Science

Julia Van Soelen Kim shares advice for gardeners concerned about how ash from the Palisades and Eaton fires might impact their crops.

from Good Food

"What if we slowed down and savored flavors, smells, and textures?" asks Betsy Andrews as she considers the science behind pacing ourselves.

from Good Food

Astronomer and author Kelsey Johnson delves into the significance of exploring existential questions and nurturing curiosity to cultivate a deeper connection with the cosmos.

Exploring the cosmos: Astronomer Kelsey Johnson helps unravel the mysteries of the universe

Astronomer and author Kelsey Johnson delves into the significance of exploring existential questions and nurturing curiosity to cultivate a deeper connection with the cosmos.

from Life Examined

Squirrels are omnivores, eating both meat and plants, but for the first time, they’ve been seen hunting and eating voles at Briones Regional Park.

Carnivorous mystery: Squirrels are eating rodents at CA park

Squirrels are omnivores, eating both meat and plants, but for the first time, they’ve been seen hunting and eating voles at Briones Regional Park.

from KCRW Features

Known for his examination of nature on the plate, Michael Pollan alters consciousness in this clip from Life Examined.

Michael Pollan's long, strange trip from food to psychedelics

Known for his examination of nature on the plate, Michael Pollan alters consciousness in this clip from Life Examined.

from Good Food

Nicola Twilley takes a cold plunge into the history of refrigeration.

How refrigeration changed the way we eat

Nicola Twilley takes a cold plunge into the history of refrigeration.

from Good Food

Reporter Jessica Roy delivers the bad news about those plastic kitchen utensils.

New research urges cooks to throw out their black, plastic utensils

Reporter Jessica Roy delivers the bad news about those plastic kitchen utensils.

from Good Food

Two flavor aficionados break down brining, spice, and the best way to prep that giant Thanksgiving bird.

To brine or not to brine? Testing Thanksgiving turkeys with Arielle Johnson and Harold McGee

Two flavor aficionados break down brining, spice, and the best way to prep that giant Thanksgiving bird.

from Good Food

Homemade cranberry sauce is all about the crackle and pop for food science writer Harold McGee.

Embrace the ASMR of making cranberry sauce

Homemade cranberry sauce is all about the crackle and pop for food science writer Harold McGee.

from Good Food

Spatulas and other utensils made from black plastic are potentially toxic to human health, even more so than regular plastic items, researchers say.

Black plastic is particularly bad for you — throw out those spatulas

Spatulas and other utensils made from black plastic are potentially toxic to human health, even more so than regular plastic items, researchers say.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Physician and journalist Bryce Y. Lee reveals how scientists are using the food dye found in Doritos to make see-through mice.

Scientists are making mice transparent using a common food dye

Physician and journalist Bryce Y. Lee reveals how scientists are using the food dye found in Doritos to make see-through mice.

from Good Food

Health and nutrition reporter Alice Callahan breaks down "ultra-processed foods," a newish term to describe the evil that lurks on supermarket shelves.

What are ultra-processed foods? We have answers

Health and nutrition reporter Alice Callahan breaks down "ultra-processed foods," a newish term to describe the evil that lurks on supermarket shelves.

from Good Food

Life finds a way. National Park guide Joseph C. Ward explains how some Cheetos dust changed life in a New Mexico cavern.

The Cheetos bag that altered the ecosystem of a New Mexico cavern

Life finds a way. National Park guide Joseph C. Ward explains how some Cheetos dust changed life in a New Mexico cavern.

from Good Food

Anthropologist Susan Greenhalgh describes how soda companies have influenced the science around sugary drinks.

How corporations try to convince us soda isn't really that bad

Anthropologist Susan Greenhalgh describes how soda companies have influenced the science around sugary drinks.

from Good Food

The medical diagnosis used to convict a Texas death row inmate has drawn growing skepticism. At least 30 others similarly convicted have been exonerated.

Shaken baby syndrome: Junk science?

The medical diagnosis used to convict a Texas death row inmate has drawn growing skepticism. At least 30 others similarly convicted have been exonerated.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

California and eight other states mandate composting to reduce the amount of food sent to landfills. But so far, most of the laws haven’t done much, according to new research.

Enforcing composting laws: California fails, Massachusetts succeeds

California and eight other states mandate composting to reduce the amount of food sent to landfills. But so far, most of the laws haven’t done much, according to new research.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Starlink, owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, says it’s waived fees for customers in hurricane-affected areas. The company is growing, but rivals may be coming.

Starlink proves useful in aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton

Starlink, owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, says it’s waived fees for customers in hurricane-affected areas. The company is growing, but rivals may be coming.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Chemist and baker Kat Cermelj conquers recipes without gluten, dairy, or eggs in "The Elements of Baking."

Gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, or vegan baking? Not a problem for chemist Kat Cermelj

Chemist and baker Kat Cermelj conquers recipes without gluten, dairy, or eggs in "The Elements of Baking."

from Good Food

CalTech professor John Hopfield and Google scientist Geoffrey Hinton’s discoveries taught computers to learn the same way humans do, paving the way for A.I.

‘Godfather of AI’ wins physics Nobel, he fears his creation

CalTech professor John Hopfield and Google scientist Geoffrey Hinton’s discoveries taught computers to learn the same way humans do, paving the way for A.I.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Hurricane Milton intensified from Category 1 to Category 5 in just nine hours.

How did Hurricane Milton get so strong so quickly?

Hurricane Milton intensified from Category 1 to Category 5 in just nine hours.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand