{"product_id":"book-dkeu","title":"Ingredients","description":"\u003cb\u003eCheese puffs. Coffee. Sunscreen. Vapes. George Zaidan reveals what will kill you, what won’t, and why—explained with high-octane hilarity, hysterical hijinks, and other things that don’t begin with the letter \u003ci\u003eH\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eINGREDIENTS\u003c\/i\u003e offers the perspective of a chemist on the stuff we eat, drink, inhale, and smear on ourselves. Apart from the burning question of whether you should eat that Cheeto, Zaidan explores a range of topics. Here’s a helpful guide:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Stuff in\u003ci\u003e this \u003c\/i\u003ebook:\u003cbr\u003e- How bad is processed   food? How sure are we?\u003cbr\u003e- Is sunscreen safe?   Should you use it?\u003cbr\u003e- Is coffee good or bad   for you?\u003cbr\u003e- What’s your disease   horoscope?\u003cbr\u003e- What is that public   pool smell made of?\u003cbr\u003e- What happens when you   overdose on fentanyl in the sun?\u003cbr\u003e- What do cassava   plants and Soviet spies have in common?\u003cbr\u003e- When will you die?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStuff in other books:\u003cbr\u003e- Your carbon footprint\u003cbr\u003e- Food sustainability\u003cbr\u003e- GMOs\u003cbr\u003e- CEO pay\u003cbr\u003e- Science funding\u003cbr\u003e- Politics\u003cbr\u003e- Football\u003cbr\u003e- Baseball\u003cbr\u003e- Any kind of ball   really\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Zaidan, an MIT-trained chemist who cohosted CNBC’s hit \u003ci\u003eMake Me a Millionaire Inventor\u003c\/i\u003e and wrote and voiced several TED-Ed viral videos, makes chemistry more fun than Hogwarts as he reveals exactly what science can (and can’t) tell us about the packaged ingredients sold to us every day. Sugar, spinach, formaldehyde, cyanide, the ingredients of life and death, and how we know if something is good or bad for us—as well as the genius of aphids and their butts—are all discussed in exquisite detail at breakneck speed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Includes a PDF of the author’s illustrations as well as the appendix about prayer and death.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49327945515312,"sku":"BDdkeu","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/420177-dkeu-Square.jpg?v=1733702632","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dkeu","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}