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Science

Under The Microscope, Food Has A Big Personality

A new science book peers at the exciting secret lives of ingredients
By Sep 12, 2016
Animals

How To Train Your Cat Using Science

A new book made my cat less neurotic
By Jun 29, 2016
Military

‘Grunt’, Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Maggots

A review of Mary Roach's latest, on everything about war that isn't about guns
By Mar 29, 2016
Science

Will The Food Of The Future Be ‘Unnaturally Delicious’?

Jayson Lusk's new book makes the case for robot chefs and pink slime
By Mar 28, 2016
Science

Clone of ‘Unnaturally Delicious’: Are Food Purists Holding Us All Back?

Jayson Lusk's new book makes the case for disruption
By Mar 21, 2016
Aviation

A Surprisingly Deep History Of Jet Engines And The Planes That Carried Them

The Big Book of X-Bombers and X-Fighters, reviewed
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How We Learn To Eat

A new book looks at the science of what we like
By Nov 25, 2015
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Put The Science Of Umami To Work For You

A book by a Danish scientist and a Danish chef makes the fifth taste accessible
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How Military R&D Created The Food We Eat

A new book tracks today's convenience foods back to the wars they came out of
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A Seasonal Sour From A Scientific Bartender

The creations of this London bartender are among the tastiest marriages of art and science. In his new book, he...