Summary: George Zaidan explores the chemistry of almost everything that makes life comfortable, from freeze-dried potatoes and lipstick to baby wipes and Windex - what you should worry about and what you shouldn't. Sugar, preservatives, sunscreen, formaldehyde, cyanide (not to mention the substance that is 50 million times more deadly than cyanide), Oreos, the ingredients of life and death and nature itself, as well as the genius of aphids are all discussed in exquisite detail at breakneck speed, interspersed with footnotes and informative diagrams that will make you smile. You'll never think of chemistry the same way again!
Angie’s comments: This is not so much about ingredients themselves, or the food that we eat, but it is more an exploration about science. Zaidan looks at the type of studies that scientists use to look at nutrition and the different mistakes that can lead to erroneous conclusions.
Recommended for readers interested in a look at how to do science.
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