Science Goes Viral : : Captivating Accounts of Science in Everyday Life.

Science Goes Viral : : Captivating Accounts of Science in Everyday Life.

Dr. Joe provides a framework for coming to grips with the onslaught of COVID-19 information and misinformation. He reminds us that although our daily activities have been hijacked by the pandemic, life does go on. He delves into COVID-19 related science and distracts us with an array of topics such...

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Schwarcz, Joe.
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : ECW Press,, 2021.
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Year of Publication:2021
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (266 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Praise
  • Also by Dr. Joe Schwarcz
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I: The Virus Strikes
  • Down the Toilet
  • Charlie Chaplin, Dr. Tuttle, and the Spanish Flu
  • Pangs about the Pangolin
  • The Science of Epidemiology
  • Singing Happy Birthday Is No Longer Only for Birthdays
  • Oh My, Miasma
  • Boosting Immunity
  • From Variolation to Vaccination
  • A Vaccination Triumph
  • COVID Vaccines, Here We Come!
  • Here Is the Message about Messenger RNA
  • Musing about Mutation
  • Sharks and Vaccines
  • The Dry Ice Story Is Anything but Dry
  • The Bitter Saga of Quinine
  • Throwing Light on Ultraviolet Light
  • Hyperbaric Chambers and COVID
  • Corona Aerosols
  • The Fascinating History of Dexamethasone
  • Brazilian Pit Vipers, Blood Pressure, and COVID-19
  • Zapping COVID with Copper?
  • Nonsense Was Quick to Emerge as Virus Gripped the World
  • Seinfeld and the Coronavirus
  • Part II: There Is Science Beyond COVID
  • Chemistry - The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Science
  • Good Science Is No Laughing Matter
  • A Musical Memory of Plexiglas
  • There Is More to the Placenta Than the Mother-Embryo Connection
  • Science Fiction, Science Fact
  • The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
  • Treading Gingerly on Ginger
  • Gorilla Glue Makes for a Bad Hair Day
  • Brushing Up on Hair Dyes
  • Jean Harlow's Hair
  • Oh, the Dread of Red M&amp
  • Ms
  • Mysteries, Magic, and Thyroid Disease
  • Lice, Typhus, and Napoleon
  • Navalny and Novichok
  • Natural or Synthetic?
  • Time to Smell the Roses
  • Lego Chemistry
  • Cheers to the Discoverer of Wine Disease
  • Dirty Bombs and Prussian Blue
  • A Shocking Catastrophe in Beirut
  • The Story of Vodka
  • Graduating to Bioplastics
  • Spirits of Salt
  • Unearthing a Giant Hoax
  • Bisphenol A and My SocksMy
  • Turning Up the Heat on Thermal Paper Receipts
  • Shining a Light on the Importance of Darkness.
  • A Biblical Dye
  • Intermittent Fasting
  • Recycling Polystyrene
  • Superabsorbent Polymers Really Suck It Up
  • Arsenic, the King of Poisons, Poison of Kings
  • Arsenic in Fact and Fiction
  • Wig Power
  • Plants and Hospitals
  • Chalk It Up
  • Omega-3 Questions
  • The Spy Who Went Out into the Cold
  • Elderberry Plusses and Minuses
  • Tarantulas and the Dancing Plague
  • Powering Your Cell Phone
  • Lincoln's Magician
  • Slowing Down the Clock
  • King Tut's Tomb
  • Up in Smoke
  • Kambo
  • Mustard Gas and Chemotherapy
  • Want a Date?
  • Fluoride and IQ
  • The Science and Pseudoscience of Essential Oils
  • Bug Juice
  • The Crazy Story of Locoweed
  • Toxicity of Nicotine Is Nothing to Sneeze At
  • Trehalose and C. Difficile
  • Seaweed and Its Surprising Subplots
  • Burgers from Plants
  • Can Fluorinated Compounds Shrink Penises?
  • From Dry Cleaning to Saran Wrap
  • Chlorinated Chicken
  • Quack Quack
  • Alpha Spin Makes Your Head Spin
  • False Claims and Conspiracy Theories
  • Turning the Tables on the Table Turners
  • Finale: Always Wear Underwear
  • Index
  • Back Cover.

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