Is That a Fact?

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Eat this and live to 100 Don t, and die. Today, hyperboles dominate the media, which makes parsing science from fiction an arduous task when deciding what to eat, what chemicals to avoid, and what s best for the environment In Is That a Fact , bestselling author Dr Joe Schwarcz carefully navigates through the storm of misinformation to help us separate fact from folly and shrewdness from foolishness.Are GMOs really harmful Or could they help developing countries Which miracle weight loss foods gained popularity through exuberant data dredging Is BPA dangerous or just a victim of unforgiving media hype Is organic better Dr Joe questions the reliability and motives of experts in this lighthearted but critical look at what s fact and what s plain nonsense. New Read [ Is That a Fact? ] author [ Joe Schwarcz ] – kino-fada.fr The rating really depends on the intended reader If you re a skeptical science buff, odds are you are already as familiar with the material presented in Is That A Fact as I am.For the layman, or your gullible best friend, this would rate four stars Pick this up for the easy to follow explanations on dozens of topics about which the general public is misinformed Wh...An interesting look at a variety of scientific subjects, revealing some that are straight out false although promoted as true , some on shaky scientific ground and others that are just interesting scientific facts histories.Many of the sections are pretty familiar to those who have interest in scientific subjects, such as the misinformation around vaccines and autism Others are ones that I was not familiar with An example of this is the shaky scientific grounds on which the labeling required An interesting look at a variety...If I could have given this book 0, I would have Or even less I read the whole book only because I kept on thinking that it couldn t get worse but it did I would not recommend it to anyone for any reason.I thought it would be a book with real science, not a bunch of opinion without footnotes Incomplete research, he just pulls examples that support his opinion, without looking at both sides objectively.Hypocritical He complains about the emotional and exaggerated styles of Dr Oz and Kevin If I could have given this book 0, I would have Or even less I read the whole book only because I kept on thinking that it couldn t get worse but it did I would not recommend it to anyone for any reason.I thought it would be a book with real science, not a bunch of opinion without footnotes Incomplete research, he just pulls examples that support his opinion, without looking at both sides objectively.Hypocritical He complains about the emotional and exaggerated styles of Dr Oz and Kevin Trudeau, but his style is very opinionated as well as being ...The book explores what is bogus, what has some basis, and what has been shown to be a fact These are labeled black, gray, and white The first part of the book discusses what makes for good information Although, no gaurantee, peer reviewed research is consider the best And the best of these are controlled experiments, such as double blinded drug studies with a treatment group and a non...This is how the book is written there are no chapters the text just flows and when the author moves on to a different topic completely unrelated to what came before it , all we get is a small one line header telling you that The new topic continues on the same page itself What a haphazard presentation method The only explanation I can think of for this is that the publisher wanted to save space Each topic ranges from approximately 4 25 pages long.I liked some of the topics and found them This is how the book is written there are no chapters the text just flows and when the author moves on to a different topic completely unrelated to what came before it , all we get is a small one line header telling you that The new topic continues on the same page itself What a haphazard presentation method The only explanation I can think of for this is that the publisher wanted to save space Each topic ranges from approximately 4 25 pages long.I liked some of the topics and found them interesting and useful to knowabout e.g homeopathy an explanation of the dirty dozen list it turns out that it lists the frequency at which pesticides are found on certain produce, and not the amo...4 1 2 stars for this one I really liked the first two sections where it talks about different popular frauds and schemes and misinformation Topics range from the HCG diet, to Dr Oz, pink slime, fish oil, homeopathy, colonic cleanses and muchIt was really interesting to see the science orlikely, lack of science behind each of these things Mr Schwarcz really makes you see the world differently and beskeptical so as not to be drawn into these fads that will take your mon 4 1 2 stars for this one I really liked the first two sections where it talks about different popular frauds and schemes and misinformation Topics range from the HCG diet, to Dr Oz, pink slime, fish oil, homeopathy, colonic cleanses and muchIt was rea...I kept putting this book on the back burner but before returning it from a third renewal, I buckled down and read it I was rewarded for my persistence as I believe I have finally found someone of integrity that I think I can build a relationship of trust with Professor and author Dr Joe Schwarcz is Canada s honest version of Doctor OZ.Perhaps I have been living under a sulforaphane producing cabbage leaf, but now that I have discovered him I am excitedly following him on Twitter, have put I kept putting this book on the back burner but before returning it from a third renewal, I buckled down and read it I was rewarded for my persistence as I believe I h...Short, highly readable pieces about a vast array of issues of chemistry in modern life Many, not surprisingly, are about how things can t possibly work, like homeopathy Other pieces consider new science...Written by a clear supporter of evidence based research which is a good way to expose things that feel right but aren t true The author wanders through various topics like GMOs, antibiotics, and homeopathy wit...For a book in which the introduction emphasizes critical thinking, it is littered with assumptions.

Is That a Fact?
  • 27 August 2018
  • Paperback
  • 280 pages
  • 1770411909
  • Joe Schwarcz
  • Is That a Fact?