Plastic Packaging Pros and Cons 241
- Plastic Problems 245
- Blankets, Balloons, and Space Suits 248
- Bagging Plastic Bags? 251
- BPA Research - When is Enough Enough? 254
- Plastination Controversy 257
- The Rise of Baking Powder 260
- Ikarian Longevity 264
- Boosting Brainpower 267
- Cadmium Dangers 270
- A Matter of Taste 273
- Spreading Kindness 277
- Oats vs. Pop-Tarts 280
- Emulsifiers on Trial 283
- Shake Shake 286
- Boning Up on Collagen 289
- Tea Time 293
- Lithiated Water 296
- Eating Bacon Is Not the Same as Smoking 299
- Nutritional Guidelines - Theirs and Mine 301
- Jeans to Purify Air 304
- Amazing Charcoal 307
- A Fashionable Address 309
- Final Thoughts 314
- Index 318
- Back Cover 338