The Genie in the Bottle makes science downright fun. Dr. Joe Schwarcz blends quirky anecdotes about everyday chemistry with engaging tales from the history of science. Get a different twist on licorice and travel to the dark side of the sun. Control stinky feet and bend spoons and minds. Learn about the latest on chocolate research, flax, ginkgo biloba, magnesium, and blueberries. Read about the ups of helium and the downs of drain cleaners. Find out why bug juice is used to color ice cream, how spies used secret inks, and how acetone changed the course of history. It`s all there! "Dr. Joe" also solves the mystery of the exploding shrimp and, finally, he lets us in on the secret of the genie in the bottle.
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- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 540
- General Note
- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9781459307858 1550224425
- LCCN
- QD37
- LCCN Item number
- S377 2001eb
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- CaOTU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (311 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00204753 (OCoLC)728029826 (CaOOCEL)407829
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- CaOTU
Table of Contents
- CONTENTS 6
- PREFACE 10
- INTRODUCTION 16
- HEALTH MATTERS 20
- Surviving the Rat Race 20
- Thalidomide: A Bitter Lesson 24
- The Dark Side of the Sun 28
- Cures Me, Cures Me Not 36
- The Crab Shell Game 41
- Wondering about Wort and Grapefruit 46
- Nothing to Rave About 52
- Flushing out the System 56
- Jumpin' Jimson Weed 60
- Kissing Toads 64
- Willow Power 68
- Snake Oil for Aching Joints 72
- Oil You Need to Know 76
- Scents and Scents Ability 80
- The Man with the Silver Sock 84
- Mercury: Mysterious and Deadly 88
- FOOD MATTERS 94
- You Are What You Eat 94
- Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot 98
- The Evolution of Margarine 102
- A Different Twist on Licorice 107
- Chocolate Lovers Rejoice 111
- Berry Good News 115
- Just Give Me the Flax 119
- Remember This 123
- Cheers for Sour Cherries 127
- Bitter Water and Sweet Science 131
- Feeding the Diet Industry 135
- Green Peas, Please 139
- CHEMISTRY HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE 144
- The Genie in the Bottle 144
- Appearing Aliens and Disappearing Urine 148
- A Bang of a Discovery 152
- By All Indications 156
- The Magic of Secret Inks 160
- Blast from the Repast 163
- Out of the Blue, in Prussia 167
- Roots and Wings of Red 171
- Out of the Frying Pan 175
- Asbestos Panic 179
- Murder by Thallium 183
- Danger down the Drain 187
- The Poop on Methane 191
- Mulish on Borax 195
- The Silly Side of Flubber 198
- From Jewelry to Jupiter 202
- High on Helium 207
- Harnessing Hydrogen 211
- Sticky Chemistry 215
- LEARNING FROM THE PAST 226
- Playing with Fire 226
- A Man and His Elements 229
- Have a Drink for Dr. Snow 233
- The Man Who Lost His Head Twice 237
- You've Got to Hand It to Ignaz 241
- Mesmerizing Medicine 245
- The Chew-Chew and Do-Do Man 250
- The Catty Dr. Katterfelto and His Noxious Insects 254
- Conquering with Conkers 257
- From Obscure Physics to Practical Medicine 261
- The Not-So-Miraculous Elixir 266
- SILLY STUFF 270
- Bending Spoons or Bending Minds? 270
- Down on the Biodynamic Farm 277
- The Goat Gland Doctor 281
- A Writer and a Magician Among the Spirits 286
- In a Lather over Toiletries 289
- pHooey to pHake Health Claims 293
- Acknowledgments 298
- Index 300
- A 300
- B 301
- C 301
- D 303
- E 303
- F 303
- G 304
- H 304
- I 305
- J 305
- K 305
- L 305
- M 306
- N 306
- O 307
- P 307
- Q 308
- R 308
- S 308
- T 309
- U 309
- V 310
- W 310
- X 310
- Y 310
- Z 310
