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Joseph Scrimshaw: Cookies, For Science

September 14, 2018

Comedian Joseph Scrimshaw is terrified of messing up when his new museum job requires him to bake.

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In Chemistry Tags Joseph Scrimshaw, chemistry, baking, comedy, food

Tracy Chong: Insects Against Hunger

August 10, 2018

After years of studying worms, Tracy Chong begins to wonder if they might hold the key to alleviating hunger.

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In Biology Tags Tracy Chong, insects, worms, hunger, nutrition, food

Jirard Khalil: What If She's Still in There Somewhere?

May 26, 2017

When Jirard Khalil is twelve years old, his mother suddenly starts to change.

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In Neuroscience Tags Jirard Khalil, childhood, mother, dementia, food

Matt Hartings: My Bacon Number

November 25, 2016

Chemist Matt Hartings is excited -- and a little frantic -- when he receives an unexpected invitation to talk about the science of bacon on The Today Show.

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In Chemistry Tags Matt Hartings, food, chemistry, science communication, bacon, senses

Herman Pontzer: Burning Calories

October 21, 2016

Anthropologist Herman Pontzer spends time living among a Hadza hunter-gatherer tribe in order to see if they burn more calories than a typical Westerner.

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In Social Sciences Tags Herman Pontzer, anthropology, field work, hunter-gatherer, food, social science

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