{"product_id":"superfoods-silkworms-and-spandex-science-and-pseudoscience-in-everyday-life-9781770417526","title":"Superfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex: Science and Pseudoscience in Everyday Life","description":"In this new collection of bite-size pop science essays, bestselling author, chemistry professor, and radio broadcaster Dr. Joe Schwarcz shows that you can find science virtually anywhere you look. And the closer you look, the more fascinating it becomes. In this volume, we look through our magnifying glass at maraschino cherries, frizzy hair, duct tape, pickle juice, yellow school buses, aphrodisiacs, dental implants, and bull testes. If those don't tickle your fancy, how about aconite murders, shot towers, book smells, Swarovski crystals, French wines, bees, or head transplants? You can also learn about the scientific escapades of James Bond, California's confusing Proposition 65, the problems with oxygen on Mars, Valentine's Meat Juice, the benefits of pasteurization, the pros and cons of red light therapy, the controversy swirling around perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), why English cucumbers are wrapped in plastic, and how probiotics may have seeded Hitler's downfall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuperfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex\u003c\/i\u003e answers all your burning questions about the science of everyday life, like: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhy \"superfood\" is a marketing term, not a scientific one;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhy plastic wrap is sometimes the environmental choice;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhy supplements to reduce inflammation may just reduce your bank account;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow maraschino cherries went from a luxury good to a cheap sundae topper;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhat's behind \"old book smell\";\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow margarine became a hot item for bootleggers;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhy duct tape is useful, but not on ducts; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow onstage accidents led to fireproof fabrics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16456247\"\u003eJoe Schwarcz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770417526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770417524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI013000\"\u003eChemistry | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HEA\"\u003eHealth \u0026amp; Fitness\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HEA010000\"\u003eHealthy Living\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI008000\"\u003eLife Sciences | Biology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Joe Schwarcz\u003c\/b\u003e is the director of McGill University's Office for Science and Society, which has the mission of separating sense from nonsense. He hosts a radio show, appears on television, and writes a regular newspaper column. Dr. Joe is also an amateur magician and lives in Montreal, Quebec.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43845582848139,"sku":"9781770417526","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_4056bdce-b19d-444f-ac2d-d894838c376a.jpg?v=1755885665","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/superfoods-silkworms-and-spandex-science-and-pseudoscience-in-everyday-life-9781770417526","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}