Is That a Fact?: Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday Life
Joe Schwarcz
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? Is organic better? Dr. Joe questions the reliability and motives of experts” in this lighthearted but critical look at what’s fact and what’s plain nonsense.
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? Is organic better? Dr. Joe questions the reliability and motives of experts” in this lighthearted but critical look at what’s fact and what’s plain nonsense.
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年:
2014
出版社:
ECW Press
语言:
english
页:
280
ISBN 10:
1770411909
ISBN 13:
9781770411906
文件:
EPUB, 1.03 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2014
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