Inhalable Chocolate? Ingestible Ideas From A Lab For The Senses
A real-life Willy Wonka invites scientists, designers, composers, artists and chefs to collaborate on novel foods and other cultural confections.
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'Occupy The Farm': In Berkeley, The Revolution Will Be Irrigated
A new documentary film follows protesters who occupied a research farm owned by the University of California. The film has become a symbol of the subversive possibilities of urban farming.
The Ancient Art Of Cheese-Making Attracts Scientific Gawkers
In England, cheese-making is an art stretching back hundreds of years. But recently, scientists have become interested in the microbes that make the country's artisan cheeses so tasty.
Can A Smell-Emitting Fork Alter How We Savor Flavor?
Flavor is a combination of taste and aroma. So can a scent-emitting fork trick our brains into thinking we're tasting something, when we're only just smelling it? The Salt team tests it out.
Scientist Who Invented CorningWare Glass Dies At 99
S. Donald Stookey created a synthetic ceramic glass in 1952 — the fortuitous outcome of an experiment gone wrong.
Florida Activists Arrested For Serving Food To Homeless
Activists in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., were arrested twice this week for giving out food to the homeless in a park. Arnold Abbott, 90, says he will continue to serve the food even if he's arrested again.
How Did Berkeley Pass A Soda Tax? Bloomberg's Cash Didn't Hurt
The American Beverage Association poured tons of cash into the effort to defeat the penny-per-ounce sugary-drink tax. But the effort to pass the tax also got cash infusions from some big-name donors.
Prison Dairy Gives Inmates Job Skills — And A Sense Of Purpose
California's high-security Corcoran prison is home to a dairy that provides milk to almost every prison in the state system. For inmates who staff it, it's more than a job: It's a refuge and a future.
GMO Labeling: Colorado Voters Reject Food Measure; Maui Voters Approve
While more than half of U.S. states have contemplated similar GMO legislation, the only one that has come close to requiring a label is Vermont.
Massachusetts Food Waste Ban Gains Broad Acceptance
Massachusetts law now says that if you throw out more than a ton of food waste a month, it can't go to a landfill. But many institutions had already begun composting waste or turning it into energy.