The right chemistry : 108 enlightening, nutritious health-conscious and occasionally bizarre inquiries into the science of everyday life

Summary: A big part of Dr. Joe's job as director of McGill University's Office of Science and Society is persuading people that the pursuit of science knowledge is a potential source of wonder. In the style established with the bestselling "Brain Fuel," each section here is themed and contains a mixture of short, pithy items, and slightly longer mini-essays. You will learn whether to put broccoli on a pizza before or after baking, whether beauty pills are worth taking, and whether the baby shampoo you're using is poisonous. As ever, this torrent of entertainment is delivered in Dr. Joe's unmistakably warm, lively, and authoritative voice

Record details

ISBN: 9780385671590 (sc.)
ISBN: 0385671598 (sc.)
Physical Description: print
xi, 290 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Toronto : Doubleday Canada, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	First, the past -- Tricks of the trade -- Creatures great and small -- Claptrap -- To your health -- Bites and sips -- Mirror, mirror on the wall -- Weird and wonderful -- Chemicals for better and for worse -- Chemistry up close -- How green was my chemistry.