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.
January 11, 2017
Tagged “evolution”
8 posts
Nose job.
Volatility. Chemoreceptors. Evolution. And how we have always been very nosey.
January 11, 2017
Keep kale and carrot on.
Phytochemicals. Microbiology. Immunity. And why vegetable self-defence means spicy vegetable recipes are less common.
February 2, 2016
The bacteria did not see that cumin.
Phytochemicals. Protection. Culture. And how spices kill food spoilage bacteria.
February 1, 2016
Too spicy? Keep calm and curry on.
Biology. Evolution. Geography. And why some cultures like their meats hot.
February 1, 2016
The smells arose durian the reign of the King.
Smells. Discovery. Culture. And why the durian is a scientific marvel.
January 31, 2016
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.
January 19, 2016
Waddle you do to cook crispy Peking duck?
Evolution. Fats. Melting. And why Peking duck has crispy skin.
April 26, 2015