The next time you sprinkle a few grains of salt into your soup, then, if you have the time for it, you could consider the theological implications of doing so. To assist with your considerations, don’t miss the work of Professor Lisanne D’Andrea Winslow of the University of Northwestern, St. Paul, MN, US, who has […]
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The taste of electric currents (part 2 of 2)
Improbable recently profiled the work of the Miyashita Laboratory at Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan, where research is underway into the possibilities offered by ‘electro-gustation’. The lab has not only invented the electric chopsticks but has also investigated a possible way of encouraging diners to use less salt on their potato chips – with the aid […]
Potato chip authenticity in the USA
In America, potato chips carry more than grease and salt. They carry meaning. That’s the message carried by this new study: “Authenticity in America: Class Distinctions in Potato Chip Advertising,” Joshua Freedman and Dan Jurafsky [pictured here], Gastronomica, Vol. 11, No. 4 (Winter 2012), pp. 46-54. The authors explain: “Our study uses the language of […]
“Liquid oxygen for dummies”
Investigator Ruby Norton writes: My occasionally-stupid husband was having one of his occasional stupid days today. He brought me home a gift: a bottle of something with the brand name “Liquid Oxygen“. You might expect liquid oxygen would be cold. This isn’t cold. And mostly, it’s not oxygen. According to the manufacturer, it’s basically water […]