Tag: evolution

When it comes to smells, it is good to be bad.

Smells. Words. Evolution. And how language, psychology and biology work together to keep us safe. 

 

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Nose job.

Volatility. Chemoreceptors. Evolution. And how we have always been very nosey.

 

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Keep kale and carrot on.

Phytochemicals. Microbiology. Immunity. And why vegetable self-defence means spicy vegetable recipes are less common.

 

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Too spicy? Keep calm and curry on.

Biology. Evolution. Geography. And why some cultures like their meats hot.

 

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The bacteria did not see that cumin.

Phytochemicals. Protection. Culture. And how spices kill food spoilage bacteria.

 

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The smells arose durian the reign of the King.

Smells. Discovery. Culture. And why the durian is a scientific marvel.

 

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Can’t you see I’m cereals about you?

Cereal packaging. Eyes. Evolution. And what supermarket aisles tell us about the white of the eye.

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Waddle you do to cook crispy Peking duck?

Evolution. Fats. Melting. And why Peking duck has crispy skin.

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