\n

Remember that most stores can easily order books they don’t currently have in stock.

\n\n
  • Dr. Joe Schwarcz is director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society, dedicated to demystifying science and separating sense from nonsense. He is a popular lecturer, both to students and to the larger public. He hosts The Dr. Joe Show on Montreal radio and is the author of over a dozen bestselling titles. Dr. Joe lives in Montreal, Quebec.

  • \n
  • \n

    Published: October 2003

    \n

    ISBN: 9781550225778

    \n

    Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 in.

    \n

    Pages: 272

    \n
  • \n\n \n \n \n
    \n

    “A book with an incredibly high ‘Did you know that … ?’ quotient … Completely captivating.” — New Brunswick Reader

    \n
    \n \n
    \n

    “Only Dr. Joe can turn the world’s most fascinating questions into a compelling journey through the great scientific mysteries of everyday life.” — Paul Lewis, former president and general manager, Discovery Channel

    \n
    ","image":["https://img.ecwpressmedia.shop/images/product/dr-joe-and-what-you-didnt-know-1.jpeg"],"sku":"dr-joe-and-what-you-didnt-know","brand":{"@type":"Brand","name":"ECW Press"},"offers":{"@type":"AggregateOffer","lowPrice":2.39,"highPrice":5.02,"priceCurrency":"USD","availability":"https://schema.org/InStock","url":"https://ecwpressmedia.shop/products/dr-joe-and-what-you-didnt-know","offerCount":4}}
    HomeStore

    Dr. Joe and What You Didn't Know: 177 Fascinating Questions about the Chemistry of Everyday Life

    Product image 1

    Dr. Joe and What You Didn't Know: 177 Fascinating Questions about the Chemistry of Everyday Life

    • The mythbuster and bestselling popular science author of A Grain of Salt tackles questions that show the scientific underpinnings of our culture

      “A book with an incredibly high ‘Did you know that. . . ?’ quotient . . . Completely captivating.” — New Brunswick Reader

      Dr. Joe & What You Didn’t Know acts as both the source and satiation of scientific curiosity through a series of 177 chemistry-related questions and answers designed to both inform and entertain. From the esoteric to the everyday, the topics Dr. Joe Schwarcz tackles range from Beethoven’s connection to plumbing to why rotten eggs smell like rotten eggs.

      How did a sheep, a duck, and a rooster usher in the age of air travel? What does Miss Piggy have to do with the World Cup? And is there really any danger in eating green potatoes? The answers to these whimsical questions and more are revealed in this collection in an accessible scientific fashion.

      “Only Dr. Joe can turn the world’s most fascinating questions into a compelling journey through the great scientific mysteries of everyday life.” — Paul Lewis, former president and general manager, Discovery Channel

      Check availability at your local Canadian independent bookstore:

      Remember that most stores can easily order books they don’t currently have in stock.

    • Dr. Joe Schwarcz is director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society, dedicated to demystifying science and separating sense from nonsense. He is a popular lecturer, both to students and to the larger public. He hosts The Dr. Joe Show on Montreal radio and is the author of over a dozen bestselling titles. Dr. Joe lives in Montreal, Quebec.

    • Published: October 2003

      ISBN: 9781550225778

      Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 in.

      Pages: 272

    “A book with an incredibly high ‘Did you know that … ?’ quotient … Completely captivating.” — New Brunswick Reader

    “Only Dr. Joe can turn the world’s most fascinating questions into a compelling journey through the great scientific mysteries of everyday life.” — Paul Lewis, former president and general manager, Discovery Channel

    Select Format
    From $2.39

    Original: $7.98

    -70%
    Dr. Joe and What You Didn't Know: 177 Fascinating Questions about the Chemistry of Everyday Life

    $7.98

    $2.39

    Product Information

    Shipping & Returns

    Description

    • The mythbuster and bestselling popular science author of A Grain of Salt tackles questions that show the scientific underpinnings of our culture

      “A book with an incredibly high ‘Did you know that. . . ?’ quotient . . . Completely captivating.” — New Brunswick Reader

      Dr. Joe & What You Didn’t Know acts as both the source and satiation of scientific curiosity through a series of 177 chemistry-related questions and answers designed to both inform and entertain. From the esoteric to the everyday, the topics Dr. Joe Schwarcz tackles range from Beethoven’s connection to plumbing to why rotten eggs smell like rotten eggs.

      How did a sheep, a duck, and a rooster usher in the age of air travel? What does Miss Piggy have to do with the World Cup? And is there really any danger in eating green potatoes? The answers to these whimsical questions and more are revealed in this collection in an accessible scientific fashion.

      “Only Dr. Joe can turn the world’s most fascinating questions into a compelling journey through the great scientific mysteries of everyday life.” — Paul Lewis, former president and general manager, Discovery Channel

      Check availability at your local Canadian independent bookstore:

      Remember that most stores can easily order books they don’t currently have in stock.

    • Dr. Joe Schwarcz is director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society, dedicated to demystifying science and separating sense from nonsense. He is a popular lecturer, both to students and to the larger public. He hosts The Dr. Joe Show on Montreal radio and is the author of over a dozen bestselling titles. Dr. Joe lives in Montreal, Quebec.

    • Published: October 2003

      ISBN: 9781550225778

      Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 in.

      Pages: 272

    “A book with an incredibly high ‘Did you know that … ?’ quotient … Completely captivating.” — New Brunswick Reader

    “Only Dr. Joe can turn the world’s most fascinating questions into a compelling journey through the great scientific mysteries of everyday life.” — Paul Lewis, former president and general manager, Discovery Channel

    You may also like

    -70%
    Thumbnail 1

    Heal: The Vital Role of Dogs in the Search for Cancer Cures

    $10.92

    $3.28

    -70%
    Thumbnail 1

    The Optimistic Environmentalist: Progressing Towards a Greener Future

    $12.38

    $3.71

    -70%
    Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

    Is That a Fact?: Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday Life

    $10.19

    $3.06

    -70%
    Thumbnail 1

    Let Them Eat Flax!: 70 All-New Commentaries on the Science of Everyday Food & Life

    $7.25

    $2.17

    -70%
    Thumbnail 1

    Mad Like Tesla: Underdog Inventors and their Relentless Pursuit of Clean Energy

    $7.98

    $2.39

    Thumbnail 1

    The Origin of Feces: What Excrement Tells Us About Evolution, Ecology, and a Sustainable Society

    $9.43

    Thumbnail 1

    That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles: 62 All-New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life

    $7.98

    -70%
    Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

    Born to Walk: The Transformative Power of a Pedestrian Act

    $10.19

    $3.06

    -70%
    Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

    Monkeys, Myths, and Molecules: Separating Fact from Fiction, and the Science of Everyday Life

    $10.19

    $3.06

    -70%
    Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

    Malignant Metaphor: Confronting Cancer Myths

    $10.92

    $3.28

    -70%
    Thumbnail 1

    Quiver Trees, Phantom Orchids and Rock Splitters: The Remarkable Survival Strategies of Plants

    $14.56

    $4.37