September 4, 2013

#SciAmBlogs Wednesday – sound and taste, what is food, carotenoids, dangerous food, food labels, and more. #SciAmFood

Enjoy the new Video of the Week! - Layla Eplett – Pitch/Fork: The Relationship Between Sound And Taste - See Arr Oh – Breaking Food Down - Emily Buehler – Salt: Defender of the Carotenoids - Judy Stone – Hidden Dangers Lurking in Your Food - Bonnie Swoger – But the [...]

By Bora Zivkovic

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Enjoy the new Video of the Week!

- Layla Eplett - Pitch/Fork: The Relationship Between Sound And Taste

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- See Arr Oh - Breaking Food Down

- Emily Buehler - Salt: Defender of the Carotenoids

- Judy Stone - Hidden Dangers Lurking in Your Food

- Bonnie Swoger - But the Cheetos bag said they were healthy! Evaluating diet and food information sources

- DNLee - Appreciating what is on my plate

- Kalliopi Monoyios - Your Kitchen Is a Chem Lab and This Is Your Textbook

- Kate Clancy - If You Think Giving a Child Poorer Options is Good for All Children, You Are a Bad Person: Not Actually a Manifesto

- Scott Barry Kaufman - Why Do You Want to Be Famous?

- Ashutosh Jogalekar - Why the poor lack mental capacity, and why they need help

- Janet D. Stemwedel - Teaching chemistry while female: when my very existence was a problem.

- Felicity Muth - September 15th: A great day out at Arizona insect festival

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