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  • The Joy of Sweat

    The Strange Science of Perspiration

    de Sarah Everts ...
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    The Joy of Sweat

    The Strange Science of Perspiration

    de Sarah Everts ...
    Narrado por Sophie Amoss ...

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    **An Outside Magazine 2021 Science book pickOne of Smithsonian's 10 Best Science Books of 2021A taboo-busting romp through the shame, stink, and strange science of sweating.**Sweating may be one of our weirdest biological functions, but it’s also one of our most vital and least understood. In The Joy of Sweat, Sarah Everts delves into its role in the body—and in human history.Why is sweat salty? ... Leer más

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  • Breath

    The New Science of a Lost Art

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  • Monkeys, Myths, and Molecules

    Separating Fact from Fiction in the Science of Everyday Life

    de Joe Schwarcz ...
    The bestselling popular science author " has made it his mission to tackle myths about science and the so-called experts who spread them" ( CBC Radio).The internet is a powerful beast when it comes to science; the answer to any query you may have is just a few keystrokes away. But when there are multiple answers from various sources, how do we know what information is reliable? In Monkeys, Myths, ... Leer más

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  • Is That a Fact?

    Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday Life

    de Joe Schwarcz ...
    The bestselling "quackbuster" and "tireless tub-thumper against pseudoscience" fishes for the facts in a flood of misinformation ( Maclean's).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 ... Leer más

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    The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less

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  • Survival of the Sickest

    The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity

    Joining the ranks of modern myth busters, Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change the way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every other living thing on earth, from plants and animals to insects and bacteria.So why does disease exist? Moalem proposes that most common ailments—diabetes, ... Leer más

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  • Ingredients

    The Strange Chemistry of What We Put in Us and on Us

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  • A Feast of Science

    Intriguing Morsels from the Science of Everyday Life

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  • Is It Safe to Kiss My Cat?

    And Other Questions You Were Afraid to Ask

    Ever wondered whether it’s okay to touch your pet turtle? Share a bed with your pet boa constrictor? Or kiss your adorable cat? Have no fear. No longer will you have to delete your Internet history because you don’t want anyone to know you searched such a seemingly silly subject. Is It Safe to Kiss My Cat: And Other Questions You Were Afraid to Ask is here with answers to these questions about ... Leer más

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