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

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Is that a fact?

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Dr. Joe Schwarcz

frauds, quacks, and the real science of everyday life

"Eat this and live to 100. Don't, and die." Today, hyperboles dominate the media, which makes parsing science from fiction an arduous task when deciding what to eat, what chemicals to avoid, and what's best for the environment. In "Is That a Fact?," bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz carefully navigates through the storm of misinformation to help us separate fact from folly and shrewdness from foolishness. Are GMOs really harmful? Or could they help developing countries? Which "miracle weight-loss foods" gained popularity through exuberant data dredging? Is BPA dangerous or just a victim of unforgiving media hype?

Machine generated contents note: 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 --

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