Collaborate Disseminate
I’ve written about Thanksgiving history here many times for many years (2005, 2006, 2008, 2010) and this year it feels like time to write again. It is clear that the holiday was created by President Lincoln after Civil War to bring the pro-slavery rebe… Continue reading Why Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving
A fascinating new study, published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, is shedding light on a previously unknown mechanism by which a hormone released from the gut in the hours after eating effectively switches off the body’s fat producti… Continue reading Discovery of mechanism that switches off fat production after eating
A buried lede in a Wired article caught my attention: The majority of schools in the area reported higher-than-average student absenteeism due to flu symptoms. Only one school didn’t: The one with the fish tanks. “It really stood out”… Keeping fish tan… Continue reading Fish Tanks: Defense in Depth for COVID19?
More accurately knowing when our food is no longer safe to eat could help avoid a lot of wastage, and lately we’re seeing how small, discreet sensors can tell us when these items begin to spoil. An international team of scientists has now put forward a… Continue reading Electronic nose uses color-changing barcodes to reveal spoiled meat
Preliminary results from a trial investigating whether time-restricted eating influences weight loss suggest limiting your caloric intake may be more important than what time you eat. The research, not yet published or peer-reviewed, will be presented … Continue reading Trial finds limiting calories more important than the time of day you eat
New research from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found diets higher in foods known to contribute to chronic inflammation can increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. The research suggests certain pro-inflammator… Continue reading Harvard study finds anti-inflammatory diet lowers heart disease, stroke risk
While some dog owners feed their pooches raw food instead of kibble, others have recently switched to dehydrated dog food. The Spanish-designed Kibus device works with the latter, automatically rehydrating it with hot water and serving it up at meal ti… Continue reading Kibus automatically serves up hot meals … for dogs
An intriguing new animal study, led by researchers from the University of Southern California, is suggesting a hunger-regulating hormone secreted from the stomach may also influence memory and cognitive function. The study builds on a growing body of r… Continue reading Gut-brain study reveals impact of hunger hormone on memory
Using a compost heap is a great way of putting food waste to use, but that waste can take several weeks or longer to become compost – in the meantime, it may stink or attract pests. The indoor Kalea device, on the other hand, is claimed to produce comp… Continue reading Kitchen gadget converts food scraps to compost in a claimed 48 hours
Alphabet’s X moonshot factory is a research group working to solve big-picture ideas through technological innovation, and for its latest venture the team is turning its attention to sustainable farming. Called Mineral, the project aims to leverage cut… Continue reading Alphabet builds a plant-inspecting buggy for sustainable farming