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The Genie in the Bottle

64 All-New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life

by (author) Joe Schwarcz

Publisher
ECW Press
Initial publish date
May 2001
Category
General, Questions & Answers, General, Applied Sciences
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550224429
    Publish Date
    May 2001
    List Price
    $16.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770903296
    Publish Date
    May 2001
    List Price
    $10.95

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With his signature caustic wit, bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz presents the fun side of science in this dynamic collection

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. 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. As in all his work, Dr. Joe brings humor, showbiz savvy, and magic to this exciting collection.

 

About the author

Joe Schwarcz is Director of the McGill Office for Science and Society. He is well known for his informative and entertaining public lectures on topics ranging from the chemistry of love to the science of aging. Dr. Joe has received numerous awards for teaching chemistry and for interpreting science for the public and is the only non-American ever to win the American Chemical Society’s prestigious Grady-Stack Award for demystifying chemistry. He hosts "The Dr. Joe Show" on Montreal's CJAD and has appeared hundreds of times on The Discovery Channel, CTV, CBC, TV Ontario and Global Television. He is also an amateur conjurer and often spices up his presentations with a little magic. Dr. Joe also writes a newspaper column entitled “The Right Chemistry” and has authored a number of books including best-sellers, Radar, Hula Hoops and Playful PigsThe Genie in the BottleThe Right ChemistryAn Apple a Day, Is That a Fact?, and Monkeys, Myths, and Molecules.  Dr. Joe was awarded the 2010 Montreal Medal, the Canadian Chemical Institute’s premier prize recognizing lifetime contributions to chemistry in Canada. In 2015 he was named winner of the Balles Prize for critical thinking by the US based Committee for Skeptical Inquiry in recognition of his 2014 book, Is That A Fact?

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