A fun and informative look at popular misconceptions, including the beliefs that antioxidants are good and free radicals are bad, nothing can travel faster than light, water goes down the plughole in different directions either side of the equator, the primary colors are red, yellow and blue, and a bumblebee’s ability to fly defies physics.Accessible and engaging science, these myths provide an intriguing gateway into some essential science that we all should know.Brian Clegg