food
Reinventing agriculture for climate change
Modern crops have been optimized for a lot of things, but not for climate change.
Learn innovation with 3-star Michelin chef Dominique Crenn
Dominique Crenn, the only female chef in America with three Michelin stars, joins Big Think Live.
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Did our early ancestors boil their food in hot springs?
Scientists have found evidence of hot springs near sites where ancient hominids settled, long before the control of fire.
For starlet sea anemones, more food means more arms
A new study finds that starlet sea anemones have the unique ability to grow more tentacles when they've got more to eat.
How kings created Angkor Wat—then lost it
The major temples seem much more interesting than what also appears on the landscape: apparently random mounds of earth.
Woodpecker wars are intense and even draw a crowd
Acorn woodpecker battles over prized territory are serious business.
Welcome to Lithuania, land of smoked mackerel ice cream
The Baltic nation rolls out an unlikely tourist attraction: 47 weird ice cream flavors.
Say goodbye to the beloved banana
Those bananas you love are Cavendish bananas, and they're probably about to go extinct.
Love avocados? Thank the toxodon
Avocado evolved in the warming climates of Central America during the Neogene period, roughly 10 million years ago.
LIVE JUNE 30 | Happiness hack: Approach life like an Italian chef
If you're interested in reinvention and adaptability, turns out Italian cooking is an instruction manual for life.
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New study challenges the narrative that meat is ‘manly’
New research suggests some men identify with a new form of masculinity that values authenticity, domesticity, and holistic self-awareness.
Only 1 in 75 households are cooking chicken safely, survey finds
Most homes are using insufficient methods to determine when chicken is done cooking and safe to eat.
Eating fish may have given Neanderthals brainpower
A new finding suggests Neanderthals were far from the big dumb brutes we make them out to be.
New tech reduces salt without compromising taste
Novel food processing tech promises to lower sodium content without reducing flavor intensity.
3 ethical catastrophes you can help stop, right now
Deciding how we ought to live is one of the greatest challenges of being alive. Ask yourself these important questions to gain clarity, with philosopher Peter Singer.
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Red meat causes heart disease. Except when it doesn’t?
One study says reduce red meat consumption; another says enjoy. Which should we believe?
American families waste a third of the food they purchase
On average, American households dump the equivalent of $1,900 worth of food a year.
What meat eaters really think about veganism – new research
61% said adopting a vegan diet was not enjoyable.
Why some philosophers think you should be a vegetarian
We all know somebody who avoids meat. These schools of thought suggest those people are onto something.
2019 most controversial: Don’t believe the keto hype
You cannot live on steak and avocados alone, says Jillian Michaels, in this divisive video.
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A map of London’s fried chicken obsession
The British capital's love affair with buckets and nuggets, explained
Talking politics: A Thanksgiving guide to divisive conversations
A guide to keep conflicts from flaring up while you pass your uncle the pumpkin pie.
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95% of U.S. baby foods contain toxic metals. Here’s what parents should know.
"On the spectrum from worry to action, parents can choose to act," a new report states.
McDonald’s rolls out Beyond Meat burger, the ‘P.L.T.’
It will be available in select Canadian locations starting Sept. 30.
Serious problem found with gene-edited celebrity cows
The FDA calls out creators of genetically tweaked hornless bulls.
Will the livestock industry collapse?
A new report sees a major disruption in where we get our food.
Impossible Burger hits grocery stores on Friday
Can Impossible Foods beat other brands — like Beyond Meat and Tyson — in the war to dominate the alternative meat industry?
Vegetarian (and vegan) diet linked to higher stroke risk
Scientists still don't fully understand how abstaining from animal products affects the body.