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Almost every recipe begins with "finely chop an onion..." or a variation on the theme. Yet, when was the last time you really thought about one?
Onions are ubiquitous in every cuisine and every country. But what is their deep history?
Listen here:
shows.acast.com/the-deliciou...
#podcast #food
Onions are ubiquitous in every cuisine and every country. But what is their deep history?
Listen here:
shows.acast.com/the-deliciou...
#podcast #food
Alliums, Actually! | The Delicious Legacy
A short history of the humble onion
shows.acast.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Almost every recipe begins with "finely chop an onion..." or a variation on the theme. Yet, when was the last time you really thought about one?
Onions are ubiquitous in every cuisine and every country. But what is their deep history?
Listen here:
shows.acast.com/the-deliciou...
#podcast #food
Onions are ubiquitous in every cuisine and every country. But what is their deep history?
Listen here:
shows.acast.com/the-deliciou...
#podcast #food
The chemistry of tree's changing colours in fall is well understood.
We're not sure why tree's decided this was a good idea?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
We're not sure why tree's decided this was a good idea?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The mystery of why leaves change colour in the autumn
Although the chemistry of autumn colours is well understood, there is an ongoing debate among scientists about why trees evolved their vivid autumn colours in the first place.
www.bbc.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The chemistry of tree's changing colours in fall is well understood.
We're not sure why tree's decided this was a good idea?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
We're not sure why tree's decided this was a good idea?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Have children before becoming a stoner?
Epigenetic changes caused by smoking weed
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Epigenetic changes caused by smoking weed
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Genome-wide DNA methylation association study of recent and cumulative marijuana use in middle aged adults - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Genome-wide DNA methylation association study of recent and cumulative marijuana use in middle aged adults
www.nature.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Have children before becoming a stoner?
Epigenetic changes caused by smoking weed
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Epigenetic changes caused by smoking weed
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Is lack of time giving us dementia?
Interesting perspective on the lack of time as a cause for dementia, and the inequalities that exist around that
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Interesting perspective on the lack of time as a cause for dementia, and the inequalities that exist around that
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Making time for brain health: recognising temporal inequity in dementia risk reduction
Time is an under-recognised social determinant of brain health, and is potentially
as important as education or income for dementia risk. Temporal inequity refers to
the unequal distribution of discre...
www.thelancet.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Is lack of time giving us dementia?
Interesting perspective on the lack of time as a cause for dementia, and the inequalities that exist around that
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Interesting perspective on the lack of time as a cause for dementia, and the inequalities that exist around that
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Doesn't say a lot for a society when people not starving relies, at least partially, on the whim of some ultra rich individuals (who are part of the problem in the first place)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Billionaires Step In to Help Plug Food Aid Gaps During Shutdown
Wealthy philanthropists across the country are stepping in to help put food on the tables of 42 million Americans set to lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — better known as ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Doesn't say a lot for a society when people not starving relies, at least partially, on the whim of some ultra rich individuals (who are part of the problem in the first place)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Funding public science is an absolute essential for our technology-dependent modern societies
I don't want silicon valley tech bros dictating the direction of research or owning anything that comes out of it
(CSIRO is Australia's national science agency)
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I don't want silicon valley tech bros dictating the direction of research or owning anything that comes out of it
(CSIRO is Australia's national science agency)
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese urged to ‘secure the future of science’ as CSIRO reckons with ongoing decline in funding
CEO Doug Hilton says the agency’s budget allocation ‘has not kept up with the cost of doing science’
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Funding public science is an absolute essential for our technology-dependent modern societies
I don't want silicon valley tech bros dictating the direction of research or owning anything that comes out of it
(CSIRO is Australia's national science agency)
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I don't want silicon valley tech bros dictating the direction of research or owning anything that comes out of it
(CSIRO is Australia's national science agency)
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I need to get off the internet and start hanging out with chimps more
www.sciencealert.com/chimps-can-r...
www.sciencealert.com/chimps-can-r...
Chimps Can Revise Their Beliefs When Shown New Evidence, Study Finds
Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking that was once considered uniquely human.
www.sciencealert.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I need to get off the internet and start hanging out with chimps more
www.sciencealert.com/chimps-can-r...
www.sciencealert.com/chimps-can-r...
Not sure giving our AI overlords incredible strength is a step in the right direction
www.livescience.com/technology/r...
www.livescience.com/technology/r...
Humanoid robots could lift 4,000 times their own weight thanks to breakthrough 'artificial muscle'
Researchers have developed a chemical structure for an artificial muscle that can lift up to 4,000 times its weight, and they say it could be used in future humanoid robots.
www.livescience.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Not sure giving our AI overlords incredible strength is a step in the right direction
www.livescience.com/technology/r...
www.livescience.com/technology/r...
Using phage display to produce a recombinant antivenom that is protective against a wide range of snakebites
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Nanobody-based recombinant antivenom for cobra, mamba and rinkhals bites - Nature
A recombinant antivenom composed of eight nanobodies provides broad protection against venom-induced lethality and dermonecrosis in mice challenged with venoms from cobras, mambas and rinkha...
www.nature.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Using phage display to produce a recombinant antivenom that is protective against a wide range of snakebites
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Turns out there may be more of us than we thought, not sure if I'm happy or sad about that
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global gridded population datasets systematically underrepresent rural population - Nature Communications
This research reveals that widely used global population data heavily underestimate rural population. If not carefully considered, these errors in the data can cause inequitable access to resources an...
www.nature.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Turns out there may be more of us than we thought, not sure if I'm happy or sad about that
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Culturing our food in the lab is not quite a thing yet. Review identifying some of the existing research gaps
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Food culture and cell-culture: technical, ethical and social frontiers - npj Science of Food
As the FAO/WHO has completed the rigorous identification of food safety hazards of cell-based food, this article identifies remaining research gaps, particularly in the economic and social sciences, t...
www.nature.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Culturing our food in the lab is not quite a thing yet. Review identifying some of the existing research gaps
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Making cheese production sustainable is super important
A world without cheese would make me very sad indeed
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A world without cheese would make me very sad indeed
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cheese production revisited – Novel and overlooked strategies for improving efficiency and sustainability of cheese manufacturing
The dairy industry faces increasing pressure to enhance sustainability and efficiency while maintaining product quality. Fermented dairy products, par…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Making cheese production sustainable is super important
A world without cheese would make me very sad indeed
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A world without cheese would make me very sad indeed
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Already popular in Africa and Asia sorghum might become an important grain in the west because of it's ability to grow in some pretty poor conditions - not like those prima donnas wheat and corn
ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
A review of the health benefits and food science applications of Sorghum
Click on the article title to read more.
ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Already popular in Africa and Asia sorghum might become an important grain in the west because of it's ability to grow in some pretty poor conditions - not like those prima donnas wheat and corn
ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Good review on the feasibility of turning food waste into biochar in Australia
Biochar is kind of a specialised charcoal that you can use in agriculture (and other things)
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Biochar is kind of a specialised charcoal that you can use in agriculture (and other things)
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Food waste to biochar; a potential sustainable solution for Australia: a comprehensive review - Carbon Research
Australia generates a significant amount of food waste (FW) every year, creating a substantial burden on its economy, environment, and resources. Several waste management practices, such as landfillin...
link.springer.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Good review on the feasibility of turning food waste into biochar in Australia
Biochar is kind of a specialised charcoal that you can use in agriculture (and other things)
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Biochar is kind of a specialised charcoal that you can use in agriculture (and other things)
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Having fewer people to impress these days means getting dressed up, paying lots of money and listening to people tell you what their food means and why I should be impressed seems a chore
Give me a good greasy spoon or street food vendor any day
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/oc...
Give me a good greasy spoon or street food vendor any day
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/oc...
Yotam Ottolenghi on the evolution of London restaurants
As soaring costs threaten his industry, the chef looks at how his favourite restaurateurs are innovating – plus two recipes inspired by London’s culinary scene
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Having fewer people to impress these days means getting dressed up, paying lots of money and listening to people tell you what their food means and why I should be impressed seems a chore
Give me a good greasy spoon or street food vendor any day
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/oc...
Give me a good greasy spoon or street food vendor any day
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/oc...
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Who is missing our English Bluebells?
A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #10
A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #10
October 31, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Who is missing our English Bluebells?
A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #10
A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #10
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The amount of AI generated art in slides at this conference, primarily used by older scientists, is killing me. Scientists please. Don’t use these ai platforms to make your figures or slides. They look bad and I have yet to see them meaningfully improve the message of talks.
October 31, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The amount of AI generated art in slides at this conference, primarily used by older scientists, is killing me. Scientists please. Don’t use these ai platforms to make your figures or slides. They look bad and I have yet to see them meaningfully improve the message of talks.
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In 2009 my exhusband and I were laid off from the glass company we both worked for while owning a house in Austin Texas. I received $70/month SNAP at that time and worked 4 hours a week farm share to supplement. I was also very sick from Grave's disease. Farming saved me in every way. It still does.
Friendly reminder that white non republicans already farm and have been - that being said the best of us are trained by Mexicans and would rather work along side them than anyone else. They are fast and joyful and do it right. (photos from 100 acre organic farm I worked on in Texas in 2014.) 🌿
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
In 2009 my exhusband and I were laid off from the glass company we both worked for while owning a house in Austin Texas. I received $70/month SNAP at that time and worked 4 hours a week farm share to supplement. I was also very sick from Grave's disease. Farming saved me in every way. It still does.
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In unbranched palms, the axillary buds are inflorescences. A few palms, like this Wettinia praemorsa, make serial inflorescences in each axil, but the buds are collateral (side by side), not superposed. Very unusual. 📷: ProAves Colombia CCBYNCSA2. #Arecaceae #buds #Botany #TropicalBotany 🌾🧪🌱
October 31, 2025 at 11:16 AM
In unbranched palms, the axillary buds are inflorescences. A few palms, like this Wettinia praemorsa, make serial inflorescences in each axil, but the buds are collateral (side by side), not superposed. Very unusual. 📷: ProAves Colombia CCBYNCSA2. #Arecaceae #buds #Botany #TropicalBotany 🌾🧪🌱
Sign of the times? TikTok may become more radicalised because it the US is taking over from China!
To a non-American I can't remember a more stunning fall from relevance since Tom Cruise antics on Oprah's sofa (maybe we should have seen the writing on the wall then)
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
To a non-American I can't remember a more stunning fall from relevance since Tom Cruise antics on Oprah's sofa (maybe we should have seen the writing on the wall then)
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
US creeps closer to controlling TikTok after Trump-Xi meeting
Here’s how TikTok could change if China approves US sale.
arstechnica.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Sign of the times? TikTok may become more radicalised because it the US is taking over from China!
To a non-American I can't remember a more stunning fall from relevance since Tom Cruise antics on Oprah's sofa (maybe we should have seen the writing on the wall then)
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
To a non-American I can't remember a more stunning fall from relevance since Tom Cruise antics on Oprah's sofa (maybe we should have seen the writing on the wall then)
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...