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Brain Fuel: 199 Mind-Expanding Inquiries Into the Science of Everyday Life

Joe Schwarcz

National Bestseller

From the #1 bestselling author - a cornucopia of mind-expanding insights into the science of the real world.

Dr. Joe - as he is affectionately known to millions of readers, listeners, viewers, and students - brings his magic formula to Doubleday Canada with Brain Fuel.

As with Dr. Joe's previous best-selling books, Brain Fuel informs and entertains on a wild assortment of science-based topics. But this is not "science trivia." If you are looking for serious scientific discussions, you'll find them here. If you are looking for practical consumer information, that's here too. If you are searching for ways to stimulate interest in science, look no further, Mom. And if you are simply wondering why the birth of Prince Leopold was so different from Queen Victoria's previous seven; or why an iron rod that went through a man's head is now on display in a museum in Boston; or why white chocolate has such a short shelf life; or why eggs terrified Alfred Hitchcock - and what all of this means for the rest of us, and why - then bingo.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Anchor Canada
  • Publish Date: May 11st, 2010
  • Pages: 288
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Anchor Canada - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.10in - 5.40in - 0.90in - 0.65lb
  • EAN: 9780385666039
  • Categories: • Essays• History• Chemistry - General

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About the Author

Dr. Joe Schwarcz, a professor of chemistry, is director of the Office for Science and Society, dedicated to demystifying science for the public, at McGill University. He writes a weekly column in The Gazette, hosts the Dr. Joe Show on Montreal's CJAD and Toronto's CFRB, and has made hundreds of television appearances on the Discovery Channel, CBC, and CTV. He is the author of the bestselling An Apple a Day.

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Praise for this book

"Falling in love, we all know, is a matter of the right chemistry. Schwarcz gets his chemistry right, and hooks his readers."
-- John C. Polanyi, Nobel Laureate

"Informative [and] fascinating."
-- The Globe and Mail

"Packed with scientific answers to questions you didn't even know you had."
-- Chatelaine