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America is a land of golden arches. But it hasn’t always been that way. We talk with Andrew Smith about the birth of the “most significant culinary trend” of the last 50 years. Read more...
You can probably picture what the future is going to look like and sound like. But what’s it going to taste like? To find out, we talk to food researcher Arielle Johnson of famed restaurant Noma in Copenhagen. Read more...
Which company had to ask American farmers to grow more tomatoes to keep up with its product demand? We explore the origins of a beloved American food. Read more...
James Beard Award-Winning Chef Tony Maws and scientist-turned-food-writer-extraordinaire Kenji Lopez-Alt talk about home cooking and the future of food. Read more....
The journey from the surface web to the dark web is easier than you might think. Rosa Bransky joins us to talk about what’s happening in the worst corners of the internet, and how to stop it. Read more...
The Mona Lisa and Kim Kardashian have something in common, and it’s more than just a bewitching smile. Robert Frank, economics professor at Cornell University, says the secret ingredient to success isn’t just hard work and talent.
What’s your favorite color? If the answer is "blue," it’s a bit uninspired. But don’t worry, everyone else says the same thing. We explain why.
Still freaking out about running into your high school teacher in Paris? Turns out, coincidences are more likely than you might think. Joseph Mazur uses math to explain why, but insists that your coincidence story is still “magical.”
Yes, you earned that big promotion, but you also had help. Robert Frank of Cornell thinks we tend to underestimate the role luck plays in our lives. Read more...
You like blue, burritos, and Belle & Sebastian… but why? Journalist Tom Vanderbilt explains the science behind our taste. Read more...
Gender bias is everywhere. And according to Duke University researcher Devon Proudfoot, it even affects how we think about creativity. Read more...
Ever wonder what your chances are of winning the jackpot or of being in the wrong place at the wrong time? Joseph Mazur says that people tend to misjudge the likelihood of coincidences. Read more...
