num_pages: 288
description: The bestselling quackbuster and tireless tub-thumper against pseudoscience fishes for the facts in a flood of misinformation ( Macleans ) Written with a light touch and refreshing humor this book provides a solid authoritative starting point for anyone beginning to look at the world with a skeptical eye and a refresher for those further along that path.  Library Journal The authors entertaining writing style and clear precise explanations make the book a joy to read.  Booklist Eat this and live to 100. Dont 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 whats 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? Schwarcz questions the reliability and motives of experts in this easy-to-understand yet critical look at whats fact and whats plain nonsense.
language: English
title: Is That a Fact?: Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday Life
publisher: ECW Press