Front Cover
Praise
Also by Dr. Joe Schwarcz
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Part I: The Virus Strikes
Down the Toilet
Charlie Chaplin, Dr. Tuttle, and the Spanish Flu
Pangs about the Pangolin
The Science of Epidemiology
Singing Happy Birthday Is No Longer Only for Birthdays
Oh My, Miasma
Boosting Immunity
From Variolation to Vaccination
A Vaccination Triumph
COVID Vaccines, Here We Come!
Here Is the Message about Messenger RNA
Musing about Mutation
Sharks and Vaccines
The Dry Ice Story Is Anything but Dry
The Bitter Saga of Quinine
Throwing Light on Ultraviolet Light
Hyperbaric Chambers and COVID
Corona Aerosols
The Fascinating History of Dexamethasone
Brazilian Pit Vipers, Blood Pressure, and COVID-19
Zapping COVID with Copper?
Nonsense Was Quick to Emerge as Virus Gripped the World
Seinfeld and the Coronavirus
Part II: There Is Science Beyond COVID
Chemistry - The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Science
Good Science Is No Laughing Matter
A Musical Memory of Plexiglas
There Is More to the Placenta Than the Mother-Embryo Connection
Science Fiction, Science Fact
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
Treading Gingerly on Ginger
Gorilla Glue Makes for a Bad Hair Day
Brushing Up on Hair Dyes
Jean Harlow's Hair
Oh, the Dread of Red M&
Ms
Mysteries, Magic, and Thyroid Disease
Lice, Typhus, and Napoleon
Navalny and Novichok
Natural or Synthetic?
Time to Smell the Roses
Lego Chemistry
Cheers to the Discoverer of Wine Disease
Dirty Bombs and Prussian Blue
A Shocking Catastrophe in Beirut
The Story of Vodka
Graduating to Bioplastics
Spirits of Salt
Unearthing a Giant Hoax
Bisphenol A and My SocksMy
Turning Up the Heat on Thermal Paper Receipts
Shining a Light on the Importance of Darkness.

A Biblical Dye
Intermittent Fasting
Recycling Polystyrene
Superabsorbent Polymers Really Suck It Up
Arsenic, the King of Poisons, Poison of Kings
Arsenic in Fact and Fiction
Wig Power
Plants and Hospitals
Chalk It Up
Omega-3 Questions
The Spy Who Went Out into the Cold
Elderberry Plusses and Minuses
Tarantulas and the Dancing Plague
Powering Your Cell Phone
Lincoln's Magician
Slowing Down the Clock
King Tut's Tomb
Up in Smoke
Kambo
Mustard Gas and Chemotherapy
Want a Date?
Fluoride and IQ
The Science and Pseudoscience of Essential Oils
Bug Juice
The Crazy Story of Locoweed
Toxicity of Nicotine Is Nothing to Sneeze At
Trehalose and C. Difficile
Seaweed and Its Surprising Subplots
Burgers from Plants
Can Fluorinated Compounds Shrink Penises?
From Dry Cleaning to Saran Wrap
Chlorinated Chicken
Quack Quack
Alpha Spin Makes Your Head Spin
False Claims and Conspiracy Theories
Turning the Tables on the Table Turners
Finale: Always Wear Underwear
Index
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