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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biotechnology, Consumer Safety, Diseases, Ecology, Engineering, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Plants, Video on 10 20th, 2011 | No Comments

Genetically Modified Foods Abound in U.S.

Jeffrey Smith has written the book on genetically modified foods (GMOs). Now he’s on a crusade to rid the U.S. of unhealthy food hybrids that not even animals choose to eat. He tells the story of a farmer who was growing corn for his cows. The farmer grew non-GMO corn next to corn that had been...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Anthropology, Diseases, Economics, Engineering, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Math, Politics, Video on 10 17th, 2011 | No Comments

Earth Population: 7 Billion and Counting

Seven billion is a big number. It looks like this: 7,000,000,000. According to National Geographic magazine If you started counting out loud to 7 billion, it would take you 200 years. And, If you took 7 billion steps it would take you around the globe 133 times. By the end of October, that’s...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biology, Consumer Safety, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, Physiology, Scientainment, Video on 10 11th, 2011 | No Comments

Ig Nobel Prizes Take a Lighter Look at Science

Pee pressure, beer bottle-humping beetles and a wasabi-flavored fire alarm were among the top prizes awarded at Harvard University’s 21st Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, a more laid back version of the Nobel Prize ceremony. Nobel Prize laureates present the Ig Nobels to scientists and philosophers...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Biology, Consumer Safety, Discoveries, Diseases, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Genetics, Health and Medicine, Math, Physics and Chemistry, Uncategorized, Video on 07 21st, 2011 | 1 Comment

Real Science and Girls Dominate Google Science Fair

Gender stereotypes about math and science abound. Boys are known for performing better in math and science while girls tend to excel in history and language arts. Though the U.S. still leads the world in scientific discovery and vision, another stereotype is that the U.S. education system is failing...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Plants, Video on 06 6th, 2011 | No Comments

Bean Sprouts Blamed for E. Coli Outbreak

Update: Preliminary tests prove negative for E. coli in bean sprouts from an organic farm in the Uelzen district of the German state of Lower Saxony. 23 out of 40 sprout samples from the farm came back negative for the bacteria. 17 samples are undergoing further testing which won’t be available...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Consumer Safety, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Genomics, Health and Medicine, Video on 06 2nd, 2011 | 1 Comment

E. Coli Outbreak Strikes European Veggies

As of Wednesday afternoon officials said 17 people had died in Germany and one in Sweden. A recent E. coli outbreak across Europe is believed to have started in northern Germany but it appears to be causing people to fall ill all around the world, including two cases in the U.S. The unusually virulent...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Ecology, Endangered Species, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Video on 05 25th, 2011 | No Comments

Girl Scouts Lobby Kellogg’s to get Palm Oil out of Cookies

Two feisty 15 year olds are pushing Girl Scouts of the USA to remove palm oil from their popular cookies. Rhiannon Tomitshen and Madison Vorva learned that palm oil plantations are used to grow a key ingredient in all girl scout cookies and that ingredient requires farmers to destroy rainforests to...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Discoveries, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Video on 05 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

Lower Cholesterol with Tomatoes

Cooked tomatoes and tomato products could possibly be more effective than medication in the fight against high cholesterol and blood pressure. Doctors used to say, “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning.” That was the cure all for patients. Now the pharmaceutical companies have a pill...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, Plants, Video on 05 17th, 2011 | No Comments

Exploding Watermelon Perplexes China

Chinese farmers are scratching their heads after fields of watermelons turned into exploding land mines. The official cause remains unknown but some believe that the farmers sprayed a rapid growth chemical on the fruit too late in the season and after an extremely wet period. The combination of factors...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Diseases, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Marine Science, Video on 05 4th, 2011 | No Comments

How to Reduce Exposure to Mercury in Fish

Mary Ann Hitt, Beyond Coal Campaign Director with the Sierra Club with information on toxic mercury in fish. Emission from coal-fired power plants is the leading cause of mercury pollution and subsequent bio-accumulation in seafood. The heavy metals spew into the air and then settle in the...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Consumer Safety, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Video on 04 25th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Staph Bacteria Found in Half of Grocery Store Meat

A new report estimates that half the meat and poultry sold in the supermarket may be tainted with the staph germ. A study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases recently found a startling amount of staphylococcus bacteria in grocery store meat. The study included 136 samples from 80 different...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Podcast, Politics, The Brain, Video on 04 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Fake Food Color Linked to ADHD

The consumer watchdog group Center for Science in the Public Interest wants to ban all artificial color from foods. At the very least the organization wants the Food and Drug Administration to put warning labels on foods containing some dyes, like Yellow 5 and Red 40, which have been linked to Attention...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Adaptation and Extinction, Climate Change, Consumer Safety, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Plants, Politics, Scientainment, Video on 02 21st, 2011 | No Comments

A Comedic Take on an Unrecognizable Earth

Scientists say the growing number of people on the Earth could lead to a food crisis by 2050 and reshape the planet. Now@9 viewers and Actor/Comedian Hal Sparks discuss the idea. The conversation was sparked by this weekend’s American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Washington...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Video on 02 18th, 2011 | No Comments

Cola Color Could Cause Cancer

From the front line of the food wars comes a new warning for those who regularly consume beverages and condiments that contain caramel coloring. The Center for Science in the Public Interest is asking the FDA to ban all food products with an artificially dark color, including Coke, Pepsi and other cola...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Physiology, Video on 02 10th, 2011 | No Comments

Supplement Snake Oil, Not Science

Tony Ford may call himself a ‘technician,’ but in reality he’s more like a flimflam man: A purveyor of potions. A glorified vitamin salesman. But he is one of thousands of independent sellers of L-Arginine, the latest miracle health cure, said to cure stroke, cancer, diabetes, reverse...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biochemistry, Biology, Food and Nutrition, Marine Science, Space, The Brain, Video on 01 31st, 2011 | No Comments

10 Most Popular Scientific Misconceptions

10 scientific facts you thought you knew…that most people don’t. Is there gravity in space? How long can a goldfish hold a memory? How much of our brains do we really use? Does lightning ever strike twice? How long does it take to digest chewing gum? Does a microwave cook food from the inside...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Featured Articles, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Physiology, Space, Video on 12 7th, 2010 | No Comments

Students Send Science to Space

It’s an opportunity so rare only 16 schools in the nation will participate, and one of those schools is from Jefferson County, Kentucky. As WLKY’s Monica Hardin reports, these students are taking their knowledge in science to a whole new level that’s out of this world. Their experiment...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biofuels, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Greenovation, Video on 11 19th, 2010 | No Comments

Gobble the Turkey and Give your Leftover Fry Oil to a Biodiesel Maker

With Thanksgiving less than a week away, if you plan on frying a turkey this year, someone wants your leftovers. Newport Biodiesel in Newport, Rhode Island collects french fry oil from fast food restaurants but this Thanksgiving the company wants your leftovers. If you live outside Rhode Island, contact...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Adaptation and Extinction, Climate, Climate Change, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Video on 08 17th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Fake Steak for the Future

21 papers produced from scientists in different fields released a report this week saying that technology may be one of the best fixes for a growing problem. Members of Britain’s Royal Society concluded that artificial meat — created in giant vats using vegetable protein — may be one...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Horizon Oil Spill, Marine Science, Oceanography, Video on 06 14th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Health Concerns Rise Over Use of Oil Dispersant Corexit

Seven Louisiana fishermen reported getting sick after exposure to the oil dispersant that is being used to thin the oil slick on the Gulf of Mexico. Nalco, the company that makes Corexit, the dispersant used after the April 20 Horizon Deepwater oil spill, says it has faith in its product. It insists...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Books, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 02 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

Fixing Food with Science

Cookbook author David Joachim shows how his book The Science Of Good Food can fix most any kitchen mess. And in this video you’ll learn how to turn a basic custard into a delicious orange flan. Joachim says you can turn to the book when you are baking a cake and something goes wrong. He’ll...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Food and Nutrition, Genetics, Health and Medicine, Plants, Video on 02 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Scientists Invent Rice That Doesn’t Need Cooking

Agricultural scientists in India say they have developed a variety of rice that requires no cooking and can be eaten simply after being soaked in water.

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Food and Nutrition, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 12 31st, 2009 | No Comments

Fizzy Science of Champagne

For centuries, champagne makers considered pent-up carbon dioxide a hazard that could make their bottles explode. But the bubbles are so pleasing to the palette, it’s no wonder 322 million bottles of champagne were sold world-wide last year. WSJ’s Robert Lee Hotz reports.

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