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Paul Dawson Brian Sheldon

Did You Just Eat That?

Two Scientists Explore Double-Dipping, the Five-Second Rule, and other Food Myths in the Lab...

Paul Dawson,  Brian Sheldon

$39.95

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English
WW Norton & Co
07 December 2018
Medical microbiology & virology; Microbiology (non-medical); Bacteriology (non-medical)
A rollicking yet rigorous inquiry that follows the science of germs into the kitchen, restaurant, and everywhere else you eat and drink.

Have you ever dropped a chip on the ground, picked it up after five seconds¯then eaten it? Or debated which spreads fewer germs, paper towels or electric hand dryers? What about backwash? These are perennial questions when it comes to food and germs, and Did You Just Eat That? provides the answers.

Food scientists Paul Dawson and Brian Sheldon take you into their labs to show how they have determined everything from how much bacteria gets transferred from sharing utensils to how many microbes live on restaurant menus. They list their materials and methods (in case you want to replicate the experiments), guide you through their results, and offer in-depth explanations of food safety and microbiology. Written with candid humor and richly illustrated, this fascinating book will reveal surprising answers to your weirdest and most commonly debated questions about food and germs¯and then some.
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Imprint:   WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 163mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   545g
ISBN:   9780393609752
ISBN 10:   0393609758
Pages:   224
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Paul Dawson is a professor at Clemson University whose work has been featured on NPR, CNN, and MSNBC, among other media outlets. He lives in Clemson, South Carolina. Brian Sheldon is a professor emeritus in food microbiology at North Carolina State University. He lives in West Jefferson, North Carolina.

Reviews for Did You Just Eat That?: Two Scientists Explore Double-Dipping, the Five-Second Rule, and other Food Myths in the Lab

"Entertaining... Clean, quirky graphics and a casual tone help make this text fun and engaging for anyone with a strong stomach.-- ""Publisher's Weekly"" If, like me, you've always been suspicious of hand driers in toilets, or worried about the transfer of germs when you pick up a menu in a restaurant, then this book is for you. Entertaining and enlightening in equal measure.--Mark Miodownik, author of Stuff Matters Myth busters move over and squeamish eaters beware. Here is a fun, entertaining, fact-filled, and scientific dive into the potentially daily disgusting and dangerous encounters we can have with food--but also with easy-to-follow advice to save you!--Rachel Herz, author of Why You Eat What You Eat While fascinating and often hilarious, the experiments in Did You Just Eat That? could make you live in fear of double-dippers, hand blowers, passed popcorn, and the things you put in your Bloody Mary. Here's to more good microbes than bad, and to Paul Dawson and Brian Sheldon's wanting you to meet their little friends!--Michael Feldman, host of Whad'Ya Know?"


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